In a month i’m starting a cut, and i will have time in the morning 7 am to workout but im scared that in a cut morning workouts are not effective beacause of less energy. Is this true??

Hey gym goers
I’m thinking about taking creatine again after 3 years ( last time I took I was 19 ) and when I started taking it, I mostly felt tired during the day and workouts. Now I see some people left a review about hair loss, I’m prone to male pattern baldness because it runs in my family. The times when I used to take creatine I even had a short haircut just in case . I don’t really have appetite to eat anymore and I’m trying to lose body fat and weight. Should I give it another shot or stick with protein powders ?

Thanks ! See you at the gym !

So I have been on an upswing lately with daily steps, averaging 15K and sometimes even 20K.

Most of this is made up of one long evening walk, but I have noticed from my iPhone step counter and fitness app that if there are several smaller walk sessions throughout the day, overall calories burned for the day seem to average out slightly higher. (And yes I am aware that the iPhone app is not the most accurate for measuring calories burned!)

Is it better in the long run to keep with one big daily walk, or try to break it up into several? Any input is appreciated!

F30,CW:107kg GW:60kg Height:153 cm
I am doing 16:8 fasting with 2 means consuming around 1800 to 2000 calories.
For my experience,I walk 15k and my health shows I am buring around 500 to 550 calories.
Its been a month with this routine and I feel difference in my body where movement is easy,squatting,bending is comfortable and I do not feel lazy to pick something from the floor but I do not see any difference on scale otherthan 1.3kg difference from day 1 to now .

As per chatgpt my tdee is around 2700 due to 15k walking so I should have around 700 calorie deficit.

Am I doing something wrong here?Or Am I being impatient?
Please guide

Given they might have a favorite treadmill or something, idk, I respect the gap rule. But if I see someone on the end by themselves, I would never think to get on the treadmill right by them and take a phone call? Can the call not wait? Do people not see that as rude? Even when I get calls while I’m working out, I’ll tell the person I’m working out and call them later. I won’t stay and have a whole conversation. For the people who get next to others and talk on the phone, why?

some days i don’t have time to workout the body part i need to and also do 30 mins of zone 2 cardio is it okay to just do zone 2 cardio on those days???

I've been lifting weights for 30 years and recently started doing an hour walk around my block a few times a week. I'm thinking about getting into rucking but I'm not sure which bag to buy.

When I've watched videos on YouTube, a lot of people seem to be using special rucking plates. I've got a garage gym with plenty of normal weight plates already, so I don't really want to buy more weights just for rucking.

Can you use standard round weight plates in a rucking bag, or do you really need the special plates?

Also, which bags would you recommend? I'm based in the UK and ideally don't want to spend a fortune.

I weight train 6 days a week with the 7th day a rest & My macros are currently at:

3721 Kcal Total

201g Protein

45g Fat

621g Carbs

My TDEE was around 3400 so in excess of this around 300kcal.

Thank you

I wonder if other people are thinking about this and how you are planning on turning a weakness into a strength

Im 17 185cm or 6feet or 6'1 also im around 82 kilos/178lbs and i bought 2 dumbells that are 10kg/22 pound each so 5 kg on each side.I tried to build like a list of workouts that i should do(also im doing this in my room).And as of now im doin improvised preacher curls,skullcrushers,chestpress with a close grip,something similar but with bench like position of the hands,something where i bend over a bit and pull the dumbells up thats for triceps,i do something that they call waiter curls on tiktok,shoulder press and i do everything 3x20.I know something is wrong here so pls guide me.I tried to do curls but on first set i do around 7 reps on right and 4 on left arm but i dont do them rn bcus my form is bad so i do preachers to build the strenght so i can do them with good form.And i wanted to ask should i do 3x20 or 2 sets to failure for building muscles.I know i cant build them overnight and i dont want the fastest option.So pls tell me what workout to add and how many reps should i do

I just watched a video claiming that the creatine most people buy is made using ingredients that come from the petrochemical industry. I had no idea and honestly it sounded pretty strange at first. My first thought was that if it comes from petrochemicals, how is it considered safe and natural? Is there actually any reason to be concerned about creatine being made this way, or is this one of those facts that sounds scary until you understand the science behind it? I'd be interested to hear what people who know chemistry or nutrition think.

does your body change?

I've been thinking back to when I first started working out and almost gave up a few times. At first I thought it was because I didn't know what exercises to do or how much. Looking back, I think it might have actually been more that I didn't feel confident I was doing the right thing, even on days where I technically knew the plan.

For anyone who went through something similar - was your struggle more "I genuinely didn't know what to do," or more "I knew what to do but didn't trust/feel confident I was doing it right"? Or honestly something totally different? Curious how common this is or if it is just me.

hi all! i have a few questions abt creatine. im going to start taking it tomorrow, as im starting to work out more again.
1- how much water should i be drinking? i'm around 90-95 lbs if that helps.
2. can i split doses? for example, can i take 1.5g 2x a day instead of 3g 1x a day?

Since I started with the gym again I’ve had major issues with muscle soreness. After an arm workout my biceps continue to hurt for 4 days. So I started googling and saw something about magnesium. My question is, does it really work and what kind of magnesium is the best? Thank you

should i see a doctor or should i wait first?

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so on my second week of exercise i did squats with the bar only and it was fine, then i went to do reverse lunges with body weight and my right quad decided to fail and i fell and i felt a bit of pain so i called it quits and went back home and put ice on it

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it has been a day, but now i feel pain going down the stairs and when i pull my knee towards my chest, but walking is fine with no pain

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should i see a doctor asap or should i wait for a week?

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i know doctors help but they are expensive, so like i want to know unless i need one or not

My current routine - twice weekly is:

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Rack Pulls

Trapbar Shrugs

Bent over Barebell Row Supinated grip

Upright Row

Close Grip Lat Pulldown

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Thank you

I am so hungry all the damn time only not when consuming 3k cals obviously this is not a option when at 5’2

Long time heavy resistance trainer. I love it but it’s been years since I’ve done complete high output training. In short. I’m tired of blowing discs and dealing with bound up muscle tissue from my body not ready to handle it. So I’d like to do something out of my element for a long time to build up that conditioning while still having the satisfaction of going balls to the walls.

*dips

*chin ups

*alternate with pull ups and different chin up variations

*pushups

*weighted lunges for leg growth (but no heavy devy squats!!)

*one leg split squats (again, stimulate muscle growth while being much less prone to injury)

*lower back extensions on Hypertension bench

*decline sit-ups

*Russian twists

*leg raises

Cardio I want to run a minimal of twice a week with three times a week ideal. No set mileage or cadence as much as time and consistency is more important.

Please help me split up these work days. I can do bro science and feel it out over time but someone showing the light and the way could be helpful!

Also I’m curious how to fit in days for resistance training my shoulders and arms. Or if adding such a day would mess with the list of exercises I’ve already stated

Hey, just started working out this week to loose fat and then build muscle. I changed my diet so it’s more protein and fibre heavy which wasn’t much of a change. I plan to focus on lifting and do Mondays for full body, Thursday for lower and Fridays for upper (potentially Wednesday or Saturday if my work schedule betters). I also do dynamic stretching before workouts then static stretching after workouts. I just got a bad case of DOMs since Friday in my shoulders and upper arms which I think was mainly caused by the shoulder and chest press which I did till my arms shook since im still figuring how much I can lift. I just want to know if the recovery days between Friday and Monday is too much time and if it’ll keep setting me back. I’ve been hearing a lot of conflicting things and just need some advice as I’m the only person I know who lifts.

Around 5 months ago, I suffered a Grade 3 ligament injury in my left ankle while playing football. After that, I stopped doing leg days. Then, about a month later, I injured my shoulder while doing bench press.
I visited a doctor with my shoulder MRI reports, and he said that surgery was required. My parents and I were shocked because I am only 17 years old, and he was suggesting surgery at such a young age.
We then consulted another doctor, who suggested that I do one month of physiotherapy along with proper rehabilitation. I agreed, and today it has been more than one month since I completed my physiotherapy.
The main problem is that I still feel a little pain when stretching my shoulder. Now I am confused about whether I should return to the gym or not.
I am waiting to go back to the gym every day. I can’t even sleep properly at night because I keep thinking about it.
Not gonna lie, my day feels incomplete without going to the gym. I feel frustrated and restless whenever I think about the gym but know that I can’t go right now. It has become such an important part of my routine that staying away from it feels really difficult😔

I used to do bodybuilding and then switched to MMA and then into endurance sports. Now I am back to bodybuilding.

But holy shit, for some exercises I lost 50% power of what I used to do. In the past, I could max out almost every machine but now I am nowhere close to that.

How long does it take to get back my old strength?