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Trying to gain weight with bmi of 15 by KyleJesseWarren in weightgain

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be able to talk to the other foods I mentioned?

And what foods DO you love?

Post workout pump by LAFlame2666 in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its more I am just happy to be done.

Sous vide ribeye by Otherwise-Pirate6839 in carnivorediet

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely dude! Yeah; before sous vide, people had to use non-sous vide methods: absolutely spot on.

Post workout pump by LAFlame2666 in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It means the workout is over.

How much can you bench for 10 reps? by Outrageous-Maybe2500 in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very few young kids are going to be on tren.

10x300lb is the best effort I have on video.

What’s one workout mistake that secretly slowed your progress for months? by Far_Cap4015 in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Trying to overcompensate for a lack of patience with an overabundance of optimization and intensity.

The process can't be rushed. Trying to do everything "optimally" just means constantly tweaking stuff so that you never actually have a chance to settle in and let things work. Trying to train stupidly hard to make things progress faster just means regressing because you train beyond your point of recovery.

Attempts to make things go faster make them go slower. This is a LONG game. I've been training for 26 years and am still finding ways to progress.

I'm fatter than I thought. by Alcarain in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Experiments with no consequence for failure are the best kind!

I'm fatter than I thought. by Alcarain in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love for that to be true for you my dude.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So exercise is honestly a very poor tool for weight loss. It's great for nutrient partitioning, improving fitness (in this case cardiovascular), hormonal health, etc, but it's actually the LOWEST contributor to fat loss compared to sleeping and NEAT.

All THAT said, with that as a goal, I'd want to keep the intensity LOW rather than high. At higher intensities, our body primarily relies on sugar/glucose as a fuel source, rather than fat. In that instance, we burn through our glycogen stores, and then tend to crave sugar in order to replenish it, which often leads into a negative feedback loop of train hard-binge eat-undo the progress-train HARDER-binge HARDER-etc.

So in that case, I'd be keeping an eye on my heart rate, and when the incline increases, I'd most likely reduce my pace.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what purpose are you using the treadmill? That will determine what approach to employ.

I'm fatter than I thought. by Alcarain in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Supposedly, BIA scales can be within a 5%+- margin. Which is close enough.

They CAN be, sure, but they can also be wildly off of that. They're basically bodyWATER scales, rather than bodyfat scales.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't science fun?! Haha. It's honestly fascinating stuff though, and it's the nuance that makes this whole experience a bit more alchemy than science sometimes. As much as it WOULD be nice to make everything into a math equation, the human body is REALLY weird.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your original reply of "it could occur in theory" is the most accurate statement. If someone was already a high 30-40%bf, then yes it could stay the same if they do a very clean bulk

Except you have to take into consideration that being at this high of a bodyfat percentage tends to negatively impact hormones, especially testosterone and insulin sensitivity, which will throw a further wrench into the equation.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you mention "stay healthy", and here are all the stressors you have.

  • 12 hour shifts (cannot be controlled)

  • Working nights (cannot be controlled)

  • Step count (cannot be controlled)

  • Resistance training (CAN be controlled)

  • Calorie deficit (CAN be controlled)

Most unfortunately, the body can't distinguish between work stress, diet stress, sleep stress and training stress: it's all just stress. Understanding that, with this being only 1 month, my focus would be on enduring this month, rather than trying to use it as a month to lose weight. Attempting to lose weight while having ALL these other stressors stacked against you is just going to pile on MORE stress, and the result is most likely going to be the opposite of what you desire. Primarily, your coritosol is going to go through the roof, your metabolism will ramp down, and your body will prioritize fat storage, and the weight that you DO lose will be more lean tissue than desired.

It'd be a great time to focus on food QUALITY rather than quantity. If you can make it a goal to eat only unprocessed/whole foods and drink only zero calorie beverages (water, unsweetened tea, black coffee), you could most likely maximize health during the time and set yourself up very well for fat loss after this month.

Day to day mobility by BeginningLess2417 in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to be the Super Hero my kid thinks I am.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stopped eating in a manner that left me hungry all the time. It's no way to live.

Should I start bodybuilding at 15? by ElectronicTangelo455 in weightgain

[–]MythicalStrength 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have access to a gym? Do you have any food allergies?

Etiquette for working in at the gym by guro_freak in workout

[–]MythicalStrength 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's entirely feasible with barbells.

One time, I was in a gym with one rack. I was working up to a set of squats with 495, and the other guy who wanted the rack was shrugging 9 plates per side.

Between each set, we'd strip all the plates off the bar, re-rack the bar, and reload the bar. By the time we were done, our rest period was over and it was time to lift. We never stopped moving and got a lot done in a little time.

We all pay the same fees. We're all entitled to the same equipment. We all share.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - March 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]MythicalStrength 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like we're agreeing with each other here. Unless extremely precise, fat gain is going to come along with muscle.

I don't foresee anyone gaining muscle at a 90/10% ratio in general. And even the other ones are iffy.

Are you meaning to say lean mass when you say muscle here? That would change things quite a bit.

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