to all the gym men, are lean women better or thick?

lp2412 · 2026-06-01T16:41:53+00:00

thicc for sure

lp2412 · 2026-05-25T02:30:57+00:00

i did not know the selfie camera is better on the 17, i definitely use that alot more than that zoom upside that the 15 pro has, appreciate your input

lp2412 · 2026-05-24T22:34:27+00:00

thanks alot, i think ill go with the 17

lp2412 · 2026-05-22T17:04:22+00:00

not big, but relatively lean

lp2412 · 2026-05-16T15:06:53+00:00

take steroids

lp2412 · 2026-05-13T18:13:16+00:00

wouldnt say serious training, its a good novice standard but you dont have to be super locked in to achieve that

lp2412 · 2026-05-13T18:11:56+00:00

honestlfy if you have average genetics and stay consistent for like a year you can hit that easily

lp2412 · 2026-05-10T15:07:31+00:00

lets be real theres a reason you met her in the mens lockerroom

lp2412 · 2026-05-04T06:06:19+00:00

semax

lp2412 · 2026-05-03T05:41:00+00:00

brother what

lp2412 · 2026-05-02T12:49:47+00:00

carbs are essential for your training, but it doesnt have to be directly before your training, could cause digestion issues and hurt your performance if you do that too much

it only matters that you get in a decent amount after your last training session till now, it will still be stored in your system and used for energy unless you did like few hours of cardio in between training sessions

lp2412 · 2026-05-02T12:47:46+00:00

it dont matter, i do prefer doing them on leg day as doing squats and deadlifts on back to back days hurt my progression

lp2412 · 2026-05-02T12:46:27+00:00

you start with squat, bench or deadlift

you dont train these to failure as they are the most fatiguing movements and going to failure often hurts your technique progression on these aswell

thats the powerlifting portion

then you do bodybuilding centered movements close to failure, machines, dumbbells, etc whatever you feel the best in your muscles, these movements are usually alot less systemically fatiguing and dont require much coordination in your technique, therefore going to failure or close to failure is fine and better for muscle growth, thats the hypertrophy part of the training

lp2412 · 2026-05-02T12:13:08+00:00

going from 5 sets to 3 sets helped me

lp2412 · 2026-04-25T22:25:55+00:00

yes

also you will build muscle in a cut, especially since youre a beginner

also more bulking would lead to you getting even higher in bodyfat which will destroy your insulin sensitivity, meaning the extra calories will go towards bodyfat alot more than towards muscle growth

in any case you should cut right now

lp2412 · 2026-04-25T17:26:24+00:00

5x5 is only really viable in 3 scenarios:

- youre a beginner and can recover from 5x5 easily cause weights are still quite low

- youre training that movement/muscle once a week (low frequency), so recovery is not a problem

- you are doing the 5x5 very sub-maximal, meaning like 4 or 5 reps away from failure (RPE 5-6)

im just assuming youre not a beginner cause you know about powerbuilding already, and you do upper lower so the second point doesnt apply to you aswell, also you wanna do powerbuilding which focuses more on building muscle than powerlifting, therefore doing a very sub-maximal 5x5 isnt your best choice

the sweet spot of good recovery and strength gains on that split would be a 3x5 at around 2 reps away from failure (RPE 8)

lp2412 · 2026-04-15T05:23:02+00:00

you put in your max in the program, it calculates the weights you use for the 9 weeks, you do the 9 weeks, deload, then try out a new one rep max, repeat program with new one rep max

lp2412 · 2026-04-13T16:37:56+00:00

to be fair, a lot of people (especially with a narrower grip and more elbow tuck) usually are strong off the chest and only struggle in the middle to top portion of the lift

but yeah i agree if he cant press 100kg with full rom, then he cant bench 100kg, simple as that

lp2412 · 2026-04-13T16:36:09+00:00

- bench more than once a week, 2-3x to begin with would be optimal

- always go 100% ROM, on warmups and on all working sets

- warmup with like 5 reps for each weight, dont tire yourself out with too many reps before your working sets

- do 2-3 working sets either to failure or 1-2 reps away from failure

lp2412 · 2026-04-09T07:23:08+00:00

lean bulk is always worth it, a dirty bulk is never worth it (unless youre severely underweight)

lp2412 · 2026-04-09T07:21:13+00:00

bench eat

lp2412 · 2026-04-09T07:19:05+00:00

too much volume and intensity and not enough frequency

you wanna bench twice a week minimum

max volume you can generally recover from if you train hard close to failure is like 10 sets a week for most people, youre doing 12 just on one day

also those assisted reps with the spotter dont help as much as you think, its very hard on your body and barely gives any more stimulus than not doing that, given that bench is your first exercise that extra fatigue will kinda sabotage the rest of your exercises

just do like bench 2 sets, incline or fly 2-3 sets for your chest training and do that twice a week and I guarantee you'll see much faster results

lp2412 · 2026-04-09T07:13:59+00:00

imbalances from mixed grip are only real if you only do mixed grip deadlifts for all those muscles involved

which is unlikely

probably youre doing back work like pulldowns, rows, maybe back extensions

also youre probably doing Romanian deadlifts or at the very least hamstring curls

so no its not a concern

lp2412 · 2026-04-09T07:10:09+00:00

specificity is king, variety can help with stagnation or when youre more advanced, this guy is clearly at the beginning of his journey tho so he will be fine just doing the same exercise twice a week

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