I'd like to put on some muscle, because I am quite scrawny and flabby in between. Being AFAB and 18 years old, I'm 5'5 and 125lb. Also notable, I'm vegetarian/mostly vegan. I don't have the means to go to a gym and while I was swimming a lot, the pool closed for the season. I do have free weights though. Any suggestions as to where I should start, or good tips and resources? Thank you in advance.
I'm a runner, so I don't have much advice on weightlifting, but I am a vegetarian (also leaning towards veganism) and I have to recommend this site that I heard about from Chase Ross on YouTube. No Meat Athlete - Plant-Based Diet for Fitness | Vegan Recipes & Nutrition | Vegan Fitness & Running It's pretty great for the nutrition side of things. Also, I think Aydian Dowling does workout videos on his YouTube channel specifically for trans guys. Hope that's a little bit helpful. Good luck!
Pushups, both bicep (hands by your sides, fingers facing forward, elbows bending backwatds), and tricep (hands forming a triangle, elbows going outward). Make sure you aren't arching your back when you do them, try to keep it flat. I find that doing a few reps (10? 15?)consistently works the best. Good luck!
It might be good to see what exercise equipment you can get for at home... Anything that focuses on your arms or shoulders would probably be good to give you a T shape. It depends what kind of muscle you want too... lean or bulky. Here is a link I found from googling, because this stuff interests me too Although I don't exercise that much >< This one seems good, because it gives you advice based on body type: How to build a masculine physique | FTM Fitness World (guess I am an Ectomorph, sounds like an alien creature :lol Also if you're mostly vegan, pea protein powder is good too :smilewave
