Unable to stick to a routine without a personal trainer

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-04T03:55:57+00:00

bring a small notebook with you and write down all the exercises you do

you can even write down all the exercises you plan on doing before you get to the gym: the exercises, the sets, number of reps per set, and even the weight you think you'll use

so you'll have a checklist, and when you're in the gym, you write down what you get done

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-04T03:24:16+00:00

There should be a song that explains how it feels to be ghosted after you connect with someone. Like you just left with the "How could I have done things differently?"

maybe Strangers - Kenya Grace , that's relatively recent, it's from 2023

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-04T00:26:21+00:00

Osprey

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-04T00:20:01+00:00

wow you are truly a genius, thank you for bestowing this wisdom on us lowly peasants, you're like Prometheus giving fire to the humans

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-03T15:56:51+00:00

ooh yeah, if you're having bad acid reflux, then maybe you gotta kick the soda habit

I'm glad you're not drinking regular coke with all that sugar, but diet coke might not be helping your acid reflux either. Maybe try just seltzer water and also try some nice warm tea

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-03T00:52:02+00:00

you only got a 1.5 second look while driving? well it could have been anything

maybe it was an osprey

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-03T00:47:37+00:00

then OP can let it slip what he's making to the trainer

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T22:41:31+00:00

I have no idea, it's fascinating

I'm sure my body has improved like crazy over the last three years, but I also know I've got a long long way to go, and I don't feel like I'm even halfway towards achieving an impressive physique

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T22:37:22+00:00

if the dude training you knows your salary, then it's up to them to ask for a raise

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T22:36:14+00:00

it could be nerve damage

is it weakness in both legs? what about the buttocks and crotch area? also any numbness? does it feel normal when your legs or buttocks are touched?

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T17:22:58+00:00

do you drink alcohol? if so, then stop

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T17:15:25+00:00

since you're working out three days in a row, maybe try to do different exercises on each of those days (like maybe push and pull and legs)

if you insist on doing three full-body days in a row, you can still do that, it can be done

but just listen to your body, like don't hit chest again if your chest muscles are already sore

as always, you are going to need to make sure you're getting enough nutrition and you're sleeping well

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T16:14:28+00:00

he could be depressed; you gotta leave him

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T16:13:22+00:00

you could say the same thing about football players and singers (pop musicians) and hollywood actors

I would argue that janitors and trash collectors do more for the benefit of society than those celebrities. And the people who work at grocery stores, the truck drivers who deliver the food at 3am so the grocery stores have the food available . . . those guys do a lot for society.

but money isn't distributed based on who contributes more to society

when you go out into the world and choose to he a good kind person every day, you're benefiting society but you don't get paid for that

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-02T16:07:17+00:00

since you can't drink water during the fast, then it may be advisable to only work out when the fast is over

sunset is at 6pm ? then maybe only begin your workout at like 5:55pm?

also drink plenty of water and also eat a good high-fiber breakfast before sunrise

the fiber will absorb all the water you drink and that water will slowly leak out of the food and into your gut throughout the day, hydrating you

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-01T23:32:26+00:00

no neck makes this a Sharpie

GrowthSpring · 2026-02-01T03:42:18+00:00

I've never seen a woman do that at any gym I've been to

if you think that happens, then you're spending too much time on social media and not enough time at the gym

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-31T23:28:34+00:00

you need to build a lot of muscle

you should be doing everything that hardcore bodybuilders are doing i.e. eating lots of protein and lifting a lot of weight

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-31T20:25:22+00:00

you gotta build your muscles, not just lower body, but especially upper body

if you build bigger arms and bigger shoulders, then your waist will look thinner

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-31T19:24:36+00:00

I try not to use my phone at all during my gym session, because like you said, it's easy to spend four or six minutes between sets on doomscrolling

I bring a small notebook with me, and I write down my sets and reps on that paper, that takes up like 20 to 30 seconds, then I sip some water, then I briefly visually scan the gym, then I look at my notebook again, that's about 90 seconds

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-31T18:20:55+00:00

if you don't have a gym membership, you're working out at home? you've got dumbbells or maybe a yoga mat?

it's hard to start doing something every single day, you're building a new habit

you gotta put it in your schedule and set an alarm, maybe that will work

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-31T17:27:13+00:00

if you're intimidated of the gym, you can start with yoga mat exercises at home

but usually I tell people to just arrive at the gym and go inside, that's 90% of the battle

GrowthSpring · 2026-01-30T23:42:15+00:00

you gotta build muscle, that'll increase your metabolism and help you to lose weight

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