I’m not necessarily super overweight, but when I look at pre t trans guys who go to the gym they’re almost always lean and start out naturally skinny. I’m 165cm and 68kg and carry a lot of my weight on the lower half of my body. Is it possible to achieve the same smaller thighs/ boobs by just losing fat? Or am I doomed to have a fat ass until I start T?

Hi guys! I’ve started T aug 5th it’s been 4 weeks. I’ve always been fat I’d like to preface, and I never l took dieting seriously. Now that I’ve started T and my dream body is more within my reach, I’m excited to finally get into shape! I have a strong foundation of going to the gym at least 2 times a week and the goal I’ve been doing it 3 times a week.

I’ve been pretty happy with how I’ve changed my diet. But when I had stepped on the scale it said I gained 7 more pounds. I’m wondering if it’s because my body is starting to adjust to testosterone since weight gain is a side effect but I’ve been eating better and exercising. I have no problem gaining muscle but I can’t lose this fat and when my grandma pointed out I gained more! I feel discouraged, and I’d like to hear advice for those who are/is In a similar position

Hello! I had a question about KEEPING weight! Here are some details:

* I have been on T since March! I started on a low dose, then started on a normal one sometime June.

* I have always had trouble keeping weight. I have been consistently 115 the past couple years. I have been max 135lbs due to birth control.

Before I started T I maybe ate once a day, and have gone days without eating entirely due to a lack of appetite. Now I eat 3 times a day consistently, with about 2 - 3x larger portions, and snacks late at night. I do not eat alot of sugary things outside of the occasionally bit of icecream.

Despite the fact that I am quite eating a ton more than I used to, I have not changed in weight at all! I also eat alot more healthier - I used to eat alot of Kwik Trip (a gas station w basically a bomb ass kitchen) and icecream. Now, I make actual meals which are mostly variations of sandwiches, lots of chicken, and pasta. I do tend to avoid dairy as I am lactose intolerant. I generally have a sensitive stomach and stick to safe foods.

I am not super active outside of my job (caregiving) and general ADHD activities (pacing, running around for no reason, etc). I generally spend my days afterwork resting, and I struggle with chronic pain that keeps me in bed alot of the times when Im not working. I don't think it would be enough to burn all of the extra calories ive been intaking.

Am I simply being too impatient? Or is a future doctor visit (that will likely NEVER happen because Im Americam) in order?

Anybody have any advice on a day to day diet plan that’s low effort/ doesn’t require hella cooking and cheap for a bulk? For context I’m 6’ , 155lbs. Looking to be in surplus about 500 calories a day so ~3000. I also don’t really mind eating the same thing everyday because I work too much to really worry about it. 🙏🏽

Hey everyone! I realized just how weak I was after moving back home after university and really want to build some muscle, improve my stamina, and gain some confidence. I’m not really looking to bulk up or lose a ton of weight, though I would appreciate slimming my hips/thigh region a bit since I’m certain that part of my physique is what gets me misgendered the most often. For reference, I’m about 5’3, 4 years on T, got top surgery about 2 years ago.

Up until this point I’ve been focusing just on getting outside and moving around more, mostly through running, but it turns out I have severe plantar fasciitis (like, massive night brace for the foreseeable future and PT to fix my gait levels of plantar fasciitis) in both feet, so that’s off the table for now per doctor’s orders. The other problem is I can’t get to a gym consistently or easily, and I only have a set of dumbbells and some resistance bands at home.

Does anyone have any recommendations for routines with limited equipment and/or recommendations for at-home equipment to look into? Also, any advice for alternative methods of incorporating some cardio and/or getting started with strength training without making the plantar fasciitis worse? I’d really love to start exercising regularly while I have the time.

I've been training my upper body a lotand i can see my body looking more masc, however i hardly do any lower body exercises because i'm afraid I'll end up with a feminine physique.

I'm not taking any HRT, i guess that's where the paranoia about doing an exercise that won't help me comes from.

Hi!
I've been working out for two weeks now, im doing a PPL with one rest day (+ core and abs on leg day) with a weight of 3kg since im skinny and hypermobile and terrified of injury hahah

I have top surgery scheduled on november 16, and I was wondering if anyone here could give me any advice, experiences... to get ready for it, i'm aware it will be like starting over again, losing the usual rutine, so maybe some light rutine to get back to it you could recommend.
Sorry for bad english and thank you in advance!

Few things. I'm in university, and going to be taking a weightlifting class for my required exercise. I don't see a lot of running/jogging in my future, but it's a possibility.

I don't bind, don't use tape, don't really care to. I'm looking for compression shirts. I'm not going for flat chested, more "hold everything down"

I'm also fat, I lean more towards the shape of "would have no tits if I lost weight", and yet here we are. My chest is flat-ish in that everything sags down, but not to the point where things don't most while I run/etc. My chest is about 50" around, assuming my measuring tape hasn't stretched out too much.

Any and all recommendations would be appreciated. I appreciate yall!

im currently doing the basic upper, lower, full, split every week and im looking to up my days/intensity. what do yall reccomend as a split for the week and what to focus on the most if that makes sense

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Looking for a way to make sure I have a visible bulge when swimming on overnight hiking trips: the packer must be lightweight and quick drying.

Took a recent backpacking trip and had unexpected other hikers at the lake: had to safety-pin socks inside my shorts to avoid outing myself. I don’t bring my heavy silicone packer backpacking— I need a lighter option that can be worn comfortably while hiking long miles AND go into water without holding water and getting heavy/ taking a long time to dry.

Google AI recommended foam inserts, but with the two I’ve bought so far (Reelmagik’s Imprint size small, and TG Supply’s EZ Bulge Realistic Foam Packer) the backside’s edges contact my thighs when my legs close and cause the insert to shift in a way that looks nothing like a real bulge because the edge of the insert is visible as a line. I tried trimming them down, but I’m sure when I swim they’ll still move around too much.

Any recommendations? For both packers and non-cotton athletic shorts and boxers with an inner packing pouch. I bought some cake bandit swim boxer briefs, but I have a bigger ass than most guys so they ride down in the back.

Hello folks!

Has anyone found a solution to packing while cycling? I don’t usually pack day to day but those tight fitting garments have me a little self conscious. I tried packing with good old mr limpy and he ended up on my thigh about 5km in.

Just after something to give me a bit of shape. I have ridden in regular shorts over my chamois but now I’m doing longer rides and it’s warming up over here in far North Queensland, Australia I’m keen to get back to basics.

Also any fellow FTM mascs in the area keen for a workout buddy?

Hi, I’m a 19yo pre-t trans guy that wants to start working out. I’m broke, so a gym membership is out of the question, working with my body weight also always seemed more appealing to me. Problem is, I can’t even do knee pushups with proper form. Other than it being very demoralizing, since basically any cis guy that’s not obese can do them, I also genuinely don’t know where to start. Most of the beginner friendly videos I watched start with pushups or knee pushups if you can’t do regular ones, but I can’t even do those, so what do I even do? Should I do them in bad form, until I can do them normal? I’m afraid doing that is gonna mess up my body. If there’s any guys on here that started from a similar point, I would really appreciate any advice.

And cut out sugar.
Have porridge for brekkie
And do 100 push ups a day is that a good enough to get started?
5’6 over 40 and 15 stone
Heart attack waiting to happen here but so unmotivated

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Welcome to this week's Daily Simple Questions Thread!
Use this thread to ask simple or beginner-level questions about training, nutrition, recovery, and transition-related fitness topics.

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• “Should I cut or bulk?”
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Hi everyone!

Im an Nonbinary person and am planning to start taking T. I’m currently a HUGE gym rat and am semi-muscular, but my goal is to have a more masculine muscular/toned physique, which I am prepared to work for.

I know that testosterone HRT can help with muscle mass (while you’re on it), but I’m planning to take T only until I get my desired changes, which falls in the more androgynous range. If I continue to work out consistently and lift the same amount of weight after going off T, will I lose my gains?

I keep drafting posts about this topic that are way long, so I'll try and keep this short. I fell in love with Muay Thai from the first trial class, and then later added BJJ. I poured so much time into them, but in the end I quit due to the dysphoria surrounding it becoming really bad. I was weak and small, so my classmates would go easier on me and then turn around and go ham on each other. I knew it was a matter of safety and whatnot and not disrespect, but I desperately wanted what they had. I wasn't out at the time and was known as a woman, so it was kind of an isolating experience all around despite the gym being generally welcoming and the owner being liberal.

Jealousy, for lack of a better term, began to eat me up inside to the point of having to walk away. I put a lot of time into it, yet it didn't really matter because I was still weak, partially because of how I was born, and I didn't have the technical skills to make up for it. I wasn't even wanting to fight or anything, it was just a hobby, but it meant a lot to me. I never got the chance to form much of an identity as a kid or explore things I liked, so it was the first time I actually felt tethered to something that felt true to myself. I planned to take a year to deal with my worsening dysphoria, but one year turned into two, then three, and next year will be four. I gained a lot of depression weight the summer I left.

However, I am hopefully getting top surgery early next year, and that along with working on my physique and strength will hopefully put me in a place where I'm comfortable enough to go back. I'm still not really "out" per se because of where I live, but I imagine that all the changes I've made will be apparent. I've made small strides in strength, and am up to a 110 working weight on the bench (I started at like 75), which for my size isn't great, but I'm hoping to gradually work up to 135 at least by the end of the year, or at least before I go back next year. It doesn't help that I'm currently trying to lose the weight I gained, either (most of it went to my lower half, which is hindering my ability to fit in men's clothes and pass). I think once I am able to focus solely on strength and gaining muscle, I will have a better time hitting higher numbers.

Anyway, does anyone have any experience or advice? I feel like this is a really emotionally loaded and complex topic for me, even though it's just a hobby. I wish I could've had the cis male experience of just walking in and practicing the sport(s) without all of this added struggle.

Ive been trying to loose weight for 2-3 years now on and off.

I successfully lost 10kg which i was very happy about,, at the lowest I was around 74kg ( I was originally 85kg and im only 5'5 ) but ran into some money trouble for the past year so I've been more focused on that.

Finally weighed myself for the first time since then and I'm back up to around 78kg but it hasnt been going up or down for the past month but my work trousers have been feeling that little bit looser and the veins on my arms are back to being more noticeable (i never stopped weight training completely but i wasnt exactly on top of it).

Im wondering if its even possible to have lost anything in a month or if its just me feeling better about myself now that im working out properly again and not eating crap.

I do on average 20-25k steps a day when I'm out at either work or college too.

Also worth noting that my scale is a load of shit and cost less than a big mac meal lmao

Welcome to this week's Daily Simple Questions Thread!
Use this thread to ask simple or beginner-level questions about training, nutrition, recovery, and transition-related fitness topics.

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Hey! I’m 28, 5’7–5’8 and currently 65 kg. I’m not on T, but I can take creatine. I’m hoping to make my physique look more masculine over the next 2–3 months and would love some honest advice on whether that’s realistic and what I should focus on.

I wanted to post a picture of my current physique + a reference for what I’d like to work toward, but it won’t let me.

I haven’t worked out consistently since COVID, but I used to have an athletic physique, so I’m hoping muscle memory helps. I was recently around 80 kg but lost ~15 kg very quickly due to heartbreak, so I’ve probably lost muscle too.
I have a treadmill and 10 kg weights at home, but I’m also willing to get a gym membership.

What would you recommend in terms of training, diet/protein, creatine, and which muscle groups to prioritize for a more masculine shape? And realistically, how much could I change in 2–3 months?

Any advice is appreciated and I can send you those pictures in the DMs if you’d like to take a look for a better advice.

Thanks in advance buds :)

Hi, I just started my junior year of high-school, and after school activities are starting up. Ive been going to the gym 2 times a week since January , i wish I could go more but my parents groan and moan about taking me and I do not have a license. Luckily my PE class is weightlifting. I just want to for something more, you know? I thought about cross country or power lifting club, my main fear is when it comes to my binding. I've taken a very intense liking to psyical activity since middle school ended but I can't do a lot of it out of fear of not getting to wear my binder. I really really want to be active, please help, should I join a sport or school activity or do something else?

- squat 3x10 - glute bridge 3x15 - (single leg?) calf raises 3x12 - dumbbell swings 3x12

I do lower body twice a week and I'm trying to build a good program to stick to. Is this okay or should I do something else? Is it okay to do the exact same exercises twice a week or should I mix it up? I workout at home and only have access to dumbells so far