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Veggie Gains. Help!
Ok so at the moment im trying to build muscle in order to get some shape. Ive done some reading and have seen that 40% carbs 30% protein 30% fat seems to be good macros for my current weight. However, im struggling to hit the protein. Im going to start having two scoops of powder rather than one but even then im not…
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Maintains for last 3 weeks at 3300 kcal
Hi new to this. Have been bulking and lifting for 14 weeks. Made steady gains but for the last three weeks I have been stuck on 157lbs. I'm hitting 3200 calories per day, MFP sets me lower, but no gain. How long should I wait before increasing calories. Initial gain was mostly fat, however, I have been recouping and…
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Lifting, nutrition, supplements, cycle info!
Been lifting for 6 years, doctorate student and well versed in physiology, fitness, and nutrition. Feel free to add me! Glad to help!
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Scoliosis Workouts
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Skinny Guys Guide to Building Mass
Truth be told I use to be very thin. At 6'1 150 lbs I had more of a womans body than a mans lol. I now know what it takes (being the classic Ectomorph) to put on size, lean muscle and mass. What have you others who have similar physiques done to put on your size?
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StrongLifts 5x5
I'm wondering if any of you have used the strongest 5x5 program and if so what you thought of it also wondering if anybody 45 years and older has used this program and what they thought of it
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Wanting to gain muscle!
I'm relatively new to the whole diet thing. But I exercise regularly. Right now I weight 152lbs at 5" 10 and I'm trying to get to 170lbs or close to it after research many say to cut first then gain. Which I have no problem with. Anyone have any suggestions for starting macro wise? Or any advice, also I do take whey…
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Sports on off days
Starting a new phase of fitness improvements and looking for some advice; here's my situation: After about 10yrs of ignoring my health and fitness, I've spent the last couple years slowly working my way back to a reasonable level of fitness. Using diet improvement and various mixes of cardio and light strength training I…
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Need any weight gaining tips before I ship to bootcamp
Hi my name is Dustin and I'm shipping to bootcamp in about 4 months and I would like to gain the most lean muscle possible before I go. Anyone have any weight training and food tips to help me?
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Breakfast shake
Does anyone have any ideas how I can start my day off with a big breakfast shake I find eating hard so hoping to get a lot of calories out the way to start my day.
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Cutting
Just asking out of curiosity..... If you manage to gain "x" pounds of muscle while bulking, then when cutting you wouldn't be dropping to the weight you started at because...you have to account for the new muscle mass? As an example...if a guy gained 20lbs he may only end up cutting off 15? Just wondering if at the end of…
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Gaining weight while working out.
Hello, I'm passion. I first started working out about a month ago and I was 113. Now I'm at 121. My question is, what do I need to do to gain weight while working out? Because the weight isn't showing.
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Starting to bulk!
Hi guys out there I'm 8st 9 and I'm hoping to get to 10st as my first milestone. I could do with some bulking pals to get started!
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Ramping sets vs Straight sets
Hello. Which is your favorite for gaining muscle? Ramping sets or straight sets? Thank you!
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HELPPPPPPP LIFTING ISSUE!!!!
Hello everyone, iv been lifting about 5 months from now and I have this problem my right arm grow faster than my left arm. Also, when I lift my left arm get tired earlier than my right arm. Please help me solve this problem.
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Trying to bulk with no appetite
Short back story, I'm 24 5'8" and 126 pounds, I've been this way for about 6 years. I've never tried to bulk or gain weight at all. I've come to realize I was only consuming around 1,000-2,000 calories per day. Yesterday I reached my 3,200 calorie goal (through much effort) but today I have no desire to eat at all so my…
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Bulking/too much protein?
I'm 5,7, weigh 137lb and am 12% body fat. I'm currently been bulking for a week and have put on 1lb which is my weekly goal. This app has told me to eat 3070 which I do most days (some days I'm a little under and some days I go over). I seem to struggle putting on weight, I've gone to the gym for two years now and still…
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Women - what weight were you at when you started bulking?
I know everyone is different, but I am curious.
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Not meeting protein requirements or calories?!
Im tryingggg to eat more and be vegan (not so strict on the vegan thing at the moment some of my diet still contains dairy eg protein whey) however i havent eaten meat or fish for 3 years. Did another post about struggling with gains currently at 51.2kg 1.62m weight training 4 times a week with very little cardio. I do…
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Snacks and meals to help a runner gain?
I'm a marathon runner, 20 year old female who is 5'4", 105 pounds and 10% body fat. Training for marathons starts in three weeks and I have been lifting and running (speed work) during the off season. I need to gain weight - any healthy snacks or simple meals fit for a college student? (No added sugar if possible
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trying to gain n bulk up
New to all this been at gym for almost a year now. Friends n family telling me charged but I don't see it. Just joined this app for the nutrition side. Eat loads n not rubbish propa meals. Got a very attractive job always lifting metal . Thought eating loads would be easy but seems not . Any advice would be awesome feel…
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Bruising???
Okay, so hubby a month ago after lifting hubby got a bruise on forearm. Looked really bad so I had him go to the doc. She hadn't seen anything like it, ran a bunch of tests and everything came back fine. It went away and that was that. Well, Saturday evening after lifting that morning, I developed a long bruise that…
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New to IIFYM
Hey! Not sure where to start so go easy on me. Mom of 5 ages 8,5,4 and twins 13 months. Started working out last February and last April started watching what I ate. Come august/ September started lifting husbands weights and not until about a couple weeks ago started heavier. Just started this week with IIFYM I have a…
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(Pics) Working my way to a single digit BF at 180lbs
I'll start by giving a little back story. Several years ago I had climbed to 235 pounds and was feeling miserable when I decided to make a change. I really started getting back into the gym and focusing on the bodybuilding aspect of the sport. I started my my first cut 2 years ago which was pretty aggressive and got I down…
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Very Skinny Looking to Gain Weight/Muscle
Hi All, I am 23 years old, male, and have been very thin all my life. I'm currently about 106lbs and 5' 6". I will be signing up for a gym membership today with a friend, purely as an attempt to build muscle instead of just put on weight. What kind of diet should i be looking to get on? I plan on drinking protein shakes…
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meeting macros
They say a man like me should eat around 2500 calories a day, so im targeting at 2100 calories, im meeting all my Macros, 184 Protein/210 carbs/58 fat, so I should be good to lose weight right? Im working on losing around 50lbs!
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Strengh and hypertrophy
Hello I was wondering is it good to do strengh every workout followed by hypertrophy after to get the best of both I'm abit unsure I'm currently on a cut as I was originally 99kg and cut.till 85 I.lost all fat and somehow gained 3kg of muscle due to having such high bf of 30 percent I'm also 5ft5 I have only ever done…
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30 yr old female trying to gain muscle (underneath my fat!!!)
Ok...here's the deal: I am a pear shape, so I naturally gain weight on my lower half. I have a bunch of excess fat which I will worry about later. I notice I have lost a lot of my muscle, so I'd rather focus on building the muscle back before I bother TRYING to lose the fat. I imagine some of the fat will come off in the…
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beginning, need help.
Hello, so im 5'7 (175cm) 160 (72.9kg). I had gastric sleeve surgery just a little over 12 months ago. Now i have gotton to my first goal, i now want to gain muscle and lose more weight but have no clue how. I can only eat small amounts due to my op, i have started working out more, running, walking, strength training at…
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Gains!
Finally got my calories in check! Seeing nice muscle gains now....bout time