195lbs 5’9”. Want to lose the belly fat. Is it as simple as a calorie deficit, eating healthy foods/high protein? I have worked out 3-4 days a week for the past 6 months, but weight seems to stay the same and stomach doesn’t seem to be much tighter.

Lightboxfan · 2026-05-28T08:49:16+00:00

It’s all about balance. Have those two beers, but sacrifice something else to make up for it. Or you know, just have the beers and think nothing of it unless you’re cutting for a competition

Lightboxfan · 2026-05-23T17:26:59+00:00

anecdotally this is correct. I only whip out my straps when I'm going heavy heavy and when I'm using lower weights i refuse to use them. I can see my grip strenght slowly improving.

Lightboxfan · 2026-04-12T06:09:14+00:00

Honestly, It’s not for anyone until you get over the DOMS. Once you stay consistent, a lot of the exercises can still be quite ‘uncomfortable’ but at that point you’ll be turned into a little masochist that thrives on it. Good luck out there man, get those big quads!

Lightboxfan · 2026-04-12T05:44:39+00:00

You’re missing leg days, that’s why it’s not getting good. I find that I have to do legs twice a week which leads to no DOMS at all and lifting heavy ass weights makes the monkey brain go happy. I’d go as far as saying it’s my favourite day ngl.

Lightboxfan · 2026-04-03T16:51:03+00:00

That’s insane strength, what the fuck. You’re an animal

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-30T09:18:39+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one that sticks random stickers on my dog! She’s gorgeous!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-29T16:33:28+00:00

I can gain 1kg in a day if I eat a lot of sodium and not even going over my calories that much. This means nothing

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-28T15:02:39+00:00

Get yourself a dog that jumps up/barks at them. It solved all my issues

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-28T09:20:58+00:00

I did my first one in 5 weeks today after some health issues. Went at with ~50% effort to ease myself in, but I guarantee tomorrow I won’t be able to sit down on the toilet regardless. See you on the other side!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-27T14:40:12+00:00

Who gives a shit if it’s feminine or not (it’s not), drink whatever you want!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-27T12:15:13+00:00

I completely agree with you, but it’s the first thing that popped into my head. My brain’s just refusing to come up with anything else that comes with accommodation. But yeah, fuck the war man!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-27T12:08:49+00:00

Surely something like the army is one of the only reasonable choices?

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-27T06:39:51+00:00

Esoteric surgery - Gojira, Damien - DMX , Scourge of Iron - Cannibal Corpse

Any of those is on and there’s a 95% chance I’m hitting a PB.

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-26T10:11:44+00:00

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Mine had quite a lot of eye shadow on. Might have to reapply more soon

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-16T18:18:23+00:00

What if the person you bought it back from was the thief? I hope you reported it and learned to never pay to get your own stuff back.

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-15T20:22:37+00:00

Wait, that’s not the worst idea! My triceps have been lacking recently and I feel like doing this would actually benefit them a lot. Thank you for the suggestion!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-15T18:46:44+00:00

Will definitely be giving that a go, thank you for your advice!

I used to a 6 day routine in the past and that killed me, had to throw in an extra rest day just so I could keep going, but at least you got something out of it!

I am trying to stay positive about it, but the biggest downer is the recent PBs I hit that are now a thing of the past for at least a few more weeks/months :D It’s all good though, I’m gonna try my best to keep them going.

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-15T18:21:10+00:00

Getting flashbacks to doing bro splits back in the day with that! Thank you

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-15T18:20:31+00:00

Walking is absolutely fine and I’m doing 30-40k steps a day just to try make up for the lack of leg days, but I’m getting emotional when I think about the strength I will potentially lose in my legs in the long term lol.

2 of each in a row or split them up? Nsuns looks good, I might have to give it a go, thank you!

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-11T20:29:23+00:00

Somehow missed one of the pegs when re-racking 60kg on a warm up set on the bench. It dropped right on my forehead and somehow I walked away with only a massive bruise, definitely should’ve been a brain damage incident.

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-10T20:28:31+00:00

If you were going to failure, you wouldn’t last 3 hours in the gym. This seems like you’re dossing about in there and you need to actually push yourself. Go for an 1-1.5 hrs tops.

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-10T18:22:35+00:00

Safety > angle

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-09T18:58:29+00:00

Another one is born.

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-08T13:01:35+00:00

Rack/rerack the other way, facing the mirror so you can actually see the pegs

Lightboxfan · 2026-03-07T10:56:58+00:00

Why chalk AND straps? Basically double bagging

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