I used to be a pretty serious lifter for 3-5 years when I was in my late teens and early 20s. I stopped because I just wasn't making the progress I wanted and depression took hold and was telling me all my effort was pointless.
Well I stopped lifting and the depression stayed with me all the way from 18 to my current age of 29.
Recently I was involuntarily held at a hospital for suicidal thoughts. I had alot of time to think while I was there and I realized the last time I was happy I was pumping iron. So in an effort to give my life some purpose, to improve my mental health, to become a swole beast I'm looking into creating a home gym.
It will take time to get all the equipment but meanwhile I have a few dumbbells and at my current physical shape, calisthenics are plenty enough to get me started.
Currently I'm about 5'6" and 140lbs, I don't eat as much as I should so I expect to gain alot of mass once I start hitting some heavy weight and increasing my food and water intake. My main goal is to increase muscle mass with overall strength increase as a secondary goal, 160lbs as a midrange goal, and 180+lbs is my long term goal
I'm looking forward to getting to chat with you guys and I'm sure there is alot of stuff I will need to relearn and get advice and tips from every one
Well I stopped lifting and the depression stayed with me all the way from 18 to my current age of 29.
Recently I was involuntarily held at a hospital for suicidal thoughts. I had alot of time to think while I was there and I realized the last time I was happy I was pumping iron. So in an effort to give my life some purpose, to improve my mental health, to become a swole beast I'm looking into creating a home gym.
It will take time to get all the equipment but meanwhile I have a few dumbbells and at my current physical shape, calisthenics are plenty enough to get me started.
Currently I'm about 5'6" and 140lbs, I don't eat as much as I should so I expect to gain alot of mass once I start hitting some heavy weight and increasing my food and water intake. My main goal is to increase muscle mass with overall strength increase as a secondary goal, 160lbs as a midrange goal, and 180+lbs is my long term goal
I'm looking forward to getting to chat with you guys and I'm sure there is alot of stuff I will need to relearn and get advice and tips from every one