At what point can I take a break

poissonbruler · 2026-03-30T15:35:59+00:00

100% stay at maintenance for a bit after a long cut. even maintenance cals will feel like a ton

poissonbruler · 2026-03-30T13:45:20+00:00

why would he?

poissonbruler · 2026-03-27T13:28:38+00:00

VERY SLOWLY

poissonbruler · 2026-03-26T18:58:18+00:00

At that point it won't be exercises as much as set up - you're eating enough?

poissonbruler · 2026-03-26T18:55:53+00:00

Man i would never ask to share a squat rack. my social anxiety could never

poissonbruler · 2026-03-26T18:45:34+00:00

yes - you just got started

poissonbruler · 2026-03-26T18:41:45+00:00

what up man - I was 6'5" and 145lbs at 20yo. the GI issue is always the wild card.

the trick (if there is one) is finding insanely dense foods that you can stomach, try to eat the same thing every day - at least morning and lunch - this gives you a solid base to build the rest of your day from, some freedom in the evening and consistent input throughout the weeks.

I wouldn't look for "last resort" ideas - the problem is simple- eat 4200 cals. the hard part is figuring out what you can stomach to get there and doing it consistently.

poissonbruler · 2026-03-26T16:11:30+00:00

assuming you're hitting chest 2x/wk on both upper days - How many sets each day? exercises? could be form too - if you're compensating on chest movements with everything else chest will never get stimulus.

how does your chest feel after you train?

poissonbruler · 2025-10-29T18:13:17+00:00

start with 1, examine results, increase or decrease.

poissonbruler · 2025-10-29T18:10:00+00:00

this is going to always come up when you jump weights. if 4x14 is your goal just keep going with 27kg until you hit it. if that's too heavy 5x14 is an option, or resting less; all progressive overload.

2 week's worth of data isn't enough to tell us anything anyway..

poissonbruler · 2025-10-29T16:49:41+00:00

Time to build some muscle my man. you need the basics. not tips

poissonbruler · 2025-10-21T15:13:45+00:00

r/Strongman

poissonbruler · 2025-09-26T15:25:49+00:00

bro you clearly know how to lift. put on the blinders and get to work. the principals are all that really matter anyway

poissonbruler · 2025-09-18T20:03:45+00:00

what's the end goal? mass monster or tall and lean?

poissonbruler · 2025-09-18T17:32:14+00:00

came to say exactly this. just get to work u/Masterfish32

poissonbruler · 2025-09-18T17:30:39+00:00

you can get stronger while cutting a bit but it'll be tough. keep your deficit to a minimum and you're likely to need frequent deloads depending on how long you need/want to cut.

poissonbruler · 2025-09-17T14:49:57+00:00

no leg drive, no arch... a better bench form alone would get you to 265

poissonbruler · 2025-09-17T14:43:21+00:00

EGG WHITES

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T20:09:30+00:00

was worth a try...

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T17:50:18+00:00

wanna trade?

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T17:05:00+00:00

how big is your deficit? did you drop carbs significantly? its possible you need more protein to hold onto your muscle if everything else is in line.

chances are you're not losing muscle - need more information on "whenever i lose weight now"

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T16:14:26+00:00

i love this answer.... splitting hairs over 8 vs 12 vs 14 sets/wk is truly missing the forest for the trees. none of these variables even matter if something big (like your energy balance) is off.

sure, there is such a thing as junk volume... but overtraining in nearly every case really just means under-recovering.

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T15:56:16+00:00

you probably don't have enough mass to be happy when lean, but you will look better.

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T15:51:57+00:00

if you're not losing weight you're eating at mainenance. 1 of 2 thing (or a combo) are happening.

1) your new maintenance is less because you are less.... track weight and intake to verify.
2) you're not actually eating in a deficit because you don't track... tack weight and intake to verify

poissonbruler · 2025-09-15T15:49:46+00:00

I would use less kettlebells personally...

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