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No change after 4 months of recomp - suggestions? How long does it take to see change?
I'm 33 years old, 5'6", female, approx 126lbs. I eat at maintenance at 1570 calories a day (open diary). I went from zero exercise a few months ago to lifting with the 5x5 program 3 days a week and doing some light cardio, usually for 15 minutes after lifting, occasionally for a 30 minute jog on rest days. I understand…
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Am I losing muscle?
I stopped lifting weights a few months ago and switched to bodyweight exercises. After 1 1/2 years of lifting and increasing weight and eating at maintenance or slightly below my measurements never changed. I felt like I looked better than I had before lifting (even though before lifting I consistently practiced Pilates)…
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Retail and weight gain
I work retail and thusly am always walking. I'm trying to gain weight. I'm starting an "at home gym" work out plan. My problem is I know I need to consume to compensate for the working out to gain muscle mass; but, how to compensate for the calories burned at work? Please help.
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Looking for women to join forces!!
Hey, I am underweight and having a hard time gaining. Mainly from lack of accountability to myself and believe sharing my journey with someone may help. I am 5'1", 28yrs old and weigh 92lbs. At 16 I weighed 116lbs...weight I lost during university due to stress, depression, etc. I am currently doing my course to become a…
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I'm eating loads but still not gaining any weight!
Recently I ate a large dominos pizza and tub of Ben and jerrys and I woke up 5 pounds heavier. I have not eaten as much this week but still approximately 2000 calories per day however I weighed myself this morning and I'm still the same weight 134 pounds. How do I go about eating to keep the excess weight on? Any tips or…
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Trying to gain weight!
I'm new to all this so bear with me please. I'm 5ft and weigh about 46kg. Apparently this is within the correct weight for my him but I want to weigh a bit more. I'm tracking my calories and am eating enough to put weight on but am still losing ! I'm certainly not doing exercise to counteract the calories either. I'm…
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Understanding losing, cutting, bulking, and muscles
Just trying to get a handle on all the info I'm getting from these forums. 44 y/o female SW 205 (06/05/17) CW 185 GW south of 170 So right now I'm sedentary set to lose 1 pound a week I'll be able to join a gym next month and plan on starting Strong Lifts. So right now I'll be cutting calories while lifting to preserve…
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Can't keep up with my clean calorie intake
Is it just me or is it tough eating enough clean calories?? I can almost never hit my daily goal of about 3000. E Here it is almost 9:00pm and I'm still 1200 calories short! Even if I have another double shake (400 calories) before bed I'm still way short. I know I'm making gains and losing fat but I can't seem to dial it…
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Bulking and Cutting Progress
I think it would be awesome to share progress photos here, and it would be interesting to see everyone's pre-bulk, post-bulk, post-cut, whatever progress you are comfortable with sharing. It would also give people new to bulking/cutting an idea of where people start off and the results. If you want to share your height,…
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Competition Prep
So I have about 7 months nuts before I compete in my first bikini competition-I am a little overwhelmed when it comes to where to start. I'm working out at Planet Fitness so I have access to good weights, but no trainers. Any trainers or competition folks, should I start cutting fat first, building muscle or a combination…
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First time competing...
I'm competing in February for my first time...if anyone wants to add me for accountability, support or any advice I'd really appreciate it
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(Silly?) Hypothetical question about muscle mass and stagnation
Hi, So I'm wondering - let's say you go from couch to lifting 50 lbs doing X exercise everyday. Let's say you gain Y amount of muscle from doing this. If you never add weight, and continue doing the exact same exercise you did to get you to Y, will your muscle remain the same? Or will it deteriorate or get bigger, and why?…
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Do you KNOW your Body Fat %? If so, I need a favor.
I am suspecting that I've had a scam run on me. I recently went to a place to have a bod-pod done. The results came back 50% body fat- which was devastating. If you look at my profile pic, I think you'll agree, that there's just no way. I've found this estimator that goes on inches alone, and it puts me squarely in the…
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Skipping rest day?
Newbie lifter question: if you missed a workout, is it ok to skip the rest day and go back to back to make up for it or am I better off with fewer workouts for one week and back to normal routine the next? I'm doing a full body beginner routine 3x a week.
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Gains
I really want some muscle gains!!! I've heard that you must lift heavy, yet I was told you can use your own body weight as well ? If you can't get to the gym, is it possible to get gains without the weights from home? Also how many calories for women, trying to build nice muscle definition? I'm 29 and never had one muscle…
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bodybuilding perfection
Just downloaded mfp 2 days ago and my goal is to gain a few more pounds and converted into lean muscle. I recently started to get more serious on hitting the gym harder and eating clean. I'm looking fwd for a better physique body.
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Bodybuilding-no, but Powerlifting-yes
I have in the last 6 months gotten into poerlifting- at the ripe old age of 67! Although i haven't lost a great deal of weight, 5/6 lbs. , my body composition has changed a great deal. This has helped my low self-image quite a bit. I didn't start with very heavy weights, as one might expect, and only increased the amount…
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Do you take supplements? And what would you recommend?
I've been lifting for a few months (total newbie!) and my hubby (who has been lifting for years) keeps suggesting supplements to me. I know the word "supplements" encompasses a lot. I take a multivitamin and I have protein powder that I mostly use it for cooking since I don't usually have a problem getting enough protein…
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Gaining weight to get menstrual cycle back
I've recently lost roughly 3 stone however I haven't had my menstrual cycle in 4/5 months, what can I do to get them back without gaining all my weight back? How much and what should I be eating? Any help is great thank you
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urgent topic -- body fat 12,3 % but it doesn't look like it
I never noticed it was low but I did and I'm trying to gain weight and I'm achieving that goal but then I saw I'm 12,3% body fat and it's unhealthy. So here's my questions...how am I 12% when I'm not that toned ? Cud it be wrong or something? At the gym the trainers measured my body fat and mentioned it was quite low. What…
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Help me with my deadlift
Last time you guys helped me graduate to the big girl squat rack, so hopefully I can get some advice to start proper deadlifts too. I've only been lifting for a little over a month, and I started out doing stiff legged deadlifts with the fixed bar. I don't think I could have lifted the full olympic bar plus weights. Either…
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Struggle a bit
Hi everybody. About a year ago I was 73kg (i am 187cm high) and had enough beeing skinny. Now I am 86 kg thanks to a diet plan. My goal is the reach 92kg. But..during the weight gaining period I have get belly fat and I still do not look "bigger". What shoud I do to get my muscles looks more defined? I work out 4-5 times a…
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Weight loss - bulking : when and how to transition ?
Hello everyone ! I've started using MFP last december : I am a male, 1m74 (5'9''), and went from 94.7kg (209 lbs) to 74kg (163 lbs). I just reach healthy BMI, but I haven't reached my goal yet. I'm starting to think about it though, and what the future is made of. My current goal is 66kg (146 lbs), which is basically mid…
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Underweight and trying to gain weight and recover
Hi all, trying to gain weight, I'm 5'2 and I usually weigh around 88-90. My short backstory. First off, I DO NOT have an eating disorder, or feel any negativity toward my body. But I do have depression and anxiety. I've struggled with these things for a long time, and didn't start getting help until around recently, I was…
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Macros
So I've starting to get use to eating the amount of calories to gain weight and I was wondering how important are macros when gaining? I've been watching them on MFP and getting relatively close to the right percentage everyday but some time I have to drink an extra protein shake or eat four slices of toast and jam instead…
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5' 7", 139lbs, 16.2% BF. Should I do a slow cut?
So, I found out I'm 16.2% body fat at ~139 lbs. I have been eating at what is supposedly my maintenance (which will likely increase) over the past several weeks and I actually ended up losing around 3 lbs. I am making progress in the gym though and I'm not losing strength at least. My PT suggested a goal to get under 15%…
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I don't like lifting, but love the results. Advice?
The title explains my dilemma. I did Stronglifts for six months and am finishing the Strong Curves beginner program this week. I'm not sure where to go from here. I don't want to lift weights, but I want to look like I do. I like the way the strength helps me in my other activities. Are there any fun alternatives to…
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Mass gainer
I have a question for the community, I'd like to hear from members that have used mass gainers. Did it work for you? I bought Mutant Mass Gainer Sunday, obviously I'm not posting because I don't see results, I decided to take it because I have a hard time to consistently eat high calories, so I'm using this to supplement…
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Weight Lifting, bulking/cutting, and or vegan/vegetarian/healthy eater add me!
Add me if your into Weight training Eating healthy Eating vegan Eating vegetarian Bulking Cutting I want more friends that are on a similar path for motivation!
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Binge eating
I've eaten loads and binge ate around 4500 calories today. I will return to eating about 1500 calories tomorrow. Would I have gained weight?