Lifting questions

[chudjak]

Today I benched. I did 140 (not counting bar) for 4 reps. I failed on my 5th.

I don't know what my bodyweight is at this point. Today it said 160 but like a week ago it said 140 (I assume because of food+water rather than. Actual bodyweight?)

I can't tell if I should change up my training or not. Should I do less weight for more reps? I just want to stop being weak. I don't really care about what I look like.

What's the best way to get stronger (aside from roids)? I know the obvious answer is eating a lot, but, I already eat a ton. Should I really just force feed every day? It's already quite troublesome with how much I eat and my stomach looks pretty bloated after eating a lot.

Gymcels giv advice gimme gimme

 

[chudjak]

Holy shit it's more over then I thought I'm not even average

 

[Runt171]

I can barely even bench The bar
My body is completely fucked

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Holy shit it's more over then I thought I'm not even average

 

[chudjak]

I can barely even bench The bar
My body is completely fucked

Are you disabled? A lot of people here are

 

[Runt171]

Are you disabled? A lot of people here are

Brutal
I might have some sort of condition that I dont know about My body has always been extremely weak

I also barely ate during puberty too so I assume that made it worse

 

[Runt171]

140s not even that bad if you just started working out but Im assuming you didnt if your getting annoyed over it

 

[chudjak]

140s not even that bad if you just started working out but Im assuming you didnt if your getting annoyed over it

I did not just start working out, I just don't know how to get strong

 

[Runt171]

I did not just start working out, I just don't know how to get strong

If strengths the main thing you care about then Just do Lower reps like 5x5 type of routine and obviously eat more try and eat 500 calories over your maintenance if you want to stay lean
You will need to look into it yourself though since I dont know much about it myself

Your genes will do the rest of the work Once you start doing that type of shit
Ive been trying it but barely anything has happened yet in the few weeks Ive worked out

 

[ihatefemcels]

Ok 1st, you need to count the 45lbs barbell when lifting, most people do, so really you benched 185

And if you want to get stronger (on bench) you need to be benching regularly, 2-3 times a week. Regularly progressive overload, like adding a rep or a 2.5 plate every session. And also remember to train triceps and shoulders since they contribute in bench press strength. Keep eating high protein animal based foods

 

[chudjak]

If strengths the main thing you care about then Just do Lower reps like 5x5 type of routine and obviously eat more try and eat 500 calories over your maintenance if you want to stay lean
You will need to look into it yourself though since I dont know much about it myself

Your genes will do the rest of the work Once you start doing that type of shit
Ive been trying it but barely anything has happened yet in the few weeks Ive worked out

I remember the first weeks I started working out my lifts increased a lot and I thought that it would stay that way, but then I plateud and im stuck here.

Do you do to failure? Are you eating carbs and protein? Drinking water? Idk why your lifts wouldn't go up if you just began it's usually the opposite

 

[ihatefemcels]

Should I really just force feed every day? It's already quite troublesome with how much I eat and my stomach looks pretty bloated after eating a lot.

No this is a horrible idea. Only eat in a slight caloric surplus and when you’re hungry. As long as your getting enough protein you gain the same amount of muscles and a lot less fat then force feeding yourself. Just prioritize progressive overload and intensity in the gym, number one thing to get bigger

 

[chudjak]

you need to be benching regularly, 2-3 times a week. Regularly progressive overload, like adding a rep or a 2.5 plate every session.

I don't think I have it in me to bench that many days. I only lift two days a week (Friday and Sunday) and I don't bench every week.
I know it sounds bad but it's because I genuinely don't think lifting more before I've recovered would lead to gains, I need time to heal before I lift with the same muscle group again. Do you think I should start lifting saturday or Monday now as well?

 

[Chuddy McChud]

Ok 1st, you need to count the 45lbs barbell when lifting, most people do, so really you benched 185

And if you want to get stronger (on bench) you need to be benching regularly, 2-3 times a week. Regularly progressive overload, like adding a rep or a 2.5 plate every session. And also remember to train triceps and shoulders since they contribute in bench press strength. Keep eating high protein animal based foods

good advice here, i would advise you just get on a pre-made strength program made by some one, idk to many strength programs cuz i train for size but alexander Bromley and Candito seem like good sources check out their programs. Also fluctuations that big in weight aren't normal I think you mightn't have accounted for something, maybe you were wearing cloths the first time?

 

[Runt171]

Do you do to failure? Are you eating carbs and protein? Drinking water? Idk why your lifts wouldn't go up if you just began it's usually the opposite

Yeah
Maybe Im not doing it enough but Im definitely getting enough protein and I eat a decent amount of carbs

I try to push myself to failure but It depends on the exercise since some of them like bent over rows are pretty awkward for me to do

Honestly I think my genes might just be terrible
Im going to have to take a break from it soon To get eye surgery so Im going to try and look into it more but From what I can tell I should have made big improvements by now

 

[chudjak]

Also fluctuations that big in weight aren't normal I think you mightn't have accounted for something, maybe you were wearing cloths the first time?

I had on the same clothes both times. I think it was just food+liquid

 

[ihatefemcels]

Do you think I should start lifting saturday or Monday now as well?

Lift 4-6 times a week with a split that works for you, you can just program bench into 2 or maybe 3 times a week (like UL twice a week or PPL twice a week)

2 days just isn’t enough, especially if you not even training every muscles group in a session

 

[chudjak]

Lift 4-6 times a week with a split that works for you, you can just program bench into 2 or maybe 3 times a week (like UL twice a week or PPL twice a week)

2 days just isn’t enough, especially if you not even training every muscles group in a session

If I lifted four times a week it would have to be Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Other days Im not free.

That just wouldn't allow me to recover though, doing another workout after the one I did the day before seems like it would not allow recover

This is my current split if you care
Week 1:
Friday back/shoulders:
2 sets deadlift
4 sets pullups
2 sets overhead press
2 sets lateral raises
2 sets Kirk shrugs
2 sets rows
Sunday arms/legs:
2 sets diamond pushups
3 sets wrist curls
2 sets squats
1 set bicep

Week 2:
Friday chest/forearm:
5 sets bench
2 sets wrist curl
2 sets reverse wrist
Sunday legs/back:
4 sets deadlifts
2 sets squat
2 sets pullups
2 sets grip

Week 3:
Friday biceps:
2 sets bicep curl
2 sets hammer curl
2 sets lateral raise
1 set squats
Sunday:
2 sets bench
2 sets pullups
2 sets wrist curl
2 sets deadlift

Back to week 1

It feels good doing this since I recover between workouts, I just have aggravatingly slow progress. It takes me three weeks to add a single rep to bench for example, and that's a best case scenario/been sleeping and eating well

You don't think there's a way to speed up strength gain without having to sacrifice my recovery time? Right now note that I go to failure on every set for every lift, should i stop doing that?

I've been getting my general way of working out from high intensity/Mike mentzer type ideas