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Covid gave me lots of free time, so I have officially been going to the gym hard every day for almost a year now.

I started out last year, could barely do 1 pull up, and could barely bench 135.

I can do 16 pull ups now, and bench 250. I feel amazing, need new shirts because my arms are too big now.

All it takes is 1hr 30 min per day, 30 min driving, 1 hour focused lifting. Start with every other day doing Chest/tri, back/bi, legs/abs. Look up routines on internet there are dozens. Get up to once per day.

I stream podcasts, and old vids of rock n roll (try AC/DC live 1979). You won’t regret it, but you will regret being a faggot dough boy forever.

Covid gave me lots of free time, so I have officially been going to the gym hard every day for almost a year now. I started out last year, could barely do 1 pull up, and could barely bench 135. I can do 16 pull ups now, and bench 250. I feel amazing, need new shirts because my arms are too big now. All it takes is 1hr 30 min per day, 30 min driving, 1 hour focused lifting. Start with every other day doing Chest/tri, back/bi, legs/abs. Look up routines on internet there are dozens. Get up to once per day. I stream podcasts, and old vids of rock n roll (try AC/DC live 1979). You won’t regret it, but you will regret being a faggot dough boy forever.

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Weightlifting and exercise in general is one of my favorite activities. I've been lifting since I was about 18, with a few breaks in there. It's a constant you can always come back to, like an old friend. It's meditative. Plus I've met some great people at my gym.

An old hip/tailbone injury (unrelated to lifting) recently flared up and I've had to cut out the back squats for the last month and it sucks!!! But you gotta go easy when you are nursing a bad hip. Doing lots of resistance band work in the meantime. Can't wait till I can get back to full strength but that will probably not be for another month or two.

In my opinion, the Arnold Schwartzenegger Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding is the best resource out there for exercises and general advice. The Abs Diet by David Zenzecko is good one, too. I read it back in college and it totally changed the way I eat.

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I just ordered Arnolds book and the Ab diet book. Thanks for the recs!