> but it goes mostly to the gut

This is so weird to me if you're always working out as you said. What are you doing at the gym? Compound barbell movements with heavy weights will absolutely prevent this and get you jacked in the right places.

▲ the__alchemist 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

  - Dumbell and smith machine squats
  - 10-30 degree incline bench
  - Dumbell lunges
  - Overhead press with dumbells
  - Planks
  - Situps: Straight, bent, and normal legs
  - Dead hangs
  - Pullups with 3 grips
  - Leg lifts while hanging
  - Lat raises, forward and bent over
  - Behind-the-back cable extensions
  - Tricip cable pulldowns
  - SKull crushers
  - Dumbell curls, one hand at a time

Each every 1-3 days

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regexorcist 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That is way too much, of the wrong type. You're doing a lot of isolation work, but really you should be focusing on compound lifts with the barbell. Check out Stronglifts 5x5 for example.

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the__alchemist an hour ago | parent [-]

Valid. Part of the problem is, I'm working with what I have in the apartment and apartment gym; the best workout is the one you can do on the way to the bathroom / between desk chair and washing the dishes / continuously throughout the day whenever you have a moment, or after work with no hassle? But it's a tradeoff, as you imply. The other aspect is, I've been training with appearance (especially to women) in mind as that's the goal, e.g. with extra attention to lats, upper chest, and delts. Would love to/should do more compound lift. (Don't have a full bar available atm)

	▲	regexorcist an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> the best workout is the one you can do on the way to the bathroom Absolutely not. This is what you tell sedentary people to get them to move a bit. For your purpose of looking good, you're wasting your time. You need to add weight every workout. > I've been training with appearance (especially to women) in mind That is the wrong mindset, but then again what I told you earlier will give you the appearance you seek. Seriously just go to a proper gym with a barbell.
	▲	tuesdaynight an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Regexorcist is right. You need to increase weight every week. Try going to the gym religiously for 1 year, with proper progressive overload. I'm not saying that you will be big, but if all you have done is the listed exercises at home, without progressive overload, you didn't really try

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fatata123 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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▲ bradlys 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's not guaranteed. People are abnormal. I'm abnormal and don't gain muscle like others and I am constantly training to failure.

Gaining muscle becomes really complicated for some people since not everyone has the same hormones, androgen receptor density, myostatin levels, etc. Some people grow like freaks and others never do. I can sympathize but I am skeptical of 99% of people since most I've seen also don't do every thing right and it's clear that's usually the issue.