#muscle building right

[tennessoui]

for the superhero au im laughing at the idea of anakin fixing obi’s car and accidentally finding a ton of pictures of his superhero self in the glove box because that’s where obi keeps some of his journaling material. anakin would be so suspicious but also a little flattered. obi has an excuse for the first few photos but not the photos that are clearly ass shots and anakin lifting heavy things.

mechanic anakin, practically vibrating from suspicion: boy you sure have a lot of pictures of superhero vader in your glovebox 🤨

obi-wan: im a journalist.

anakin: oh ok then mr. cutie! 😚 that makes sen---wait but journalists don't take photographs right? 🤨 don't they have people for that? 🤨

obi-wan, sweating because he can't admit to this cute mechanic that the cute mechanic sort of found his jerk off stash of superhero pictures: um. staffing cuts. at the newspaper. means i have to both be the photographer and the journalist.....because local news is dying.

anakin: local news IS dying omg....here take 15% off actually cutie

#asks #superhero au #anakin is like so when are they going to publish an article about vader's ability to lift very heavy things #and obi-wan is like what #and anakin is like all these pictures are of his arm and thigh muscles #so theres gonna be an article about how strong he is right #and obi-wan is liek #fine. yeah #there will be #and anakin is like i heard he can lift like an entire building #with his pinkie #(he can't)

[thunderboltfire]

Whew, this one took a while, dude carries a whole arsenal on himself. Argo is one of the characters I've had a lot of difficulty with consistency, but I think I'm getting better at it.

#reference sheet #Isaldi #Argoniall Riss'Aerle #OC #thunderboltfire's art #I somehow had to balance out the fact that he's thin and wiry #And the fact he has to have enough muscle to draw relatively heavy bows and fence with a one-handed saber #AND somehow not overdo the muscle definition bc he's not walking around dehydrated #sleeper build I guess #He has somewhat reduced sensitivity on the right part of his face and the scarring makes it harder to move it correctly #so he's got a permanent :\ resting face #fun trivia: his hair is not white but technically gray #not out of stress or anything - it's hereditary his family just grays out around adolescence #If You've wondered why on almost all his portraits he's got hair growing very low on the nape of his neck that's just elven hair pattern

[bunnihearted]

🍽️😔🎻

#soo blah blah need to vent again abt my health issue situation 💀 #yuh so like im so sick nd tired of whats going on. nd not being able to just eat whatever i feel like whenever #it's emotionall draining tbh. im always thinking abt what i could maybe try nd im always like ohh gotta make sure the portion is small etc #it's annoying me sm bc i can def feel the effects of me not getting the right nd enough nutrients nd vitamins etc etc #i get dizzy nd my vision is hazy sometimes. nd im like forgetful bc the other the when i walked home i kept getting lost nd had to walk back #nd forth several times nd i was like ?!?!? what?! i've lived here for 25yrs nd now i just cannot for the life of me rmbr the way #also i am so weak in my body. like carrying even a small amound or books nd groceries nd walking for 30min makes me exhausted #my legs are actually shaking when i get back home nd every step feels like im walking in cement #plus i just wanna be able to go to the gym nd build muscle. but if i dont get enough protein in me i cant build muscles T-T #what else... yeah also i do miss food bc of comfort. like my coffee + chcolate everyday makes me genuinely happy lmao #but i just want the food situation to be normal bc even w veggies im like oh no that is too gas building that is too hard to digest etc etc #it's mentally gruelling to not know how tf to get all the important nutrients!! i def have several deficiences lmao :(( #im so over it. but theres nothing i can do. i wish i could just not think abt it 24/7 tho #also. im the thinnest i've ever been BUT. i am constantly bloated so i look fkn pregnant. so i cant even enjoy looking the skinnier

[coffee-bat]

when. when uh. women

#been playing around with an og tawna design that'd fit her crash4 vibe a bit more #so more leaning into jock-punkish #but more on the casually sporty side than alt tawna #fanny pack in place of the grappling hook etc #she also has more average/less muscled build than alt bc she's just vibing and living her life #crash bandicoot #tawna bandicoot #tawna #i hate how she looks in the n.sane trilogy and this is my way of coping #my art #also i just did SO many studies of alt tawna's face before making this bc i love how her model looks but it's so hard to get right #hope after getting it right this time i'll be able to do it better from now on #anyway. i like women

[lexosaurus]

i always see posts and comments about how 'naturally gifted' academic children suffer from a lot of problems with "if it's not easy, then i won't try" as adults, and i raise you: 'naturally athletic' kids suffer from the same problem.

instrument gets hard? i stop practicing. scene in WIP gets hard? i stop writing. subject in school is difficult? im stupid and will fail this test anyway, why bother studying. i'll just spend all my free time at the gym or training instead because it's easier.

yeah uhhhh looking back—and esp now as an adult recovering from medical issues and realizing doing a single pushup is suddenly difficult as hell and now needing to follow progression videos for the first time in my life—i wasn't naturally gifted at shit, i just practiced. a lot. that was it that was the whole secret all along.

"this doesn't come easily to me, i give up" yeah no it's definitely not just the academically 'gifted kids' who have this issue. i'd wager that a wide variety of kids who were 'gifted' in one hobby or another also suffer from this as adults.

#not dp related #lexx gets deep #also: SEVERE PROCRASTINATION #sorry i dont mean to be not funny #it's just been a difficult year #i'll go back to being funny as soon as i can #i just need to yell into the void about things rn because i have a national music competition in 2 weeks #and i hadn't practiced all through covid #and then everyone got really good and i was lagging #so what do i do? i keep not practicing #i could have just practiced the hard parts this entire time #and then i would be right with my competitors #but instead i....didn't #and that's frustrating #i've been building better practicing habits more recently #but a few weeks of semi-consistency isn't enough to build that kind of muscle memory or strength

[citrighost]

those lil I - I eyes… two feathers above n below each eye. dude sucks.

#hc grian #avian grian #hermitcraft grian #I dunno what an avian is but it’s a suggested tag and he sure is a funny harpy guy so!!! sounds right!!! #I’m picturing him very muscle gut. short beefy king. got very strong shoulders n back muscles to fly n build #also beak nose… thinkin about the bird people from wind water

[anoras]

women ! yeah !

#wip #ignore the leaves i didn't want tumblr to shove me in a dark closet for full bush #anyway i was poking at a reference sheet for some of my girlies last night #from left to right: #tegan. while being conventionally attractive is still on the thicker/softer side. wide hips thick thighs lots of muscle under there. #sonnet has the conventionally 'perfect' figure. intentionally so. #elektra is practically emaciated. evocative of a corpse. relatively tall but the unhealthy thinness makes her look taller #branwen looks like someone took a person and stretched them out. lanky. WIRY. flexible. #kinneret's STRONG. build to wear armor and swing a greatsword. #muscular in a more intentional way than tegan. trained to obtain them specifically #rather than as a natural result of a lifetime of horseback riding an shooting a bow

[ohfugecannada]

Of all the characters I could possibly hyperfixate on once getting back into guardians of the galaxy after watching vol.3, I had to go and choose the character who has been canonically dead in universe for at least over a decade!

#Groot #og Groot #MCU Groot #gotg #guardians of the galaxy #like Groot ii/swole groot is great #but I miss og Groot so much #plus I think he has a ton of unrealised potential in the comics #the writing for him peaked with the 2015 Groot limited series and then never again to be honest #he’s just been relegated to either being rockets friend or the guardians giant muscle for when they need to get rid of a crowd of enemies #the only time anyone seems to care about Groot is when he goes baby mode #also there’s grootfall I guess but I don’t think we’re allowed to talk about that… #the 2015 Groot comics did him so right by fleashing out his character/backstory #as this brave kind often times easily distracted yet still bright and emotionally intelligent being #who’s gained so much wisdom through wandering the universe and is able to see the good of everything #and was able to build a beutiful meaningful life for himself despite being rejected by his own kind #and dismissed by the rest of the universe as a mindless destructive monster #and having to grapple with the loneliness of nobody understanding him apart from a few friends he managed to form a close bond with #in spite of thier obvious differences #that was great! #….and then every gotg writer since just. didn’t do anything with at. at all. #and I have no fucking clue why #maybe it’s hard to write dialogue with us whole I Am Groot shtick or somthing? idk??? #I just think Groot/og Groot deserves better ok

[fingertipsmp3]

2024 affirmation: I will not dislocate my knee

#genuinely will be my thirteenth reason if this happens again and i’m not joking #i don’t think most of the people in my life get it. they don’t get what it’s like for every single step you take to cause you pain #for MONTHS on end. this started in MAY #and they don’t get what it’s like to have pain when you’re just standing up. or to worry that your knee is randomly going to give out on you #and that that’s going to be it this time and you’re going to need a knee replacement #OR; maybe worse; that your Other knee which has never given you a single problem will suddenly decide to give out (maybe due to all the #strain that’s been on it) and you’ll have to walk like a crab until that one heals #or to wonder if you’re just malingering and being too lazy. meanwhile doing all the exercises that your physio recommends you #+ taking a pilates class + buying a walking pad and trying to walk on it 5 days a week #+ going on a diet; cutting down on salt and overly processed food in the hope it’ll give you more energy #so you can exercise more and drop some excess weight so there’s maybe less strain on your knees and ankles #(or at the very least build muscle rather than fat so that the muscles are just better) #not to mention that nobody knows what the fuck is wrong with me. x-ray came back clear apart from ‘fluid on the knee’ #which by the way - has never actually gone away? that x-ray happened on the 5th of july. i’d been injured for 6 weeks already by then #i still get this godawful like.. almost Bubble of fluid on the top right of my kneecap whenever i’ve been walking a lot #coming up on five months and i still have swelling. why. i’ve iced it into fucking oblivion #my doctor thought i had a hamstring tear. nope. my physio can’t find anything structurally wrong with me #we fixed the quad lag and my complete lack of ability to straighten the leg #but i still have pain and i still have discomfort and i still limp and i still feel like my kneecap is floating in a fucking soup #at this point i wonder if i have arthritis and nobody has noticed. the knee is crunchy. 🥴 #all of it just makes me feel like i’m going insane. i fell and i was like ‘oh i’ll be fine in two weeks’ #two weeks later i couldn’t even walk unassisted. like. #what did i doooooooo. why does no one seem to know. why does nothing show up on tests. idgi #personal #rant

[sibyl-of-space]

Final builds of demo are exported. I am so tired. Tomorrow I finish the trailer and Sunday I finish the final presentation of the steam page and press submit. Everything going well the demo releases in a week..............

#I have also fucked over my wrists again #going to take a while to recover from this just like when I had to take all those extensions for my finals in grad school #it was mostly a couple days ago I did a long tablet drawing session in really bad ergonomic posture #and after weeks and weeks of working on drying and also at the computer basically non-stop that was just the icing on the cake #I also haven't had the time to practice cello as much and since cello helps build my muscles and gives me some relief thats making it worse #anyway I have my wrist braces on tonight and I'm going to take a ton of breaks tomorrow including cello breaks #and then after it's all done on Sunday I am going to R E S T for A THOUSAND YEARS #like I'm actually using my tablet pen on my phone right now because my hands don't want to hold and type it #good thing I already have all the tools I need to handle my carpal tunnel when it's at its worst though #better to be prepared than not #anyway. regardless of my arms. I have made a thing and I am so excited to unleash it upon the world

[olibavee]

i can’t get a wheelchair for the foreseeable future so i’m gonna practice drawing one of my ocs in one. 

#liv sketch #not tagging them. they're a secret. but they have my fucked up hip socket. #i chose a model for them that i'd love to have for myself. fake it till you make it ig #the left one is mostly traced so i can build muscle memory but the right one i did entirely on my own. i mean. w a reference. but yeah

[vvelegrin]

daily affirmations

i want to use my dremel. i am excited to use my dremel. on my break, i am going to use my dremel.

#dremel o'clock #need to do the dog's nails yes #but also going to break down and grind down this block of wood so i can focus on carving details #because i'm losing steam and my hands hurt #it is also strop o'clock #strop came and uh yeah it really helps #but getting the angle right while sharpening the blade in the first place ough #still working on uuhhh building that muscle memory #also dog nails! been using a shitty pet store grinder that dies after like two uses #one thing about moving out is that uuuhhh i don't have to defend doing things or acquiring items that directly impact quality of life #prattling about the self

[waywardstation]

For the recent thanksgiving blog:

I jokingly thought of mixing both, but my idea does not feel like a thanksgiving prompt though. It's more of a crackfic, so you can randomly read this idea for the lols.

Basically the stories and events of the Red sky have been passed down through generations till someone (in the present time) finally came up with the idea to make a play based on it.

After returning to the future, Akari and Ingo decided to drag Emmet and Elesa to this play and watch. At first, Akari and Ingo were excited to see themselves in the story, Emmet and Elesa were just there to learn more about their life in Hisui.

But just like history, it can have its inaccuracies of the actual events. So it's just Akari being absolutely pissed at how inaccurate the play is- wait, nO she did NOT forgive Kamado for everything THAT easily! And wait- did they just mistaken Akari for Rei-

Ingo's just as annoyed. What do you mean he had a weird love story with Lady Sneasler!? No, his warden ceremony was not a wedding ceremony! Where did that come from!?

Meanwhile Emmet and Elesa are just flipping cackling as they watch the two angrily (but silently) criticising the play. What a fun night out.

(Short answer: Basically, it's a PLA play, but Ember Island players style. 👍)

In regards to this post

I think I might actually end up mixing both! There’s a lot of suggestions to do that I see, and I like the idea a lot!!

It won’t end up like this, but your concept is really entertaining!! Akari and Ingo would be very frustrated, Emmet and Elesa would be having the time of their lives.

Imagine seeing someone come out on stage trying to characterize your twin brother/one of your best friends, but the only surviving concept of him they could work off of was that he was a scraggly mountain hermit, so they really play it up, and that’s all he is haha.

#this could work as another fic on its own #such a humorous concept!! #Akari is absolutely mixed up with Rei and they somehow seem to be interpreted as one person #the extinct hisuian Pokémon’s interpretations look like Walmart knockoff versions of their actual appearances #they absolutely didn’t get Gaeric’s muscled build right he’s somehow turned into this scrawny man #Volo’s betrayal is not even present since Akari’s the only one who really knew and she dissapeared back to her own time shortly after #it just villainized Giratina and expresses them as the sole aggressor #which saddens Akari because Giratina is not like that at all #Unova friendsgiving

[cryptvokeeper]

I can’t draw for shit but I am locking in the concept of a spidersona from an Atlantis-esque New York that is flooded due to climate change and rising sea levels that’s based on Desis and Diving bell spiders

#I say locking in AS A JOKE multiple people can have the same idea Ive already seen multiple diving bell spider people and they’re all lovely #A real oh boy two cakes moment yknow #Anyway tag rant time #[blank] Parker a high school student living in the lower levels of a flooded New York #Where buildings were air sealed and protected but in poorer neighborhoods not very well #Seals will crack and leak and it’s not particularly uncommon to find out your neighbor drowned in his sleep because his apartment flooded #So they develop a web fluid that can seal the cracks and can harden underwater and works better than anything currently on the market #Cheap to make too #Word gets out and they’re invited to their universe equivalent of oscorp or alchemax or whatever that’s above the water in some skyscraper #And big corporation does as big corps do #wants to buy the rights to the web fluid and sell it back to people who need it to survive at a horribly inflated price #Parker doesn’t like that obvs and on the way out gets bitten by a radioactive spider #And Spider-Man plot progresses from there #I’m thinking big corp tries to steal the web recipe (either through break-in/espionage or maybe some hired muscle intimidation) #and either way the uncle Ben stand-in dies in the crossfire #Powers include the usual super strength climbing walls etc #Also can stand on the surface of water and hold breath a really long time #And can make airtight webbing with their web fluid that can make air pockets #Their superhero suit is a repurposed diving suit #….it only now occurs to me this may be in poor taste due to recent events #Sorry I got underwater shit in the brain #I wonder why #Anyway #theyre part of the spider society but only technically #They’re kinda mid compared to other spider folks so they Don’t really come into play much unless it’s an aquatic mission #Miguel raises the alarm for miles and theyre like “yeah? Ok well if he jumps into any pools lemme know” #Also like. Water and electricity powers do not mix so only spiders without that ability can come help them in their universe #And not all web fluids are waterproof #And most normal webslinging is kinda hard with the drag underwater… #They may or may not be kinda lonely

[kkujo]

also idk i feel so fucking good abt myself idk genuinely being consistent with my gym routine has done everything for my mental health and confidence like i still feel bad abt myself sometimes but for the first time since i was probably 9 i'm having days where i look in the mirror and thinking DAMN i look good and those days are getting more frequent it's really the best feeling

#and it's not just the weight loss like. being overweight was such a struggle for me esp bc i've had issues w eds and stuff and. #idk it made me miserable. and i wasn't the healthiest bc i'd gained a lot due to pcos and my periods were irregular etc like it wasn't good #and now i'm medicated and fuck man my period is regular now and my weight is more normal and i just feel like. good abt that #bc i spent so long being unable to lose bc of my hormones and it was so disheartening bc i was doing everything 'right' #i feel a little bad talking abt it bc ik it's a sensitive topic and i have had issues w eds i obv don't think weighing less makes u healthy #etc etc. for me it was the healthy thing to lose what i've lost so i'm proud of that and i did all of that mostly without relapsing #over 2 years and i've had like. maybe a month of relapse total over that time and each time i've come out of it after a week or two #so i'm definitely stronger mentally etc BUT. my point is. the confidence hasn't come from trying to be smaller #and now i'm actively trying to build muscle and for the first time ever my confidence comes from looking BIGGER bc i want muscle growth etc #the confidence truly comes from within and when i was overweight i started to give myself that confidence #by starting to wear cute clothes and stop hiding my body #it is so true that losing weight won't make you like yourself or your body. #like. you can lose weight if you want but you HAVE to respect yourself first. i lost a lot of weight unhealthily in 2019 and regained it #& bc i did it out of self hatred i NEVER felt better abt myself when i got smaller. you rlly have to be able to love yourself as you are rn #it's cliche but very very true #anyway i don't rlly talk abt this stuff on here bc ik it's a sensitive topic but!!! #i really would recommend weightlifting and strength training if you wanna feel more confident #ik it won't work for everyone but for me it's genuinely transformed the way i see myself. #i no longer try to force myself to be as small as possible. and for me that's everything yk #ALSO LIKE. THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS. just having the routine and getting exercise and getting out every day rlly helps too #i really would recommend it i've never felt better or more confident abt myself #the only thing is unfortunately and it's a very real problem but gym/gym bro culture often leans v close to e/d culture #it really sucks bc a lot of gym folks genuinely do love it and are very healthy with it #but the chicken and rice gym bro types are pretty rampant too and there's a LOT of dysmorphia and such in the community #so i kind of avoid gym bro circles for that reason bc i do think a lot of people take it too far and are very mentally unhealthy with it #but weightlifting/going gym in itself isn't the problem and if you're eating properly & taking care of yourself it's not gonna be like that #it's just knowing the types of ppl to avoid bc a lot of the mindset is pretty toxic 😭😭 but there are def a lot of ppl who do it healthily #like. i understand why people do it but i'm kind of against bulking/cutting at least for myself #bc for me it's not abt looking as strong as possible it's abt being fit and healthy physically & mentally if i look buff asf that's a bonus #but a lot of ppl take bulks/cuts too far & a lot of it is just regurgitated e/d shit unfortunately. just b careful who you interact with

[missshame]

I hate studying I just wanna create stuff and see the world I hate how little control I have over my life

#Let's make it clear I know I'm lucky to get higher education and I'm grateful for it + knowledge can be the greatest tool #It's just that medschool is killing me and there's just too much stuff to learn and I'm struggling so badly with it that at the end of the #day it feels like I'm not learning anything and I'm completely dumb and uneducated #I'm not even a good student but it takes all my energy and even when I'm not studying I rarely have the energy to do anything #The only thing I sorta do consistently is working out because it makes my brain shut up for a while and it helps the muscle pain I got from #All the stress and sitting at my desk/working long days at the hospital #Anyway I love complaining sorry #I just feel like I had /have a very creative artsy nature and I'm really suffering from the lack of it like not in a I don't have enough #time for my hobbies and to relax #Which is already bad enough btw I don't think it should be considered normal for anyone to be too exhausted to do anything outside of work #But I really feel it in a I'm not myself anymore it's hard to move forward and build confidence and a sense of self while having a life so #far away from what you love and feel like you need + denying yourself what you desire the most can't be good to your brain let's face it #Anyway long story short first thing I'm gonna do when I finally get my degree is by me some drums learn the guitar and paint on the walls #And in the meanwhile Idk do I keep living this way? If I do will I go completely insane? #Or do gift myself the right to give up on the idea of being a slightly less bad student and do I say fuck it and start living my life now ? #Idk! Idddkkk !!! #Oh my god