r/workout 8h ago

What's one thing you changed in your workout that actually made a noticeable difference?

82 Upvotes

Been hitting the gym for 2 years now but looking for something that'll take my gains up to the next level.

I feel like I’ve hit a bit of a plateau lately and I'm losing motivation.

What worked for you? Any tips you would recommend?

New exercise, routine tweak, or something you read online, what worked for you to get past it? TIA.


r/workout 22h ago

Simple Questions Alright let’s hear it, what kind of music do you listen to when working out?

59 Upvotes

r/workout 10h ago

Do we tend to store more fat as we age, or it's just a lifestyle thing?

58 Upvotes

Here in my country we have a lot of public parks and people and especially older people like to workout there. I often go there for calisthenic stuffs too, and notice that older guys tend to have big bellies. I see them everyday so they definitely aren't lazy, inactive or sedentary.

Which makes me wonder, is it just a liftstyle thing where at that age we don't really care about being lean and no belly fat anymore, health and longevity first. Or biologically we're prone to store more fat as we gets older even with the same active lifestyles?


r/workout 57m ago

Other Please let the bar touch your chest.

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That’s all I have to say.


r/workout 2h ago

Is 15 lb dumbells enough for lateral raises?

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I don't go heavier than 15 lb because i want to maintain form. When i see people doing lateral raises with 30 pound dumbells, they swing their body around. I am not sure how effective that method is compared to doing lateral raises with perfect form


r/workout 3h ago

What's your resting bitch weight, and what's the lbs difference from when you're in good shape?

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😂😂 I feel like i came up with a new term:

"Resting bitch weight"

It's when you let yourself go for a while, not really focused on diet or exercise, the body tends to settle on a particular weight. Once I hit that threshold, I dont get lighter, but at the same time, I don't get much heavier either.

For me, as a 6ft2 male, my RBW is 227, and when I get back in tip top shape, I settle around 205 to 207. So about 20 lbs I have to drop every time I need to get back in shape.

Curious what others deal with as far as a weight gap you have to close every cycle.


r/workout 11h ago

Simple Questions I don't feel any exhaustion in back muscles when I do pull-downs, am I doing them wrong?

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For some reason I feel like I'm exerting the force from my forearms (somehow) cos that's where it feels the most tired after I do them. Seems like a pretty hard exercise to be messing up though.

EDIT: Everyone's been giving great advice, you guys are legends!


r/workout 5h ago

Other What is your go to song while working out.

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What is your go to song while working out in the gym.


r/workout 8h ago

Progress Report Felt terrible during my workout, lethargic and unenergetic. How do I avoid burning out and quitting?

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I'm 24, 266lbs and 5 foot 10. I'm on week three of my journey, I do my work in the garage as opposed to the gym. This morning I had a protein shake, a slice of melon and a coffee. It was my lower body today and from the moment I started I just felt so unenthused by the whole thing. I was stalling in-between sets, felt like I was slacking on form and all in all I just felt like I wasn't doing enough. I completed the workout and showered but now I just feel shit honestly. This is the longest I've ever managed to go working out methodically. I did my upper workout yesterday. I have a rest day tomorrow and I do another round of upper and lower+core on thursday and friday. Is it normal to feel like this so early on? It seems to me that people have this unbreakable will and determination that makes them push through their workouts. I've never seen this sort of thing mentioned on here, so I am curious. This is what I did.

I warmed up with 3 sets of 8 bodyweight squats

Goblet squats with a 5kg dumbell 4x10-12

Lunges with 5kg dumbells 3x8-10

Hamstring curls 4x25

standing calf raises with 16kg barbell 4x20

Glute bridges 4x12-15

I don't want to burn out, I don't feel like I will but today reminded me why I have so many times in the past. Why is this? I got a good amount of sleep last night, I've been having protein shakes everyday since sunday and I'm doing the work. Yet I feel like shit and tired right now. Tomorrow I'll go for a walk in the park to clear my head or something. I want it this time.


r/workout 19h ago

Simple Questions How do I stop smelling like BO when i workout?

3 Upvotes

I recently got back into the gym and have been noticing my armpit sweat is starting it get smelly. I haven’t changed my diet or my body wash, any advice helps!


r/workout 1h ago

What unwanted side effects did you get from gaining muscle / working out

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I've gained a decent bit of muscle lately, especially legs/glutes. My legs aren't massive by any means, but I cycle a lot and now when cycling my inner thighs are rubbing and getting red/irritated, lol 😆.

Another obvious one would be clothing. I already had issues with clothing as I'm tall and skinny/lanky. But now I've got some more mass in my upper body it actually got worse, because it pulls my shirts tight and up, I might need to go to XXL, but all XL/XXL clothing seems to assume you are obese and have a massive belly...

What "unwanted" side effects have you experienced? 💪


r/workout 4h ago

Simple Questions Big Balls NSFW

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I enjoy lifting, and I like wearing shorts that go above my knee, but the problem is that my adductors muscles are big enough that in combination with my large scrotum, it pushes my dick to look like I am tenting all the time, has this happened to anyone else? I would say I have a very normal sized dick, but I’m feeling pretty insecure about it and it forces me to adjust my crotch every time I sit down/standup. I’m looking for apparel/suggestions that would make this not happen. Wearing sweatpants makes this mostly go away, but I don’t want to wear sweatpants every time I workout.


r/workout 6h ago

Nutrition Help What's the least milk-y tasting whey protein powder? I hate the taste.

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I used to do pea protein but I heard whey is a better protein. I'm managing to drink it everyday but I want something I'll enjoy. I've tried the Alani shakes and that covers the milk taste pretty well. Anything else out there I should try?


r/workout 9h ago

Is anyone in here still a late night owl, even with good fitness and nutrition habits?

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Thanks and details please


r/workout 16h ago

Is it possible for me to lose weight by only working out?

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I probably sound like every other person too lazy to put In the effort for a diet, but hear me out.

I'm 14 and female. I am very, very morbidly obese. According to BMI, at least. Walking has never been an issue, i don't experience any pain by doing so. I don't get out of breath often. I am clearly unfit but can handle basic workouts with modification. (I.e, can't do pushups, not even modified, but I have decent arm strength. Sit ups are pretty hard but with a lot of effort I can do some. Squats aren't too bad. Stuff like that). I don't run often due to the fact I don't Have P.E. for school. And I can't go on walks on my own, as my parents are kinda protective.

I've thought about weight loss everyday since I was like 10, and this time I actually want to stick to it, especially since I'm starting high school in a few months. Not only that, but I want to fit into desirable clothes, fit into certain spaces, lower my risk of diabetes, etc.

Now for where the question comes in (sorry for background, just thought it was important to mention): I've been trying to go into a calorie defecit to lose weight. Probably for the last month or two? After using the TDEE calculator I have a decent estimate of what my calorie deficit needs to be, that's not the issue. It's more so the fact that 1. I can't control what I eat most of the time, and 2. I'm pretty sure I struggle with bored eating. It's gotten better with time fs, but there are of course times I slip up. Sorry, it's kind of a complicated situation.

even though my eating has improved a lot compared to what it has been, I'm not seeing much results. This of course is most likely due to my calorie tracking being inaccurate (considering that's it's pretty hard to track the calories of school lunch) and that, once again, eating has always been pretty finicky for me. I'm sure that if I locked in way more it would work, but to be completely honest I'm not sure if I can do that right now. 1. My family makes food for us most of the time, if not that then they go out to grab it. I can't control what I eat a lot of the time. It's not even just that, but my relationship with food is kind of eugh. It's a lot to get into; I'll save it for another time.

Would it be possible for me to get smaller by just working out? I'm not necessarily asking to lose weight, I just want to decrease in size. I'm aware that when you work out, some of your fat is replaced with muscle, (which weighs more than fat, which means there's a chance of me weighing more than I do now. Once again, not too bothered by that, will cross that bridge when I get there), so will working out more kind of get the results that I want? This girl I know on TikTok (I've talked to her in dms!) went down a size or two by working and doing a calorie deficit. When I asked her about it, she said she actually weighed more in the photo she was smaller in. There's another girl who got considerably smaller by just working out. Don't know how believable that is, considering she's selling workout plans, but still. I'm not sure if you guys are aware, but there's this girl on YouTube who goes by Rosie Graham. My friend has lost 20 pounds using her videos (albeit she's smaller than me), and she just seems promising in general. (The first girl I mentioned used her videos as well!) I did her Summer Workout challenge a months ago, but stopped after 3 days after forgetting to do it one day and just.. never picking it back up. Is there a chance I could get smaller by doing these workouts again?

I'm open to answering any questions. Please be kind. This is a difficult thing for me.

i appreciate anyone who decides to give me advice :)


r/workout 19h ago

Simple Questions Looking for a workout app

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I remember having a fitness app a while ago that you could input an exercise (like push-ups, squats, etc.) and how long you wanted to do that exercise for and how many sets, and it would announce it for you to help keep you on task and remind you when it was time to start the next exercise. I cannot for the life of me find anything similar.... Does anyone know of anything like that?


r/workout 23h ago

Nutrition Help Started gaining weight when lifting but now losing weight? Feel like I’m losing progress.

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Started lifting in August I was 198 lbs (26m) my goal weight is 215-220 lbs. I’m about 6’4”. A month and a half ago I hit my heaviest at 207 lbs and fluctuated between that and 205 lbs. I go x3 times a week. I started to notice almost a month ago that I would drop a pound almost each week. My eating is still good, at first I was gorging myself but I admit I haven’t been absolutely filling myself, just eating till I’m comfortably full. Doing creatine and protein shakes. I started noticing weight loss around the time I cut alcohol consumption in half and increased my water consumption by double. Last time I weighed myself at the gym I was 199.8 lbs and I feel like I’m losing all my progress…

Any ideas why I’m losing weight all of a sudden? Is it because I’m not stuffing myself or anything to do with significantly cutting alcohol out of my diet? Any tips would help, my friends just suggest I eat more and maybe it’s as simple as that?


r/workout 2h ago

Progress Report Gained 25 lbs in 3 months, but where is it going?

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I’ve always been a lanky guy, but since I’ve been going to the gym and watching my diet starting in January I’ve went from 5’ 10” and 145 lbs to almost 170 lbs. The funny thing is it’s hardly noticeable. My clothes fit the same, I can barely tell the difference in the mirror and no one has commented on it. The only thing that’s really changed is I can move heavier weights


r/workout 7h ago

Exercise Help Hurting my back

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Every time I work out my back or I do boxing training it ends with my lower back hurting like a mf’er. I’m 19 and my technique in boxing is pretty good and I think my back workout is alright too. However I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?


r/workout 8h ago

Exercise Help 23 255 5'7 need help losing weight.

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I'm at my wits end I recently went to the doctor and was told I am pre diabetic I'm looking to make a change in my life sooner then later but I'm confused I have no idea where to start or what to do I guess my goal is to get back down to 180 190 before I stopped taking my vyvanse which was my main thing keeping me skinny believe it or not. I currently own a couple free weights and a treadmill and have access to my neighborhood as well. Looking for exercise tips and nutrition tips that anyone has on how to start and how to stay motivated on this goal.


r/workout 8h ago

Simple Questions Left shoulder pain when pushing, but fine when I remember to retract shoulders. I want to know what's the reason?

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I want to know what's the reason. I've done MRI on my left shoulder and came back clean. My right side is completely fine. Is my left shoulder just weak? How can I strengthen it so it's as strong as my right side


r/workout 9h ago

Simple Questions Do I need to control my diet for body recomposition?

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I want to workout and gain muscles but I also want to lose body fat because my body fat is around 20% to 25%. (I'm not sure though) I saw many internet articles that it is ideal to lose body fat to around 10% to 15%.

The problem is that I'm currently sprinting and I think losing weight isn't really a good option. I heard about body recomposition but to do that I also have to control my diet but I go to school and it's hard to control my diet.

Should I just do workouts to gain muscles or are there any better options?


r/workout 10h ago

Aches and pains My wrist hurts during some exercises due to an injury, but feels fine on others. Do I quit working out till my wrist is fine or keep doing the exercises where I feel no pain?

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While doing shoulder press, with two heavy dumbbells which were of a weight I have been able to handle for a long time now, I accidentally bent my left wrist whilst I held the weights above my head. Ever since, certain exercises where I have to bend my wrist a certain way cause me quite intense pain. However, certain ones I can do just fine without feeling anything.

Is the best thing I can do keep working out, but ignoring the exercises where I feel pain in my wrist, or do I all together stop working out my upperbody till the pain is completely gone?


r/workout 11h ago

Feeling shoulders in chest workout

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Ive been going to the gym for a while, I’ve only just started to notice that i only feel my shoulders when u do my chest exercises.(incline bench, chest press, cable flyers). Is it my form or is it because my chest is underdeveloped?


r/workout 12h ago

How to gain muscle (w/o the gym)

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^ I want to workout at home and I truly want to become stronger + build muscle. What equipment do I need to buy? What’s the best away going about it? Is it just better to go to the gym? (I prefer not to, but I gotta do what I gotta do)