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clean bulk question
This may seem like a stupid question to some but please humour me .. I am in the middle of a 500 calorie deficit cut to lose 1lb of fat a week while training 3 days a week. If i decide i want to build musle ( bulk up bigger ) must I increase to my maintenence ( 2410 ) then add 300 calories ontop of that or would my…
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Question for my fellow hard-gainers...
I know that calorie intake is one of the problems that people with ectomorphic body types face; but what about exercising? What are some of the exercises that those of you that are successfully gaining and maintaining weight have in your repertoire?
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My best diet and exercise routine
Hello everyone My first post on this forum so might as well make it informative I have been weight lifting for 4 years With much trail and error I finally figured out how to control my weight either thro bulking or cutting I can go from fat to ripped or ripped to fat or fat to bulked Everyone can do it you just need to…
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how quick does food add to your body/ weight
So im wondering how quick foods adds weight to specific areas of your body after eating it, not just in your stomach but all around and does drinking lots of water also add weight all around?
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Looking for friends!
Please add me and post your goals below! I'm 170 lbs, trying to reach 190! I started my journey at 142 in January, took some time off, and am now back in the saddle! Eventually I may even want to aim for as high as 210 so I can cut a bit without feeling too tiny tiny afterwards.
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ectomorph body type . need to gain.
Im 23 and really skinny. I always thought I eat enough. (More than enough) but never could gain. Trying the calorie count way of fitnesspal. Lets see how things work out. Add me up and we can share success stories later ;)
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The weight is not going on?
I came off a big 50lbs cut last month. The goal was to go slightly above maintenance to build some muscle, well its not happening. I was on vacation last week and didn't track too well as I was eating so much junk that couldn't be tracked. I have beers, several McDonalds, cooked breakfasts, Chinese takeaways, you name it I…
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no appetite & can't gain weight
I moved to America 10 months ago, I'm 5ft 6 and was 110lbs then but my weight dropped to 95 and now it's at 100ish. Ever since moving here my tummy gets upset at dairy products and any meat other than chicken, I'm a picky eater anyway so this doesn't help. I've always been really skinny where my hips stick out but now my…
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Gluten free
I was diagnosed with celiac disease and have to make sure I'm eating gluten free. It seems difficult to gain weight on this diet. I'm only up to 115.6 now, which is far from my goal. I'm eating 2,300 calories a day. What should I do/try? These pounds just aren't packing on. :/
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Help!!! Gaining weight!
MFP!!!! I need help! I've been w/ my girlfriend for almost 2 and a half years now and she's one of the best things to happen to me after my divorce.....BUT, she's not into the dieting (eating clean) and working out. Before I met her, I had worked my *kitten* off to lose 70 lbs. I dropped from 259 to 180! I then had a…
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Gaining weight after losing it
I feel like the bridge came down on me but I'm gonna get bk to working out again
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I feel like I'm fading away!
Hi there! I am really new to this and to the "gaining weight" life. I've always been pretty small. My heaviest was when I was pregnant and I weighed 140lbs the day I gave birth. Afterwards, I weighed roughly 125lbs. I have been losing weight since about November of last year. I now weigh 101lbs! I am 5'6 and 27 years old.…
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Desk snacks
Hi all, I am currently at the start of my first real bulk. I am 5'7" and weigh 62kg, I am in no rush to put on weight so I'm happy with a steady, lean bulk. I have calculated my calorie target to be 2466, protein 137g, fats 69g and carbs 351g with a view of increasing calories by 100-150 per week should I see no average…
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gaining weight too fast!
I have gained 6lbs in 2 weeks, is this dangerous at this rate???
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Eating before early morning workout, help please
Due to my class schedule and work, I recently had to change my lifting schedule to lift at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning. I usually am walking into the gym about 35 minutes after I get out of bed. However, I need some help with my preworkout nutrition. What should I eat before lifting, if anything? Since I am going to the…
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Gains on the waist
I'm only 146 pounds yet my waist is 30/30.5, is this too big for my weight? I'm also 5 ft 9 and 20 years old
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Adding Protein!!
Trying to Stack up on my daily Protein intake. I'm currently lean and ripped, but want to add about 10 more lbs of muscle
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Fasting while gaining to minimise fat gain?
Has anyone had any success with this? I'm going to run a little experiment over the next 6 weeks. I'll eat a surplus of 2600 on my training days (3x week) but skip breakfast (fast) and lower my calories to 1800 on rest days. The goal is to gain weight without an increase in waist size. I'm currently 133lb with a 30.25" -…
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Muscle to Fat Ratio
I've been lifting weights pretty consistently for about 4 weeks now. My workouts consist of 3 days weight training for 30-40min and two other days of 20min cardio. The cardio is a varying intensity run that changes intensity every 2min for a 20min total. Sounds confusing but if you've done the body for life workout you…
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Weight Gaining advice
I am trying to gain and keep on a couple of pounds before my birthday in a few months and nothing seems to be working for me. I don't have an appetite when there is food to eat but yet when I start cooking I am starving... is there any like magic pill that I could take to help me get hungry and stay hungery? I am at a loss…
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Good TDEE calculator?
I've been trying to find out my TDEE. The last one I used gave me 2250 for my TDEE and I added 250 calories to that as I'm trying to bulk however Ive been losing some weight. I weight myself once a week in the morning. 19 yrs old, 140 lbs, 5'8"
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Losing appetite
Is it weird that the more I exercise, the less appetite I have? I thought the more calories I lose working out, the more food my body would crave, but the opposite is happening. Anyone has the same problem?
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1 pound a day?
Is it possible to gain one pound a day by eating a 3,500 calorie surplus or is there a limit to how many calories your body can convert in a day? I've heard of the 10k challenge but the weight gain seems to be negligible.
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Not Gaining...Weird?
So I have been 138lbs (male, 21, 5'7) for three years now. I have always wanted to bulk but never really dialed in by weighing everything and tracking...I recently (last month) upped calories and started counting to get to about 2700 calories (200 above maintenance) and found that not only have I been under eating for a…
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Getting fat?
Is anyone actively trying to get fat?
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Traveling
I travel a lot for work and it's insanely hard to keep the muscle gaining! Do any of you have suggestions?
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Do you think the BodPod gave me the right results!?
I don't know if I'm correct to be skeptical or if I just can't see it yet, but the BodPod put me at 21% body fat. According to their information, that puts me in the lean category, and the tester thinks I can drop down to around 18% by losing 5ish more pounds of fat. I'm so eager to bulk, but I don't want to get my hopes…
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Lean Muscle Gain
Hello. I am trying to gain pure muscle and bulk up over the course of pre season. Can I have some tips of what sort of things I should be eating in general and post workout? Plus, do I need to be taking whey protein to help me with this? Thank you
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Constipation and eating more
Tips and ideas for this problem? I'm always full because of it
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Body Comp getting worse?
Hi everyone. So I've been in attempting to bulk the last month seriously. My weight hasn't changed at all, which doesn't surprise as I struggle to hit my numbers. Usually around 500 below the suggested. But I'm not losing but my body comp seems to be getting worse over the last month