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briohne128
briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hi everyone! I am very close to my goal weight and once I hit it, I would like to gain approx 2-4 pounds of muscle.
Problem is, I have no clue how many calories I should eat...or do I set MyFitnessPal to gaining weight (2-4 pounds?) or maintenance? My stats and workout schedule is below:

Age 22
Female
8 Stone 7 pounds
5ft 5

Monday: Walk to and from work (total of 1 hour), 30 min run on Treadmill, 30 Day Shred
Tuesday: Walk to and from work (total of 1 hour), 2 Hours of Climbing
Wednesday: Walk to and from work (total of 1 hour), 30 min run on Treadmill, 30 Day Shred
Thursday: Walk to and from work (total of 1 hour), 30 min run on Treadmill, 30 Day Shred
Friday: Walk to and from work (total of 1 hour) , 30 min run on Treadmill, 30 Day Shred
Saturday:Approx 10,000 steps, 2 Hours of Climbing
Sunday: Approx 10,000 steps, 30 min run on Treadmill, 30 Day Shred

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    you cant gain just muscle, you will gain a combination of muscle and fat by eating in a surplus.

    you can figure out your calories based on your rate of loss now with what you're eating.

    if you're currently losing 1lb per week on 1500 cals then your maintenance is roughly 2000, if you're eating 1600 and losing 0.5lb per week your maintenance is 1850, etc etc.
  • briohne128
    briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    you cant gain just muscle, you will gain a combination of muscle and fat by eating in a surplus.

    you can figure out your calories based on your rate of loss now with what you're eating.

    if you're currently losing 1lb per week on 1500 cals then your maintenance is roughly 2000, if you're eating 1600 and losing 0.5lb per week your maintenance is 1850, etc etc.

    Oh okay! I am currently on 1200 calories so I assume I'll probably be around the 1,750 mark..
  • johnw83
    johnw83 Posts: 6,219 Member
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    hello good luck reaching your goals u can do it
  • briohne128
    briohne128 Posts: 176 Member
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    johnw83 wrote: »
    hello good luck reaching your goals u can do it

    Thank you! I have 4 more pounds to lose :smile:
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    I don't see any lifting in your schedule.. just a lot of cardio and circuit training. In order to adequately stimulate your body to produce muscle, you want to follow a progressive lifting program. And I would start lifting now to help retain muscle you have.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    You are unlikely to build any muscle with lots of cardio and circuit training. Your muscles require progressive resistance to grow.
  • Muscle_for_Fitness
    Muscle_for_Fitness Posts: 2,198 Member
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    As everyone else has said, eating in a surplus will make you gain weight. You need an adequate lifting program to gain any substantial muscle though.
  • Laviegurl25
    Laviegurl25 Posts: 121 Member
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    When I first started my weight loss journeys I got a trainer to show me around the gym and what exercises to do. I am a monkey see monkey do learner. From there I had a better idea of what type of strength training I wanted to do and explore next. I have a lot of weights at home now haha. Maybe that's a place to start?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    shameless self promotion :) but start here
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226536/bulking-for-beginners
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    ndj1979 wrote: »
    shameless self promotion :) but start here
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226536/bulking-for-beginners

    And I'll add more shamelessness


    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

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