thats wild that if u go to the gym, its more than likely the person ur looking at is on steroids

there's definitely some dudes roiding at my gym

A 2024 study of 3,603 gym-goers in various locations found that 53.05% of men reported using anabolic steroids.

lol I joke but it’s kinda wild these days

I was going to say it might be too supportive

also the amount of steroids that are used today is insane. dudes are on trt like chicks are on ozempic. for purely aesthetics

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13 minutes ago

yea def not everywhere, but in most cases that ive seen. its more supportive than anything... again in most cases

That’s certainly the culture, anyway.

yea def not everywhere, but in most cases that ive seen. its more supportive than anything... again in most cases

The problem is that people you know outside of it can be…very judgmental when your “performance” doesn’t match their expectations

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20 minutes ago

contrary to public perception, i feel like the gym isnt judgemental

In my experience, it really depends on the gym, but on the whole, I’d agree

one of my favorite alternatives/supplemental

i love reverse lunges tbh

I'm going to try to adapt and keep going even if that means stopping squats for a bit. I think lunges and step ups on a box should be fine.

But in the past with running and other things when I got hurt like this I would stop and it was hard to get going again

But benching 75 lbs vs 125 pounds when I weigh 165 is a big difference

Oh I agree.

contrary to public perception, i feel like the gym isnt judgemental

Plus I feel and look better.

I feel like for my size and length of training I am doing reasonable work

Yeah, I'm happy with where I am getting. I'm not embarrassed to go in there and put in work.

if u ever need a warmup or mobility movement, ive found a lot of success with ankle/knee pain by incorporating bodyweight squats with your legs together on your tippy toes for 20 reps

thats awesome bro, glad to see u getting better each week

ok yea that makes sense then. i was assuming they were back-to-back at first lol

Yeah I just do M-W-F

wait do u have a rest day in between?

I started at the bar, so I've progressively worked myself to this place

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26 minutes ago

for each workout?

Yeah

If I fail any set, stay at the same weight next workout. 3 failed workout and it all goes down 10%

for each workout?

5 sets, First set is at my max working , and then the other sets are 10% less than that. 5 reps each set.

Nope

Yeah I'm doing above body weight now so at least I don't feel bad I tweaked it at a small weight lol

squats every day? are u alternating the rep scheme?

i always tweak my hamstring or the adjacent muscles once i go too high

Squat day is every day