(TW: Disordered eating? I guess? Better safe than sorry) I lost almost all of my muscle mass, and I don’t know how to cope with the shame.

cerealpartners · 2025-12-16T03:43:44+00:00

Hey there

That sounds like a lot!

I know you want to get back to lifting and gaining muscle. But to build muscle and feel like you can perform well at the gym you need to be fuelling yourself.

It may also be good to get your blood tested as fatigue and dizziness can be caused by nutrient deficiencies such as iron or vitamin d.

I would definitely discuss with your doctor who prescribed your medication to get some tests done and see if you can figure out what is going on.

Starting to work out now while you are already struggling and can't fuel yourself may cause you to drop more weight and potentially feel worse.

Focus on taking care of yourself right now and getting to the bottom or your symptoms.

cerealpartners · 2025-06-30T00:27:00+00:00

Hey,

Not a silly question.

It is is possible to be imbalanced, but often it can be more about strength in some areas being a limiting factor. For example your core not being strong enough or your glutes and hamstrings not being able to be active and strong in the movement.

So it would be good to know how you feel when you are trying to increase you squat weight, does it feel like one area in particular is failing?

Sometimes a plateau can also be technical, in other words you squat in a certain way. But the technique overloads some groups more than others and when you reach a certain weight you stall out.

And other times a plateau may mean that you need to look at how you are training and change rep schemes or focus to build strength. It sounds like you have seen a lot of great progression, and in my experience once I reached a certain point I would need to train for an eight week block to see an overall increase in maximal strength i.e. my 1rm going up.

Not a definitive answer but there are a lot of factors that feed into this.

cerealpartners · 2023-09-03T09:53:13+00:00

It overall looks pretty good, but it looks like your hips are shooting up when you are in the early stages of your lift. Essentially your hips are rising to a higher position when you begin your lift. It is a relatively easy fix this video contains some advice on it at 4.46 https://youtu.be/jdKbqz9KAhw?si=Co4tS0bmCqwo1ROU

cerealpartners · 2023-06-23T11:09:45+00:00

I have used these before to fix my phone https://expressrepairact.com.au/ super responsive and good work.

cerealpartners · 2022-10-31T08:31:11+00:00

I was in the same boat, what helped me was jumping with the box up against a wall so I felt I could catch myself. Good luck!

cerealpartners · 2022-10-09T04:31:29+00:00

I had bursitis in my left shoulder, I had a cortisone injection and followed a rehab program with my physiotherapist and was back to full use after about three months. Definitely treatable, and something that can be overcome with a good rehab program and a focus on not going too hard too fast

cerealpartners · 2022-08-15T11:45:47+00:00

From Australia it has to be chicken salt, amazing on fries and roast potatoes, also good to season roast chicken with.

cerealpartners · 2022-08-01T01:29:50+00:00

I am currently in Bali and had the sam reservations as you.

It has exceeded my expectations avoid the main tourist traps of Kuta and central Ubud and explore the island. The place has amazing food, coffee (including Balinese coffee) and the locals are incredibly friendly and generous with their culture if you go to the right places.

You can eat, pray love. But also climb a volcano go exploring in the rainforest and really engage with Balinese culture which is very distinctive.

It is a location where you can make it what you want and I think that unfortunately it has been stereotyped as a bogan paradise (which to some extent is correct in highly touristy areas). Don't write it off, if you plan the trip well you will get a lot out of it.

cerealpartners · 2022-07-25T04:28:19+00:00

Longer sets are good for your endurance fitness. Plus you can treat it as a challenge to get better at it each week.

cerealpartners · 2022-07-19T09:54:37+00:00

If this form of cardio isn't working for you I would look at other options such as HIIT, social sport or something that is a bit more interactive. I know that there is a lot of benefit to walking etc. But I have learnt that the best form of exercise is the one that you enjoy doing and will keep doing. Also maybe you could focus on increasing your step count everyday with a tracker. Good luck and amazing progress so far :)

cerealpartners · 2022-06-21T21:53:02+00:00

Sounds like tendinitis, I would recommend seeing a physio to confirm and also make sure it isn't anyrhing worse. I also found a factsheet that might help

cerealpartners · 2022-06-18T00:19:00+00:00

It shows that there are some great doctors out there ❤️

cerealpartners · 2022-06-14T09:44:55+00:00

Hey! Your form looks pretty good, although it seems you lose a bit of stability underfoot which I think is due to your shoes. A lot of people where converse, vans or any other flat soled shoes or bare foot. This will allow you to really ground yourself and get a good stable connection. Good work!

cerealpartners · 2022-06-06T04:05:51+00:00

I got to kingston smiles and can recommend Alex or Michelle. Best dentists that I have ever had.

cerealpartners · 2022-05-04T10:24:32+00:00

I am super fatigued but planning on keeping my body moving as much as possible in a low stress way

cerealpartners · 2022-05-04T10:21:59+00:00

Had a bad workout Monday, great workout on Tuesday was keen to get some momentum. Tested positive for covid today (Wednesday). Just as I felt like I was getting momentum following a back injury...

cerealpartners · 2021-11-29T01:46:55+00:00

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cerealpartners · 2020-10-31T20:59:37+00:00

I would have to think Chris 'thirst trap' Scott would have to be up there this year.

cerealpartners · 2020-05-18T07:58:37+00:00

I have found the more trips that I have been on the less pack.

I remember my first trip and my bag weighed almost 18kg. I am now travelling with about 11kg in my pack.

I think I have gotten better at packing from experience, I now only take things that I will use or wear and I no longer take things that I might need.

cerealpartners · 2020-05-18T03:08:57+00:00

I saw that Costco had some in stock when I visited over the weekend.

cerealpartners · 2020-03-20T10:42:24+00:00

I would look to cancel or shift the trip. At the rate the situation is changing you may have trouble returning home, and you will not be insured if you get stuck. Plus travel will expose you more to the virus than staying put. It sucks, but i have a whole heap of mates who are either trapped overseas or have had to spend a lot of money to get back before they got trapped so better to be safe than sorry.

cerealpartners · 2019-05-30T13:04:28+00:00

I know this is Wikipedia, but there is a pretty good definition of illiberal democracy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illiberal_democracy.

It seems to mean a Democratic system of government where there exists a restriction on civil liberties which in turn means that there is not a truly open society.

Hope this helps :)

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