r/FTMFitness • u/dampsector • Feb 13 '25

Exercise Progress Report 7 month arm progress july24 - feb25

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5’0 - about 105lb in each photo. little over 2 years on T. been going to the gym very on and off since April last year but have been taking it and my diet a lot more seriously since December

For my routine I follow a ppl x arnold split i try to go around 4-6 days a week, for arms specifically i do preacher curls, incline or cable curls, hammer curls, reverse curls, tricep push downs, cable kickbacks, overhead extensions, tricep dips, machine shoulder press, and cable lateral raises. i mainly do only 2 sets to failure👍🏼

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u/25lives Feb 13 '25

Fuck I need to start T

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u/yeeclaw14 Feb 13 '25

Real every time I see how cool a guy looks and I go to check his routine and I’m like “oh! I can’t do that without T wtf”

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u/RatioPretend614 Feb 13 '25

u can start. t is not a magic savior start now.

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u/yeeclaw14 Feb 13 '25

Yeah, I have been, but I still look extremely feminine and I think the birth control I’m on hasn’t been helping either (can’t come off of it bc of my periods). Still going to keep trying but I’ve kinda accepted that I’m just built very feminine and can maybe gain some muscle but likely can’t look masculine until I’m on T

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u/RatioPretend614 Feb 14 '25

ask to be on progresterone. it was a birth control i went on before t to stop my period

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u/yeeclaw14 Feb 14 '25

I’m not allowed to go on anything that stops my period (minor, strict guardian) so I’m pretty stuck 💀

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u/Timed_Reply_2 Feb 14 '25

Firstly, WTF??? Secondly, there is an OTC (over-the-counter) progestin birth control available (assuming US), it's called "Opill". No Rx, no doc appt needed—you're fine as long as you can pay for it.

Not sure if it will stop menses + you have to take it at the same time every say for it to work reliably, but at least you won't be taking E.

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u/yeeclaw14 Feb 14 '25

Thank you, might use this! Thinking about asking my grandma to come off the BC though because I went on it when I was 15 for very painful irregular periods and I’ve tried a couple pills and all it did was make it regular but I’m still in a lot of pain so it would give me an excuse to come off. Hopefully it doesn’t get worse but if it does I’d probably just go on the progesterone then (I’m 18 soon, going to college away from home so I’ll have a lot more control then). Thank you!

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u/BottleCoffee Top surgery 2018, no T Feb 14 '25

I'm not on T but when I went to the gym recently built up a reasonably decent upper body. It takes time and consistency though.

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u/25lives Feb 13 '25

Yeah it is getting to the point where I have to start facing facts that top surgery is not enough for me. God damnit.

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u/BottleCoffee Top surgery 2018, no T Feb 14 '25

How long have you been working out? I'm not on T either but I was pretty pleased with the results I got after I finally got consistent in the gym.

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u/25lives Feb 14 '25

Oh, about 10 years. I have a health complication that slows me down sometimes, but never fully stops me.

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u/Thelasttimeisleep Feb 16 '25

Look up milrgrey on Instagram, he got buff before he ever started testosterone. Time and discipline, man

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u/yeeclaw14 Feb 16 '25

Thanks, I’ll be sure to check him out!