Natural Bodybuilding

I see guys turn full ROM bicep curls into standing hip thrusts when going for a max, then celebrate a PR. Same deal with half rep leg presses and rows that become lower back swings.

I've started tracking load AND rep quality. If the last rep looks nothing like the first, I don't add weight next week. Ego hates it. Muscles like it.

Mine already get smoked from benching and overhead press.

Maybe I just suck at them, but pullups always turn into forearm and bicep workouts.

I know this is gonna trigger some. Anybody else ditch them and grow better?

I'm starting to get thicc and need advice. I’ve made a lot of strength gains but my stomach is growing as well.

Do you guys switch to a cut based on an eye test or something else? Curious what the process is for people who've done several bulk and cut cycles.

Anything around 30 degrees turns into a front delt exercise for me. Tried 15 degrees and finally felt my upper chest, but it looks basically flat lol.

Anybody actually build decent upper pecs using a super low incline?

Been trying to bring my legs up but work already has me climbing lifting and dragging crap around all day.

If I train legs hard before a shift I'm useless. After work my squat numbers are straight garbage. Anybody working a physical job found a split that actually works?

Thinking legs Friday night then spend Saturday walking like a newborn deer lol

I started filming my lifts some and apparently my 1 RIR was like 3 or 4 reps left half the time. Wanted the set to actually look hard on camera and turns out I could go way more than I thought.

Anyone else wildly bad at judging RIR?

I'm hitting glutes 3x a week and ending up around 20 hard sets total. Mostly hip thrusts, RDLs, split squats and abductions.

Strength was moving up for a while but now Im just permanently sore and my last few sets feel kinda pointless. Sleep and protein are fine.

Would you cut sets first or just drop the third day entirely? Curious where everyone elses sweet spot is for actually growing

I’ve been lifting for 16 years. My supplement stack is:

• 1g of protein per pound per day

• Viagra before lifting for blood circulation

• 6g of creatine per day

• 5g of beta alanine per day spaced out over 7 doses

• Fish oil

• Vitamin D

• Multivitamin

• Yohimbine