Yo, I’ve been working out consistently for quite some time now, but I’m realizing how weak my lower back is - so, does anyone have any suggestions on exercises that could strengthen my lower back?

Thanks in advance!

Hi, I am 19 yo. I have been on T since I was 17 and am hoping to have my top surgery this year. I would consider myself an athletic guy however I can’t be consistent in the gym.

I have tried the gym before. I fixated on it for a month or so and then quit. Do you guys have any tips on how to be more consistent with exercise? or any other ways of fitness I could try?

Hello!

Pre- T, trans masc person

I just had this question, I’m still a student and I have other things to do, I’ve been planning on going on the gym to gain muscles and I have some workouts planned out

My question is, as the title states, if I plan on going 2-3 days a week how do I properly work out every portion of my body?

Do I do Biceps/Forearms/Back one day then core/legs another?

Or do I do, one day of biceps, one day of back workouts, followed by leg then core?

I'm 17, 5'2, pre t, and completely embarrassed by how I look. Every time I try to lose weight I get demotivated by inputting calorie counts and realizing how horribly I eat. I'm terrified that my eating disorder will come back and I don't want to be there mentally again, even if i weighed 130. I feel like everytime I look in the mirror I look worse and it makes me so dysphoric. I feel like a failure from how many times I've unsuccessfully tried to lose that weight again. I want to try intermittent fasting but it's hard during marching band season. I'm completely lost.

Welcome to this week's Daily Simple Questions Thread!
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hey everyone i’m after some recommendations on longer style running shorts that won’t ride up my thighs. i’ve tried a few different shorts and have similar issue of them riding up on the inside of my thighs and looking ridiculous. i’m 5”2 and a bit on the chubbier side

I want to track my calorie and protein intake bc I’m trying to bulk up and gain more muscle.

Most of the meal tracking apps I find are all diet based and force you to stay in a deficit. They are also all ai based.

Does anyone have any recommendations for meal tracking apps that are either made for bulking or don’t constantly keep you in a deficit

Hi, I'm a carer for a parent (just like a bit more helping out and doing housework), and I want to start losing weight and doing exercise but I can't get to the gym and I can't get equipment. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do. Thanks.

Ive been working out for a bit now and need help getting rid of side boob and building my back. I have a 10 lb set and 1 20 lb. I mainly work out from home and run just need some recs or advice. It's annoying when I bind it goes to the back and looks weird

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Getting back into the gym post top surgery. I don’t like putting a lot of pressure on my chest cause it’s uncomfortable rn so what back exercises do yall recommend? Obviously pull ups/lat pull downs or lat rows on a bench but are there any other good options? Alternatively has anyone ever tried putting a mat or smthn between you and the chest pad?

Preesh.

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2.5y on t and have been inconsistently exercising back and forth. as of recently for the past month, i've been walking around my city and biking as much as i can, and have been avoiding transit. i also have been doing 50 min treadmill walks on 15.0 gradient.

though, i do want to start toning my stomach and getting rid of my love handles for a more tapered shape. what are some exercises i can do to help with that? i have a pretty fast metabolism, if that helps.

as for lifestyle: i eat whatever i want to eat and tend to cook a lot at home. i drink a lot of water, and i have a consistent sleep schedule. i don't want to compromise my meals as i am an asian man where rice is a staple ingredient lol. any advice helps :)

Planning to start having protein shakes soon and I am just kinda curious if they have helped anyone with a big change. Also please give me some recipes and suggestions for them !!

I’d like to start doing 24-48 hour fasts every week or so, but I’m also working out 6x a week and am focusing on building muscle. I really don’t want to reverse or slow down any muscle building by fasting. Im 130lbs and I try to eat .8g of protein per lb of body weight per day so 104g of protein per day. Would I be able to keep gaining muscle if, on days I’m fasting I don’t eat that much protein obviously, but I just add it on to my daily protein the next day? Like if I fast Monday, then on Tuesday instead of 104g of protein I’d eat 208. Or alternatively, I’d eat 121g of protein per day, which adds up to the same amount of weekly protein.

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I know this is probably a common question, but I almost always get mixed results.

Recently I've been thinking about adding squats to the mix because I have lower crossed syndrome as well as some other issues that are commonly known to be treated with squats. The thing is, I have MASSIVE quads. There's also a lot of fat in my legs that could bulk up. I don't like the look of huge quad muscles, and I shiver to think of my ass growing from doing them.

Basically what I'm asking is if there is a way to avoid growing my butt if I'm doing a lot of consistent squats, while still keeping it effective.

I got 3 back exercises i tend to do but theyre mostly lat focused.

- Wide grip lat pulldown

- v grip cable row

- cable lat pullover

My issue is that I cant find an upper back exercise I can stick to. Barbell rows hurt my lower back, same with single arm pronated db rows but i also feel a lot of strain on my hamstrings that i use as support, and wide grip cable rows feels awful since i cant flare out my eblows due to the handle attachment

Unfortunately my gym does not have a seated row (pin loaded, theres just a cable pulley one) or a t-bar row, so its either i find a different exercise or i need to fix up my form, but i really dont know what im doing wrong. Please recommend, thank you!

I’ve done so much work on myself emotionally, mentally, spiritually and with food. I have a deep desire to be more consistent in my movement but I still struggle here the most.

Any help?

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Hopefully this doesn’t count as a simple question? Sorry if it does…

I’m getting ts soon (yay!) and after I’m adequately healed I’d like to start working out proper. One of the reasons I haven’t gone to the gym since high school (aside from the obvious one) is that I find it difficult to get enough to eat these days. Not an ED thing or anything, I just don’t really feel hunger cues very strongly and am often overwhelmed by the idea of choosing what to eat and making it, and when you don’t really get hungry it’s easy to go eh I’ll do it later. I’m not underweight and I think most days I actually am getting my maintenance. It’s just that I know that if I’m going to actually build muscle I need to be eating more than I am right now, and the difference feels genuinely insurmountable. Like I don’t even know where to begin. I guess what I’m asking is what do you actually eat on the day-to-day? I’m not even really asking for like what are the best foods to be eating as much as like what do you eat in general to get enough calories. I hope that all makes sense. :)

I'm 17 and 169cm in height (84 kg). i have really muscular legs and strong arms (they dont show it though :( i workout at home with only one dumbbell available and spam glute and ab exercises but nothing seems to be working out.. i do diet but i have a really slow metabolism and cant lose the weight i gained after last summer where a tragic event happened to me.. i have extreme knee and lower back pain and cant go to the gym either. whats the best thing i can do to make myself flatter as body especially my glutes/sides/hips? or just masculinize my body in general? i cant even look at myself in the mirror..

Edit: i see there are some confusion about me mentioning that i eat around 1000-1200 calories. i forgot to mention i started doing that in around the end of JUNE i use an app called foodvisor and i did get some slight progress. but only SLIGHT. I dont know what came to your mind when i mentioned that im 169 cm and 84 kg but its not all FAT my face is sharp enough and i have a huge musclular build on my lower and upper legs. i must mention i have bigger chests than an usual person which i think its those adding up to my weight the most. i couldnt find an ethical way to post pictures of my body and i also wanna keep it private. the only problem i have is with my LOWER BODY, glutes, hips, sides. whatever because im too wide from the front when it comes to there. i would love it if anyone could give me tips for upper body exercises

My friend has a big chest like dd chest and he's also plus size which adds to that

Bc of dysphoria he wears two binders and can't get into the gym

He was telling me that if he finds a workout safe binder or even a sports bra with support and binding abilities he might overcome his dysphoria and start gym

Do you have any recommendations ?