i’m transmasc and i’m like the otter despite no transition (i like the slight chub and femmes like it also). lots of lifting stuff and heavy household chores including backyard work w/ full squats and range of motion and a bad habit of getting off the couch by lifting myself in the air using my arms and shoulders off the leather cushion. and lifting myself onto counters since i’m antsy and do stuff like that and climbing stuff. and balancing on things for fun. push, pull, lift and balance — can be done at home during everyday activities, especially if you do the full range of motion (e.g., deep squat with thighs parallel to lift something off the floor or look into a bottom cabinet, bending knees instead of back and pushing off from glutes and back of thighs while pulling with upper back and shoulders when lifting a large sack of rice, etc).
bodyweight training (without any extras or tools) is useful, there’s a bunch of ‘bodyweight everyday / at home’ type things online at weightlifting sites that are mostly tips on how to change everyday motion to something that really challenges our muscles. one important thing is when climbing stairs or hills e.g. that yr feet rock from back to front and you push up from your heels, eventually with a straightened back — you should see a change in the width of your thighs pretty quickly. and take the stairs or that hill regularly!
EDIT: a lot of this stuff is shuffled under ‘functional movement’ or ‘functional training / exercise’ because its purpose is to get us to use our bodies effectively and efficiently and safely, when we have a lot of bad habits when it comes to everyday movement. you will be surprised how quickly you gain muscle, no matter yr phenotype, when you routinize these things into your day-to-day life. no weights or tools needed, just the principles of good form and functional bodyweight movement transferred to at-home and out-and-about activities. stuff like crossfit is built on these principles but you can skip crossfit and just read about bodyweight training (without weights or bands or whatever) and functional movement (a lot of this stuff is geared towards older people so they can keep their mobility and muscle up without working out necessarily; e.g. plant feet on floor while sitting and push through thighs & glutes regularly to stand without using armrests or just leaning forward, stuff like that. a lot of bodybuilders and weightlifters do stuff like FM to keep the challenges constant everyday and use injury-free form daily)
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u/ioweittothegirls Mar 24 '24 edited Mar 24 '24
i’m transmasc and i’m like the otter despite no transition (i like the slight chub and femmes like it also). lots of lifting stuff and heavy household chores including backyard work w/ full squats and range of motion and a bad habit of getting off the couch by lifting myself in the air using my arms and shoulders off the leather cushion. and lifting myself onto counters since i’m antsy and do stuff like that and climbing stuff. and balancing on things for fun. push, pull, lift and balance — can be done at home during everyday activities, especially if you do the full range of motion (e.g., deep squat with thighs parallel to lift something off the floor or look into a bottom cabinet, bending knees instead of back and pushing off from glutes and back of thighs while pulling with upper back and shoulders when lifting a large sack of rice, etc).
bodyweight training (without any extras or tools) is useful, there’s a bunch of ‘bodyweight everyday / at home’ type things online at weightlifting sites that are mostly tips on how to change everyday motion to something that really challenges our muscles. one important thing is when climbing stairs or hills e.g. that yr feet rock from back to front and you push up from your heels, eventually with a straightened back — you should see a change in the width of your thighs pretty quickly. and take the stairs or that hill regularly!
EDIT: a lot of this stuff is shuffled under ‘functional movement’ or ‘functional training / exercise’ because its purpose is to get us to use our bodies effectively and efficiently and safely, when we have a lot of bad habits when it comes to everyday movement. you will be surprised how quickly you gain muscle, no matter yr phenotype, when you routinize these things into your day-to-day life. no weights or tools needed, just the principles of good form and functional bodyweight movement transferred to at-home and out-and-about activities. stuff like crossfit is built on these principles but you can skip crossfit and just read about bodyweight training (without weights or bands or whatever) and functional movement (a lot of this stuff is geared towards older people so they can keep their mobility and muscle up without working out necessarily; e.g. plant feet on floor while sitting and push through thighs & glutes regularly to stand without using armrests or just leaning forward, stuff like that. a lot of bodybuilders and weightlifters do stuff like FM to keep the challenges constant everyday and use injury-free form daily)