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post 1647863823 09-27-2021, 10:17 AM
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Any of you brahs stopped lifting weights?

Sup brahs so lately actually since the beginning of the year i have been doing more of calisthenics and a few muaythai/boxing classes and i love it. Thought i would never stop lifting weights but nowadays my knees cant handle it. Also i am really loving martial arts as it is really good for my mental health.

So just wondering if any of you guys made a shift?
post 1647863933 09-27-2021, 10:19 AM
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great pics of physique , what camera did you use ?
post 1647864013 09-27-2021, 10:21 AM
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Your knees "can't handle it" is because you have a muscle imbalance somewhere and probably have sh!tty form. As I got older, I stopped lifting heavy and am more focused on overall balanced fitness and conduct a lot of single legged lifts and mostly stay away from barbells. (Ded fkn Srs)
post 1647864163 09-27-2021, 10:23 AM
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havent lifted since winter. feel like ****. my body is decaying haven't figured out a schedule yet to get to gym and be able to take child to daycare early, get to work, still have a life, etc. bought a peloton and thinking about doing a pushup? idk. its over for me.
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post 1647864273 09-27-2021, 10:24 AM
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I don't lift like I used to, that's for sure. I've basically reached the point where maintaining my physique doesn't take much(sometimes I train once a week, sometimes three, sometimes five..sometimes none) because I built such a solid foundation when I was younger. It seems odd but I've noticed that when I stopped lifting so much my skin actually looks better(I still walk at least several miles a day, so I get the oxygen delivery to my skin so that it still looks good).
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post 1647864293 09-27-2021, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
Your knees "can't handle it" is because you have a muscle imbalance somewhere and probably have sh!tty form. As I got older, I stopped lifting heavy and am more focused on overall balanced fitness and conduct a lot of single legged lifts and mostly stay away from barbells. (Ded fkn Srs)
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post 1647864493 09-27-2021, 10:27 AM
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No. I just mix everything together. Heavy lifting, calisthenics and a bit of cardio here and there which also lightly works the muscle. Lifting hasn't stopped.

Given that I don't weigh 300lbs, I can do "heavy" lifting and mix it up with loads of other sh*t.

JFL at the amateurs twits who think someone who benches 225 is "super" and "on roids". Benching 225 is like relatively "normal" and won't make you die quicker, otherwise just walking down the sidewalk will make you "die quicker". JFL at amateurs...
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post 1647864623 09-27-2021, 10:29 AM
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post 1647864693 09-27-2021, 10:30 AM
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Yeah I haven't lifted in a while. Just been running three days a week and hitting the heavy bag in my cellar twice a week.
post 1647865103 09-27-2021, 10:35 AM
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I stopped lifting. This is the physique I attained, and lifts were

Deadlift: 465
Front Squat: 300
OHP: 180
Pull ups: 195 bw + 90 for 6 reps




Nowadays, I just do calisthenics when it's convenient in my schedule. If I go to the park with my kids, I'll do a set of max pulls, or I'll just rep out a hundred decline push ups when at home.

post 1647865543 09-27-2021, 10:41 AM
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most of the misc never lifted to begin with so lol
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post 1647865703 09-27-2021, 10:44 AM
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yes I did after 8 years my body completely stopped responding no gains no strength gains nothing I switched to boxing I haven't lifted in a long time no use anymore without the results and I more or less completed everything I wanted.
post 1647865973 09-27-2021, 10:48 AM
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post 1647866133 09-27-2021, 10:50 AM
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I stopped lifting for over 6 years

Back at it for about 3 months now since gyms have been open and I have to say muscle memory is real
post 1647866183 09-27-2021, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted By messomi⏩
yes I did after 8 years my body completely stopped responding no gains no strength gains nothing
reached your limit natty or not
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post 1647866323 09-27-2021, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
I stopped lifting for over 6 years

Back at it for about 3 months now since gyms have been open and I have to say muscle memory is real
6 years wtf?

If I go a few months not lifting cause of injury or some other bS im going crazy.
post 1647866453 09-27-2021, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted By lolatpaniccels⏩
6 years wtf?

If I go a few months not lifting cause of injury or some other bS im going crazy.
Yeah my life is a lot better with the gym - I'd go to the gym even just for the mental benefits
post 1647866593 09-27-2021, 10:57 AM
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I fell out of it for awhile, life speed bump, had a inguinal hernia repaired, alcoholism....
Getting back into it now and I already feel 100x better.

I'm not going HAM like I was, some lifts irritate the spot where my hernia was so i have to be cautious.
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post 1647866643 09-27-2021, 10:58 AM
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I rarely do compound lifts now but I still do weighted pull ups, chin ups, push ups, and jumping squats regularly. Im hoping this will allow me to exercise for a long time since im not going to be at the same risk of having a lifting injury from lifting heavy.
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Yeah my life is a lot better with the gym - I'd go to the gym even just for the mental benefits
why'd you stop for years tho
post 1647866893 09-27-2021, 11:02 AM
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Been just using resistance bands at home for the last couple of years, cheap, easy, fast, and i can train my whole body. I regret nothing.
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post 1647867023 09-27-2021, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted By lolatpaniccels⏩
why'd you stop for years tho
No good reason - I'm just an idiot that lacks discipline

I kinda lied though - I did go through a few periods where I'd get back into it for maybe 2/3 months but nothing consistent
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I feel like if I quit lifting I’d wither away. So I try to at least maintain some strength.

I mean it only really takes 2-3 times a week for like 30-45 min to maintain so why not?
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Originally Posted By kcuviello⏩
havent lifted since winter. feel like ****. my body is decaying haven't figured out a schedule yet to get to gym and be able to take child to daycare early, get to work, still have a life, etc. bought a peloton and thinking about doing a pushup? idk. its over for me.
It's one hour per day. You sound like a girl.
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About 2 years ago I was peak natty. See AVI, I was going to do my first BBing show in 2020 but it got cancelled. The gyms closed for a little while. They're open now but in that span of time since about March of last year I haven't really been lifting much at all. I have gone to the gym on occasion but I just haven't gotten back into a consistent routine like I used to.

I'm not severely out of shape but I am full normie status right now, I was a literal god amongst men. Feelsbadman
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Been years since I lifted. If I could go back I would never go heavy on the big 3 ever. I would also rarely bench and mostly use DB's for pressing movements.

I still get accused of juicing from the frame I built and maintained from over a decade of natty lifting. So long as I do a few pushups and pullups and don't bloatmaxx I still look like I lift.

[QUOTE=seksi post_id=1647865103]I stopped lifting. This is the physique I attained, and lifts were

Deadlift: 465
Front Squat: 300
OHP: 180
Pull ups: 195 bw + 90 for 6 reps

[img]https://i.imgur.com/b28MNEY.png[/mg]


Nowadays, I just do calisthenics when it's convenient in my schedule. If I go to the park with my kids, I'll do a set of max pulls, or I'll just rep out a hundred decline push ups when at home.

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lmfao I know the feel. I did 3 sets of pullups and 3 sets of leg raises today while I was with my toddler at the park.
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i stopped for a week or 2 after a bad injury and went back down on weights . the older you get the harder to recover from a bad injury . sprinting and heavy weights don't mix
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