It’s the one-rep max calculation of Flexify. How weak am I? How much progress did I leave on the table for not working out properly? That’s what you get if you only fuck around and don’t follow a proper program.

It’s in kg and I’m in a cut. I really like how strong I became

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    That’s a decent leg press, but the real roast is the fact you’re using leg press to flex haha.

    Jokes aside, do you know how to squat, deadlift, bench press, shoulder press, and bent over row? If you’re wanting to get larger and stronger a plan built around compound movements like those would be ideal. It would be worth it for a session or two of personal training to verify you’re doing the movements correctly. Deadlifts and squats in particular are great when done correctly, but can injure if done wrong.

    I know reddit is the devil, but /fitness’ wiki has a lot of good info if you’re new to working out. Particularly the recommended routines is a good place to start.

    There are different programs depending on your goals and access to equipment.

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      Thanks for the advice! It’s good to hear that. Especially the personal trainer.

      I tried online trainers because they come with my plan but they didn’t know how bodybuilding works suggested weird exercises / combinations and we didn’t get to the point that I’d sent them videos. I will consider an in person Trainer. I already have one in my mind. Thanks!

      I used leg press because it’s the only exercise that I did continuously in the last two months. I squated before that. Leg presses just felt much better, so I switched. I may switch back to squats now that it was two months of leg presses, thanks!

      I hurt my shoulder two months ago, I can’t properly bench/shoulder press anymore. I just go light on weights and I’m far from doing PRs. I hope it’s better in another month. Makes me sad, tbo.

      I only want to workout two, sometimes three times a week. I have to do full body workouts. My “plan” consists of the big movements. Sometimes I only do three exercises. Leg Press, Bench Press and seated Rows. After that, pull-downs, shoulder presses and good mornings. And then accessories depending on my mood. Most of reddit routines are built around more days and I can’t dedicate more days to it. I have to do other stuff as well to be in a good mental state.

      I cycle between different grips of the rows and pull-downs and I track them in different exercise entries, so I don’t have a consistent and longer graph for each movement. I just had to use leg press. Also, adding 15kgs on my rows wouldn’t look as good.

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    19 hours ago

    250kg to 400kg in 2 months? Am I reading that right

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      Yes, but that’s calculated. A lot of the progress is because I work out harder than 2 months ago. I guess 200 is underestimating my potential two months ago

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        10 hours ago

        I think thats solid progress. Even if you could have done more it doesnt really matter since your progress is good enough.

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          Thanks! I guess that I will not have such a good growth in the coming months because I feel how I got closer and closer to my limit