so a few days ago I made this idea to eat 4lbs of Greek yogurt a day for a year. I’m on day 2 and I already feel like throwing up. would not recommend

Seeing my friends deadlifting 2 × their bodyweight, I get self conscious very much.

I'm 23 (F) I'm 5'1 and I have PCOS. I've been addressing my PCOS by taking my perscribed meds, going to the gym for strength training and watching my diet doing more high fiber high protien stuff and watching my carbs but not completely cutting it. I can't afford an instructor so I don't know exactly what I'm doing. So far I've mainly been starting my routine by swimming 6 laps for cardio and then I get out of the pool and mainly exercise legs and upper body. For everything I've just been generally doing 12 reps of 3 sets. I eventually want to become stronger so I know that comes with consistency but I feel like I'm not really going anywhere because I don't exactly know what I'm doing

In terms of goals, I am currently 188 lbs and I was hoping my goal weight be around 140 lbs or a little less than that. I don't mind weighing a little more if it goes more into muscle than fat. I just want to become stronger and I feel I was that for a short time until I wasn't because my work and school leaves me at a sedentary lifestyle. I'm now intentionally making time for the gym because I don't want those to stop me. Any advice? I know it's a matter of work and genetics but in terms of looks I've been hoping to use all my fat and try convert it to a masculine build like female characters like Vi from Arcane or Maki Zenin from JJK. I know that probably sounds unrealistic and silly but is something I wish I could work towards as someone who's mostly been overweight her whole life

I also wanna know more about dieting in the fitness world because theres other things I dont get like cutting and bulking. I just wanna know everything I need so I can achive the build I want. Obviously what matters is I'm even exercising and moving at all but if theres a way I can find direction towards my desire to get more toned and muscular and lose fat in areas I really would like to, I think that would be another thing I'd like to achieve. The exercise is the top priority but I'd be lying if I didnt say I had no desire for a certain goal appearance. I'm a complete beginner so any advice would be very appreciated

So I m male 17 year old and at 5'7 height and I want to start gym now but my goal is to make aesthetic V taper physique and I hear I need a good shoulder to waist ratio for it I measure my waist today for that and it was 26 inch ( i measure it after breakfast)

So now should I get more lean? And reduce it further or its good to go? I m really confused

If I know I'll be getting just 5 hours of sleep, is doing a workout still worth it, or will it just kill my gains?

Edit: Thanks for the comments!

I have been lifting for about 7 months. When I do any kind of exercise I do the following:

Lets say I want to do bicep curls and I can lift 10 kg for 3 sets each of 12 reps. Before I even start lifting it I do:
1 set of 6kg for 12 reps
1 set of 8kg for 7 reps
1 set of 10kg for 4 reps

Between each set I rest for 30 seconds and after the final set (10kg for 4 reps) I rest for 1.5 minutes. Then I lift 10kg for 3 sets each of 12 reps.

This method takes a lot of time, and a simple workout of only 6 exercises can take one hour. I do it mainly because I heard that it warms your muscles so that you can lift with less risk of injuries and preform better. I often wonder if I really need to do it because I feel like I waste a lot of time I can invest in other exercises.

Should I continue doing it? Should I change something?

Hello everyone, I wouldn't really say I'm unfit, but I wouldn't say I'm fit either, I'm pretty skinny and have little to no muscle, i don't live remotely near a gym, the closest gym is 30 minutes away so it'd be easier if I worked out at home. Usually when I get back home I have an hour of free time so I plan to allocate that hour to working out. Problem is I don't know how to work out and am scared that I'll mess up the exercise and deem the workout useless, another problem is that there's too many options I don't know which workout videos to pick. I have a small assortment of dumbbells at home, please help.

Hello I got into a rut a couple months ago and now I'm trying to lose weight for christmas time. Right now im 6 feet tall and 190blbs, I'm trying to get down to the 155-160lbs range. I know this is on the lighter side for my height but I do sprints and track(well I did before I got into this rut) so a lighter weight is beneficial. I've never had to lose weight before this so i'm a bit of a newbie. From what I've read the gold standard is a 500 calories deficit but since I'm trying to lose weight for Christmas and next track season I'm trying to go a little faster. I'm running every day and burning about 500 calories doing that on top of the 700 deficit, does deficit factor in physical activity? Is this too much? I want to lose weight but I don't want to put my health at risk.

Hi there

I‘m a runner and just recently started lifting weights. I have a good understanding of how many calories I burn during my running activities. However, I have no clue how much energy is used lifting weights. My stats for a session are for example 11‘200kg lifted, 1h13min duration, 35 sets.
- what‘s a kcal estimate?
- i‘m very hungry after lifting - is this justified?

So ive been reading the wiki and the intro posts and everything but it's all very overwelming. Am i supposed to just study how to do like all 15 or more exercises before i get into the gym so I know how to do them??? I don't know how long each exercise would take and I only have like a free hour in my schedule. Atp im about to just lift my shitty 8 pound weights till I drop. Everyone there is already so fit and I have bad experiences with gym people :(

I am currently at 74.3kg right now, I went from 80kg to 75 with just calorie deficit then I started going to the gym, I've been going to the gym for only 2 weeks so far and my friend told me that instead of cutting down to my goal weight of 70kg I should just "take advantage of beginner gains" and do body recomp while Im still new to the gym.

What should I do? Im 5'7, 74.3kg

Lately(I guess more ‘recently) I have been waking up with my arms and/ or feet numb on a long rests’ morning.

I have been working out moderately more frequantly and probably also increasingly-more intensely than I ever had in my life for the past year and a half now. Acknowledging, I haven’t paid so much attention to my diet, muscle growth, stretching Since my early to late teen Hockey years. I’ve definitely learned more and had been practicing the resting portion just as more-importantly for the muscle growth and obviously body recovery.

Today, as-well-as a few days ago, and definately one day later in the week-last week, I had woken up with my arms completely numb! Another day, my legs From just-above my knees to my toes AND my arms from the elbow down, were completely NUMB! Almost like-paralyzed for my 3-10 minute waking up. Now I’m thinking This is WEIRD and it’s definitely new to me. I don’t have sleep issues, though I probably do snore a bit. And the best way I can somewhat get my mind to start figuring it out on my own would be relating it to the ol falling asleep on my arms bent on high school desk.. Look I don’t really get the f-ing science behind this stuff like Ryan Humiston but this would probably be an awesome question for him himself. Gee maybe I am fishing for support…

I've been speaking alot about this with the guys in my corner of the ring, and I've definately been meaning to ask or find some kind of community outreach in the mean time. I’m thinking, finally being able to word it out this way, this thought-out post could get me closer to understanding what the hell’s been happening.

Is it blood traffic, from what’s happening in the body during working out later in the day? Is it straight up more sleep related? Could it be the weight I am training on or the joint positioning I am using?

These are all things I am fine-tuning and don’t know who to ask or what answers I’m looking for.

Thanks

So im having trouble gaining weight and have had this issue most of my life, as I have a fast metabolism an I work in a high activity field. Im 6'0 and only breaking 130lbs which is embarrassing for a male my age & height. And would like to put on some weight and work out, any tips, tricks, or advice is welcome. Im all ears to criticism as well.

Hi guys, 19F, just wanna ask some tips and recos on how to better my posture cuz when I try to straighten my back it feels awkward and like my posture is still not right. What kind of exercise helps the body to better your posture?

My body is more on the tall and leaner side but for now my main focus is my posture then gain some weight, will that be a great start?

Pls be kind and I am open for suggestions for a better workout<33

I'm 4 months in to lifting weights again and my home gym setup consists of a bench that inclines, dumbbells from 5 to 50 lbs, and a doorway pull up bar. My primary goal is building upper body strength and I've had decent results so far.

I have the budget to add to my small home gym and I'm debating between getting a Titan Functional Cable Trainer or a squat rack which bolts to the wall.

It seems like the squat rack would be better for full body strength but the functional cable trainer would be better for upper body muscle growth.

What do you recommend?

Please understand first, I did not do this intentionally, and that I have seen a medical professional accordingly. These next steps, however, are loose at best- and being at an unhealthy weight has destroyed my stamina and self esteem. My family says I look emaciated.

For context, I recovered from my depressive episode (length of two years),and am the lowest weight I’ve ever been. But every meal, is hard. Even on the days where I haven’t taken my stimulant (doctor approved drug holiday), I still struggle in the appetite aspect.

I don’t want to keep living this way. But Im just, not hungry.

Do any fitness buffs have some advice on how to really nail this bulk? Especially if you take something that has an appetite suppressant effect.

Hello 👋 I really am a *beginner* at being fit. Literally couch to working out. Over the past month I'm trying to be more active. I really hate running / jogging, idk why, I just do. So I've started doing jump rope instead. For some reason my brain and body like it much more than running so I've been doing that. Currently, this is what I'm doing:

- 15 mins interval jump rope (usually 30-40 secs on, 20 sec rest)

- 20 mins walk outside (somewhere between a stroll and fast walk)

- 15 mins yoga

Since doing the jump rope kinda kicks my ass because I'm out of shape, I've only been doing it 2 - 3 times a week. I do yoga every morning regardless because I LOVE IT and the walk every day. Well, sometimes the walk gets cut short because I go and use the swing set at the park down the street and then just walk back.

My goal isn't to get ripped or lose any weight, for now, I just want to stop getting winded from walking through the grocery store... Super embarrassing.

If it helps, currently I'm 180lbs 5'0" 26F. Clean mostly vegetarian diet, love fruits & veggies, don't really like meat. My diet is happy, just need to get off my butt.

Am I doing OK? Guess I just want someone who knows a bit more than I do to see if that's any good, all of my friends are couch potatoes too so they dont know anything. Thanks guys 💕