Still think I’m not quite at 100%, been getting injured really easily

i always strech 15 before and after work outs and i use a ball when i am doing back to lesson my shoulder

what you guys eat for breakfast usually with me its the same everyday sometimes i have oatmeal with fruit and greek yogurt with a bit of mik or no oatmeal and i use nuts, then i have egg whites with a piece of bread or three poached eggs sometimes

mostly neck and then i feel like my entire lower half is somewhat limited...

Try hitting traps and for your lower body your hip flexors. For me at least those tend to be the source of tightness in other places

thanks g imma try that

my pops cock blocked my gym time and the bench at home is covered by thanksgiving s*** FML. welp time to do push ups

How long and what workouts do you do to warm up elbows and shoulders? My elbow giving out and I feel like I’m not doing enough before my working sets

feel like I can never fully stretch my legs especially after work when I've been sitting all day. rdls get rid of the feeling for a bit but it always comes back. very annoying.

oatmeal w/ peanut butter & honey is my go to

is anyone here doing forearm excerises?

My muscles are getting juicy today

how yall treating elbow injuries? should I be working forearms more often?

I been bulking for the past year but I’m at about 20% body fat rn and I need to cut down. Anyone got a good cutting guide?

literally put yourself in a caloric deficit g. thats it.

200-500 calorie deficit
up protein and remove simple carbs
don't be scared when you start getting slightly weaker/smaller
use the mirror, not the scale to gauge progress

you are now a cutting master

I'm trying to make my inner frame look wider. Further down my sides so I guess the lower part of my lats. My upper lats, closer towards my arm pits are developing nicely. How can I hit the lower part or at least make the mid section of my torso, grow?

Make sure ur pulling to belly button to activate all late. Mess around with row position and hand alignment. Supinated grip hits lower lats more than overhand

close grip lat pulldowns will hit your lats harder. consider doing heavy dumbell/barbell pullovers to make your anterior serratus explode and buff up your lats.

heavy deadlifts, if you haven't been doing them, will also bulk up your ab muscles but particularly your obliques, on top of working your lats heavy too

Of course, idk why I never thought of close grip with lats

Yeah I need to get on deadlifts but that makes sense too. Thank you

Damn. Sounds solid. Ok. Ima try this too.
Thanks

Das some ghey s*** lol when's the last time you saw anyone in better shape than you doing meme stretches for 15 mins before bench pressing your bodyweight?

Everyone I ever knew with a gym injury got it from deadlifting lol its the most risk/least reward exercise you can do if you care about your back long term. Even popular YT fitness chals skip it.

this is factually wrong lol. deadlifts only really become a problem even with good form when you're hitting ridiculous weights *with a barbell as well. otherwise, the vast majority of injuries are bad form or a lack of mobility.

if you really wanna consider dangerous exercises, then s*** like upright rows and dumbbell flyes have a much higher chance to injure you. hell, even squats.

you calling it bad for your back makes me laugh. I have mild scoliosis, and deadlifts were a great way to keep it strong and fortified. I still have a sizable curvature, but my PT commended me on my progress solely on ab exercises and trap bar deadlifts

you dont even have to do conventional barbell deadlifts. trap bar deadlifts, romanian deadlifts, rack pulls, among others, are considerably safer for your back if you're that worried and will still give you great results.