deadlifts are definitely killer if you're not careful. I always have to pyramid my way up to them if I've stopped doing them for a while. Personally I really like doing barbell squats because it helps strengthen your legs which once you get to higher weights will help you stay mobile longer, and it naturally engages the supporting muscles in your abs and lower back and helps prepare them for taking on more weight

I don't have too many stories so far, but I swear the moment I passed 200 lbs my cardio died. I was never a big runner but I was still decent enough at it. But now I can't run for any more than a couple minutes at a time, and I've completely cut running from my workout routine. I've mentioned this before but it also still surprises me how much I sweat now. Back when I was skinny even in the Texas heat id hardly break a sweat, now I'll walk around outside for 5 minutes and im already panting like a dog

I'm fairly muscular and don't have the biggest belly just yet so I've been able to pass it off as me just bulking so far. I do have one coworker who's an absolute health nut and likes to comment whenever I eat anything unhealthy on my break, but we talk about lifting quite often so I'm usually able to shake his comments by telling him "I don't lift weights to lose weight, I lift weights so I can eat whatever I want and not have to diet". This usually gets him off my back for a while, until he sees me eating something else unhealthy and the cycle starts again. Also my job has been fairly good for my gain because my boss has a pretty big sweet tooth and finds an excuse to bring us donuts fairly often, but it seems none of my coworkers really have one so I'm often able to sneak in a couple extra donuts without anyone noticing. We'll see if I get any more comments when my gain becomes more noticable

I always found him annoying, but I know quite a few people IRL who liked his videos. Honestly I'm kinda jealous because he had the exact body type I want, and then got rid of it. But hell this lifestyle isn't for everyone and I'm glad he's happier

Oh certainly, I feel like I'm still pretty small compared to other feedees/gainers. So I'm curious to see what other challenges I'll have as I get bigger. I've already mentioned before but it feels like a lot of the equipment at my gym is made with skinny people in mind, so for a few of the machines I have to get in at a weird angle to wiggle my way in

Since I last posted this I have made it out to the gym a couple more times, and luckily I haven't lost much muscle mass, I've managed to get myself back up to lifting what I was before I took a break, but things are just more difficult in general. I'm not too terribly big just yet, but even my tiny belly gets in the way more than I'm used to so I have to lean down to adjust the weights differently. And my cardio is just gone, on leg days I like to start my workout with a 5 minute speed walk on the elliptical just to stretch out my legs, but not long enough to burn too many calories but even that has started winding me more than it really should. It'll be interesting to see how I have to change my workout habits in the future as I get larger

I don't see this talked about on here too much. But can anyone else feel their stretch marks come in? I really don't have many at this point, just some on my loves handles, arms, and chest, but none on my belly. But in the last day or so my previously faded stretch marks have turned red again at their tips and they're giving me a weird tingling sensation. It's both slightly uncomfortable and also a nice reminder I'm starting to make some progress again in my gain

I'd be down, I personally prefer Java but I have bedrock too

Dude Minecraft goes hard as fuck, I swear that was the only thing that kept me sane during the pandemic

For me it has to be god of war Thor. Like he has the perfect belly to muscle ratio, I would literally kill to have that body or date someone with that body or preferably both. I'm just so tired of Thor being depicted as super slim, even though if you look at any strong man they are nowhere near slim at all