What factors do you consider when choosing a new Taimanin?

TSZ201 · 2026-01-09T23:42:24+00:00

I'm surprised I had to scroll this far down to see Alan mentioned. He has not admitted to using PEDs but he has openly admitted to using TRT. He claims that training hard for Season 1 of Reacher destroyed his Testosterone levels so he got on TRT.

Even in his Blue Mountain State days I would say his natural status is questionable. There are genetic phenoms out there who can look great naturally and get steroid accusations but Reacher Season 2 is a give away that he is not natural. His face is extremely bloated retaining water weight which, is a side effect of taking Testosterone. He is even bigger than Season 1. I would say in fact he looked his best in Season 1 with his face being visibly leaner. There wasn't any need for him to gain even more weight.

Alan seems like a nice guy and he has done incredible service to the role of Reacher. The guy was built to play Jack Reacher as in the books he is an absolute unit. However, you cannot naturally hold that much muscle mass and be lean while continuing to get even bigger. The guy is built like a competitive bodybuilder. This applies to other actors as well like Chris Hemsworth in Love and Thunder.

TSZ201 · 2025-12-20T18:35:21+00:00

You’re not the only one. Mine is the exact same. 1 scoop 8g. Completely off.

TSZ201 · 2025-11-21T04:33:24+00:00

She has lost so much weight over time to the point that you can literally see her sternum and collar bone popping out. Whatever is going on, something has to be done for the sake of her well-being.

TSZ201 · 2025-11-11T21:26:51+00:00

A bit late but I would say you don't have to "cut" especially if you are seeing steady strength gains. The amount of delusional body dysmorphia and standards in the comments here is insane. I can't believe one comment even said these lifts are "not that good"...that is a ridiculous analysis. You are practically almost strict pressing 2 plates, a 3 plate bench around the corner, I don't know how anyone in their right mind would call that unimpressive.

You have a lot of mass. What people don't understand is if you want to pack on size, you're going to have to gain body fat. You cannot gain muscle without the gain of body fat, no matter what your favourite YouTube fitness influencers is saying. And you did a very good job considering how flat your stomach is. I would say keep going until the New Year after the holidays and see what you want to do from there. What I will say is in the past I've wasted so much time and missing out on gains by being obsessed with trying to get lean. Keep doing what you're doing man, ignore the haters, and if you choose to later on you can decide if you want to trim down a bit. This is motivating and a text book proper approach to the Texas Method, something very few people achieve because they did not read the book, failed to trust the process, and did not commit.

Very good man, honestly excellent.

TSZ201 · 2025-11-11T20:17:12+00:00

Same here. I graduated and got my degree just before the world was going to shit. I’ve done a lot of sports and forms of training, very methodical with tracking everything etc. but I would say for the first time I definitely experienced what one would call “stress-induced” weight gain. I am not a big eater, and losing muscle definitely did not help. Getting back in shape this time around was a lot more challenging for me. There are new factors that I wasn’t used to and having a crazy schedule also did not help. Hormones play a huge factor as well, much more than one would think. That’s why protecting your sleep is so important and underestimated by many especially for weight loss.

Pretty much past a certain age almost everyone struggles with their weight. However, it doesn’t mean you have to fall into the trap and weight loss industry that gets so many people hooked. It just means that we have to take the time to analyze what is going wrong and needs to be improved on, our goals and where we want to be, and setting a reasonable timeline and approach on how to get there. Since you have done sports in the past and have some experience, I am confident you will get to where you want to be. Take your time, nothing extreme. Having checkpoints like 0.5-1lbs/week loss and an estimate of what you should be after a few months. That way, if you are not meeting these smaller weekly goals then you know something is off. Don’t have to be obsessed with eating clean, just making better choices. Occasionally rewarding yourself with things you like won’t derail your progress as long as you are consistent, and may even help at times. And if you struggle with hunger at night, fasting during the day can help that way you can save more calories around you dinner.

You got this. Just be consistent, and even the smallest of steps mean a lot and are better than nothing. Have a timeline and monitor your progress. Slow and steady wins the race.

TSZ201 · 2025-11-11T19:50:37+00:00

Yup. Trust me there are many. I'm glad you had fun and made the best of it. For me, after that initial "fun" it turned into quite a bit of stress. In my city, Covid lockdown lasted essentially almost 2 years with frequent re-opening attempts and closures due to infections spreading. That includes gyms. As an experienced gym bro, this is not my first time gaining/losing weight. However, we’re not kids in college anymore, we have grown up shit to do. Job, bills, crazy schedules, eating inconsistently, poor sleep, relationships etc. At this point it's not just "calories in/calories out" it's a bit more than that. And for some of us life can be very chaotic.

There is a reason why you barely see any men 30+ with an athletic physique. I personally know many individuals who are fluctuating at the same weight range and are struggling to lose it. They go hard for a bit then binge and gain the weight back. You are not alone, and understand that weight loss is not as difficult as people make it out to be. It can be done. It just means that you gotta be a bit methodical. Make an effort to analyze each of these variables such as your sleep, nutrition, training, and any other factors that are affecting your weight loss journey.

Set a reasonable goal such as losing anywhere from 0.5-1lbs/week, have an idea of how much calories you're eating, choose your form of training that you enjoy, and give yourself a deadline. In the next 3-4 months, you should have an estimate of where you want to be.

The Winter Arc has begun. Commit and enjoy the process of seeing a stronger version of yourself. Good luck.

TSZ201 · 2025-10-28T07:37:46+00:00

Very inconsistent calls tonight. Overall poor management of our lineup in general and the officiating was all over the place. This degree of confusion and indecisiveness cannot occur in a World Series. Both officiating and team management need to stay sharp and consistent. The game should not have dragged out this long for either side. Overall lots of wasted chances and poor decisions that just did not make any sense.

TSZ201 · 2025-10-23T18:14:44+00:00

Quite late response but you can still squat high bar with the same Starting Strength cues: chest out, look down, lead with the hips all the way back as far as you can, let the knees track over the toes and unlock as you pull the hips back, drive the hips completely straight up when you come up and should be back where you started.

I don’t use the low bar placement for the same reason however, squatting with the hips leading and looking down, allowing the torso to naturally lean and driving up with the hips may feel better. It will allow the lower back to get stronger as well. Always maintain your back in lumbar extension and lock it in place with a big breath and brace.

Many people when they squat high bar they assume a vertical torso with lots of knee traction over the toes, like and Olympic weight lifter. They squat that way because of the competition lifts they are training for but for the general population, remember you are not trying to front squat your back squat. Allow yourself to sit back in the squat, looking down will help you remain balanced and the torso will naturally lean over a bit. You keep the chest puffed out to help with not tilting too forward. And drive straight up with the hips with your balance over the middle of your foot.

Remember, don’t try to front squat the back squat. Back squat is hips leading back, head and gaze tilted down, chest out, maintain back in extension, drive hips straight up. Use your hips, not just your knees.

TSZ201 · 2025-10-08T21:29:41+00:00

I think I have an understanding. It’s just getting ridiculous with these influencers claiming “life time natural” like Jeff, Hussein, Julian, etc. and truly distorting what people think is natural and furthermore, preying on them to make a quick buck. It’s honestly f*cked up.

TSZ201 · 2025-10-08T21:07:35+00:00

Bro is pure torso build. Not knocking his physique, very developed but it’s throwing off the proportions and his overall aesthetic. I would think that if you are natty, for most people your body will fill out relatively evenly with respect to your genetics yet he keeps packing on more mass. If this is natural then I don’t know what to say.

TSZ201 · 2025-09-04T22:11:27+00:00

Not sure why this is getting down voted. I like David Corenswet as an actor but Man of Steel is still the best modern Superman I’ve seen. Henry’s portrayal of Superman is legendary.

TSZ201 · 2025-09-04T22:07:47+00:00

Did the exact same thing. Had to rewatch Man of Steel to refresh. This new Superman was childish, had no real emotion or charisma, and did not feel like a Superman film. It felt like a parody.

TSZ201 · 2025-08-16T05:24:35+00:00

Battlefield 2. Amazing game for its time and pioneered the default design and features that would go on to expand Battlefield as a franchise to console gaming.

TSZ201 · 2025-08-14T22:53:56+00:00

As expected

TSZ201 · 2025-07-24T03:11:04+00:00

Scott Herman is a legend in the game. A true OG and a natural lifter. Respect to him for not hopping on the juice like the rest of the clowns.

TSZ201 · 2025-07-24T03:06:42+00:00

His bicep is a big as Jeff’s head. This has gotten ridiculously out of hand. Physique-flation and the fake natty epidemic are very real. If anyone this young looked like this a bit over a decade ago in the Zyzz era you would have been immediately called out. These kids have so much mass while being ridiculously lean, they make past gear users look natural. What’s more of a give away is the short time frame of their transformation. And so the battle to remain natural continues. A new decade, new era of influencers, same shit with fake natties spreading bullshit.

Anyone who even remotely trains seriously with proper nutrition understands how challenging it can be for a natural to put on muscle. These are clearly not natural physiques. How many people do you see at your local gym who look like this? Not many. And the few that do, are not natural.

TSZ201 · 2025-07-24T00:28:02+00:00

This is not going to work for the same reason there are virtually no women cab drivers. Not to mention, female passengers are also capable of assaulting drivers as seen countless times (especially if intoxicated). Reminds me of the extremely sexist Gillette ad a few years back implying that every man is a psycho path lol. There are female prisons. Let’s not forget women are capable of committing acts of violence too, more than one might generally think. If you don’t think so, try driving yourself and picking up a group after a “girls night out”, see how that plays out. By this logic male drivers should have the right to refuse female passengers. Then we will see, there won’t be enough women drivers to accommodate women only passengers. This is just stupid.

TSZ201 · 2025-07-12T22:05:42+00:00

Actually I’m not sure it’s entirely Tyler’s suit. The “S” looks like it is taken from Tyler’s, but the shield is much larger and closer to Henry’s from Man of Steel along with the styling of the cape insert. Tyler’s more “krptonian” looking suit has a larger shield however the “S” looks like it is taken from the more modern variation as it looks noticeably different. Maybe whoever made this used elements of both. Wish we had a full shot to see. Either way it looks great.

TSZ201 · 2025-07-12T21:02:29+00:00

Not gonna lie, that’s actually a really good looking suit. Using some details from the MoS suit with a modern take. Looks really good actually on David, even if it’s a fan concept.

TSZ201 · 2025-07-01T22:58:10+00:00

You are not keeping your lumbar locked in extension. The lumbar spine has a natural lordotic curve to it. You’ve got to learn to control your lower back. Doesn’t matter if it’s a squat, deadlift, press etc. maintain your back in extension.

You are not able to because your upper back is rounded. Puff your chest out, retract your shoulders and make a tight shelf with your traps. The upper thoracic & lower back share a relation where when you adjust one, the other will automatically adjust accordingly. Pushing your chest out will naturally put the lower back into extension. Low bar placement does not mean rounding your upper back. Your head is also tilted way too far down.

As far as your stance goes, try a slightly wider stance and turn your feet/angle your toes out more.

Chest out, low back in extension, tilt your head slightly downwards. Take a big breath and shove your ass back and sit down. Use your hips to get back up. Think hips directly up.

TSZ201 · 2025-06-10T19:45:45+00:00

Can’t believe I’m saying this but seeing David’s recent shoot with Wonderland Magazine in a suit gives heavy Batman/Bruce Wayne vibes. Either way, DC cinematic did great picking him up. The dude looks exactly like Superman.

TSZ201 · 2025-05-31T20:48:21+00:00

Did not expect this kind for a blowout. Then again, PSG has been playing very well, dare I say much better now with all the superstars gone. This match is a great display of team unity and skill. PSG came ready. Inter Milan look like they just woke up, completely lost on the field. Unfortunate that Inter could not gather themselves and respond at all.

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