Gains goblins. Those things in your life that rob you of what otherwise would be your hard-earned gains on strength, muscle size, endurance or whatever other thing you want to develop by training.

It can be anything: a person (like that gym bro that maybe distracts you more than it’s good for you), a medical condition, a commitment, or what is usually most common (and be honest here, because for most people it is one in this category), a bad habit of yours, amongst others.

Feel free to share.

  • erik [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    At this point, age I think. Don’t want to doxx myself, but I’m thoroughly middle aged and I think I’ve maxed out what I can do without gear given my age. I’m almost at a three plate one rep max for bench, 435 lbs squat, almost 500 lbs deadlift. Without juicing or at least testosterone supplementation, I think this is probably about the best I can do. Which is fine, I’m plenty strong for someone that just wants to be strong and isn’t an athlete or something.

    • Valbrandur@lemmygrad.mlOPEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      I’m almost at a three plate one rep max for bench, 435 lbs squat, almost 500 lbs deadlift.

      Those are some good lifts at any age. For what I see, in this community we have an overall higher level than the one I expected there to be.