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Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...
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Chapter_BLK
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I just finished my workout and I was wondering:
Are any of you brehs following a program from online/a book or just doing whatever you came up with? Also, are there any books you've read that enlightened you in regards to achieving your physical goals? I've read a lot in the way of self-help, but nothing specifically in regards to fitness.
Are any of you brehs following a program from online/a book or just doing whatever you came up with? Also, are there any books you've read that enlightened you in regards to achieving your physical goals? I've read a lot in the way of self-help, but nothing specifically in regards to fitness.
Depends on the goals.........
Overall I think lifting and training isn’t overly complicated regardless of the goal. The nutrition part of it isn’t complicated but you can learn a lot and also go down some rabbit holes of misinformation.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
I've gotten my home workouts from Athlean-X and Damien Patrick YT videos as well as a few sites I Googled for certain body parts using only dumbbells and bodyweight.
I'm loving the results so far. Haven't been in a real gym since March but you couldn't tell by my appearance
I suggest you watch those two on YouTube tho they helped me a lot. I'd also recommend 50 Cent's workout book which I also got a lot of gems from.
Gully Bull
Love Sponge
Athleanx is a go to source for meI've gotten my home workouts from Athlean-X and Damien Patrick YT videos as well as a few sites I Googled for certain body parts using only dumbbells and bodyweight.
I'm loving the results so far. Haven't been in a real gym since March but you couldn't tell by my appearance
this guy doesn’t really have programs but he discusses a lot of fitness stuff in an easy to understand way with scientific research to back it up
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
I used to fux with his videos a little but bushed his content after that deadlift fiasco.
YMMV.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
As a rule, I only listen to cats that are stronger than I am. Some names off top that I listen to are: Omar Isuf, Jeff Nippard, Alan Thrall, Jim Wendler.
There are also two cats I take tips from on NikeTalk's gym thread.
As for whether I follow a program or gym as I go, it's both. I'll usually take a program that aligns with my goals, review it, see what results others have gotten from it, and then run it as is or modify it suit my needs better.
Never gone completely off script (i.e. fukkarounditis) since I started lifting; it'd be pointless to completely program my own workouts as a beginner, since I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. I don't really program too much now since I'd have nothing to compare them to as far as efficiency and success. IME the guys that go in the gym and have no plan are either guys that have already arrive and are just tryna maintain, or clueless fukks who'll never make it.
I've gotten my home workouts from Athlean-X and Damien Patrick YT videos as well as a few sites I Googled for certain body parts using only dumbbells and bodyweight.
I'm loving the results so far. Haven't been in a real gym since March but you couldn't tell by my appearance
I might be in the minority here, but I tend to only take advice from fitness pros: BBers, coaches, PLers, Oly lifters, fitness competitors, etc.
The biggest gems I've learned and taken to heart are:
1) "Consistency is key." This applies both ways: if you're consistently killing it, the results will show. If you're consistently
your results will also show. My mentor/nemesis from work taught me that. It applies to things outside the gym as well (most gym lessons are life lessons too 
).I always think about the gym regulars and split them into two camps: the Haves, and the Have-nots. The Haves will consistently show up, put in work, and be on their shyt to do it again. They don't make a bunch of excuses, fukk around wasting precious time, or bullshyt their training. Their workouts are structured and fundamentally sound. These are the guys/gals that have "auras" like it's DBZ in the gym. They get stronger/leaner/bigger, and people are obviously impressed with their progress.
The Have-nots are the opposite. They show up regularly too, but they never seem to make measurable or visible progress. I've been going to the same main gym for like 4-5 years now and the Have-nots that are still there more than a year or two still look the same. They don't have auras, they just occupy space. They don't get any leaner/bigger/stronger, whatever like a gym regular should.
Their workouts are random or poorly structured, usually based on iso's and machine work, they don't tend to go very hard, and the workouts are over quickly. I can see just by looking at most their diets are trash (pot bellies and/or booty-do's but you gym 4-5 times a week or more), or the little fukks that can never seem to bulk right.
2) "Never take strength training advice from someone who is weaker than you." Once I learned this lesson, it became easier to filter out the good from the bad advice on YT, Internet forums, fitness websites, IG posts, etc. This applies in the gym too. Muhfukkas that can't squat or bench or deadlift anything near what I move will say shyt like: you shouldn't use a belt, you shouldn't train that long/frequently, you should do X. I hit their asses with the
because listening to a nikka that hasn't gone where you've gone is pointless. I wouldn't take advice on money management from a broke boy, or sobriety tips from a drunk. That's hustling backwards to me.Thus, I automatically tune out cats like Meth and 50 when it comes to working out since their feats are not higher than mine. As a rule I never take fitness advice from regular gym cats or celebrities.
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Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
I only take fitness/gym advice from folk whose physique I admire for lack of a better word. 50 and his trainer wrote that book. 50 was one of my inspirations that got me on my bodybuilding journeyAs a rule, I only listen to cats that are stronger than I am. Some names off top that I listen to are: Omar Isuf, Jeff Nippard, Alan Thrall, Jim Wendler.
There are also two cats I take tips from on NikeTalk's gym thread.
As for whether I follow a program or gym as I go, it's both. I'll usually take a program that aligns with my goals, review it, see what results others have gotten from it, and then run it as is or modify it suit my needs better.
Never gone completely off script (i.e. fukkarounditis) since I started lifting; it'd be pointless to completely program my own workouts as a beginner, since I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing. I don't really program too much now since I'd have nothing to compare them to as far as efficiency and success. IME the guys that go in the gym and have no plan are either guys that have already arrive and are just tryna maintain, or clueless fukks who'll never make it.
I might be in the minority here, but I tend to only take advice from fitness pros: BBers, coaches, PLers, Oly lifters, fitness competitors, etc.
The biggest gems I've learned and taken to heart are:
1) "Consistency is key." This applies both ways: if you're consistently killing it, the results will show. If you're consistently
I always think about the gym regulars and split them into two camps: the Haves, and the Have-nots. The Haves will consistently show up, put in work, and be on their shyt to do it again. They don't make a bunch of excuses, fukk around wasting precious time, or bullshyt their training. Their workouts are structured and fundamentally sound. These are the guys/gals that have "auras" in like it's DBZ in the gym. They get stronger, leaner, bigger, and people are obviously impressed with their progress.
The Have-nots are the opposite. They show up regularly too, but they never seem to make measurable or visible progress. I've been going to the same main gym for like 4-5 years now and the Have-nots that are still there more than a year or two still look the same. They don't have auras, they just occupy space. They don't get any leaner/bigger/stronger, whatever like a gym regular should.
Their workouts are random or poorly structured, usually based on iso's and machine work, they don't tend to go very hard, and the workouts are over quickly. I can see just by looking at most their diets are trash (pot bellies and/or booty-do's but you gym 4-5 times a week or more), or the little fukks that can never seem to bulk right.
2) "Never take strength training advice from someone who is weaker than you." Once I learned this lesson, it became easier to filter out the good from the bad advice on YT, Internet forums, fitness websites, IG posts, etc. This applies in the gym too. Muhfukkas that can't squat or bench or deadlift anything near what I move will say shyt like: you shouldn't use a belt, you shouldn't train that long/frequently, you should do X. I hit their asses with the
Thus, I automatically tune out cats like Meth and 50 when it comes to working out since their feats are not higher than mine. As a rule I never take fitness advice from regular gym cats or celebrities.
I seen him go from fat to fit and was inspired.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
I only take fitness/gym advice from folk whose physique I admire for lack of a better word. 50 and his trainer wrote that book. 50 was the one that got me on my bodybuilding journey
Again, what I wrote is only my outlook on it. If something else works for others, then by all means.
Cats like 50 and dem don't impress me. 
Kinda like how I be seeing a lot of average-looking people that are personal trainers. I wouldn't pay them for advice but if other people look up to them then by all means.
Also note that my mentality in the gym is completely fukked up, as is my self-perception. When I look in the mirror I still see the skinny nikka I was 10-15 years ago.
I have no concrete goals, and could never be content "toning, getting in shape, or maintaining." 
Lifting weights have become it's own crusade for me. Until I've lifted all the weight in the world, it'll never be enough; until I have so much mass little objects start gravitating towards me, it'll never be enough.
Gully Bull
Love Sponge
FactsAlso note that my mentality in the gym is completely fukked up, as is my self-perception. When I look in the mirror I still see the skinny nikka I was 10-15 years ago.
Lifting weights have become it's own crusade for me. Until I've lifted all the weight in the world, it'll never be enough; until I have so much mass little objects start gravitating towards me, it'll never be enough.
until I got the strength to pickup my enemy by their skull with one hand, I won’t know true strength
The Villain
Superstar
Usually I just wing it.
I'm following a plan right now because I had a specific goal in mind. But even within the plan, after the first 3 or 4 weeks I started winging it for accessory work. For this particular plan, the dude that made it is a world champ powerlifter so his accessory stuff is LIGHT because he's benching like 400 and pulling/squating 600+ for reps. I do about 200 and 275 respectively so I'm not as taxed after the compounds as he would be. So I usually buck up the accessory stuff a bit.
Overall man I'd just say find someone of a similar build/athletic background in the gym or on IG, see what they do and then scale it for yourself. Ask folks "why" a lot. Gym folks are usually eager to share the knowledge.
That and just stealing routines/exercises I liked on IG has gotten me very far. The gym isn't complex you just have to know what you want to accomplish.
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
This new program ain't it.
Brb going to the gym and lifting for less than 2 hours each day.
You in there getting your planet fitness on
Now I remember why I dropped this program; the volume was too low coming from high volume and it made my lifts fall off.
Imma switch it back to my regularly scheduled program tomorrow.
Going 13 days straight though.
Chapter_BLK
Pro
I hear what you guys are saying. Personally, I've been doing what most of you guys do--just doing what I want based on what my goals are and taking bits and pieces from Youtubers and social media. It's been working well for me. I only asked cuz my coworker's following a program for mass gaining and I respect it since it seems to be working for him, but I prefer more flexibility in my training so I don't adhere to any specific pre-made programs.
Speaking of flexibility, I started doing research on improving mobility and joint health. I'm stretching here and there on my downtime and doing multiple sets of squats a day to improve my knees. Way too early to document progress, but damn if I don't feel good rn
Fukk around and might be doing horizontal splits while doing an overhead press at the same time on some anabolic Van Damme shyt
Speaking of flexibility, I started doing research on improving mobility and joint health. I'm stretching here and there on my downtime and doing multiple sets of squats a day to improve my knees. Way too early to document progress, but damn if I don't feel good rn
Fukk around and might be doing horizontal splits while doing an overhead press at the same time on some anabolic Van Damme shyt
I AM WE ARE
Banned
3 eggs over easy bottle of water breakfast
2 pieces of pizza bottle of water lunch
Finna get this tire workout in. In the backyard.
In the snow
#powderboyz ss2
2 pieces of pizza bottle of water lunch
Finna get this tire workout in. In the backyard.
In the snow
#powderboyz ss2
Son Goku
Great Sage Equalling Heaven
This is kind of the opposite of what I do, and what you described doing is why most folks I see in the gym do not progress as efficiently as they possibly could.
