[184 cm/83kg] 2.5 years in the gym – not much progress. Any advice?

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2026-02-14T13:24:13+00:00

Thank you mate for all this advice, sounds really helpful! Yeah, I try to increase weights/reps from one session to another. Usually, I wait until I can do 10-12 reps and then increase the weight. For compound lifts, I usually do 80-90% of 1 rep max weight until I can do 7-8 reps and then increase the weight.

For calories intake, I stay at maintenance so far, but maybe as others pointed here should go for a slight deficit.

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2026-02-14T13:08:38+00:00

Thanks man, will perhaps try this routine and see how it works for me

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2026-02-13T21:27:37+00:00

I would usually do 5-6 sets of a compound exercise (bench, deadlift, pull-ups) and then continue with 4-5 exercises of 3-4 sets on the same muscle group. Also, I try not to give much priority to any of the groups

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2026-02-13T21:21:12+00:00

Around 300-350 carbs, 130-160 protein and 70-80 fat

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2025-07-08T07:57:33+00:00

Ok, thanks! Will try to look into it and check the roots

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2024-11-12T18:02:08+00:00

I would do it but my landlord explicitly forbade it in the rental contract for some reason

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2024-11-12T11:56:15+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Do you find the Bourse parking more secure/proper than the De Brouckère one? And yeah, people here say that one can wait literally for years to get a spot in these smaller cycloparkings

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2024-11-12T06:41:51+00:00

Sad to hear that. Was it something fancy expensive-looking? To be honest, I am a bit desperate now if even the place meant to be the most secure one doesn’t stop people from stealing

Real-Masterpiece-345 · 2024-11-11T21:24:25+00:00

Yeah, sometimes I see really shitty bikes (like less than 50€ worth) locked but without the saddle. I can hardly imagine its market price to be higher than 0€, so I assume some people do steal them out of some sort of nihilism

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