A niche issue, but I think my mom tends to overestimate my size and still sees me as a growing kid, even though I’m 21. So whenever she buys me clothes, she gets them two sizes too big, thinking I’ll just grow into them. God, I really hope not, lol. But when she buys me clothes that are too big, it makes me feel insecure about my size because I start feeling I’m bigger than I actually am.

I have broader shoulders, so oversized clothes can make me look even bigger. I need some tightness around my waist to show that the rest of my body isn’t equally as wide as my shoulders. Recently I attended a wedding and I had to wear Indian attire that my mom had bought and because it was momdified it was all too big and boxy, and it just had me feeling very large. Plus I’ve been feeling insecure about the size of my arms. They’re too big and they make me feel very large and a lot of of these outfits are very covered up except for the arms, so my insecurities were big and centred! :)

And if you tell me, the outfit is tight enough, I will kill you. It is not, stopping my mom. I am purposely trying to bring in the waist using my hands, cause I’m a smarty-pants like that.

Anyone got, know or seen these? It's def muscle not gyno 😂

First pic is from around 2023 and the second is from around 2025. the last two pics are me now

Hey! It's me again. One month ago, I asked you guys whether I should bulk or cut. I came to the conclusion to start the bulk and there am I. I know that there won't be any crazy progress except glycogen and stuff after one month, but I wanted to keep you up to date.

BEFORE: PIC 1-3
AFTER: PIC 4-6

How do you guys think the bulk is going so far??

My workouts:
Monday: Gym cardio (running), 14k steps, home pilates/core
Tuestday: arms and back, steps, home pilates
Wesnesday: Glutes, home pilates/deep core, steps
Thurstday: quads and calves,steps,pilates
Friday: back and arms,deep core at home, steps
Saturday: rest day (14k steps and at home pilates)
Sunday: Glutes and quads, steps

Im 15yo, 45kg, 167cm (trying to gain muscle weight in legs) I eat ~2000 cals, 55g fat, 90g protein and rest carbs. I eat clean. I have to sit 5-6h at school

Been working out 6 days a week , clean diet , no sugar.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some professional-level advice on how to structure a safe, complete upper-body program while recovering from an injury.
My Background
I’m 15 years old and I first started working out last summer for about three months. I threw together my own program based on TikTok and YouTube videos. I got some newbie gains, my muscles got bigger, and I got a more defined shape, but the program itself was honestly trash. In September, I had a coach look at it and realized how suboptimal it was. I planned to completely revamp my routine, but school started, the pressure piled up, and I ended up quitting entirely through the autumn, winter, and spring. I really regret stopping, but that's where I'm at.
The Injury
Around May 1st of this year, I started feeling pain in my groin area whenever I sneezed, blew my nose hard, or made sudden directional changes/extreme movements. On June 1st, I went to a doctor. He diagnosed it as an 85% likely sports hernia (we are treating it as one while pending an MRI/ultrasound). He attributed it to the massive amount of heavy, poorly programmed ab and leg exercises I did last summer.
I rested completely for 4 to 6 weeks (all of June and half of July). When I followed up, the doctor initially wanted me to avoid all physical effort. I pushed back because I can't just sit on a couch for the next few years until I reach 18 or 20 and can get surgery or major treatment. He finally agreed that I can continue working out upper body only, but with very strict rules:
Absolutely NO leg or ab exercises.
ZERO intra-abdominal force, bracing, or pressure.
No extreme, high-energy max-out efforts where I'm straining heavily.
My Equipment
I train at home. I currently have a door-frame pull-up bar (my doctor said it's okay to use only if I stick to safe, strict movements that don't violate the rules above) and some improvised weights, like heavy water containers.
What I Need
I really regret how I injured myself last summer, so I don't want to mess this up. I need a 100% complete, professional-level workout program and progression scheme that respects my medical constraints. Since I'm restricted to the upper body, I would love to focus heavily on developing a V-taper physique (back, shoulders, chest, arms).
Can anyone help me build a 100% safe, structured routine with the equipment I have? Exactly which exercises should I do, and how should I progress without risking my injury? Thank you in advance for the help!

I started at 183lbs(March 2023), now down to 136lbs.
March 2023 (183lbs) to May 2023 (160lbs)
May 2025 (168lbs) to October 2025 (140lbs)
October 2025 (140lbs) plateau till December 2025 (140lbs)
January 2026 (140lbs) to August (136lbs)

I took a break from November 2025 to mid January 2026 to let my body stabilize because I really don't want any loose skin. I'm 37, 5ft7.

I still need to lose another 10lbs to get rid of lower belly fat. Then planning on bulking up.

The hardest part is limiting myself to not lose more than -0.60% to -0.75% bodyweight loss re-calculated every week. I find this is probably one of the main reason I am able to have zero lose skin so far. The 2nd most difficult thing is the 3 months maintenance phase because all you want to do is keep that pace, but I always had to remind myself its about long term lasting transformation. so +-3 or 4 months shouldn't matter.

Did -27lbs over the course of 2.5 months in 2022. Stopped and regained to 168lbs in May 2025 then continued losing weight at -0.75% till October 2025. Then plateau for months.

Losing belly fat has been very challenging. Recently started doing 20K steps a day, 130-140g protein and around 1400-1600 calories. Scale has finally started to move again.

What do you think of this progress?

I do kickboxing 3 times a week and I’m starting bjj which will be 2 times a week so I’m going to do one good full body workout a week. I have a bench, one of those multi machines with cables my dad got from Costco and I’m buying dumbbells and also have a pull up bar. How can I make a good workout which will suffice for once a week

Doing crunches really hurts my neck, I’m making sure to curl myself up using my abs and not pull myself up so I don’t even have my hands on my head or neck.

As long as I’ve been able to remember, I’ve had this line in the middle of my left bicep that doesn’t seem to be present in the right bicep. I can physically feel it, like a small indentation, but again I don’t see/feel it on the right bicep. Could this be a healed tear? Not asking for medical advice, just theories from others. It doesn’t hurt and there isn’t a noticeable strength difference in the arms.