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Vegan lean bulk
my name is briana! i've never used anything like this before. i'm a vegan and working to build lean muscle i want to bulk, i'm still learning how to eat the right way and different recipes and stuff. i love weight training and hiit cardio, i'm looking for friends too! :)
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Need help with Lean Bulk Diet
So I've done a bulk before but it resulted in me losing a bit of my abs not much but I'd say I gained more muscle than fat. I don't want cut because Sparta so I wanna lean bulk but bulking diets require so much calories. I've made a plan where I eat eggs, oatmeal, turkey bacon, and a banana for breakfast then for lunch I…
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Discerning Fat from Muscle
I apologize in advance for all the questions. But I have one more thing that's been bothering me as I attempt my bulk. When I start seeing gains, how can I know that this is mostly muscle and not fat? I am counting calories very closely, I lift four to five days a week using a training program, and think I'm gaining slowly…
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I dont know how to gain weight :(
Im 5'5 and 108...because I am so tall of course I look way smaller than I am and I am underweight for my height. Please help Im trying to start drinking Ensure plus. With at least one of meals but Im confused on my calories.
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Protein Sources?
So I am always going over my protein goal of 138 (1g/lb).However, I am wondering whether I think I am going over this number or if I actually am. When I look at my diary my protein numbers also include protein from things like whole grain bread (like Dave's Power Bread), quinoa, oatmeal, etc...(in other words, some of my…
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Calories for Bulking
Hey Guys, I am trying to bulk (yet again) by strictly counting my calories and weighing everything. I have tried and failed bulks before by just falling off the wagon and being (I think) too cautious with my food intake. I tend to undereat and since I have been weighing now know that I definitely eat under 2100 when not…
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Cardio while bulking? If any, how much?
Personally I really enjoy my cardio sessions and find them to be rather therapeutic. This is my first ever bulk after cutting weight for a few years. Do you guys/girls keep your cardio routines consistent during a bulk? Any information is appreciated.
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Best 4-5 day training routine focusing on strength and some hypertrophy work?
Basically what the title says. I've been training since a freshman at 14 for football. Now I'm 20 and have jumped around to different programs and am familiar with all the fierce 5, stronglifts...etc. right now I'm doing a 5 day body part split, with some strength style sets. I'm getting somewhat bored of it and never have…
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Scale is broken, what to do with calorie intake
I have started bulking around 3 weeks or so now, my scale is broken, I can't check my weight so I'm not sure how many calories I should be eating I was cutting on 2400, I added 300 on top of that, I was thinking of adding a extra 100 calories on top of that. I would check my weight next week, but it would be confidential…
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Leanbulk/reversediet/ED/female/gaining/help
Hi all. Ive never posted in a forum like this.... I'm Kayla.I've had MFP for about 2 years... about the same time I started lifting heavy after recovering from an 8 year battle with ED. I've been reverse dieting aka lean bulking for 8 weeks and didn't start gaining until about 4 weeks ago. 3.5 pounds. I fear that I may…
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Need help with workout and nutrition suggestions for increasing mass while retaining speed
Hey guys I’m hoping you can help me out. My goal is to bulk up a little, not a lot but a noticeable amount while also retaining my speed and cardio endurance. I’m a basketball player so I find speed and endurance to be extremely important. I currently lift 3-4 times a week and play basketball twice a week. I tend to lift…
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Anyone with a 3500+ calorie open diary?
Looking for some food ideas to add to my diary. I need more calories. ;)
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Offering Help and Tips! Read my story!!
Hey guys, I understand how hard it is for people to gain weight and pack on size! The photo above is me 5 months ago and me now! If my method works for me I'm sure it'll work for you! If anyone wants any tips on diet, training or just how to bulk and gain quick muscle and size feel free to message me! Happy to help and…
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Hello everyone!!!
I've never been over 115 pounds (except when I was pregnant twice) I lost all my baby weight almost immediately (no sarcasm here) and I've lost another ten pounds. At 5'9" 104 pounds I need to gain some serious weight. Any tips would be appreciated. I don't exercise, just walk a lot (Live in Manhattan) and my appetite…
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Looking for friends with open diary (Bulking)
I'm curious to see what other bulking diets consist of. This is my first bulk after a few years of cutting (237-180). I want to make sure I do this right. Please add me if you're in the process of bulking and you have an open diary.
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A stupid question about bulking
I am getting close to starting a bulk and had a question - I apologize if it is a stupid one but I just wanted to make sure my thinking is not flawed. A little background: I recomped for a little over a year and had some tremendous changes with my body composition - specifically my upper body (I am so pleased with how my…
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Living in a hostel. Wants to gain weight.
I am 19 years old boy from India. Height 6 ft weight 67 kg. I am in a hostel where food is not that nutritive as food at home. Infact i am losing my weight bcoz of lack of nutrition and carelessness. I am also having hairfall probably its due to lack of nutrition. My face is gone pale. I need help and tips to gain weight…
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Let's Be Friends!
Hey here to gain weight and make friends add me If you want
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Less calories to gain weight? ?
Went from <80 to 85 by eating 3,800 kcal. Now i want to get to 88 so i put it into the goals and it set my calories to 3,650. Why would i eat less calories to continue gaining weight? Possible reason for this may be i also changed setting from gain 0.5 kg to 0.25 per week.
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Am I doing this right?
I finally have my calories tweaked to where I seem to be gaining 0.5/mo. At 7wks in I've gained 3.5lbs. However, despite the scale moving my measurements haven't changed at all. My stomach may be slightly more squishy, but I guess I expected to see some difference by now (disturbing or otherwise). I'm questioning whether…
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Help help
I want to loose body fat and gain muscle any ideas will b appreciated ..
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Gaining from losing to weight, to gaining weight. How do I make the transition?
Hey all... As you can read in the title I'm transitioning from losing weight to gaining. I've never had a number goal in my mind, I just new I had to lose fat, witch I've done thus far. Now that I've lost 80% of the fat I've wanted to, I want to start focusing on building muscle (while working at that last 20% at the same…
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Gaining weight is harder than I thought, any tips?
I came off a big diet, got my weight down to where I wanted so I could build some muscle. I am 6ft 170lbs, I am eating around 2300 cals per day and my weight hasn't budged, I am finding it harder to eat much more to be honest, my protein intake is minimum 140g per day carbs also fairly high and I try to keep fats around…
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Advice on carbs and fat ratio
Ok so in the last 4 weeks I've maintained my weight and body fat % even with adding 700 calories in that time frame. I boosted my calories to 4000 non training days and 4500 on training days. Now in doing this it jumped my proteins up which I didn't want cause I try to keep them around 1 pound per pound of body weight.…
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Also using this for pregnancy??
Aloha! Is anyone else using this app to take weight gain during pregnancy? Any suggestions or different apps to use? I'm 19 weeks pregnant and have no bump. I'm also not a good eater so I'm trying to watch myself so that my baby comes out healthy and chubby!
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Snacks? Travel/non-perishable
I can never think of good snacks to eat while I'm out and about. I need stuff that goes good with fruit juice, since I can't take milk with me (no cooler pack) So far, I have: pretzels & peanut butter peanut butter & jelly sandwich dried fruit muffin granola bars Nothing with chocolate, cuz that's yucky with fruit juice.…
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I need to gain weight asap
Okay so I started a low calorie diet with 1200 calories but then i got really obsessed with my weight and started eating less than 1000 and i started exercising more, i know it's not healthy but at that time i didn't care because i thought i was still healthy but now i think i lost my period and I'm really worried, i…
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I should probably see my gp but ..
...since starting weight gain I've had a return of menopausal hot flushes and other symptoms. (I'm nearly 61!) Could it be related - I know exercise /dieting can lead to hormonal fluctuations?
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Gaining muscle with minimal fat
I just started going to the gym and I wanted to increase my calories by a few hundred to gain lean muscle. To gain 0.5 lbs a week, I have to eat around 400 calories more than before. My question is, does it matter whether the excess Calories Come from protein, carbs or fat or does it have to be protein to gain lean muscle.…
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Diet.
I find myself eating lots of snacks throughout the day on my bulk. Peanutbutter sandwichs,nuts,oatmeal,bagels and cream cheese etc as opposed to bigger meals. I make my goal of 3500. But its mostly consists of smaller snacks. Is this a problem? I normally eat packets of oatmeal. Bagel and cream cheese pb n j Yogurt Eggs…