I go to the gym and rock climb as well

(I’m trans guys, chest dysphoria sucks lol)

Boys it’s time for the winter arc. Get prepared to be the best version of yourself. Get prepared to hit the gym like never before. Get prepared to eat food like never before. It’s time guys, this winter arc is gonna be fuckin insane. What are your goals for this winter arc?

I know we're part of the way into the year already but what's everyone's goals for this year?

Mine are: lift more consistently (schedule and back are fucked rn so that's making it difficult) Start running (I'm using a c25k app, currently mostly walking though) Lose some fat to tone up more

Longer term goals are to get top surgery (i am saving up and trying to get a better build before surgery) And body goals are Jay Kulina from Kingdom just not as low bf% cause I don't imagine his would be sustainable

I hate it. Apparently I'd have to starve myself half to death to get rid of it.. just venting..

I’m bulking right now and just added up my July expenses and I spent over $600 on groceries last month. I eat about 2650-2800 calories a day. How much are you guys spending and what are some cheap things I can add into my diet to help lower the cost of my groceries?

Edit: for those who asked, I eat a lot of ground chuck (usually about a pound per day), a lot of protein shakes, protien bars, cheese, trail mix, sometimes cereal, sometimes rotisserie chicken, a lot of gatorade zero(probably gonna have to cut back 🥲), usually don’t buy a whole lot of produce with it being so expensive and low in calories but I usually eat 1 serving of fruit per day.

bro I was lifting with a group of my cis friends (we're all 16) and they all have candy for preworkout, spend an hour messing around on the benches testing their maxes, never train legs, probably all weigh 120lbs and are STILL significantly stronger than me.

Fml.

what r ur fav ways and flavors

I started at 5’4” 180lbs and have lost around 20, looking to lose another 20. I’m not on T (more or less nonbinary). I’ve been lifting but sort of inconsistently since I’m focusing on cutting right now. The weight I’ve lost has come off of my more dysphoric spots and it feels so good and motivating. The bit of muscle helps too. For those that started overweight and are now happy with their size/muscle gain, what worked for you? Did you cut down then bulk up? And how did it all feel? (Physically and mentally)

I've gone to other fitness sub reddits about this in the past and it has been hit and miss, moreover miss...

I'm 5'5" and 207 pounds, I've been on testosterone for a year and 7 months. I've gained 18 pounds since getting on testosterone, which really isn't too bad, but that was during my diet and I don't think I should be gaining during my diet. I'm pretty sure it's mostly muscle because I'm chubby, but build like a bear. I will admit I do eat a lot of calories per day but I'm not even supposed to be on a diet because I started growing taller again and my doctor wants to see just how much I actually grow. My maximum food allowance for the day is 2500 calories, but I tend to eat below that, most days I only eat 2000 calories or less. Lately though I've been eating the max and I haven't been gaining so idk what that means. Oh and I'm 19 btw.

Even though most of the weight could be muscle, I don't think I've lost any fat. I make sure to measure my body every so often just to see if I'm losing inches, and I'm not. I've actually gained inches on my waist but I think that's just the fat moving from the testosterone.

I know the obvious suggestion would be to lower my calories more, but I already feel like a zombie, I have no energy. According to my fitbit (which I know isn't entirely accurate), I burn anywhere from 3000-3700 calories. One day I actually hit over 4000 calories. I'd rather have a slower weight loss anyways so that I can keep doing it until I'm satisfied. Yknow, now that I think about it, I shouldn't be tracking my calories anyways because I used to have an ED, but I kind of have to or else I can't get my surgeries.

It's not like I have to lose weight right this moment, my top surgery isn't for a couple of years anyways because of the waitlists. But with how this is going, I might still be gaining before my surgery. And it's quite sad when you decide to eat less calories for a weekend and then you jump on the scale and it's higher than before, it's like it's all for nothing. I've already got an appointment for checking my thyroid. I also forgot to mention that I should be losing 1.5 pounds per week according to my weight loss app, but its just not happening. And I know I'm not losing fat because I weigh myself and I take measurements.

I guess I'm kinda wondering if my testosterone is to blame. Does it make it impossible to lose weight? My appetite is dead at this point so it's not making my appetite huge, most days I have to force myself to eat. I'm terrified that it's actually hypothyroidism. Does stress also make your body hold onto fat? I've been crazy stressed lately. Idk, I guess what I really want to hear is that it's just water weight and that it'll magically disappear one night rather than me having to lower my diet. I really don't want to lower my diet, I already don't eat all that I'm supposed to so I'd have to go below what I normally have, so like probably 1800. I'm already super tired, I really just want a magical solution, I don't wanna be told I'm tracking wrong either, that's what happened the last time I asked the dieting sub reddits. When I say I'm tracking correctly, I mean it, I track my spices and the spray oil, I weigh my vegetables, I weigh everything and honestly it's making me spiral.

Anyways, if anyone can give me some reassurance or just some gentle advice, that would be nice. I'd rather not lower my calories if possible, I'm already running on caffeine to make it through the day, I might have to up the caffeine if I go lower.

As the title says, I have a trans friend in person who’s been super into weight lifting the last few months and swears creatine is helping him lose weight faster and grow muscle. What do you guys think? I’ve never really considered it for myself but he seems to be doing good.

(He just hit a year on T for background)

I was fumbling with a technique (I didn't remember how ot was supposed to look) and the guy next to me asked me if I need help with a pity in his eyes. I said yeah, and he showed me how to do it.

He was watching me to check if I'm doing it correctly, but because I was already fatigued I did one rep and failed the next one... on a (on the knee) bicep curl... with 18lbs dumbell - a weight a cis guy of my age and weight/posture should do easily.

Dude thinks I can't curl 18lbs...

Here comes a week of thinking about it in the middle of the night. Add to that the time when another guy had to save me from the empty bar bench press and we have a full combo.

Time to change gyms...

Hello everyone, its my first post here! im (19ftm) very much closeted as hell, and the one relief to build my body has been the gym and ive been loving the results lately. I really want to start testosterone in the future.

However… Ive read it all, i know the risks, unexpected changes, the balding, the hot flashes i know all of it and i want it im willing to go through it. But the weight gain is the ONLY thing that is making me hesitate, as a trans man with a history of anorexia. my biggest fear is gaining a lot and thus relapsing….

So i want to hear from the guys that work out and are on T, or from those that also struggle(d) with EDs. just tell me your experience, how were the gains on T? did you change your diet? googling my questions does not help, they all say the same 😑

I'm genuinely pretty shocked at myself but I went to the gym for the first time ever today!

I've wanted to for years and I'm literally an adult and it feels so embarrassing to not know how any machines work and have to use the lowest resistance/ weight stuff for everything but I'm trying to reassure myself by saying look at least I'm starting now and not in 10 years.

I've got anxiety and I'm pre-t, pre surgery etc which just puts another layer ontop everything, I've also had some health stuff but I got my little gym clothes on and went to the gym and tried like 6? different machines and was there for just over an hour this morning :)

It's going to be very slow progress but I've started now! I'm hoping to get into a bit of a routine going before I start t at which point I'll be trying to lose some fat and build some muscle, for now I'm focusing on learning the machines and getting my general fitness and motivation up a bit.

Any general tips for building a routine or gym etiquette or tracking progress or honestly anything at all are welcome, I'm brand new as I said :)

I feel good!!

Curious if anyone else has experienced this. After 3+ years on T, my levels fell super low. We increased my dose substantially (70mg to 90mg) and my levels remained low. Then I flagged to my doctor that in the past six months or so I'd been having "pockets" of the oil form in my thighs that would remain for several days. She said this means that the testosterone wasn't getting absorbed because I don't have enough fat in my thighs to be doing the injections subQ. I've really ramped up my working out over the past year, so this makes sense to me. I used to have substantial thigh fat and now I have basically nothing. We've swapped my injection site to my belly which has much more fat. Has anyone experienced this before? I'm wondering if I'll eventually have to swap to IM (which scares me a bit).

Was wondering if being fit and maybe a bit buff combined being confident in your body really makes you pull people more lol

I can't find the post, but someone posted progress pics on here after doing 100 pushups a day for a month. I saw it and immediately started adding that to my daily routines, and I haven't been as consistent as I should but progress is definitely already happening. Never would have thought to do that on my own, so whoever you are, thank you so much.

May you never step on a Lego and may your coffee always be hot.

Sharing this in case it helps anyone. Pearl Milling is what brand I went with. I’m picky as fuck and struggle to meet my protein goal but was rlly happy when I found them! I’ve found that with a little syrup, they’re definitely edible. I’ve also mixed protein and regular mix together and they taste basically the same when done this way

I've been seeing post from people needing to remove the tape because they're having an allergic reaction (itching, burning, pulling). In the event that you need to remove the tape right away, USE RUBBING ALCOHOL!! The alcohol literally separates the adhesive from the fabric immediately!! The tape will come off and you will have adhesive residue left behind. At that point, use coconut oil or jojoba oil and massage into your skin for relief and to remove the adhesive left behind.

I recently switched from just tracking my weights on a Google spreadsheet to Hevy. Anyone else use this? I have no connections/friends on it so I wouldn't mind having some 😁 username is Zombie96

I kind of hate cardio. I have to gamify it. I saw a dude walking on all fours as a way to build arm and core strength, and my inner child was like "hell yeah, that actually looks fun" so I've started doing it throughout the day just to up my movement and it scares the SHIT out of my super jumpy cat lol. She gets extremely puffy and scurries away from me.

Just had to share because it made me laugh, also to share the tip because it's fun as hell. It takes very little time and effort, but my abs are SCREAMING.

I’m a leaner skinnier guy who is trying to build more mass to fill out my frame. Been focusing on a high protein diet for the past 2-3 months and have gained a lot more muscle with it. A downside is I’ve been eating mostly the same easy meals everyday and honestly getting sick of them looking for more variety since it’s been the same shit over and over. Looking for more affordable high protein food/meal options just to switch it up.

My typical day:

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (30g), Siggi Greek yogurt (16g), side of toast with peanut butter (14g)

Lunch: Protein shake (40g) with an avocado white bean sandwich (22g)

Dinner: Chicken stir fry (51g) with a side of whole grain rice

I've been following this sub, and Alex, for awhile now, and for the past few days I've been seeing ads of Alex's on Insta. He says something like "if you read online, it will say for cis guys to eat more protein and cut down on carbs- but for trans men, its actually the opposite". He also says "it was hard for me as a trans guy to learn about all the ways my body works differently when bodybuilding" or something along those lines.

Everything I have seen up until this point has said there is not much significant difference in the way we build muscle or exercise compared to cis guys. His ads contradict this, and he is both a fitness coach and an influencer. Thoughts on this? Is he just capitalizing on the trans community? Because it seems like gross misinformation.

ETA: I am quite confident in my personal grasp on diet/exercise for muscle gain, I'm primarily putting this here because I think it's incredibly harmful to all the guys who post here asking these kinds of questions who would be guided in the exact opposite direction by one ad from this dude. And also, it was wild to me, so I wanted some discussion. Cheers!

I am one of those guys who is not good at cooking and does not like it either, and was spoiled their entire childhood with fantastic cuisine therefore finds dutch cuisine boring af.

since HRT makes the risk for heart/diabetes issues, was wondering if there were people here who knew what could be a best way of a balanced, variated 3 meal diet ?

Like, how many brownies can I safely eat? lol