Quote (Wretch @ Feb 13 2016 06:45pm)

home gyms are easy and awesome. can target every muscle group efficiently. literally the only difficult thing about it is figuring out what to do about a squat rack. do recommend.

wake up early to work out, or start working out an hour before you plan on sleeping, i suggest the former.

^those 2 things are really good at making you excuseless

start out by doing exercises you enjoy doing. once you feel the habit has formed, and you're having a great time, then include miserable as fuck workouts into an official routine like planks and calf raises.

and ofc take care of your heart and nervous system, i heard these are important things

Quote (Excusemem8 @ Feb 13 2016 06:38pm)

Yea but soccer is laughable as a sport

Quote (spt_94 @ Feb 13 2016 07:59pm)

A home gym isn't an option for me. I live in an apartment while going to school.

Quote (Wretch @ Feb 15 2016 09:07am)

me too.

i'm not talking about a room with high impact flooring full of machines here, man.

Quote (spt_94 @ Feb 15 2016 10:13am)

I'm gonna go back to the gym today and get back into it. Today will be day 1.

Not sure if I want to do the 5x5 and get my strength back or what though.

Quote (Wretch @ Feb 15 2016 09:28am)

5x5 is a general, temporary routine and is fucking awesome for getting strength, conditioning, and forming habits to later start a routine specifically suited to your goals.

can't go wrong really. good luck, kick ass.

Quote (spt_94 @ Feb 12 2016 06:45pm)

About 2.5 years ago I was in the best shape of my life.

I was the biggest I have ever been, strongest I have ever been, and the fittest I have ever been.

Then I got really busy with working full time and going to school full time and getting to the gym was harder and harder until I ended up not going at all.

I still tried to eat fairly well, and I still do, but occasionally I don't.

Now today I have lost a lot of muscle/strength/size since then and have gotten a bit chubbier.

I want to go back to how I was and am going to make time and put in a bunch of effort to try and get back there, but I don't even know where to begin.

I am pretty weak compared to what I was 2.5 years ago, but I also have gotten chubbier.

Do I work on cutting the fat away or trying to get my strength back first?

The ultimate goal is to get back to where I was 2.5 years ago and then continue to get stronger and bigger from there on.

Could anyone give me some advice on where to start, how to get back into it, how to make time when I work full time and am a full time student?

My stats:
Age: 21
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 167lbs
Body Fat %: Not really sure, maybe 25%?

I want to get everything figured out and start back up next week. It takes 28 days of doing something to start a habit, so hopefully I can do it 28 days straight and make it a habit again.

After I figure everything out and get started, I might keep a log on here to keep everyone updated who helped me get back into.

Thanks.

Quote (spt_94 @ Feb 15 2016 10:36am)

thanks, will probably do 5x5 for 6-8 weeks to build muscle and strength back before trying something else.

What should I do about diet? I have more fat on me than I'd like. I'd say I am roughly 25% right now. I'd prefer to be 15-18%

Should I be on a small deficit or should I not worry about a deficit if I am trying to build back my muscle/strength?

I am 5'5"
164 lbs this morning
roughly 25% bf.

Trying to figure out my macros.