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not really, that dates back to 2018. I have a decent V shape now, and much, much bigger chest. I should update that picture indeed.

Sorry, I understand that the nuances of such sophisticated grammar might make your comprehension wobble,
so I will rephrase in layman's terms:

"I am 47 years old. My testosterone levels dropped...

I doubt palumboism or "roid gut" can be developed in the absence of steroid usage.
However, being 47 I am on TRT (Sus 500 / 1mg per week)

Other than that, the usual: couple scoops of whey per...

In the last few months I have put myself to some serious bulking for the first time in my life.
I have been super careful about gaining fat on top of lean mass, and although this made my bulking...

True, no doubt.

I am wondering because my diet has pretty much been always all about that.
Beans of all kinds, and milk.
The only change being that, when I started working out, I moved to...

If I look at what every professional in both bodybuilding & nutrition recommends in terms of protein/carbs/fat intake percentages, and then I look at most legumes - be it beans of this and that kind,...

I didn't really know where to post this, so I posted it here because I am over 35 🙄

I am exercising for the first time at altitude, but it's a small altitude: 1200mt. more or less.
Yet I can feel...

About 2500, which apparently already puts me on a surplus because I get a perceivable increase in body fat and overall weight.

Three "template days, which I cycle.
4 - 5 days per week.

(A)
- Chest (3 exercises x 5 sets x 6-8 reps)
- Biceps (2 exercises x 4 sets x 8-12 reps)
- Abs (1 exercise x 4 sets x exhaustion)
...

I tried, each for 3-4 weeks, high reps with lower loads, and I tried low reps with higher loads. I tried VERY low reps with VERY high loads (90% of 1RM).

I tried a complex combination that helped...

Told my story before, but - in a nutshell: started 2 years ago as never-exercised-before skeleton-with-a-belly. 40 years old back then, 42 now.

I am truly OCD when I get into something, so I...

I have been working out for a bit over 1 year now. In this time I made tremendous gains in terms of strength: all my lifts have doubled or more. Where I was "skinny fat", I have now a decent build,...

I do - as I was telling on some other thread already a few months ago, my lifts keep growing slowly and steadily. My size does not.

Training to bulk? Yes.
Eating to bulk? I tried and all I got was body fat.

I am so scrupolous about it (honestly I should say OCD), that I am sure I "did it right" from all points of view - but...

I wish! That's me at my lowest body fat percentage. Now I look the same but with no definition whatsoever, hence ... I just look skinny.

I don't have proper goals anymore. I wish I could bulk up a...

Thanks everyone for the advice, really appreciated.

@Rottweiler59
my goal would be to keep my workout regime, and move it to home. I have naturally started to stray away from machines anwyay,...

Hi,

I just completed my 1st year of uninterrupted workout. I am now thinking of equipping a double garage I am not using, with a minimal home gym.

What equipment would suggest?
I am thinking ...

Thanks everyone, I'll try.

@grubman: I am terrible at reading sarcasm :) did you mean I should try some preworkout product? I only take supplements (just whey) immediately post workout currently...

I am getting to a point where I can't overload anymore not because of the weight itself, but my heart rate instead.

Allow me to clarify: on any giving exercise, I feel I could increase the load...

Thanks everyone. Swift and meaningful as always.

I particularly like the "decrease loads by 10%" thing, as it's what my instinct was already telling me, but I chose to come here for help instead....