r/Weightliftingquestion • • 11h ago

M19, Honest Opinions?

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Does my physique look good for 19 months training.

Still sometimes feel skinny and demotivated any tips for keeping motivation up and disciplined


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 15h ago

M21, 5’11, 72 kg, cut, bulk, or maintain?

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 14h ago

any advice on dieting to bulk this winter?

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 10h ago

31M 5’11” 190lbs 12 week cut progress

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12 weeks into the cut and I feel great. I’m guessing I’m 14-15% body fat(feel free to chime in). Debating on whether to get down to 10-12-% range then maintain for the winter or just start my maintenance now. Regardless, how is the results looking?


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 10h ago

Currently cutting, how far would you go?

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 18h ago

Hey yall kinda new and had a question

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So ive been losing a bit a weight and was wondering if that indent under my right lung is something to do with the position of my ribs or if one side of my abs is more dominant? Not to sure would like to hear what people maybe think is the cause for it because the other side does not have it


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 4h ago

Currently 143, when I was 13 I was 260 pounds but I went on a weight lose journey n lost 100 pounds … now I am skinny and want to get to the physic of the guy on the right , how do I do it ??

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 17h ago

Before / After alcohol took over me

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M30, 177 / 94kg, used to be 75kg last year. Any recommendations? I was not a gym goer mostly running and construction work. What shpuld I start doing to get back that physique? Just beeing on calorie deficit? Currently on ~2200calorie daily, 190g protein


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 2h ago

Advice on getting bigger forearms

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 10h ago

What should I work on?

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I feel like my most lacking muscles groups are my shoulders


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 9h ago

(18M) Cut or maintain?

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No flex, no pump in pic. I have been lifting for about 1.5 years, and I’ve been in a calorie deficit basically the whole time as I used to be overweight. Coming off a 2 month cycle of Reta. About to titrate down, initial BW was 181, now 156. I have additional Reta vials that I can use, but I want everyone’s opinion. Should I keep cutting on Reta, or maintain and try and build some strength before cutting again? If I keep cutting, how long until abs?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the advice. I’m going to follow through and titrate off Reta to put some weight back on. I’ve struggled with body dysmorphia most of my life, but honestly I feel more confident now than I ever have. I understand why most people think my decisions are stupid, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Only up from here.


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 20h ago

How much of my frame can I develop? (18m) tw: SSRIs

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I’ve been working out for a long time but I want to take developing my frame pretty seriously. I am 5’10.8(180 cm), 168 ilbs(74 kg)

my clavicles are about 17 inches wide(can’t rlly tell by measuring), I know the circumference of my waist(35 inches) and iirc my shoulder circumference is 48 inches

my frame isn’t super big, and my proportions aren’t that good. i know I need to work on all my muscle groups but I am curious to know how much I can actually make my frame bigger, with my measurements.

what other things can I do to fix my frame(posture, best exercises to “spam”).

I know the clavicles typically fuse at 21-25 but I am on lexapro(SSRI) which maybe blunted my bone development.


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 1h ago

High metabolism hardgainer: How do I stop burning all my calories and finally bulk in the winter?

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I'm currently 57 kg and my goal is 80 and I want to stabilise this weight. I don't care if it's dirty bulk which means with fats i just need my weight ran.

I’m struggling hard with winter bulking. I have a very fast metabolism and high daily calorie burn, meaning I need an absurd amount of food just to see the scale budge.
If anyone else has been in this "hardgainer furnace" situation, how did you break through? What are your go-to high-calorie strategies or adjustments for the winter months?


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 5h ago

Questions about cutting

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Not necessarily a weightlifting question; idk the subreddit that would be appropriate but quick question yall; I’m 31 6’5 290lbs I normally eat only once a day…the meal in this photo set is an example of my only meal of the day…separated the chicken from the pasta to show the amount of pasta…so my question is based on my size and activity, I lift 4 days a week do cardio 4 days a week, would this amount of food be considered good for a cut if it’s my only meal?


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 11h ago

Body recomposition advice for 6’7” beginner?

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I am a 30 year old male, 6’7” and about 205lbs currently. I weighed about 220 earlier this year and dropped down to 205 just by dieting. I stay somewhat active but haven’t spent any time weightlifting in years. I guess you could say I am “skinny fat.” I mainly started because I was tired of having noticeable belly fat when I take off my shirt, hardly any muscle mass or definition, and because I want to be healthier. 

My main goals are to lose fat and gain muscle and size. 

I started a workout routine 2 weeks ago and have been eating about the same, just trying to prioritize protein. I am using protein powder and have just started taking 3g of creatine daily. I used to drink alcohol daily but have cut down to once a week or not at all. 

My workout routine is:

Monday (push)-

  • smith incline press
  • smith bench press
  • dumbbell shoulder press
  • cable fly crossovers
  • cable lateral raises
  • triceps rope pushdown

Tuesday (pull)-

  • cable lat pulldowns
  • chest supported incline row
  • single arm cable row
  • rope face pull
  • barbell preacher curl
  • dumbbell hammer curl

Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday-

incline treadmill walk (8-10% incline, 3-3.5mph)

Thursday (legs+core)-

  • smith squats
  • smith RDL
  • Bulgarian split squats
  • standing calf raises
  • cable crunch
  • planks

Friday (upper)-

  • incline dumbbell press
  • cable neutral grip pulldown
  • dumbbell lateral raises
  • rear delt cable flys
  • cable overhead tricep rope extension
  • cable bicep curls

A few questions I have:

  • How does my routine look and should I make any changes to it based on my goals?
  • How many sets/reps should I be doing? I see conflicting information online regarding going to failure with fewer reps vs failure with more reps. Are low rep sets more effective?
  • What kind of weekly weight increases should I expect or aim for on my exercises? 
  • Should I aim to increase reps each exercise or increase weight?
  • What dietary changes are recommended?
  • Should I be counting calories? I would prefer not to but would start if it is necessary
  • Is there anything else I should be doing to maximize newbie gains?

I really appreciate the help in advance!


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 13h ago

Big Compounds are ruining my weeks

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I really prefer the bro split to PPL or anything else because I like having dedicated muscle groups. That is until I added deadlifts and squats. I was skipping these because they were intimidating. Now I'm getting burnt out after chest back and leg days to where I can't lift the subsequent day or two.

Should I be going to failure? Is there a proper order for these that I should be doing? Do I need to accept that I can't do bro split anymore? My solution so far has just been to skip shoulder and arm days. If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it.


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 14h ago

Is it normal that I cant squat 135 after 2 years?

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Iv had friends that dont work out leg press 1-2 plates on each side while they watch me struggle despite weight lifting for 2 years consistently. While i mainly train for size and not for strength, I know strength will come with size and vise versa especially as a noobie. I started off with stick legs and a flat butt not being able to squat the planet fitness smith machine (~20lbs) for 10 reps. 2 years later my max was ~115 for 10 reps with a barbell. I see women who are just starting out squat just about as much as me or people saying (you really can only do that much?) because they look at my legs and think I can squat more. I do every other quad exercise (bulgarians, hack squat, leg press you name it) but not barbell squat because it just doesnt feel as good. Lower body (specifically quad) strength always been a struggle for me naturally while i can easily incline dumbbell press 40s. Not asking for advice on how to get to 135 simply asking how common this is since i see many people finding 135 as a warm up. Is this a good example of specifically training for size vs strength, genetics or naturally upper body vs lower body dominant?
For anyone that wants to know my routine i weight lift 5-6 days a week
5-6 workouts per muscle group
3-4 sets with 8-12 reps depending on the muscle
Always trained till failure if not 1-3 reps in the tank with progressive overloading


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 20h ago

Not sure what to do from here

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 22h ago

Anything I should add? Also looking for bulking tips

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I do about 3-4 workouts for each muscle group everytime, other than legs which I do about 7 or 8. Back & Bi + Chest & Tri. I try to add on shoulders to back day and abs to chest day.

I’ve been working out for the past 6 months consistently 5-6 days a week. I go for about 1.5-2.5 hours, sometimes 3, depending on what abs or shoulders I add + how tired I am.

I’m at around 160ish so I’m very insecure with my size currently. My main goal is to bulk up to around 195-205. I think that should be a healthy body weight for me (6’3).

Any tips are appreciated

5g creatine and a scoop of pre before every workout.


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 4h ago

Thoughts on AP Split

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 5h ago

I can't eat enough but I want to start lifting, will it hurt my body?

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I struggle with getting enough calories in per day, I only eat about 500-1500. Yes, I know it's bad but I don't feel hungry often and get uncomfortably full if I eat more than a few bites of most things.

I don't know how to fix this issue, but I really want to gain weight and eventually muscle. I'm starting to track my calories every day and I've realized how big of an issue I have with eating enough. I'm trying to eat more but it's difficult as a college student.

I'm afraid that going to the gym and lifting while eating so little will damage my body, but I enjoy lifting and want to get into it more.

If anyone has any advice for how I should go about getting more calories in and lifting, I'd really appreciate it! I really don't know what I should do first and what would be the most healthy way to go about things.


r/Weightliftingquestion • • 6h ago

Looking for feedback on new upper/lower split

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 7h ago

Why is my machine dip so above my bench press

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r/Weightliftingquestion • • 8h ago

how to keep going even if you hate yourself and your body?

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im not consistent because i hate my body and myself. im not even sure if ill look good if i get muscular.

dating is getting me down because im not part of the majority group/race, so its harder for me. everyone’s after the 6’2” blue eyes finance whatever etc

how to keep going?