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whats the best prohormone cycle to get on?
which brand or company does anyone suggest running?
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How important is it to eat right and also..
How important is it to change your diet if you are working to build muscle and also can you gain muscle just from doing push ups and diamond pushups
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Should I continue loosing weight or rather start building muscles?
Hello everyone. In the past 14-15 months I have lost 30 kg, from 103 to 73. I am 1.79m, barely any muscles I have apart of essential once to sustain life functions haha. I still feel like I have more or less 4 maybe 5 kg to lose, but at this point, I find it almost impossible. Diet around 1500 kcal sometimes 1800 kcal,…
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Do you cycle volume? How?
For example after deloads, do you cut back on the volume and perhaps just ensure the weight is higher from the previous meso?
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Can someone help?
Ok so i am trying to gain muscle & i dont have weights i do diamond push ups and push ups everyday except for sunday. I also want prominent abs. My abs arent as visible as i want them to be. My diet isnt good but I hear that changing your diet is whats most important, is this true?
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Women over 50 - is it really possible to bulk?
For years I have been saying I'd like to gain 5 lb -- of muscle not fat (vanity). I realize this is a long term project. I'm willing to undertake a long term project, though, and that isn't the reason I've avoided it. The real reason I haven't stepped to the plate is uncertainty. At the end of a year+ effort, will I really…
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Just learning to workout
I'm brand new to working out and begin in gym I'm toning and tighting everything up would love any advice and people to encouragement.. as it's a really slow process
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Macro percentages
Whats everyones take on manipulating macro percentages do to goals, and what percentages do you usually use for each goal, fat loss, bulk, lean gaining phases, lets hear everyones take on this
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Kick me up the *kitten*.
Hello, I could use some advice please. As much as I've been enjoying my workout and bulking routine, I'm starting to get a bit lost as to how progress. I feel like my calories must be a little out of whack, and depending on the day/time/how much i've eaten/what colour the moon is I can vary from anything about 11st 13lbs…
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Workout and diet
I have been following a programme that included compound lifts. I weighed 45 kgs, now I weigh 62. My aim is to reach 72. But lately, I haven’t been gaining weight. I know I need to be in caloric surplus. Can someone recommend me a workout for mass gain? And some post workout meals too. Thanks
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Found a workout i like (at last)
So after years with trying calisthenics, rings, weights etc etc, I think I finally found what I like.. but is it enough?? im in construction world 8am to 6pm normally and body takes a kick in all day. I cant beat my muscles up cos I need them for work and I was reading up on how construction people should train and it said…
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I have trouble keeping weight off
Hey guys I’m having trouble with keeping weight off. Does anyone ever get used to eating less than they used to?
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Help gaining weight
I have never had luck family in the past I’ve always been around 100 pounds. Evening after having a child I won’t back down to 100. How much more calories should I be in taking to gain weight while breast-feeding?
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Knee Pain After Workouts
For the past month, I've been training legs with heavier lifts and more frequency (twice a week). I'm getting nice results, but at 52 my knees (above knee cap to the interior) are sore when standing up from a stoop. As I teach elementary school...I stoop a lot! I've been chalking it up to normal muscles soreness from the…
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Accurate calorie counter?
286 lbs height 6" 3' incline 21 difficulty 17 rpm from 60 to 100, how many calories would I be burning per min? Is there a calculation? Nordic-track Total body toning. Thank you for your time.
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Losing more muscle than fat!
Ok my fellow fitnesspal’s I need your help. I got my second DEXA scan yesterday, three months after my initial scan. The results show I lost 2.9kg of LEAN + BMC and 1.34kg of fat, showing my BF went from 23.8 to 23.3%. I’m trying to do the impossible I know of losing BF while maintaining muscle mass. However losing muscle…
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My cutting diet
Fasted cardio and abs in the morning with 750 ml water with lemon and apple cider vinegar. Meal 1: Shake 10 egg whites 50 grams oats 1 scoop whey protein Meal 2: 1 x tin tuna 1 x Avo Meal 3 & Meal 4 200 grams chicken/fish 50 grams mixed veggies 10 x almonds Meal 5 250 grams chicken Green salad Meal 6: 10 egg whites 1 Scoop…
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No stress workouts
So I currently am pretty underweight and trying to build up some strength throughout the body starting with my core muscles. If you have any no stress or likewise physical therapy related exercises or resources to help gain muscle without stressing the body, I would very much appreciate it!!
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Tall and Skinny
Hi all My name is Brad, I'm 34 and I'm from Australia. I'm tall, about 6'3". I've always been tall and skinny. I currently weight 57kg (I know). I have a fast metabolism and I don't eat much. I usually weigh around 60-62kg. I recently had food poisoning and lost a lot of weight. It's really getting me down at the moment. I…
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Still chubby, should I start putting on muscle? Advice?
Currently 24F, 150 lbs, 5’8. Hi everyone, I’ve been in a state of plateau for about 4 years. My starting weight was 210 and I lost most of the weight over 5 years ago and have been fluctuating around 150 ever since. I was doing a lot of cardio and I really hate it/have not been improving, so recently I began incorporating…
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Stuck at current weight
Haven’t changed my diet I’m still averaging about 3500-4K calories a day. I gained 9lbs in 5 days and now all sudden I’m at a stop on the scale. Any suggestions?
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Muscle gain with fat loss Post Covid Sickness
I was looking for some guidance on how to really lose weight. For reference im 6ft 3in and roughly 230lbs Prior to my 21st birthday I began taking my health more serious. Eating better working out daily and cutting out drugs and alcohol. On my 21st I contracted corona virus and everything went down hill really fast. I was…
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Discouraged on What To Do With My Body. Advice?
I'm 6'6 and use to be obese, weighing around 315 pounds over three years ago. I was overweight my whole life, and did not exercise as much as I should have been, and ate crap all day. I achieved my lowest weight possible at the end of 2017 weighing 205 pounds, but noticed I still had a good amount of body fat on me. That's…
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I've decided to just body recomp and stop bulking because I'm 50 and tired
When I was younger, bulking up and then losing the fat was a great strategy - even at age 46, it was do-able. Now that I'm turning 50 I find it so hard to take that weight off without losing the gains. I'm just happy with eating at maintenance (1900 cals a day) and just stick to re-comping. The progress is slower and the…
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Ready to bulk! Help please :)
I'm about to embark on my first bulk and I'm not really sure where to start. I am an endurance athlete (both cycling and running) and I have recently added weight training. I am starting a progressive overload training program (5 day split with primarily compound lifts) but don't want to stop cardio training. Any advice…
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Downingtown PA - Looking for motivated training partner
32 yo Medical Director Previously competed in bodybuilding Classic: OCB 1st, NPC NQ 2nd Currently working on strength/conditioning for possible powerlifting comp in the future Looking for someone somewhat local and motivated. I dont mind teaching someone less experienced as long as they work hard and stay consistent. :)
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Reverse dieting bloating?
21, male, started out at 70kg, I was on a 10 week cut, lost 10kg but was as low as 1500 cals. Ended the cut and began reversing out, went to 1750 then 1900. After 1950 I was 61kg and then I went to 2300 and only jumped to 61.1kg, so this called for another increase. But last weekend had a few drinks and slipped up with a…
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What dose everyone think about the 5x5
Hello everyone I am down 60 plus pound . I am 42 just joined a gym . I have been doing 5 miles a day walking and riding my bike since the beginning of the year . My question is this the best work out for someone that hasn’t been to a gym in 10 years . Just wanna tighten up. Also my time is some what limited because of kids…
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Snacking to make up for Undereating
I've had an issue with undereating for years now. I was recently advised to focus on eating more, smaller meals throughout the day, but constantly trying to eat meals when I don't want to is frustrating and honestly a bit stressful. Does anyone know if there any good snacks/small meals that are high in calories but not…
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Recommendations Needed: Purchasing Home Gym Equipment
Hello Everyone, I am moving in a few weeks into a much bigger place, which means that I am able to build a home gym for myself in the carpeted basement. I'd like to either get a squat or half rack, bench, barbell and plates to start with. I am on the hunt for good quality and relatively affordable items. I've been looking…