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One of these days. One of these days I'll feel secure enough in my body to take a shirtless gym selfie. I got like... 90% there tonight and chickened out at the last minute.

One day.
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I was feeling esp good bc despite all odds (and thanks to underestimating how much my bare barbell/dumbbells weigh at home) I posted 5-10lb gains in all my upper body exercises when I tested them out tonight for the first time since Feb.
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Which is esp funny bc I've been doing programs made by a fitness coach for more than a year, and this is the fastest I've made gains was largely improvisation.

Don't get me wrong: his programs are super challenging, but I'd never have the energy to keep up the-->
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work volume. I'd be exhausted, plateauing and feeling like a failure. Now seeing I might very well have a chronic fatigue disorder, reducing the volume/weight, and things are picking up again.
Goes to show, even the most insightful and knowledgeable health professional may not have insights into your own body that you do in terms of what's best for you.
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