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Have I gained fat or muscle?!
A year ago I was 7st 12, now I am 8st1. All my measurements are exactly the same. In November I started going to the gym and doing a variety of exercises. My strength has increased (I can lift twice as much as I started). My diet has pretty much been the same but must admit my alcohol intake has increased! (Not to…
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Advice on When to Bulk?
Hi all...been seriously lifting (4 days per week) for 18 months and have lost almost 40lbs. I have not done a specific test but based on my stomach and love handles I am probably still about 16-17% BF (6FT, 183lbs). I have read that to start bulking its better to be around 10-12% BF so that when you start to bulk you will…
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What am I doing wrong?
Hi! I am 18, female, 5ft6in and about 105lbs. I exercise 5-6 days a week (HIIT 2x, Lifting 1-3x, and Cardio 1x) and walk about 8000 steps a day. On average, I eat 1200-1600 calories a day. Lately in the gym, I've noticed I've been having trouble lifting my normal weight and doing as high intensity as before. I worry I'm…
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A total beginner!
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…
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Skinny Trying to Gain
I've been lifting now for about 3 months nothing huge but anyways my goal is to be 200 pounds of muscle by the end of this year or next year if possible. So far I've gained 20 pounds of muscle in the past 3 months but I've found myself stuck at this 20 pounds gained. How can I gain more to make my goal more realistic??
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Need Tips, Friends, Motivation
Hi, I'm Derrick! I'm new here.. working on gaining some weight! Could use some friends and motivators also so Feel friend to add me and we can talk a little more. Good luck everyone!
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Slow Bulk at 21% BF
Has anyone tried doing a slow bulk at 21% BF or should your BF % be lower than that (even if underweight)?
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Cutting and building muscle
Do you guys think this is possible? I read mostly that it can't be done, but I have also heard it's possible.
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should a skinny person do cardio?
let's say a 20 year old guy, 177cm (5'9) weight 60kg (132lbs) with a B.M.I of 19.5 wanted to exercise and tune his body, does he ever need cardio in his life? or should he only focus on bodybuilding?
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Breastfeeding and trying to gain weight!
Is anyone else here trying to gain weight whilst breastfeeding? My pre pregnancy weight was about 110lbs, I put on about 2 stone when I was pregnant and then by the time my son was 4 months old I weighed 85lb, after making absolutely no effort to loose weight!
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Help with Bulking & Cutting
Hi All - I introduced lifting into my workout routine in January of this year, using the 5x5 StrongLifts program. I don't have the powerpack yet, but plan to add that in next month. I'm seeing increases in strength, however I don't see nearly as much of a change physically as I expected I would after almost 3 months. If…
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Compound Movement exercise questions
Hi all, I posted a thread earlier and a couple of people suggested about trying compound movement exercises. I did some research and think it looks like exactly what I am after. I only have time to work out after the kids go to bed 4 or 5 times a week. Being so used to isolation Some questions I have: 1 - Are there some…
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Maintain muscle and lose fat
I'm wondering if there's anyone that's done this. I want to do a lean bulk is that possible?
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Bulking without losing too much definition?
Hey everyone! Is there a specific way to gain lean muscle mass, while limiting the amount of fat gain? I know fat is inevitable when bulking, but my goal was to remain as defined as I am now (or close to it) while adding size and strength. Is this a pipe dream or is it possible?
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Where do i start?
Im 5'6 107 lbs and want to gain muscle mass. the thing is, right now i eat whatever i want and dont watch my diet. i run occasionally (1-2x a week) i dont know where to start in terms of diet/workouts to gain lean muscle mass and would like some advice. thank you.
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Skinny body fat belly, advice pls
I am a 38 year old woman and have very skinny lower legs and forearms, a size 8 is loose on those parts of my body. But my belly in comparison is fat fat fat, like a size 12 waist. I have a difficult time wearing clothes. Just wondered if anyone had any advice, I can't lose weight because I'm only just in the healthy…
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Wanting muscle mass but susceptible to weight gain
I am very susceptible to weight gain, most likely because I messed up and slowed my metabolism down when I was losing weight because I ate such little calories. However, I would like to start building muscle and toning my body. I understand that you must eat in a surplus to gain muscle mass, but if I eat that many calories…
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Trying to tone my body
Trying to tone my body after two months I have lost 1 stone which I wanted. But now want to tone my body any help
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Trying to gain weight and working out for that body!
Hey! I'm Kayla, I'm new here and new to the workout life. I'm trying to gain some weight and I would also love to start working on getting a nice toned body it doesn't have to be perfect but anything is better than nothing right? If anyone has any tips for starting out please fill free to add me or message me I would love…
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Protein
How many protein shakes should you drink a day.after weight training
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gaining weight
am here 15 days ago, since that time I have not gained any extra weight :s so it is a little bit disapointed :( can any one help me <3 thanks in advance :)
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Increase muscle mass on legs
Any advice on how to increase muscle mass on legs? What my nutrition should be like and workouts? I've been trying to get bigger legs.
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Skinny
Hi everyone! I am a skinny young adult with very little fat around my arms but a little bit on my stomach. I want to try and bulk up a bit. Any ideas how I can. I don't want to eat unhealthy stuff.
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Skinny part 2- setting up a work out plsn
If you have seen my skinny post. I am quite skinny and I was wondering how I go about creating a work out plan or if there are any apps you would suggest?
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My current goal is to get to what my drivers licenses says I am
I started MFP 30 days ago with no real goal in mind. The only reason I did it was my wife started a few days before me. My start weight was 248 and I am currently 234.5. I decided today my first goal would be to get to my drivers licenses weight of 225 and then pre marriage weight of 218. For healthy BMI I should be around…
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Just a question?
Do i need to work on a different muscle group every day or can I do multiple in 1 day but still hitting all the muscles in that week?
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Has a study like this been done yet?
Basically measuring the amount of surplus calories on the speed at which muscle is built. 2 groups of people following the same exercise plan. One group eats at a 250 calorie surplus, one at a 500 calorie surplus. At the end of X weeks does each group gain the same amount of muscle? Macros, meal timing, supplements, etc…
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Injured, need alternative to bench press
Hello all, I hurt my right arm a couple months ago while reaching into the back seat to undo my daughter's car-seat belt. It hurt really bad and I wonder if I didn't tear something. I could barely raise it up any higher than shoulder height without feeling pain. I am not a pro body builder by any means but do have a bench…
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Any petite ladies trying to tone up?!
Please send me a friend request for motivation.
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Brotein after Workout
I work out (power lifting, crossfit, running) fasted with BCAAs at 4:45 a.m. I'm 5'6" 127 lbs @16% BF (female). I'd ideally like to maintain my weight, but I don't want to sacrifice muscle. TDEE is about 2250, cals set to 2200 (165g carbs, 110g protein, 122g fat). How necessary is to to have protein/food/shake/whatever…