Explanation: male, 38, 130 pounds. Skinny, low muscle mass but have a beer keg belly.

My day is 7am wake up. Get kids to school. Work until 5. Get kids from school. Cook, shower and then I’m exhausted AF.

I’m semi fit? I’m a mechanic professionally and spring til summer I mountain bike regularly. So my calves are monsters.

But would like… basic at home sit ups. Push ups etc like on a Saturday, would that help at all?

  • @foggy
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    117 hours ago

    130 lbs???

    Beer belly?

    Are you like 5’3"? Otherwise… What???

      • @SolidShakeOP
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        5 hours ago

        After other comments that might be it. Though I’ve been sober for over a decade now (never had a problem with drinking, just not my thing and lost friend and family to it so I don’t do it)

        Also it’s not THAT big lmao.

        • @baldingpudenda
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          14 hours ago

          It’s just the most common way ppl get it. If you eat lots of carbs, you can develop it. It’s not a drastic change, but 10 years of rice, bread, pasta, etc will catch up with you. Get checked out by a doc to rule out glands and hormones as well.

          • @SolidShakeOP
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            13 hours ago

            Definitely! It makes the most sense reading other replies. Thank you so much

    • @SolidShakeOP
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      25 hours ago

      I’m 5’7". Very high metabolism

      • @Frozengyro
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        23 hours ago

        Just commenting here so you see it,

        130 pounds is pretty low for a man your height. Considering you’ve never really worked out, do some body weight workouts on YouTube, or but some dumbbells and do the same. Start with 20 pounds and but heavier as you need.

        You lose weight with diet, not exercise, but that’s not what you need.

          • @Frozengyro
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            13 hours ago

            For reference 159 pounds would be where you start to cross into an ‘unhealthy’ BMI. However, while BMI is a good gauge for normal/sedintary people, it isn’t a great measure if you’re quite muscular. So I would try to stay under 160 unless you’ve been building miserable consistently for 1-2 years. And even then, if you are trying to optimize health, no need to go much over, even 160 being swole. However if your primary goal is not health but strength, you’ll need to be ‘obese’. Which is still healthier than being thin and out of shape, but not ‘optimal’ for long term health. The reason I say this is, everyone has an opinion on what’s best, but it really depends on what you’re trying to optimize for.

            • @SolidShakeOP
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              23 hours ago

              I smoked when I was 18/19. Got food poisoning once when I was smoking and now when I smell weed I get really nauseous lol. It’s super fun /s