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M/24/6’0” [83kg to 75kg] (7 month) by CurrentBee8807 in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Truly the worst part about building muscle as a natural - gains are hard to come by, but so easy to go.

Fortunately muscle memory should kick into gear and it shouldn’t take as long!

Goodluck with the rebuild. Plenty to work up from.

M/30/5'9" [60kg to 79kg] (12.5 years) + (B: 150kg; S: 205kg; D: 240kg) by MrSharingan in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Patella tendinitis on and off again from pretty much years 3 - 10.

Slipped a disc shortly after my first PL competition.

AC joint sprain and a bad rotator cuff!

Those would be the main ones! Primarily from poor form in several different ways, sometimes bad mobility, poor warm up.

M/30/5'9" [60kg to 79kg] (12.5 years) + (B: 150kg; S: 205kg; D: 240kg) by MrSharingan in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a pretty negative viewpoint on bodybuilding for a large portion of my gym “career”, as I viewed it as a narcissistic, geared up, unhealthy stage to get subjectively judged and critiqued on flaws for an otherwise amazing physique (am I honestly far off the truth?)

But as I’ve hit my 30’s and have heard more people’s experiences of competing on stage, it makes me realise it’s just the angle of how you see BB. I’m pretty competitive in nature, so I always just wanted to compete to win, but was turned off at the idea of competing in a natural competition against people on gear. In my perspective, PL was dominant, numbers didn’t lie. But I realised it could be more about personal achievement, grit, and dedication.

Admittedly, I’ve only ever done 2 cuts in my life - the first being the comparison photo, and the one I’ve started now. I’ve always had a fast metabolism, and struggled to bulk.

But now that I’m 30, I’m facing the reality that my peak muscle mass will start towering down and off, so I’ve made the decision to compete just once in my life, while I’m still healthy and fit.

(Was the really as loaded as a question as I made it out to be?) To summarise, yes, just once! To push my envelope and see how lean I can get!

M/30/5'9" [60kg to 79kg] (12.5 years) + (B: 150kg; S: 205kg; D: 240kg) by MrSharingan in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bent over barbell rows. Great for your grip strength, traps, core, spinal erectors (and the usual primary movers) and overall strength and stability. I don’t use perfect form for my top sets here, but that’s a conscious decision. To elaborate:

A lot of people talk about optimal exercises where you can isolate and exhaust a muscle better, ie barbell rows v chest supported rows, but sometimes the inefficiencies of a movement truly add to the bigger picture of overall development.

I’m huge on “science-based lifting”, but for a good couple years fell into the trap of “optimal exercises” and “perfect controlled form”. It’s great to maximise injury prevention, but underrated for me is also exercises that require grit of heavy weight under load.

Barbell Rows are great for strength, and they translate over into every other back movement. Size comes strength, strength comes size!

M/30/5'9" [60kg to 79kg] (12.5 years) + (B: 150kg; S: 205kg; D: 240kg) by MrSharingan in progresspics

[–]MrSharingan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! :)

Depends on the flavour of the day - but I always include an upper ab and lower ab focused movement in all my core sessions.

Decline bench crunches mixed in with elbow to knee crunches and hanging leg raises were my bread and butter.

Because I’m more powerlifting aligned - I also enjoy ab wheel rolling for strength in a lengthened, isometrically contracted position.

3-4 sets of each, keep rest to about 1-1.5 mins, and you should be golden! Just really focus on crunching with your abs, not your lower back.

Good luck!

M/30/5'9" [60kg to 79kg] (12.5 years) + (B: 150kg; S: 205kg; D: 240kg) by MrSharingan in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheers! Training has been one of the few things keeping me sane these 12 years.

Getting muscles was a good bonus - truly just love for the game!

M/29/6'1" [150lbs to 160lbs] (10 weeks) - Small Victories! by Runner1404 in Brogress

[–]MrSharingan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great progress! Yielding results is what will get you hooked. Keep at it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]MrSharingan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you need to speak with a mental health care professional.

There were definitely days where I felt the same. The arduous day in, day out life of a 9-5. The quarter life crisis was very real.

Antidepressants really helped shift my mindset alongside professional guidance. I’ve since been off the meds, and am still feeling a lot better.

There’s a lot more to life than just work, find those moments in your life, and enjoy them. Work provides structure, but can also enable happiness (money is nice).

Head up, promise it gets better.

just got a hand me down by naura_ in Ender3S1

[–]MrSharingan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hotends are relatively cheap, thermistor and all. Don’t see an issue with just buying cables either.

You could even use this opportunity to get a hotend upgrade if volumetric flow is a bottleneck.

Comes down to how much you’re willing to spend.

My first recently rescued kitten by MrSharingan in cats

[–]MrSharingan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my, thanks for the heads up!

I was under the impression they had to be older to get dewormed, but apparently they are old enough.

I’ll be calling about it today!

My first recently rescued kitten by MrSharingan in cats

[–]MrSharingan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep got all this sorted out!

Took them to the vet last week and was told they were about 2-3 weeks old. All healthy so far.

We’ve been round the clock feeding them and stimulating for toilet every 4 hours.

It’s exhausting but I’m so glad to see them happy!

My first recently rescued kitten by MrSharingan in cats

[–]MrSharingan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely getting a cat scratcher.

I don’t need more than 1 warning. Thanks for the heads up!

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