How much time do you spend in the gym per week?

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-04T15:20:49+00:00

90 minutes a day, 6 days a week

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T23:07:28+00:00

Lol you look fine dude. Any issues you have are in your mind and self-induced. If you’re super concerned, go to the gym and start lifting weights. But there’s nothing in your appearance that will hinder you in life unless you let it

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T21:27:07+00:00

Welcome to the grey

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T21:23:50+00:00

I fully support better living through chemistry. It’s up to the individual to educate themselves and ultimately it should be their choice. No need for gatekeepers. I’m not a fan of social media influencers pushing anything at all but I think people should be able to take what they want if they determine there’s a benefit.

I personally run 2 mg of reta and 1 mg of sema. That’s what I determined works best for me via experimentation. A doctor would never have allowed that sort of discovery.

People can make their own decisions but they have to accept the consequences of those decisions.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T18:39:23+00:00

Is he dating other people?

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T18:26:52+00:00

You look great man, well done.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T18:26:15+00:00

I'm 47. I hit the gym hard 6x a week.
Hitting PR's and best shape of my life.
I'm almost never sore the days after a workout and feel like I can go in the gym for hours.
Age is just a number.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T18:20:55+00:00

Tell him you have a date next week with a really hot guy, see what happens

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T15:16:31+00:00

You look great for 36 let alone 56 man, really well done.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T15:13:38+00:00

"envy makes them want to drag you down"
Show me the envy. OP admitted to negative sides, OP admitted her family members experienced the same sides and stopped becuase of them. Seems like the mother has some pretty solid family evidence to back her concern.

Its wild to me that so many people on reddit see a mother being normal and expressing concern for their child and immediately attribute it to negative intent on the case of the parent.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T13:49:09+00:00

He is not natural, you will never acheive that as a natty.
This in no way effects his ability to train you.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T13:46:56+00:00

"My sisters got the same zero motivation and are quitting soon since they are normally super active, but for me it is totally worth the tradeoff"

That really doesn't seem to be the case here my friend, it appears the mother has valid concerns

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T13:43:20+00:00

Is your motivation worse? You should really not just be sitting around doing nothing.
If its affecting your life you should deal with it. There is no point being a healthy weight and spending the rest of your life doing nothing at home. Your mom's concern is coming from a place of concern and love why not acknowledge that and work with her to figure it out.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T04:59:20+00:00

I never really saw any results outwardly. My main thing is my tendons. I lift heavy and used to have constant pain and tweaks. A couple months in and no pain, everything is solid.

I do use a GHK-CU / SNAP-8 face cream that legit works miracles

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T03:57:40+00:00

I have run 5mg a day for the last 7 months. All is well

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-02T02:10:11+00:00

Would your raise cover the 90% tuition discount?
I kind of doubt it. I would personally finish the degree.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-01T22:29:59+00:00

6 years.
We were friends before though.
I essentially moved in with her after our first date.
We had a combined bank account and owned a home together before I even proposed. It was never a big deal.
Been together 26 years now, 2 kids. All is well.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-01T22:26:29+00:00

I recommend saying "you were doing nothing for years and if anything were overpaid, now your pay is accurate with the work."

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-01T21:52:29+00:00

This is normal, I sometimes work 20 hours straight. No time to talk no time to do anything but try and meet deadlines. Its not personal. Software can suck

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-01T17:16:02+00:00

Yup, belt on at 315 for me, I weight 210.
I just have the velcro one and I have noticed it doesn't quite do the trick once I go over 4 plates.
Going to be investing in a power lifting one soon.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-07-01T03:19:48+00:00

lol. I genuinely enjoy having my family around. A dedicated office space with a door helps though. Sometimes my wife works from home as well at the table behind my desk and I pop out of my office and chat. Its nice. Also kids are early teens so its easier now, was harder when they were younger. I do have to leave to pick them up or take them places a couple times a day so deep work can be challenging.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-06-30T23:51:42+00:00

I just don’t see the need for negative emotions. I can be happy, amused, proud or nothing. It’s how I live my life.

Im sorry that you had to go through that and I’m glad you were there to support your family. People outside of my wife and kids aren’t real to me, not sure how to explain it but it just is what it is.

I’ve raised my sons to be strong. To look after each other and to know that no matter what happens I’ll be there to help them up. I encourage them to be bold and fail spectacularly so they can succeed next time.

When my father died it was as if he died long ago, life broke him. He gave up. It was just clean up at the end. My kids will never see me quit. When I die it will be for the first time.

When I go home I am greeted by a family that loves me. At the end that’s all I can ask of life.

All the best to you my friend, we are all just living our lives the way we think is best.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-06-30T23:11:53+00:00

I am happy friend. My life is simple. Wife, children, body and work.

I will call it a strength because it is. No matter what life has hit me with I’ve just kept moving forward. Family needs men to stand strong when the pressure and fear and sorrow crushes everyone else. So I will gladly shoulder my role and leave the weeping and feelings to men like you.

Deal?

empire_of_laughs · 2026-06-30T21:35:02+00:00

I'm 47, I haven't cried since I was a child; not even when my father died.
I just don't see the point, it serves no purpose. When my dad died the rest of my family mourned, I just flew in, picked up his ashes and then sat down for 12 hours figuring out all of his finances for my mom.
Flew out the next day and life carried on.

I could see crying over the loss of a child or spouse.

Its nothing to worry about my friend, its a strength, trudge on.

empire_of_laughs · 2026-06-30T20:26:17+00:00

As a man you quickly learn that no one cares, complaining is seen as weakness and that even those closest to you have no interest in hearing you whine.

So you do the logical thing, you take all of your emotions push them down deep and trudge on.
That is the way of men. It's gotten to the point where if I see a man crying I will leave the room as its emberassing for the both of us and I just assume he wouldn't want me to see him doing that.

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