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[–] 18121536? ago 

You and I sound a lot alike on every level besides the physical problems. Listen to what the others are saying, join the gym. Ultimately, however, it comes down to your own will. You can use excuses to get out of anything. You have to want to improve yourself bad enough to overcome that nagging voice in that back of your head that begs you to stop. I still deal with that voice every single goddamn day.

Give yourself a short-term goal. Don't do something just for the sake of doing it, thats how you get lost in the monotony and lose your drive to grow. Ask yourself this when you wake up: "how bad do I want it". If you want it bad enough, you will forge a path, no matter whats in the way.

Don't give in to despair, even when you're faced with issues of enormous consequence. Don't be afraid to fail when confronted with such issues, failure is apart of learning, learning is a part of growing.

Finally, be a man. By this I mean you probably have an ideal vision of what a man should be. There is nothing on this planet that can stop you from becoming this person. Everything you do from this point forward should be about that. If you're having trouble with a decision, ask yourself: is that what that man would do? When you want to take a break or slack off, ask yourself: is this what that man would do?

I know a kindred spirit when I see one, we can do this, one step at a time.

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[–] 18117028? ago 

Would buying equipment like a barbell and a rack and just work out at home be good enough or do I have to go to the gym?

No, you have to go to the gym. You need to get outside of your head a bit, and that involves getting outside of your house. Don't think of it as an option, just do it. You'll thank yourself later.

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[–] 18117030? ago 

Alright, I'll go this monday

Is 5x5 a good enough program? I've never lifted barbells before but I guess if I start light it should be alright

I don't even know if they have barbells there, I tried to go in there to see what equipment they had but the door is locked

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[–] 18122643? ago 

Yeah 5x5 is fine, you can also do 3x5 it's just a bit less volume. (3 sets of 5 reps). You'll be starting with an empty barbell and that's OK. Focus on form, and make sure you do your stretches because those positions will be awkward to get into at first especially the bottom of the squat.