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Looking for advice on losing weight/ ab exercises to do for someone with chronic back pain

Hi guys,

I'm desperate for advice please.

I am only just returning to the gym after being 18months/2 years out of the gym.

I have chronic back pain and it's really disrupting every day activity.

Doing any ab workout is actually a nightmare for my back.

Some of the workouts I actually just stop doing because my back aches so much. That Is why I've been out of the gym for so long. Even walking to the gym would disturb my back a whole lot.

What are the best ab exercises to do for someone with terrible back pain?

What cardio is easiest to do for someone with a bad back?

Any advice I would really appreciate it 🙏🙏

u/Complete-Distance559 — 4 days ago
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Guidance on routine

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

u/Next-Cupcake-2810 — 6 days ago
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Advice for a 17 year old trans male looking to get toned?

Hi! I’m 17 and 5”2, I’m really self conscious about my height and I’m not strong at all but I want to look more masculine and feel more masculine by being hopefully decently muscular. How should I get started working out? I can‘t even hold my 15lb cats, I have asthma and I’ve always been really weak. 😅

Any and all help is appreciated!!

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u/ieovicious — 11 days ago
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toned stomach

Is getting a toned stomach more about diet or exercise? I wanna start fasting but I’m not sure if I can still get one via doing that. is the 80/20 rule applicable here

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u/RoyalHat7748 — 11 days ago
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Can I build visible muscle by following dumbbell YouTube workouts at the gym?

Hi! I’m a 27-year-old woman, relatively slim but a bit “skinny fat.” I’m trying to get really consistent with training and my goal is to build a lean, athletic physique with clearly visible muscle definition. I definitely want to build muscle — I just don’t want to focus on getting as big/bulky as possible.

I already do quite a lot of cardio:

  • 2x 75 min speed skating in winter (road cycling in summer)
  • 3x running, around 3–5 km
  • 10k steps daily

I know I need strength training to actually change my body composition, but I absolutely hate gym machines. I’m inexperienced with them, they make me feel insecure, and I spend half my workout wondering whether I’m doing things correctly.

I made a 3-day dumbbell-only program with ChatGPT, but even then I’m constantly looking up exercise names and pictures to figure out what I’m supposed to do.

What I’d MUCH rather do is put my headphones in, open a 30–45 min YouTube workout and simply follow along with someone — preferably dumbbell strength/sculpt workouts. I have access to different weights at the gym, so I could gradually increase the weight as I get stronger.

My main question: can I realistically build enough muscle and achieve a visibly defined physique this way?

And if so, does it matter if I follow different videos each week, as long as I consistently train my whole body and progressively increase the weights? Or is repeating the same workouts for several weeks much better?

Also: is it weird to follow a YouTube workout at the gym? 😂 And are there any YouTube channels/programs you’d recommend for this goal?

Nutrition-wise I already pay close attention to my calories, protein and fiber, so I’m mainly looking for advice on the training side.#

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u/user102856 — 11 days ago