So I finally started lifting, I'll post all of my questions here.

Forgot to add... this meal MUST be consumed at precisely 5:53:49 AM. Not a second earlier or later. Otherwise it will not be okay to fast.

 

Do you even lift bro?

 

So basically it's just a 12-hour fast from 6a to 6p. Lifting the day before and after is no problem at all.

If you fast one or two days (or even longer), then you need to think about how it would affect your lifting schedule.

 

I practice intermittent fasting. I consume all my calories within a specific time window and fast the rest of the day. It started as a 16 hour fast with an 8 hour eating window between noon and 8 PM. But in reality I only eat between 2 and 7 PM, so it's more like a 19 hour fast. I've had no problems working out, but my workout is in that window so I'm eating before and after my workouts.

 

You may want to refrain from calling people lazy. After all, you're here asking for answers instead of putting in the work it takes to find them.

You are being a being a knucklehead. Or at the very least, not bothering to think very hard or long about the problems you're presenting to us. Plus, you're only listening to what you want hear and dismiss the rest. People aren't upset because they are old. They're upset because you clearly need help, but you want to pick and choose what you listen to. Beginners don't have that luxury. Why? Because you don't know enough to know what you need or don't need.

Don't have time in the morning? Wake up earlier. Prep the night before.

Fasting? Eat a lot more before sunrise. Workout at night, so you can still eat before and after. Sleep more during the day, so you can eat more often at night.

A lot of this is common sense, not bodybuilding secrets. If you can't make these changes , then you either have to place more importance on training or realize it's just not going to workout as well as you hoped, if at all.

 

yup. working out isnt rocket science

 

I applaud your effort for still trying, but this solid advice will surely just get tossed aside along with all the other stuff he didn't want to hear.

 

I used to do 12-7pm, I'd work out around 10, basically fasted, and if anything i train alot better, food just makes me sluggish, but everyone is different in terms of how they prefer to train.

 

This is pretty much it. If you want to do it, you'll find ways.
Due to my schedule with uni/work/rugby specific training, i typically gym from 9pm-10pm, go home, sleep 12-6am and study when i can. this isn't even including the sessions they make us do in the morning.

If you want to, there is always a way, if you dont, well, you just don't have that drive then.

 

I'm just gonna use this thread to ask a question for myself.

So I've been trying to do pull ups and chin ups for the past 3 weeks.

Its been 3 weeks and I can only do 3 pull ups most of the time and sometimes i get to 5.
And I can only do 5 chin ups.

Am I doing something wrong because I would've thought that in 3 weeks, I should have been doing at least 5-7 pull ups and 10+ chin ups.

Btw, I try the chin ups and pull ups everyday.

Secondly, People have been telling me that I've lost a lot of weight but it doesn't seem that way to me. Why is that? I weighed 176 3 months ago and these people last saw me 3 months ago. I met these people just last week after a long time and they have been telling me that I lost a lot of weight. I still weight 176 tho?

 

Nah, nothing wrong... the average person can't even do ONE pullup/chinup so I'd say you're at least in decent shape. 3 weeks isn't a long time, give it a couple months and you should get to where you want. Maybe don't do them every day and give your body some time to recover. Work on your back muscles at the gym if you can, that will definitely help as well.

As for the weight, I'm guessing you've done a good job at body recomposition (lower body fat, more muscle). The scale isn't nearly as important as the mirror. Keep it up, sounds like you are on the right track.

 

Yea, I got to hit up the gym again. I have not lifted ever since I had a fracture in my left thumb, since May.
I do random exercises tho, such as push ups, pull ups, chin ups, etc.... And I hoop A LOT!.

And for the weight, it seems like I still have a little bit of a gut. My body fat % is 14% (checked 2-3 weeks ago). I just can't seem to lose the gut but I know its the food I eat. I'm hoping I'm on the right track, I just gotta get done with this week and next week I'll recreate a schedule for myself to work out.

 

Hard to say without seeing the rest of your workout and/or if there have been any changes to your diet or work out since. Could be other factors, workout related or not, that are lowering your energy levels. Or over training.

Something changed in your daily routine and/or work out during that time. Figure out what it was.

 

Always begin with the bench press.

 

The bench press works more muscles than curls or whatever. It's a primary exercise. If you want to do curls or skull crushers after, that's fine, but always start with the bench. You'll get the most benefit that way.

 

I have a question.

Can I get big traps by doing deadlifts alone, or do I have to do power lifts like cleans?