Sounds like you might have an allergy or intolerance to some certain ingredients used in vegan protein powders

I think I’m over exaggerating when I said scream 😅😅

But bet Preciate you

Can’t tell if you in favor of letting it out or not but bet your right it’s a public space

i'm in favour

let it all out daddy

Seek a therapist

quest protein chips. 19g of protein 140 calories
their cookies are like 15g of protein, 220 calories
silk protein milk that’s 20g of protein per serving
aldi protein waffles and cinnamon french toast sticks

Nuts
Beans

Ngl we are in dire need of more protein sources
Scientists better learn a way to put protein in everything

Got some nice calf hypertrophy with much less work and a safer approach

Let's go

How

TLDR

Warmed up the ankles specifically with rotations

Start of slow to warm em up.

Ascending sets.

Minimal to no drop sets

I thought warming up on a cycle was good enough but I switched it up with a different warm up that's basically lifting my foot off the ground and rotating my foot/ankle in as many directions as I can. Then doing body weight calf raises.

Before I would cycle and just jump on the calf raise machine.

The system sets up the weights like
0
30
50
70
90
110
130

And so on by 20s. My coworker does ascending sets where she progressively goes heavier each set for her legs for leg presses. Most of my experiences have been drop sets which has worked great for my upper body and amazing for my shoulders. so normally I'd start at 90 and just drop until failure for calves.

It worked in the beginning but slowly started feeling off. And I couldn't explain it.

I'm tryna get like her cause she got some tree trunks. So instead I did them very slow squeezing at top and stretching at bottom until I felt warmed up. Then did ascending sets, 30 50 70 90 with only dropping once halfway through 90 due to inability to continue with good form

Whoa there you’re a big buster

I finally after months of working out, I am starting to see real progress.

How do I know when it's time to transition to a more detailed workout and include mostly free weights?

You can start whenever you feel comfortable. Don't overthink it.

Focus on improving your compound lifts(Bench, OHP, Front/BackSquat/Deadlift).

Started a bench program and working my way back to 225 since quarantine(couldn't workout at a gym since 2020).

Hoping to get to 275lb by the eoy and hopefully 315 by next year.

My incline bench press with dumbells haven't actually stagnated at all . I'm going to try and get 110lbs by summer.

By improving are you referring to my technique or amount of weight? Or both?

Sorry if that's a dumb ass question lol

both. Assuming you haven't started compounds/dumbells, good time to start now.

No such thing as dumb questions bro. We all start somewhere.

No I haven't started. Ok great that's my next challenge. Thanks alot

Jonni Shreve teaches such good form it’s insane
Probably my favourite fitness influencer rn

the hardest part about lifting/fitness is taking the first steps in actually getting out of the house and going to the gym.

f*** lifting techniques, f*** nutrition, f*** counting sets etc... getting to the gym is the most important part. the majority of people overthink their fitness plan and end up achieving f*** all in the process just go and lift some weight.

all the other s*** comes after even Arnie said that people overthink every single aspect of their fitness plan, and it's to their detriment.

Murdering my calves 3-4 times a week. Think they’re getting bigger

Link?

I got my AirPods in so I mostly likely won’t hear s*** Pus I’m either zoned in or pacing around vibing to my music in between sets so :​hah: