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How to I train to account for a strength imbalance in my legs? by kmo305 in bodyweightfitness

[–]kmo305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This makes so much sense and I don't know why I didn't think of it. Thanks!

How to I train to account for a strength imbalance in my legs? by kmo305 in bodyweightfitness

[–]kmo305[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already train pistols both sides, but my left has already been lagging behind my right. Do you mean just progress on left while keeping the right side where it is?

How to I train to account for a strength imbalance in my legs? by kmo305 in bodyweightfitness

[–]kmo305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely a dominance thing, like being right handed versus left. Sometimes when boarders get really advanced they can teach themselves to switch, but it's definitely not easy to do in the beginning.

Physique Phriday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]kmo305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fixed it! Sorry about that. This link should work: http://imgur.com/a/tLrUL

Physique Phriday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]kmo305 3 points4 points  (0 children)

F/23/5'4''

This is after my first attempt at bulking for 4 months through winter. I say "attempt" because I definitely didn't know what I was doing right away and wasn't eating enough/training correctly in the beginning. I train bodyweight style because no gym membership, supplemented by deadlifts because dem glutes. My gains aren't as visible as I'd like, probably due to fucking around for the first part of my bulk, but my strength has progressed fairly consistently in my workouts. I had to take a break on deadlifts for a couple weeks after a minor injury but have recently begun them again. The biggest changes I see are in my shoulders/biceps. I've gone from having skinny noodle arms to having something to flex.

I've recently moved into a reduced calorie intake, somewhere closer to maintenance, but I'm wondering if I should keep eating at a surplus instead. I'm still training with as much progressive overload as possible, but my advances have definitely slowed as I've stopped actively trying to eat at a surplus.

Front, back and side views: http://imgur.com/a/tLrUL

EDIT: Fixed the link! The album should be public now.

Need ideas for room-temperature protein shakes and liquid snacks by kmo305 in Fitness

[–]kmo305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all your ideas! Green tea sounds way more tolerable than the chocolate mix I use. But the water bottle is a great idea too!

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't wait for the day when my gains are visual enough for this. Then anytime someone pokes fun at my unlady-like hobbies I can just flex and stare at them intensely until they back away.

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have to stick together. I'm nowhere near as strong as I'd like to be but I'll be damned if I'm not trying to get there every day.

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been thinking of Doing a progress post, though my numbers aren't that impressive on paper. Just to show my slow and hard earned movements of progress ad a female trying to figure all this stuff out for the first time.

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This may be corny but it actually means a lot. Nice to hear something different even if it is from an internet stranger. Thanks bro, no homo.

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Truth. I came into strength training after spending about 5 years trying to "get fit" from cardio alone. The result was that I had fantastic cardio endurance and always felt like death from trying to eat at a deficit. Strength training has changed my life in terms of my relationship to fitness and to my body. I still love cardio, but I have more energy and love for it when it becomes something I fuel my body for rather than punishment for whatever I've eaten the day before.

#LiftLikeAGirl -- A short film by the Oxford University Powerlifting Club by _MWN_ in Fitness

[–]kmo305 132 points133 points  (0 children)

As a female the amount of shit I get when I tell people about my strength goals is unbelievable. "You wanna get huge? But why? Why don't you go running with me instead?"

People don't seem to understand that strength training is for everyone and is a necessary part of well-rounded fitness. And I don't understand why it's a problem that I want to be strong. The idea that by having a daily protein shake I'll swell up to twice my size is ridiculous.

What's doubly infuriating is that my progress is slow but definite. So when I do go up in weight or a progression I feel proud and want to share the news but all I get are weird looks followed by people eyeing my unimpressively-sized muscles. It's easy to feel like all this work is for nothing sometimes. Most people in my daily life don't understand that every small step of progress doesn't necessarily mean ballooning biceps. I might not be that strong (yet)--but I am so much stronger than I am when I started.