r/WorkoutRoutines

I've been working hard on having a balanced, athletic, capable body. I'm not too focused on a specific esthetic - I seek harmony.

That said, once I leaned out, I realized my stronger, more defined upper body kind of overshadows the hips from the front view. These pictures don't do my broad shoulders justice 😆

I'm aware that we can't change our hip structure but I assume that working on glute medius could help visually? If you agree, which exercises you think or have found to be most efficient? How often would you recommend doing them?

I've always done seated hip abductions and cable kickbacks but maybe I'm not doing them right. From the side view, I think my glutes look great in relation to my waist (I see the growth happening over the past few months), but from the front not much has been changing.

I was also thinking that working on my core a certain way could help but I already avoid heavy oblique training and I don't think I should lean out even more, that would harm the goals rather than help.

Anyway, thanks to anyone who's gonna share some advice!

This is pretty close to what I do some times a swap the single arm rows for chest supported rows and I have cut back on the cable rows to 4 sets and I added 8 sets of abs on leg day. I feel like I’m kinda at a plateau. Flat bench I have been stuck at 225 for 7 for a couple of months dead’s have I haven’t been pushing hard last max was 415 but it was every drop I had to get it up. Squats I’m working my way up to do 5x5 with 225. Any advice on where to change stuff up and what I’m doing wrong? I also am on 200mg trt and I eat 200g protein and have been around 2800 cals I’m 19.9 % bf as of a few months ago

Want to get more out of your bicep training?

Here are two ways to train your biceps with your arms positioned behind your torso, placing greater emphasis on the muscle at longer lengths.

1️⃣ Incline dumbbell curls – A simple option that only requires a bench and dumbbells.

2️⃣ Behind-the-body cable curls – A great alternative that provides a different resistance profile throughout the movement.

Both are effective options, and neither is automatically superior.

The key is controlled execution, a comfortable range of motion, and progressive overload over time.

You don’t need to reinvent your training. Sometimes it’s just about understanding why you’re doing an exercise.

I'm 10 months post partum and still 134 lbs. My first time post partum, I was back to prepregnancy weight at 10 months pp. This time, I can't seem to shake the post partum weight, and I genuinely don't know what I'm doing wrong. I do cardio for an hour a day (3% incline at 3 mph.), a 10 minute yoga routine, 90/90 breathing, & track my cals. My general calorie intake is 1200. My goal is to get down to 115 (I'm 5'3 so this is a healthy weight goal for me.) I've been doing this for about 2 months and I haven't lost more than a lb. It's soul crushing, and I just want to give up. Does anyone have a good suggestion as to what I should do to adjust my routine? I am able to go to a gym, but I'd rather be able to do it at home on my own time.

I am trying to get more active have been doing variations of this routine over the past few weeks. After making adjustments, this is a version that i think is final and I want to continue long term. My goal with this is not to gain large amounts of muscle quickly but rather stay active and build enough so that I can have a little more muscle definition. Ive been taking each set to the point where I cant do another rep. The days I don't go to the gym I plan to do some sort of cardio (mix of long run/walk). Any advice on how this could be modified to be more optimal would be appreciated.

FYI the weights are just what I put in a few weeks ago and I've been adjusting them as necessary.

I have been going to the gym for a bit now, but I have never really known how to make my routine. I didn't know if it would be good to do it like this, 2 heavy days (first 2 days), 2 Hypertrophy days (last 2 days). I want to build both muscle and strength. Any advice appreciated.