Thread 76584473

WHAT IS MET?

IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
> 100% self-reliance
> 0% faggotry

How to MET?

> Weighted calisthenics
> Home gym: barbell + squat stands + bench
> Rings + sandbags

How not to MET?

> meme exercises
> circus act tier calisthenics
> isometrics


POST YOUR:
> home gym
> routine
> recent PRs
> recent additions to your program

>>76584473 (OP)
haters will say this is AI

>>76584473 (OP)
Possibly not related but what's the optimal grip width for ohp? Is it shoulder width?

>>76584473 (OP)
Barbell is all you need btw

>>76584483
I did shoulder width when I used to do them with a bar. Now I do wide grip on a seated press machine (no homo).

>>76584503
>Barbell is all you need btw
How do you do lats without barbell rows which are terrible?

Hard mode, no pull ups.

>>76584473 (OP)
What does MET mean?

>>76584473 (OP)
>POST YOUR:
>> home gym
Anytime you'd like to start, OP.

>>76584678
probably some dyel incel shit

>>76584841
The only known picture of op's setup

>>76584678
I believe it stands for make ai junk and talk to yourself.

>>76584503
this so much

>>76584678
> he doesn't know
wow

>>76584841
>>76585411
>>76584988
The AI/post setup spammer is here, so the thread is officially open

>>76584623
Not him, but you could do barbell pullovers tho honestly the beauty of squat stands + barbell is that you can just put the stands on tallest setting, put a barbell on and do pullups like that.

>>76584678
> he's this new
Minimal Equipment Training
A few youtube fitfluencers already took the idea from these threads and made a video about it. I think NH is one of them

>>76584473 (OP)
>Rings
>No circus acts
Thoughts on unicycling for cardio?

>>76586406
>Rings
>No circus acts
When you learn to stabilize it's an ok exercise

No gym pics?

>>76586406
>Thoughts on unicycling for cardio?
as long as the limiting factor is actual cardio you can do anything

tips on achieving this grip?

>>76586796
is that hook grip? why would you use it on ohp?

>>76584473 (OP)
What does MET stand for?
I do most of that except for bench. No sandbags yet, but I'm planning to get them eventually.
My routine:
A
weighted pullups (fatgrips)
weighted dips on rings
front squats (though i'm rather conservative with the weight)
weighted back extensions
lateral raises (fatgrips)
standing french press with a short barbell (fatgrips)
hanging leg raises (fatgrips)
wrist roller

B
weighted australian pullups on rings (fatgrips)
1 arm ohp with dumbbell
db kroc row (fatgrips)
weighted pushups on handles
curls with neutral grip barbell (fatgrips)
ab roller
weighted ring flyes (mostly pump work, not going heavy)

C (sub-day)
calf raises with a db (fatgrips)
pullups on wooden balls

Each one is done once a week with high intensity and mostly to failure with rest pause.
Basically MET (whatever that is) meets MEnTzer, though I hope I haven't been MEmed hard.

>>76587067
>No sandbags yet, but I'm planning to get them eventually.
don't bother, it's a meme. If you have squat stands just do squats and deadlifts

>>76587067
>> A
>weighted pullups (fatgrips)
Trying to shoot 2 birds with one stone, missing both HARD
>weighted dips on rings
bench is better tbqhd
>front squats (though i'm rather conservative with the weight)
high bar mogs hard
>weighted back extensions
sure
>lateral raises (fatgrips)
LMAO
>standing french press with a short barbell (fatgrips)
wtf is that even
>hanging leg raises (fatgrips)
kekkin
>wrist roller
holy lmao. Are you training for arm wrestling or something? Even then this doesnt make much sense

>B
>weighted australian pullups on rings (fatgrips)
why not just do aussy pullups on a barbell on squat stands?
>1 arm ohp with dumbbell
based
>db kroc row (fatgrips)
wtf is that
>weighted pushups on handles
based
>curls with neutral grip barbell (fatgrips)
KEK
>ab roller
based
>weighted ring flyes (mostly pump work, not going heavy)
good

>C (sub-day)
>calf raises with a db (fatgrips)
>pullups on wooden balls
literal meme

I rate this routine FOREARMS/10

>>76584473 (OP)
>Home gym: barbell + squat stands + bench
Stupid. Squats will kill your spine while bench will kill you when barbell ends on your neck.
If you want home gym then buy dumbbell and do single arm exercises.

Also, what do you think about street workout and street gyms? They exist in Europe.

>>76587067
>Basically MET (whatever that is) meets MEnTzer, though I hope I haven't been MEmed hard.
>> literally every exercise is either fat grip version or a meme grip exercise
You 100% certifiably officially and unequivocally got memed.
If you drop all the fat grips it would actually start to resemble a decent routine. Though you look good.
I suspect you saw slowed down progress and hopped to the most quirky looking routine

>>76587125
I don't think op goes outside into the street

>>76587125
>Stupid. Squats will kill your spine
>> what is safeties
>> what is bailing

> while bench will kill you when barbell ends on your neck.
>> what is bailing

>>76587131
Don't pay attention to this retard, he's obsessed with OP (literally anybody who makes a MET thread or even anything similar)

>>76587084
>just do squats and deadlifts
These are powersharting memes. Only destroy your back.

>>76587133
What are safeties and bailing?
Also squats are expensive to do at home, you need 500 dollar equipment. If you do single leg squats you need 50 dollar.

>>76587133
> while bench will kill you when barbell ends on your neck.
>> what is safeties
Fixed this for me

>>76587138
> These are powersharting memes.
No. Front and low bar squats are powersharting memes. High bar squat is the best exercise on the planet (aside from safety squats if they fit you)

For deadlifts you can do RDLs

>>76587107
brah, I really appreciate you actually going through my routine, it's a rarity nowadays
>>weighted dips on rings
>bench is better tbqhd
I don't have one, I'm trying to keep everything low-weight (I lift in my work room and try to spare space)
>>lateral raises (fatgrips)
>LMAO
why? I mean, these are just db lateral raises with fat grips (they're def not a bottleneck here)
>>standing french press with a short barbell (fatgrips)
>wtf is that even
pic rel but with a neutral grip barbell
>holy lmao. Are you training for arm wrestling or something? Even then this doesnt make much sense
I know it looks weird but I always wanted big forearms yet the fate tries to leave me a forearmlet, I'm fighting the odds

>>weighted australian pullups on rings (fatgrips)
>why not just do aussy pullups on a barbell on squat stands?
no squat stand and rings are readily available all the time
>>>db kroc row (fatgrips)
>wtf is that
just a regular db row variation, though here fatgrips to be a very limiting factor, bc I go quite heavy
>>curls with neutral grip barbell (fatgrips)
>KEK
I have some latent wrist injury and can't really do underhand grip, neutral grip makes curls pain free

>>76587084
what's not a meme then? I want to develop the kind of rugged strength that would make you able to pick weird stuff, haul heavy shit, be robust, like Carl Panzram
>Panzram wrote that he was "the spirit of meanness personified[10]" and that he would often rape men whom he had robbed. He was noted for his large stature and great physical strength—due to years of hard labor at Leavenworth and other prisons—which aided him in overpowering most men
memes aside I don't feel DLs and squats were that good at it, regular weight training lacks the 3d chaos factor IMO, a few hours of landscaping and pulling out stumps always made me feel my muscles in a way that no kind of BB exercises would
maybe kettlebells?

>>76587143
>What are safeties and bailing?
>> talks shit about muh squats are dangerous
>> literally doesn't know the first 2 things about squatting
Checks out.

>>76587155
I was also thinking about getting a REALLY sturdy backpack and filling it with plates without fucking around with sand or other bullshit and just doing sandbag-like movements with it w/o using handles

>>76587149
High bar squat can still damage your spine and joints.
For legs you can do one leg exercises (circus tricks) without risking the spine.

>>76587156
There is large number of people on /fit/ that say how squats and deadlift damaged their back.
>but they did something incorrect
If exercise destroys your spine just because you don't have perfect form, then it's dangerous and should be replaced with different exercise.

>>76587160
I am already using backpack like that. But I put concrete blocks and bricks inside. Iron plates would be better, they are denser than concrete, but more expensive.

>>76587176
I have enough plates, even with my limited setup, the bigger problem is probably how this bag would behave in less conventional movement, it wouldn't be as harmless and sandbags upon contact with your body.

>>76587133
Do you go outside? Aren't you a shut-in?

>>76587268
kys faggot

>>76587279
That's a yes

>>76587293
Finally! When are you planning to do it?

>>76587317
Make you go outside? That's your dad's job.

>>76584473 (OP)
Add waterbags and laundry bags with books in it

>>76587131
he has to, it's where he shits

>>76587396
>>76587550
> durr if I write every other post without capitalizing it they'll think I'm two different people

>>76587744
Who are you quoting, Taj?

>>76587143
> Also squats are expensive to do at home, you need 500 dollar equipment.
Lmao. I bought my whole setup for I think ~200 usd, <300 if including new bench

> If you do single leg squats you need 50 dollar.
Saar or you can just make a couple hundred bucks extra and just buy a fucking barbell saar. Also very quickly you'll reach full capacity with your backpack especially if you don't even have plates. I got to something like +25 lb with water bottles and my backpack was basically full at that point

>>76587776
>I bought my whole setup
Can we see?

>>76587155
> I don't have one, I'm trying to keep everything low-weight (I lift in my work room and try to spare space)
gotcha. Yeah that's fine. I'd still prefer regular dip bars but hey

> why? I mean, these are just db lateral raises with fat grips (they're def not a bottleneck here)
if grip doesn't bottleneck you it's fine but honestly just do a couple of sets of grippers or something

> pic rel but with a neutral grip barbell
pic rel never came

> I know it looks weird but I always wanted big forearms yet the fate tries to leave me a forearmlet, I'm fighting the odds
yeah I'd just do 3+ sets of good forearms exercises every day or 6/7. Stuff like grippers, dumbbell wrist curls etc

> just a regular db row variation, though here fatgrips to be a very limiting factor, bc I go quite heavy
yeah again, just do separate grip work. Otherwise you're getting shit stimulus for both

> I have some latent wrist injury and can't really do underhand grip, neutral grip makes curls pain free
I kekked at curling with fat grips

>>76587160
Sure. Though for legs you can do backpack pistol squats. For hams obviously nordic curls

>>76587170
>High bar squat can still damage your spine and joints.
nah it makes em stronger
> For legs you can do one leg exercises (circus tricks) without risking the spine.
They still load your spine and because they require balance there's MORE risk of bs happening

> There is large number of people on /fit/ that say how squats and deadlift damaged their back.
they are retards probably
> If exercise destroys your spine just because you don't have perfect form, then it's dangerous and should be replaced with different exercise.
Wrong. You just need basically decent form.
Beyond that EVERYTHING carries a risk of injury including taking a shower.

>>76587409
sure

>>76587793
> we
LMAO

>>76587744
seek help schizo.

>>76587825
>pic rel never came
Welcome to /met/

>>76587776
>Lmao. I bought my whole setup for I think ~200 usd, <300 if including new bench
For 200 you can buy 80 kg / 176 lb of iron plates. This is too little for squats.
>Also very quickly you'll reach full capacity with your backpack especially if you don't even have plates. I got to something like +25 lb with water bottles and my backpack was basically full at that point
Water has low density, I am using concrete and bricks, they have density 3 times bigger than water or even more.

>>76587830
>For hams obviously nordic curls
I am doing single leg deadlifts. I might do nordic curls in the future.

>>76587841
>They still load your spine and because they require balance there's MORE risk of bs happening
They load nothing, you need few times less weight for single leg squat compared to dual leg squat.

Street workout doesn't require any equipment but you can buy backpack and put concrete into it, then pull ups and dips.

>>76587744
Scale status?

MET is based.

>>76584473 (OP)
I've been using my kettlebell a lot recently because I can't be bothered to do more. I actually feel great. I had to move some heavy furniture yesterday and today feels like any other day. Thank you kettlebell.

>>76588461
Faggot nobody thinks you are multiple people. You are literally the only person shitting up these threads with the same exact transparent tactic for a year now.

>>76589080
>For 200 you can buy 80 kg / 176 lb of iron plates. This is too little for squats.
The secret is to buy USED equipment. FB marketplace ftw

>>76589080
>I am doing single leg deadlifts.
Unless you're 98 years old it's literally impossible to load them enough even with backpack full of concrete

>>76590132
Are there adjustable kettlebells? If not, then adjustable dumbbells seems better.

>>76590360
I don't believe used would be much cheaper unless it's stolen.

>>76589080
>They load nothing, you need few times less weight for single leg squat compared to dual leg squat.
Not few times, two times. But the bigger point is that the glassback mentality is simply wrong and injuries in powerlifting are LOWER THAN IN ANY SPORT aside from bodybuilding.

>>76590379
I just did them recently with 17 kg (37 lb) of concrete. Only could do few reps. Trained to failure.
But I didn't put backpack on my back, I was holding it with my arms.

>>76590384
>Are there adjustable kettlebells? If not, then adjustable dumbbells seems better.
I've seen pictures of some but ultimately adjustable dumbbells are 100% better since kettlebells are just shit dumbbells to begin with

>>76590397
> 17 kg deadlifts
> to failure
> could only do a few reps
What. The. Fuck. I wanna see your body

>>76590385
>Not few times, two times.
squat = 150lb body + 200lb barbell = 350lb and 175lb per leg
pistol squat = 150lb body + 100lb extra weight = 250lb and 250lb per leg
It's more than two times difference when you account body weight.
>But the bigger point i€s that the glassback mentality is simply wrong and injuries in powerlifting are LOWER THAN IN ANY SPORT aside from bodybuilding.
This is true but why take more risk when you can do safer alternatives. Also, squats and deadlifts are very expensive to do if you don't go to gym but have home gym.

>>76590438
Learn to read, I am talking about single leg deadlift. If I did double leg I would do many times more than 17 kg.

>>76590440
>This is true but why take more risk when you can do safer alternatives.
Because it also carries more reward making you overall stronger and more resilient protecting against injuries and weakness that's gonna creep in after ~60.
> Also, squats and deadlifts are very expensive to do if you don't go to gym but have home gym.
I paid maybe 200 usd if that buying used equipment. And if you're patient you can find even better deals. Somebody was literally giving away an entire power cage for free that I didnt bother to pick up

>>76590452
But that's still ~32 kg in deadlift equivalent

>>76590464
Wrong.
https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/GluteusMaximus/BWSingleLegStiffLegDeadlift
The movement is different and it has bigger ROM.

repost because it could go lost in a long post (refers to sandbags)
>>76587084
what's not a meme then? I want to develop the kind of rugged strength that would make you able to pick weird stuff, haul heavy shit, be robust, like Carl Panzram
>Panzram wrote that he was "the spirit of meanness personified[10]" and that he would often rape men whom he had robbed. He was noted for his large stature and great physical strength—due to years of hard labor at Leavenworth and other prisons—which aided him in overpowering most men
memes aside I don't feel DLs and squats were that good at it, regular weight training lacks the 3d chaos factor IMO, a few hours of landscaping and pulling out stumps always made me feel my muscles in a way that no kind of BB exercises would
maybe kettlebells?

>>76590477
>ACTHCHUALLY!
Alright let's cut to the chase. What's your deadlift 1rm?
>inb4 never done one

>>76590477
you're still a weak pussy

>>76590503
>what's not a meme then?
Barbell Basics. Squat, deadlifts and similar

> I want to develop the kind of rugged strength that would make you able to pick weird stuff, haul heavy shit, be robust
99% of that is BARBELL HEAVY BASICS. And then one you have a legit strength base you can start adding strongman movements or sandbag stuff

>Panzram wrote that he was "the spirit of meanness personified[10]" and that he would often rape men whom he had robbed. He was noted for his large stature and great physical strength—due to years of hard labor at Leavenworth and other prisons—which aided him in overpowering most men
Yeah most of it is genetics. Le hecking hard labah is a literal meme. It's called junk volume.

> regular weight training lacks the 3d chaos factor IMO
for 3d chaos you just do whatever it is you plan on using strength for - sports, martial arts, rape etc.

>>76590503
>what's not a meme then?
Weighted calisthenics and dumbbell compounds.

>>76590504
I did deadlift 10 years ago, I did only 200 lb because of my grip strength. Seems to be a forearm exercise rather than back exercise. My squat was much bigger than my deadlift.

>>76590608
>I did only 200 lb because of my grip strength.
See even that is inconsistent with 17 fucking kilos for a few reps to failure. That's the problem with meme lifts - failure is due to balance or delusion.

> Seems to be a forearm exercise rather than back exercise
Yeah you need straps early on. I bought chalk but even with that it's always forearms giving out. I wonder what my actual DL strength is

>>76584473 (OP)
anybody know good ways to make diy wrist straps?

>>76590642
clarence kennedy has a video on that:

https://youtu.be/Quht7C1TiXE?si=Pf1sgzIVo-Vvfccm

>>76590630
>See even that is inconsistent with 17 fucking kilos for a few reps to failure. That's the problem with meme lifts - failure is due to balance or delusion.
I think you are wrong and prejudiced. Exercises such as pistol squat or single leg deadlift can load your muscles with more efficiency, they are harder.
When I finished single leg deadlift I felt pain and tension in hamstrings. The exercise really works.
You think 17 kg is little but you forget that the leg was also lifting body weight.

>Yeah you need straps early on. I bought chalk but even with that it's always forearms giving out. I wonder what my actual DL strength is
Straps are a meme. If God wanted you to lift so much, he would give you stronger grip and fingers. Powersharting is a meme. It's blasphemy.

>>76590642
Do not use straps.

MET will destroy powershitting

>>76584473 (OP)
>he still AI gens the OP picture because he's a permaDYEL with no setup
Sad!
Next OP will sperg out about how there's exactly 1 (one) person on this board who has it out for him, as opposed to the small handful of people who just think he's a preachy retard and also a DYEL

>>76590355
Meds. And stop talking to yourself.

>>76591026
plg is already dead, not much left to destroy. They probably need to make a more general powerlifting+weightlifting+bodybuilding thread

>>76591182
people in /plg/ post videos of themselves. in this thread op just larps, posts ai pictures and samefags.

>>76591182
Who is the strongest on /fit/, then? Bodybuilding with machines?

>>76591340
>strongest
I wanted to say, biggest group on /fit/.

No home gym or appliances of any kind.
I do:
>11 squats
>11 sit-ups
>11 push-ups
> Just passed 6 reps today, started 4 weeks ago with 5 reps.
>Planning 7 reps next time.
>On a bi-weekly schedule for now, until I get a bit stronger.

Roast me.

Why 11? Just to go that extra inch.

>>76591625
My home gym. Yes, that is a carpet on the floor.

Is street workout also /met/ ?

>>76586306
>Minimal Equipment Training
>No isometrics
NGMI

We already have a dyel general we don't need another

>>76590823
>Exercises such as pistol squat or single leg deadlift can load your muscles with more efficiency, they are harder.
Nothing against these exercises in particular but they have to be overloaded and trained close to failure and people very often bullshit themselves into doing "hard" but far from failure workouts.

> When I finished single leg deadlift I felt pain and tension in hamstrings.
You can feel tension and pain and still be very far from failure especially for 12++ rep sets

>>76591215
A bunch of people posted photos and vids of themselves but of course you're a samefagging troll who just spams the same shit all over the thread

My sandbag almost weighs 200lbs now.
Anyone who says they’re a meme is a dyel who has never actually tried them. My back has gotten so thick I no longer look small in a shirt and I couldn’t hurt my back if I tried. Never touched a barbell before, don’t plan to except to test my strength in a few months. You absolutely don’t need iron if you’re on a budget.
Captcha: kkkdx lol

>>76591340
Honestly dyel blackpill faggots like
>>76591215
>>76591181
>>76591039
this piece of shit.

Though I will say I've been seeing less blackpill shit threads lately. Which confirms my suspicion that jannies were only making things worse by deleting legit threads like this one and leaving blackpill and coomer bullshit stay forever

>>76591625
11 reps or sets? how much do you even weigh for that to be challenging?

>>76591739
absolutely. come on in street bro

>>76591937
isometrics are a meme
Sure if there's NOTHING else you can do - for example for hams, you could do a hard stretch for 10-15 min but that's about it as far as practical utility goes

>>76592042
That might all be true but the point is you'd make more gains if you did mainly barbell/dumbbell/machine stuff. But yes, it still works

>>76592042
just figured you could get a cheap-ish boxing bag, get rubber granulate or something like that that won't make too much mess, fill pre-fill bags, put bags into the boxing bag, tape it and it should be ready to use for less than 75 eur
it sounds quite simple
damn, I need to think about that

>>76592036
Did you ever post your setup?

>>76592045
>legit thread like this one
Kek talking to yourself and posting ai pictures is not a legit thread

>>76592057
11 of each: sit up, squat & push up. 5 reps, at first now I am at 6. 1 minute break between a set of 11. 2 mins between each rep of 11 11 11.
>Weight: 65 kilograms. Same weight I held for 15 years.
>Height: 172cm.
>How is this challenging?
Because its challenging to me. This is where I am starting. Or started, I hit 6 reps today. Next time its 7 or bust.

>>76584473 (OP)
>says not to do meme exercises
>first suggestion is weighted calisthenics
Lmaoing at your life

>>76592075
I very much disagree. There’s no better exercise for the whole posterior chain than a heavy sandbag lift. No barbell lift comes close.
I do calisthenics and isolations with bands but if I had access I’d probably use dbs and machines for that.

>>76592389
tell it to him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2eHnW2H34

>>76592381
do you literally not understand the difference between reps and sets?

>>76592436
Deadlift, especially trap bar

>>76592446
Lmao you choose the most upright deadlift variation. May as well just squat at that point.

>>76592458
Aight, good morning

>>76586796
Clanks x failure

>>76590747
Great idea. I actually have a couple of such pieces that ripped from my backpack

>>76592473
Indeed, it is quite lovely this morning.

>>76592473
Understandable, have a great day

>>76592473
You see sandbags are just really efficient. To emulate a sandbag lift you’d have to do a bunch of different lifts. Deficit deadlifts, zercher squats, bicep curls, reverse curls, wrist curls with a fat grip to emulate the open finger position, pec flies for squeezing, rows or pull ups for pulling it in, unilateral variations to emulate the shoulder position, loaded carries, and it STILL wouldn’t be as effective as the real thing. It’s an exercise in futility. I’m just trying to save anons money and time here.

>>76592626
I mean in that sense if your goal is to minimize time and money spent sure. Just keep in mind that the stimulus each muscle is getting is highly suboptimal. You'll make gains until a certain point and then it'll really slow down

>>76592651
>t. has never lifted a sandbag
I can’t take you dyels seriously.
Post body you little science twerp.

>>76592036
Where?

>>76592826
Check the archives. We had a weighted pullup guy, some other guy who was pretty jacked and at least some third guy - that's from the thread I've personally seen

>>76592657
u first

>>76592930
Has op ever posted anything?

>>76592987
Nobody has posted anything.

Why is the samefagger obsessed with op? He’s in every thread

>>76593010
>>76592930
>>76592987
Oops. Sorry, forgot to link myself. New here.

>samefags half the posts itt
>accuses everyone else of samefagging
what kind of mental illness is this? are you the guy who freaks out when people ask to see your setup?

R8 my setup

>>76593111
you've mogged the entire thread. op can't go even outside to take a picture of a maccas. nor will he let anyone see his goon den littered with printed out pictures of twinks in speedos.

MET is a good philosophy of training. But you can go to gym to make friends.

>>76586302
>Just pull ups on the barbell in the rack bro
Manlets, when will they learn?

MET is bestt

I like /met/

>>76593851
Me too.

>>76593851
i do not

>>76594060
Why?

>>76584473 (OP)
lol... can't even find a real pic of a fit looking person who does what you're proposing? keyboard fag.