21-02-2012, 03:47
Thanks for the tips. I've just started going to the gym, I think because I'm getting a handle on my depression, but so far the recumbent bike is the only thing I feel confident doing. I'll move to the treadmill soon though because I really feel my already giant quadriceps working when I'm on the bike.
Lowering protein seems like a good idea on one hand, because it *does* affect the body's ability and tendency to maintain muscle, but isn't that at the cost of systemic metabolic activity and development of female sex characteristics? I have a bit of hope that being 18 and a late bloomer, I might have some hip growth left in me, especially since I hear about girls widening spontaneously at 20-22. I don't think staying in a catabolic state would be conducive to the growth I want.
I think that for now I will work on keeping my temp up and getting my cycle nice and regular. Meanwhile I'm going to do what I can in the herb department to push the scale away from testosterone and towards estrogen. And NOT do resistance exercise.
It bugs me that I can't gauge how much of my bulkiness is due to muscle and how much is due to fat. I think I look pretty fat but if I flex any given body part I'm rock hard :/ ewh. But a lot of fat is intramuscular, right? So I guess it could still be a lot of fat.
Lowering protein seems like a good idea on one hand, because it *does* affect the body's ability and tendency to maintain muscle, but isn't that at the cost of systemic metabolic activity and development of female sex characteristics? I have a bit of hope that being 18 and a late bloomer, I might have some hip growth left in me, especially since I hear about girls widening spontaneously at 20-22. I don't think staying in a catabolic state would be conducive to the growth I want.
I think that for now I will work on keeping my temp up and getting my cycle nice and regular. Meanwhile I'm going to do what I can in the herb department to push the scale away from testosterone and towards estrogen. And NOT do resistance exercise.
It bugs me that I can't gauge how much of my bulkiness is due to muscle and how much is due to fat. I think I look pretty fat but if I flex any given body part I'm rock hard :/ ewh. But a lot of fat is intramuscular, right? So I guess it could still be a lot of fat.