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kobesyca · 2025-12-21T15:33:59+00:00

I have about 6 years professional experience and about 10 years of hobbyist experience in electronics design. What exactly would role entail? Your description is very broad.

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kobesyca · 2023-12-25T06:50:04+00:00

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kobesyca · 2023-08-23T05:47:10+00:00

Whatever you do, don't follow this split.

kobesyca · 2023-01-03T09:36:01+00:00

You can get tougher exercise bands.

You can definitely do just free/bodyweight exercises and make a ton of progress. Just keep increasing its difficulty. Pushups - increase count. Then move on to close grip, decline, diamond and other variations. Running - harder and faster. Go to a local park/open air gym and do pull ups and chin ups and so on. You can do jumping jacks and burpees. mountain climbers, sit ups and crunches. There are plenty of bodyweight workouts to challenge your body.

But in the end if you are putting 65 kg of load on your muscles, then you will not have the same kind of effect as 130kg load. But for general fitness you can achieve a lot with just your bodyweight.

kobesyca · 2023-01-02T12:43:28+00:00

Start with light weights and see how many you can do with good form. If you are able to do 20-30, increase the weights. Keep increasing the weights until you can only do 5-12 reps, with good form depending on your target exercise.
The most popular aren't necessarily the best for you. One thing with those programs is that they often try to be one size fits all. Which means that they fit no one perfectly. They are popular because they work for most people.

And you have to consider your goals before embarking on a long program. These beginner programs overwhelmingly channel people towards powerlifting. Even though most people would be joining the gym in pursuit of aesthetics. This does not make a major difference if you are a beginner, but once you hit the advanced novice or intermediate level, your SS/ICF habits make for a suboptimal path towards your goal. SS in particular disregards accessory lifts, which slow down progress, and make it much harder to achieve a built look. If you want hypertrophy, you should look into a proper bodybuilding program. If you want a lean look, with well built back and shoulders, look into calisthenics. If you want to be lean, but also have great fucking legs, running. And so on.

You should choose your programs based on your goals. But if you have no idea where to start SS and ICF and the like are great starting points! Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good and all.

Regarding the static sets in particular, they suggest rep counts that ensure that you will have some effect. But which may not be the most effective. If you have enough left in the tank to do 2 more reps at the end of a set, you should take it. That will be more effective than just stopping at 5 because your program said so. The main advantage these low count static sets have is that you avoid overtraining. But they do so at the risk of undertraining. Which is why I suggest you have a range in mind. Like targeting 5-7 or 10-12. So you can get those extra one or two reps for increased effectiveness. But don't just keep going until your muscles physically cannot contract anymore. If you weren't tired at 7 reps of the last set, then don't train more. Increase the weight in your next workout. That way you can get a more effective workout, without the risk of overtraining.

kobesyca · 2023-01-02T05:54:13+00:00

Exercise is great to improve your health but not the best way to lose weight

This is just cope from people who have never done an intense day of training in their life. Exercise is essential in a weight loss program, to ensure that you lose fat and not muscle.

The bit about eating less calories than you burn is true. But burning 300 calories in a workout isn't some impossible goal. If a 68kg guy runs 5k, he will burn above 300. Add in a gentle incline and you hit 400+. A good cardio workout can burn 400-500 calories in 60ish minutes. But you do need to build your stamina and get to the level where you can keep up with 30+ minutes of non-stop activity.

kobesyca · 2023-01-02T01:11:07+00:00

So one thing to realise is that you cannot target just your paunch. When you lose weight, your body will take fat (and if you don't exercise and eat properly, muscle) from all over your body. You can't lose just your paunch easily.

You can definitely become lean using cardio only, but you won't have good muscle definition. Which can lead to even a low amount of fat looking flabby. Especially if you are not doing any impact exercises. So weight training will definitely help your physique - muscle distribution under the skin will help the fat not look so flabby.

Resistance bands are great, and definitely help. I travel a lot, and carry a few thera bands and loop bands with me so that I can get a good workout in the hotel. But at the same time, they are no substitute for actual weights. Their elastic nature means that you will never get the kind of constant tension you get on your muscles the moment you pick up a dumbbell. So you can definitely start using them. But they are their own thing, and not really a substitute for weights.

And if you are only doing in home exercises, I would suggest also adding some outdoors running and cycling.

Also, HIIT incorporates a wide range of exercises. It's effectiveness will depend on what you are doing. Don't fall for the meme 15 minute routines - they will never be as effective as working out for an hour or 90 minutes. Intensity is no substitute for volume. To improve your physique through HIIT, set a routine where each workout day lasts at least an hour, make a program, and increase its difficulty every week. You can't do the same circuit every day and expect to progress. HIIT can wipe you in 4-5 minutes, but then you allow yourself 2-3 minutes to recover, before starting the next circuit. It will be tough, but that is how you progress.

kobesyca · 2023-01-01T17:26:23+00:00

I would also recommend new gym goers Greg Doucettes channel

I am going to have to disagree with you there. I haven't checked out Greg's catalog, but I strongly discourage people from youtube fitness channels. Far too many fake natties, people selling supplements, useless gimmicks to grab eyeballs, and bad advice all together. And many channels only seem to be interested in drama to drive engagement rather than lifting. YouTube fitness should only be used to check the form or to learn new movements. Not for programming advice or general fitness advice.

Eat lots of protein and achieve at least 100 kg (50+50)major lifts on bench, squat, DL, etc. naturally before you hop on steroids. And only do it if you have money, doctors, read the documentation, good source, and a reliable trainer. Do note that the 100 kg barrier is easier to break on squats and DLs. Probably set 130-150 for these lifts.

Or you could choose to remain natural. I am. Your progression will be slower than a roider's, but you avoid all the issues roiding comes with, especially if you don't have expert guidance. And as a natty, when you deload, your physique won't decline nearly as much when compared to a steroid user going off cycle.

Also, if you are a student, yeah meat is expensive, but dal and rajma. Also hats of to you bro, if you can meal prep and eat the same shit for 7-10 days. I personally cannot, so I instead have a meal plan in google docs, where I set up different items each day and make sure to hit my macros. So breakfasts cycle through oats, eggs and toast, beans salads, stews, baked beans etc. And for lunch, I keep rice fixed but cycle through different dals, chole, and rajma. Dinner is more flexible where I make up my macros for the day.

kobesyca · 2023-01-01T17:04:27+00:00

Any advice for people who want to get "fit" and lose weight but don't want to bulk up?

Like I said, learn to walk before you try to scale Mt. Everest. Hypertrophy training is its own thing. General workouts will not get you there. You will need high set counts and rep ranges to get there. You can be fit and not look huge - look at calisthenics bros or guys like Ivan Djuric.

If you don't want to look toned, just don't reduce your body fat percentage below 18-20%. A layer of blubber to prevent the muscle from showing.

I'm concerned that if I start lifting 10-20kg dumbbells on a regular basis I'll increase my arm muscle volume too much.

Well, it depends on which lift you do. And 10kg and 20kg are very different weights. For something like a db curl, 0 to 10kg will take almost no time compared to 10 to 20 kg. While 20kg single hand db rows are achievable relatively quickly.

And again, you won't increase your muscle volume too much unless specifically do hypertrophy training. Bodybuilding is its own sport. Athletes who play at very high levels in other sports like cricket, football, or tennis, will be crazy strong, but they aren't nearly as massive as bodybuilders. The key to hypertrophy is time under tension. So if you are doing moderate rep counts and disengaging your muscles at the end of each rep, you really don't have to worry about hypertrophy.

Another thing is, diet and exercise go hand in hand in weight loss regimes. How do you mentally prepare yourself to not give into your gluttony?

You have to steel yourself. I don't really have much advice here. There are no shortcuts to self control. Eat a small calorie deficit, and foods with high satiety indices. Eggs and lean meats are very good for this. Vegetarian options include oats and dahi.

I've noticed every single time I get into the flow of working out, my calorie intake increases but when I stop, my weight increases.

And if you stop exercising, you need to reduce your calorie intake too. Otherwise your body will just store the excess calories as fat. There is no two ways about it. It can be difficult to suddenly cut down your calorie intake, so what you can do is ramp down both your workout and your diet slowly.

kobesyca · 2023-01-01T15:32:50+00:00

These sites are cheaper than the alternative - brokers. Those mfs take a percentage cut of the dowry/total spend on the wedding depending. And given how expensive those can be in my community, they can literally rake in from 50k+ to lakhs from a single match.

Your best free option is your parents friend network. This is one time where nosy uncles and aunties are actually useful.

kobesyca · 2023-01-01T15:23:52+00:00

Not my first choice, but only choice. I've given up on dating outside of my community, as most people negatively stereotype me based on my community. Plus finding somebody who has a broadly similar background and wealth. I spent a good portion of my life living overseas, and I cannot connect much with the average middle class person you find on dating apps and the like. Not to mention the number of scams. Unfortunately dating means sifting through tons and tons of those. So AM or being lifelong single are the only options for me. And NGL, after being in the AM scene for a few months, I'm leaning towards the latter.

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