I just signed up for a gym membership!!!

I would like to thank my parents. I would like to thank nr32 for believing in me and always pushing me to do this. I would like to thank all the girls who rejected me to motivate me to join a gym. I would like to thank steven spielberg. thank you very much to each and every one of you, without you this would not have been possible.

now the question is, will I ever step foot in that gym?

by the way, nr32, you said I should measure my body fat percentage. The guy at the gym gave me this machine that looked like an xbox controller and told me to hold it while he measured something. is that what you were looking for? it turns out that mine is 12.9% and my bmi is 21.3

what's my next assignment?

IMO bodyfat measuring tools are garbage, short of a full four-compartment analysis, or at the very least, a DEXA scan. The one you used was bioelectric impediance.

All I needed to get in shape (or get back into shape, and then improve to a new high level of fitness) was this:


Your workout routine, techniques... and more.. plus motivation book, with everything you'll ever need for a proper routine - this is the best $20 you'll ever spend on fitness related material:
https://www.amazon.com/New-Encyclopedia ... dybuilding

Compound lifting extra reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strengt ... g+strength


Some of the only useful YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAvW6xBZjSk (Eric Helms on Nutrition science)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWmchPCyDvw (Eric Helms on Exercise science)

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com (Lyle McDonald - nutrition strategy and other useful info)

Using this all that information... and working out regularly (again) for 1.5 years:
I went from an estimated 25% bodyfat to the low teens (DEXA verified) - currently on the way down to 8-10% target, while rebuilding my strength to my previous (college) records and eventually exceeding those... and building out my physique weak points. My stats are 1.68m (5'6) - weight ~135lbs/61kg - with 1-rep maxes (in lbs) of 120 on military press, 205 on bench, 220 on deadlift and a crappy 140 on squat. Shoulders 44", Chest 38" , arms (flexed) at almost 15" and waist 27.5" (hoping to hit 26.5-27" at bottom body fat level within a few months).

Let me know if you want some more details/info about any of this stuff.

Thanks, those resources should be helpful for me because when I go to the gym, I have no idea what the hell I am doing, I really dont know shit about fitness and cant afford the personal trainers. speaking of personal trainers, boy, they sure are pushy. reminded me of billy mays "but wait, if you order 10 personal training sessions now, I will throw in this free towel" I had to jump through a lot of hoops to avoid all the extras and pay just the monthly gym fee.
I will check out the resources.

Congrats, Bart.

Autoregressive hit all the major points. Bioimpedence scales get a bad rep because bodybuilders/trainers/athletes who use them get terribly inaccurate results. They're designed for the general population, although some have an athlete mode that's still not very accurate. Anyhow, adding on to Autoregressive's posts, after you decide to cut or bulk, it's a good idea to track your progress. One way you can do that is to download an app like MyFitnessPal (free) where you can track your diet and measurements over time.

By the way, Bart, how tall are you?

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Nope. I do not. Never stepped foot in Mexico. You make it sound like I go on brothel tours lol.

Go for it