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• REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Look up at the meme, the thing I talked about in my comments.

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  • Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Okay I’m looking at the meme, please hold.

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    Excellent, yes it is exactly how I remembered it.

    But why are you talking to me incessantly about exclusive bicep focus when literally the first thing I said to you was to go ahead and skip direct bicep training because it doesn’t matter?

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    • REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      But why are you talking to me incessantly about exclusive bicep focus when literally the first thing I said to you was to go ahead and skip direct bicep training because it doesn’t matter?

      It’s more about mass building, my focus was on biceps because that’s what the focus in the meme seems to be. I didn’t even disagree with your initial comment with my comment, I just wanted to point out the difference because I see many people around getting into bodybuilding and eventually many start doing stupid shit like steroids, all sorts of sketchy powders, etc. like a getaway drug, and so I feel like there needs to be a clear distinction between what counts as resistance training as opposed to focusing on simply muscle and mass growth.

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      • Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Okay, great. Yes overt illegal drug abuse is extremely harmful. You also happen to be talking to someone who dislikes the scummy supplement industry in general. I go as far as steering people away from creatine and protein supplements. I agree, the whole association between drugs/supplements and broader gym culture is extremely problematic

        The final thing is the difference between resistance training and cardio. They are not positioned against one another whatsoever, in fact as you become stronger you need a higher base of cardio to continue to progress.

        So in conclusion:

        Cardio: good

        Resistance training as defined by the linked wikipedia article: good

        Muscle hypertrophy resulting from resistance training: good

        Drug abuse: bad

        Excessive mass gain possible only via drug abuse: bad

        Doing nothing but bicep curls: bad

        Does this all feel aboveboard?

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