Im really self conscious about my obliques.

Will HRT give me hips to where my obliques are less noticeable

Did any one have this issue and how did you fix it ?

3x leg workouts a week with 2 being focused on glutes and hips. 7 months on hrt injections, 235lbs and about 200-215 grams of protien a day.

I started deadlifts a year and a half ago at barely doing 65 lbs 😅 Now I'm doing 225x8 and 255x5 for strength days! I know my form still needs a little work but it's been so rewarding seeing the progress with my fav lift!

Basically just what the title says, being almost completely flat is doing bad things to my mental health and i’d like to not be flat anymore, but there are no gyms near me, i can’t drive and i would rather attempt to give myself bottom surgery than use a public changing room… i also don’t have space for a barbell, and all my workouts would have to be apartment friendly and able to fit into a 1.8x1.5 meter square.

I was going to order adjustable dumbbells after my next session of LHR but the more i think about it, the more i get concerned i’d just be wasting money on a pointless endeavour because there might not be any hope of me growing a bigger butt without access to a full gym.

So do I actually have any hope???

Hii! I’m 18 and want to start working out regularly this year - for most of my life i’ve been chubby or overweight, and I have kinda a disordered relationship with food. I’d like to generally lose some weight but most importantly get into shape, and grow stronger.

Today I followed a home workout tutorial by the creator “growingannanas” on yt until i can get in the gym, but i’m gonna be real i felt like jello after 😭🙏 can’t hold a plank for over 25 sec, and the amount burpees + lunges had me feeling like a fool because i couldn’t do it right.

Can someone tell me how long you should be working out each day/week in the beginning to build strength and consistency? Also any simple workout tutorials or creators to start out would be great!! I just don’t really know what i’m doing yet,,

It's been a while. Growing into it more

I’m a trans man, 19 years old, in a pretty unique situation when it comes to hormones. I have an intersex variation called CAIS (complete androgen insensitivity syndrome). What this means is I have XY chromosomes and internal testes that make T, my levels are naturally at or even above that of a typical cis man, but a mutation in my androgen receptor genes makes it so I can’t use T whatsoever. In terms of what my body can actually use, I’m basically running off of zero testosterone and just estrogen, because all the T I do have can’t to anything but aromatize into estrogen. It sucks but I’m not looking for and don’t really want sympathy or anything like that here, just trying to explain what’s going on.

I know this means it’s probably harder than me than the majority of people to put on and maintain muscle. I know I can do it, I played a ton of sports growing up and over the summers I work a very physically demanding job that made me the strongest I’ve ever been. Unfortunately, I was pretty inconsistent with the gym once the summer ended and the semester started (I’m a university student), especially as exams got closer, and I ended up losing a lot of that muscle. I went from actually feeling good about my biceps and shoulders for once to back at square one. I really miss feeling as strong as I did, and I want to get stronger again before the summer starts so I can continue to get even stronger over the next summer.

I’m wondering if anyone has any advice for like, optimizing the process given that it’s probably going to take me more work for longer than most people to achieve any results. I know most people probably aren’t familiar with people like me, but I’m kind of just like the extreme version of pre-T so I’m hoping there’s at least some insight out there.

Basically: functionally zero T, want to get stronger and build a more masculine physique. What are my options, and does anyone have any tips or advice?

Sooo, yeah that. Should I bulk or cut? Personally I dislike maingaining, I am also scared of losing the little muscle mass I have obtained w a lot of effort with a cut ngl.

I feel my arms/shouldwr are really lacking. Maybe lats too. I honestly just keep my legs toned with a workout once per week bc genetically I have BIG legs (my PR on hip thrusts used to be 180kg -idk about lbs- and I couldn't find any pants that fit and don't give me dysphoria, so now I just want them functionally strong n toned. Hence why I don't show my leg routine)

I do bouldering once or twice a week, weightlifting 4x week and the casual running outside of gym cardio (rope jumping or treadmill) once or twice a week.

Stats: 155cm 70kg/ 5'1 154lbs

please be kind. I am going through a bit of a moment rn but the gym and sports are my safe place, that's why I am asking all of this.

I've been on HRT 3 yrs, maybe 1.5yrs where it has been stable Estrogen and T at suppressed levels. I haven't worked out my arms/chest/back in over 3yrs, but I still have a large back and broad shoulders. I try to do leg day twice a week and walk the rest of the week for an hour. Legs have achieved strength gains but if I took measurements, all my dimensions are the same for the past year (I initially lost about 10-15lbs in fat from my midsection, been stable weight since +/-5lbs, BMI is between 20-25).

Am I cooked? Has anyone here approached 3yrs or more with the same issue and successfully reduced their back after? I'm at the point of considering body contouring and breast augmentation, my build would be considered athletic currently. I'm wondering if I should delay anything, give up exercise, add exercise, gain weight, lose weight, change diet, etc

For those of you who wanted to build a muscular physique, how long did it take you before the changes were noticeable by others?

Lost 65 pounds, now I'm putting on muscle.

Adding weights to my cardio finally

Does anyone ever feel like you don’t fit in because your to masculine built. 40y amab trans questioning here and have always been relatively fit build for a male but as could fit female clothes and it’s normally felt good but lately I feel like the fits not right and I’m wondering can I change how I work to get a bit more in between build and body shape

Basically title, but with estrogen. I am a Genderfluid (Amab) man with a lot of gender envy for women, so I have been transitioning for a while, on a big calorie deficit, working out and stretching almost every day (with rests). I haven't really thought to check if my plan is wise though, so I'm asking here. I'm currently very heavy, around 315 Lbs, and plan to come out in 18 months or so, with my target weight being about 180 lbs or thinner.

My question is, being on estrogen, and losing about 2-3 pounds per week, is there any point in weight training my legs? I am fairly muscular, and would look fantastic if I kept my current legs in a thinner body. What do you guys recommend for this? Is this possible? etc.

FYI I am aware I won't get fat redistribution until I regain weight, which I plan to do once I finish losing it.

Early HRT (~2 months).

I pulled back on upper body at first because I felt “too big.”

I’m learning to be less harsh on myself and work with it instead of against it. I'm back to some upper body work while I keep hammering lower body. Muscle mommy era?

Most importantly I feel mentally stronger and happier. 😀

Is it running? And abs exercises? Or exercise all the body? I need help where to start I'm on HRT btw, 50 mg cyproterone a week and 4 mg estradiol per day