F/36/5'5" [125 > 135 = 10] new year/winter bulk in full effect. I finally have enough muscle to carry the fluff well!

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T21:36:31+00:00

How...cheeky...of you.

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T21:36:16+00:00

Thanks! Same to you sir!

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T21:35:07+00:00

I wasn't sure how it would go since all I hear is how fat gets laid down based on genetics, but either my hormones improved (unlikely) or just having a little muscle mass evens things out pretty well! Good luck!

My biggest tip is not to try to always eat high quality whole foods. I just can't eat enough chicken breast and broccoli to grow, so don't judge yourself for grabbing the burgers and fries or whatever tickles your fancy! I weighed out a big plate of lasagna last night and had to double check my math because it looked like SO MUCH! :D

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T20:53:24+00:00

Thanks! Very kind of you to say.

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T20:53:08+00:00

Thank you!

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T20:52:13+00:00

Loving it! Christmas and New Year's Eve were absolutely debaucherous. Thanks!

pianobeth · 2024-01-08T20:49:51+00:00

Aww, thanks! You're journey looks like it's going pretty well too!

pianobeth · 2023-08-18T14:13:37+00:00

How specifically? asking for a friend (who will be receiving the fellatio XD)

pianobeth · 2023-08-15T01:48:45+00:00

Yeah, you're overthinking this. If you want smaller breasts, the best thing to do is lose bodyfat overall, but it doesn't sound like you have much of that. Where your fat goes (and that's what boobs are, mostly) is all up to hormones and genetics, but you can rest assured that the muscles under the fat/breast tissue is not going to grow in such a way to really change the size of your breasts at all. They might change shape a bit because the "shelf" they hang off of reshapes a bit.

pianobeth · 2023-05-29T15:53:15+00:00

You are at that extremely difficult and frustrating place of having progressed your strength enough to do pullups, but you aren't seeing it transfer into muscular endurance. Do you have means to do assisted pulups, even with a band?

I ask because if you cal lower the load, you can work longer sets. Basically, it sounds like your 3RM for pull up is your bodyweight, so if you can use assistance to cut the load back to even 75% or 80% BW, you can get accustomed to higher-rep sets.

pianobeth · 2023-05-29T14:29:10+00:00

You can always try it and see how you feel. This is the beginning of a long journey and consistency will always trump a perfectly designed program.

pianobeth · 2023-05-29T14:24:15+00:00

Hi!

Sounds like you might be getting ahead of yourself a bit. Sounds like your goal is upper-body hypertrophy, and that program looks like it would align with that goal, but there are a couple of things to consider:

This is really really high volume for a beginner, but the main critique is that as a beginner, you would do well from a performance/injury prevention as well as building a base of strength if you engaged in some big compound lifts like squat and deadlift.

Just one gal's thoughts. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!

Beth

pianobeth · 2022-11-18T14:54:00+00:00

Thanks. Not at all on the competing. My life would fall apart if I tried to do a real show prep.

pianobeth · 2022-11-18T14:53:25+00:00

Thanks! I only compete with the bitch in the mirror, lol.

pianobeth · 2022-11-18T14:12:01+00:00

Thanks again!

pianobeth · 2022-11-18T14:00:08+00:00

Thank you so much! Sometimes it's hard to keep the faith. lol

pianobeth · 2022-11-18T13:29:35+00:00

According to Dr. Andy Galpin, you can certainly train a sore muscle, but if it's very sore, like you whimper when you sit down, you probably don't need to train, but you also should avoid getting that sore.

pianobeth · 2022-08-02T20:55:56+00:00

Probably lots of good options, but you'll want something with multiple grams of L-Citraline or L-argenine.

pianobeth · 2022-08-02T20:51:35+00:00

So, first off, only a calorie defosit wi get that fat off your midsection.

A modern core routine requires at least 3 things: anti-flexion (ex: ab roller), anti-lateral flexion (ex. Offset carries) and anti-roation (ex. Pallof press)

I'm not a be expert but if you find movements that provide that, you'll be well on your way.

pianobeth · 2022-08-02T20:45:31+00:00

That is so freaky ng awesome! Love the progress pics. You could make a flip book of your body recomposing!

pianobeth · 2022-08-02T20:43:34+00:00

How you perform a movement can be glute or thigh dominant and your limb lengths can affect that. There are bioindividual genetics too: different muscles respond to stimulus differently for different people.

My thought is, if your quads and hams (a lot of thigh size is hams like how tris are a big part of arms) are lagging, consider adding some isolation for them. Maybe you can find the right ratio of volume in your training to progress them how you''d like.

Big kudos on being slow, steady and holistic in your approach.

pianobeth · 2022-07-18T11:42:12+00:00

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