Muscle Gain Forum

Hip-hop and high-energy rap for the main lifts. Honestly a good pre-lift song does more for my top set than any pre-workout. The right beat and I'm locked in instantly.

Okay, genuinely talked off the ledge. Waist down, strength fine, just water. Holding calories, maybe a short diet break next week. Thanks for stopping me doing something daft.

Good call, I've been staring at the scale and ignoring everything else. Waist is actually down half an inch.

The 'whoosh' - I've heard people mention that. So the fat might already be gone and just hidden by water?

Six weeks into my cut, lost steadily until this week - scale hasn't budged in 8 days and I'm frustrated. Journaling it partly to vent and partly to not do anything stupid like slashing calories to nothing. Talk me off the ledge.

Rear delt flyes are my OHP hack! Strengthens the back—no more wobble at 95 lbs. Anyone else do these?

I kept getting colds—like 3 times in 2 months—before I realized I was overtraining.
Now I back off when I feel run down.

Saw a newbie swinging dumbbells on curls—looked like a dance move! Lock your elbows by your sides—form over ego.

I blast past plateaus with supersets!
Bench + flyes, 3 rounds—exhausts me but pumps the numbers up.

Anyone else do this?

Don’t sleep on a basic push/pull/legs split either!
I did that as a beginner with dumbbells at home—3 days a week, grew my chest and arms fast.
Not as “official” as StrongLifts, but it worked.