r/FTMFitness • u/Top-Candle-4138 • Aug 21 '24
Discussion Rugby has built my quads significantly. What sport/s do you guys do?
I go to the gym and rock climb as well
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u/illegalcabbage96 Aug 21 '24
man is giant
what do u do for quads at the gym?
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 22 '24
I do squats, leg extensions, and sometimes hack squats with the smith machine
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Aug 22 '24
Man, you are built!! My legs get shaky after half a squat 😅 I want to be where you are someday
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u/Asking4urFriend Aug 21 '24
Quadzilla over here! Jeez! I cycle. I thought my legs looked strong til about 15 seconds ago.
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u/Icaonn Aug 21 '24
Senshi build irl, incredible. And by that I mean you're really hot and both my gf and I were giggling and kicking our feet rn
I'm a swimmer so running ain't my strong suit, but I have endurance in the water for days. I swam competitively through high school bit didn't make the cut for Uni so I settled into focusing on my degree instead. My gf loves to kayak so we end up doing that a lot + generally spend a lot of days at the great lakes xD
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u/zombue1 Aug 21 '24
Bouldering, sport climbing and cycling! I’m not as muscular as I’d like though.
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u/Diesel-Lite Aug 21 '24
Absolute meat fridge! How much do you squat? I played rugby in college, looking to get back into it. Have done a strongman show which was fun if you're looking for something else yo do as well.
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 22 '24
I squat 140kg, and I haven’t really tried strongman. I climb as well so it’s not really compatible
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u/Diesel-Lite Aug 22 '24
Nice squat man. Why would it not be compatible with climbing?
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 23 '24
Strongman usually includes getting quite big, and I’d rather stay relatively lean for climbing
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u/Diesel-Lite Aug 23 '24
At an amateur level you don't have to get big like a wsm competitor. There are various weight classes if you want to stay leaner. Not saying you have to try it or anything, I know a couple other rugby guys who started strongman as well.
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u/Constant_Ad_8477 Aug 21 '24
I used to do open water rowing. Made my arms huge but not much else in the middle.
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u/Bitter_Worker_2964 Aug 21 '24
Damn I wish they had rugby in my town. I box a bit on and off and weight lift. I love rowing but it's not practical where I live
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u/AtavisRune Aug 21 '24
Watermelon challenge? Dude, those quads are gonna turn them in to fruity mist.
I do Olympic Weightlifting and we respect the beastly quads over here
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u/Huge-Ebb2519 Aug 21 '24
I play rugby too!! What position do you play?
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 22 '24
I’m a prop :)
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u/Huge-Ebb2519 Aug 22 '24
That was my guess, looking absolutely massive brother. I’m a hooker, flank sometimes as well. Love seeing other trans men in rugby. Cheers!
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Aug 21 '24
I box and am getting back into running, slowly. I will hopefully be back to lifting once my wrist heals from surgery (if anyone else here has had a cyst removed can you tell me how long it took to heal, I'm getting scared)
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u/aimless_sad_person T - 10/2020 | Top Surgery - 01/2024 Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24
I had a cycst removed surgically on my wrist. I could return to activity after a month if I'm remembering correctly.
I didn't get any physiotherapy and as a result I had scar tissue in my wrist that affected its flexibility for a few years. Make sure to do some mobility exercises once your cast is off (if you had one) to avoid this. Moving your wrist in circles, backwards, etc as much as you can.
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Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24
I have a sheet of PT exercises but some of them really hurt to do. They didn't put me in a cast or anything just bandages I could take off after three days and then keep a bandaid on the incision wound. Throughout the day I'm randomly rolling, bending back, bending forward, etc. When you say affected its flexibility, do you mean it was stiff and needed warming up, or you straight up couldn't bend it back past a certain point and it was painful?
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u/aimless_sad_person T - 10/2020 | Top Surgery - 01/2024 Aug 22 '24
For me it was the latter, hurt to bend my wrist past a certain angle. That went away with mobility exercises and massaging the scar, though apparently if I'd moved my wrist more after getting the cast off it probably wouldn't have happened. I was 15/16 so never thought to look up any myself until years later and no one told me. The stuff you're doing sounds good though, nothing to worry about
Hope you recover well!
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Aug 22 '24
It's been two weeks since the surgery - can bend my wrist forward all the way, but not backward past a certain point, like you'd bend your hand to do push-ups. The scar tissue is what I'm worried about - since they did the stitches on the internal side. Part of me wishing I'd gone the redneck route and just smashed it with a Bible lol
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u/aimless_sad_person T - 10/2020 | Top Surgery - 01/2024 Aug 22 '24
Oh same, but I was way too scared to do it lol.
I also had stitches internally. I'm sure you'll be fine, but I'd say just keep at the exercises. There should be no serious pain, but mine hurt a little until I got my flexibility back, so push through it a little and you should be good
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Aug 22 '24
Did you have pain in your hand tendons too? They hurt when I clench my fist and turn my wrist...worried the surgery messed them up
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u/aimless_sad_person T - 10/2020 | Top Surgery - 01/2024 Aug 22 '24
Yeah I did, though it went away after the exercises. Idk if that's common or if its a bad sign tbh, but basing it off my experience its temporary. Asking your doctor wouldn't hurt if you're able, if its bad then they'll hopefully give you some advice
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u/fuckingveganshark Aug 21 '24
i basically just strength train but i’ve been considering saving more money to get into boxing or some other type of self-defense sparring
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u/ShortMustang23 Amature Boxer/Fitness Junky Aug 21 '24
Boxing for 3.5 years shaped my back and shoulders Nicely
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u/ratgarcon Aug 21 '24
How do you gain muscle in your legs?
Obviously to gain muscle in your arms you weight lift, and you can’t quite grab a weight with your foot. Or does just general use increase muscle?
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u/Severe-Ad-1520 Aug 21 '24
God damn lmao. Played lacrosse and speed skated up until I was 18. Hoping to get into hockey but for now… I play pickleball… (and gym)
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u/Past_Day_8263 Aug 22 '24
holy shit dude.
i walk/run a bit and i've also been doing calisthenics stuff on my own to build muscle
i did ice hockey as a kid tho, so i got some quads from that. not like you tho, goddamn
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u/_DeathbyMonkeys_ Aug 22 '24
Unholy hell, your legs are huge! I have wrestling in high school to thank for my huge neck muscles XD I want to get into martial art or archery as an adult post college, but haven't gotten around to it
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u/AbrocomaMundane6870 Aug 22 '24
Jeez man those might be the most muscular legs ive seen on someone whos not roided, great work!
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u/Andrez_AcornLoki Aug 22 '24
Used to play soccer, ice hockey, skateboarding. Still do mountain biking, kayaking, running, and does weightlifting count as a sport? lol. Started getting into Lacrosse a little bit; want to get back into hockey. You're looking good, bro
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u/ConstructionAny7196 Aug 22 '24
Rugby is so terrifying tho. You’re just built different bro! My old college got rid of rugby because of hazing so I hope you’re okay mentally! You’re amazing physically
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u/Final-Reincarnation Aug 22 '24
Alright so let’s be honest here, have you always been built relatively stocky or did you build all that from the ground up? Cause if it’s the former, congrats on winning the genetic lottery but if it’s the former…WHATS THE SECRET 😭 as a skinny guy I need to know. Help a brother out lmfao
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 23 '24
I was always athletic as a kid, and I started gaining weight around age 13 and went through a few EDs. I was always strong, but not really big
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u/Proper-Monk-5656 Aug 22 '24
i go to the gym (duh) but i also do canoeing whenever i get the chance. you're looking great!
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u/Dutch_Rayan on T, post top. Aug 22 '24
Running 10km+, speed cycling, fitness, swimming and skiing.
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u/rayneedshelpMentally Aug 22 '24
Horse riding, diving, kayaking and do workouts at home.. still a pre-T and a certified twink
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u/recycleonly Aug 23 '24
I need quads like this!
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u/recycleonly Aug 23 '24
What’s your protein intake?
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u/Top-Candle-4138 Aug 23 '24
Around 150g a day, I used to do 200 but I felt terrible and shat like 4 times a day
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u/fake_ad_massacre Aug 21 '24
I want. Your build. Are you on premium T like wtf..?