Too much skull crushers will do that real quick.

Bad setup on compounds. Squat walkout trash, deadlift bar too far, bench grip all over the place. Small stuff adds up fast.

I switched to early morning lifts when I changed jobs. Felt awful at first, but at least training was done before work drained me.

Turmeric + black pepper supplement simple and inexpensive, but reduced my joint stiffness more than anything else.

Turkesterone hype got me. Everyone online swore it was game-changing, but I ran it for two months and lifts didn’t move at all.

I keep a loose rule:
If I’ve already hit 3–4 good sessions in a row, I don’t feel guilty about skipping when I feel off. Consistency matters more than forcing a bad session.

Two slices of toast with peanut butter. Not the craziest pump food but gives me solid strength for compounds.

Bro that’s the worst. You find one dumbbell on one side of the gym and the other one is chilling under a bench like it’s hiding from taxes.

I run push/pull/legs and only take the final set of an exercise to failure. Keeps volume high and still gives me that intensity spike. Best combo I’ve had for growth.

Cut stack for me: creatine, fish oil, L-carnitine and a good multivitamin. Tried fat burners before waste of money imo. Diet and sleep do 90% of the work.