is low carb ok for muscle gain as well? i generally don't want to eat carbs

Yeah. Meat only works just fine.

Idk about meat only, but usually cutting carbs is for weight loss, not weight/muscle gain

To gain muscle you bulk by eating extra calories. This will come with some fat gain as well, so then you cut calories while still lifting to lose the fat and gain better definition

It's just a cycle of bulk, cut, bulk, cut

That's what the common philosophy is in the States anyway

Here are the ratios for your sources of calories for the different phases

@Sean Kilduff

great , thanks

Currently experiencing trouble with the elbow planks.

I usually end up collapsing after about ten seconds

Then start with 10 seconds

and then 11

So on

^

Had to start buying new trousers. Still the same size, but it appears I no longer fit in a slim fit/off-the-rack tailored fit.

Squats n' deadlifts are clearly doing something right.

cant forget those oats brother

No, you cannot have my oats

fucker come on 😦

@Based Chav i had such trouble finding fitting pants when doing Stronglifts

Had to always get stuff with a huge waste just so it would fit my quads

Eventually found that "Athletic fit" jeans work pretty well

Mine have a bit of stretch to them

And I meant American "pants", not British "pants" <:ohyou2:569616856105877505>

I gathered.

Never understood why these beginner routines all have such heavy emphasis on squats.

They work out literally everything south of the titty

It sucks to do them but i get it

core, lower back, every part of the leg

That said, they're important for priming the body for excercise

Good for upping your testosterone too

S q u a t s

Doing split squats rn.

They're good.

Bulgarian Split Squats

The Bosnian Power Row

The Kosovan Double-Dip

The Turkish Pull-up

Tfw missed a week+1 of gym because of work