Notices by ChristopherBRobin (christopherbrobin@iddqd.social), page 3

xD just running in an empty gym for an hour after my workout. Ended up getting a runners high the final few minutes.

Do I have to remake my alt?

From the hips up you mean? Not picking up what you’re putting down.

I’d recommend looking up some routines on YouTube, it can give you some ideas on what to work out as well as proper form guidance. Find a youtuber that you like and just look up some routines they post online. Dumbbells are better than machines because you can work out your stabilizer muscles that you can’t get only working out isolated muscle groups on a machine.

You mean something like this? These are good to start off with, are you doing any other dumbbell lifts besides those 3? It sounds like you’re doing a bicep curl, lateral raises, and arnold presses.

I prefer starting light, there’s nothing wrong with either method so long as you’re consistently working your muscles to failure you will see results. When you’re lifting at heavier ranges though especially if your muscles aren’t sufficiently developed yet you can open yourself up to torn ligaments or other joint/muscular injuries. Starting light just helps to build a base with the lowest risk of injury.

You don’t have to focus on lifting heavy if you’re trying to gain muscle, you can also lift light weights at high reps (think light enough that you can do 12-15 reps for 3 sets). So long as you exercise your muscles to failure consistently you should expect to see results within a month or so. You can focus on increasing muscles first and the increase in metabolism will help you lose weight.