I guess rubber covered plates would be quieter, but they are also thicker, so you can't get as much weight on the bars then

Right lads

So

When I'm not fasting, what do you recommend eating?

Depends on whether or not you have some goal I guess. Losing some weight? Developing muscles?

Mostly losing weight.

I lost weight by eating almost no fries, and quite smaller amounts of food

I never eat fries anyway. Ghastly stuff.

Cutting carbs in general helps

Yea. No carbs, no sugar

Meat, vegetables mostly

Dont eat anything after 6pm

Welp, no Italian LARPing for me, then.

Appreciate the help, chaps.

@GodFearingEnglishman keto.

Cut carbs entirely and only eat protein and fat, like the Inuit. It gives you the flu for a little bit but then you'll be gucci. Because unfortunately, carbs have a withdrawal.

Drops weight fast as fuck though. Also just count your calories in general. And try eat in a small window of time. Nothing after 6pm as Daniil said. Also also, lots of water. Take a water bottle everywhere with you and just drink a lot, you'll piss like mad but you'll drop bloat weight, feel better and be less hungry.

If you're hardcore, you'll find yourself a non-plastic water bottle

G l a s s

Light metal works too

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