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Dude. You're as normal as normal can get. Stop comparing yourself to people around you. I'm sure you're getting all the apprehensions from watching your friends get all manly while you're still the...

Thanks man. I kinda guessed it's somewhere between 15 and 20 but didn't know whether it's more towards 15 or 20.

What's my bodyfat % please?

I'm 6'1" (186 cm) and 73.5 kg (162 lbs)

Gor back into the gym after about a one year break. This is the program I wrote for myself. May not be optimal. But hoping for newbie gainz. Basically two workouts A and B. 9 exercises each workout....

Thanks. A cup of coffee has about 75 mg of caffeine. Taking too much coffee right before a workout makes me full which directly affects my first lift i.e. squats. So caffeine pills seem to be the way...

How much do you weigh now? Why would you want to lose 100 lbs?

I workout after work. Some (most) days I feel down and not wanting to hit the weights. I figured pre workouts might help. Now I don't want to buy any of the regular pre-workouts as they are unjustly...

Why not have a shake in the morning? Blend 1 scoop of protein, a cup of milk and a banana the night before. Store it in the fridge in a shaker bottle and grab it on your way out in the morning. Grab...

My vote goes to an automatic plate loader/unloader. Basically just punch in how much weight you want and the machine calculates the correct plate denominations and loads them on to the bar. Same...

Use squat stands and saw horses. Pulled this off google.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O1zCIouZWYU/Tbb--z0w4II/AAAAAAAAAEc/SpKkmw2g9II/s1600/powerrack.jpg

If you're not OCDish about having the correct weight, you could approach a machine shop to precision drill and expand the 1 inch holes to 2 inch. Are the plates metal or rubber?

And just out of...

Thanks for all the advice and recommendations.

I been doing some reading and it seems chin ups are about as effective as pull ups as far building the back is concerned. Wide grip/narrow grip seems...

I'm sorry. I mean chin ups. You guys are probably right that I'll be drained doing reads. But squats somehow intimidate me more than deadlifts. My current working weights are squat 225 for 5x5. Deads...

Actually I don't like benching that much and as for rows, I only ever did that on SL 5x5, where I felt like **** doing rows last, after low bar squats had already fried my lower back. It was...

I'm sure you're Indian, same as me. As a compatriot let me assure you that the program you're currently on (I'm not even sure if we can call it a program), is a mess. Please, please, please, please,...

There's no program for weight loss. If you spend more calories than you eat, you'll lose weight. If you've never lifted before. Start on any of the beginner programs here. And track your food. Write...

As the title suggests, can I skip benching & rowing altogether as beginner?

How would it work out if a beginner had just two workouts for alternate days with a rest day in between?

Workout A
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It would also depend on how much BF% he started out with. I mean a 250 lb 35% BF would weigh different than a 250 lb 10% BF, both growing an inch. But then how does this belong to the Equipment...

Progressive overload means that you don't necessarily have to increase weight every time. Increase reps when you can't go up in poundage. Basically make the workout more intense than the last workout.

Ah ok. That made sense. Batting, I believe, is not so much about durability but gives a soft top to the bench (softer than the pad/foam underneath).