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Cardio on a bulk?
Hey everyone, ive been doing my first bulk now for a week, think its gone quite well! Im eating 3000 calories a day on a 40/40/20 split. I weighed(prior to this first week) 77kg and 5ft 11. Anyway ive stopped cardio completely! As im trying to stay at a surplus however i miss it, i miss playing football, squash etc. How…
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Trying to gain 20 lbs
Hi, I'm new here and am happy to be around people who are trying to gain weight (usually it's the other way around). I've been real skinny my whole life, and it has caused a lot of social anxiety. I've tried pills to help gain weight and it worked, but I didn't want to be reliant on taking pills my whole life, tried gain…
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My profile
Can anyone tell me why on my profie it says iv gained 6lbs when actualy i have lost 7lbs ?
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Gainsgiving!!!
started my day with a heavy upper push day consisting of deadlifts, bench, and shoulder presses, along with some accessory work! I also did some HIIT cardio. Appetizers have only begun and I'm easily at 1500 cals.....let's see what the actual dinner and dessert brings me to lol. Not logging at all day and not stressing but…
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One chance on my own thread to help that all im giving
I started bulking 2-3 weeks ago been doing protein shakes eating more protein. Have a good friend who is kind of personal training me to bulk up. He gave me deadlifts, squats, and overhead press to start out and increase weights by 10 every new week. He told me It a 12 week program im doing. So far i started at 164 am up…
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High protein/fat diet 2000+ calorie goal
Hello I am new just want to introduce myself.. I have always struggled with weight gain and now my daughter's doctor has ordered a weight check from me in a month. She wants me to gain 2 lbs which I am determined to do. I am still nursing my one year old and between nursing & chasing her around I am burning a lot of…
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Anorexia recovery and inpatient
I'm 19 years old and have been recovering from anorexia for about two months now. I started out at 83 lbs and have increase a lot, I'm at about 98 lbs now but I have been struggling more lately and my counselor is recommending inpatient therapy over Christmas break. Is this weird to go inpatient after almost being weight…
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CREATINE INTAKE of 25g per day instead of 5g. Is that "normal"?
Hi everyone, I must say, I am a big fun of John Kiefer. I ve read his books and I am actually implementing his famous "Carb backloading" (CBL) Programme, and it works! This post is however not about CBT, but about CREATINE Supplementation, which actually is part of CBL Anyway, lets jump to the Topic. So, in one of his…
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Currently trying to gain weight (muscle), should I get a fit bit?
Or anything that would calculate how much I'm burning off? I know there's not a lot of calories burned when lifting and it's probably not a good idea to eat my calories back. Idk. I really want some input here before I buy one.
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Wanting to gain weight.
I find it hard for people to understand why I want to gain weight... when I tell people they just look at me like I'm crazy. I want to gain weigh for myself, to feel healthier and not like to look like a little girl. And I'm 26yrs old.
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what do you think of this plan?
Instead of eating the *500+ calories* throughout the day to gain weight and feel constantly stuffed, what do you think of eating normally throughout the day, and eating the extra 500 in a shake right before bed so i don't feel so full all the time. Good or bad idea?
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Initial weight gain
I have been bulking for about a month now and am up about 5 pounds. I am a 21 year old women. I am just wondering if that is the initial weight gain everyone talks about, or should I cut back my calories. My mantainence calories are about 1650. On non workout days I eat about 1850. I burn about 400 calories on workout days…
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Need encouraging friends & GF Gain Tips
Hello, I'm Mandy & I am 21 years old. I've been using MFP faithfully for over a year but didn't allow anyone to friend me because I was restricting. I've had a lot of health issues and have Celiacs disease. I am struggling to keep weight on because I'm really malnourished right now. I'm 5'5" and was down to 88 lbs but now…
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Gaining Lean Muscle
Just curious if intermittent fasting could work for this? Not that 5;2 thing but when you only eat between certain times. A lost alot of weight doing this but was wondering if its a suitable way to gain muscle as long as you eat enough calories and protein? Anyone doing this and couldn't do this 6 meals a day thing am more…
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Motivation?
Hi everyone, I recently just came back to MFP. I've always been underweight and everytime I try to eat a lot of calories to help me gain weight, it lasts for 2 weeks at most then I lose motivation. I have a bad habit of trying to fit half of the calories I need in one sitting so that definitely doesn't help... What are…
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Gaining weight WITHOUT water retention, is it possible?
Hey guys.. I haven't formally introduced myself on the forums before, but I have been lurking & using MFP daily for the past couple months now & I'm really grateful to have discovered this place. Not only because it's the first time in 12 years I'm actually seeing any different in my weight, but I've also read a lot of…
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Got reccomended to bulk on these stats?
http://imgur.com/a/dg90c Got reccomended by my PT at gym to bulk on those stats for a 1lb a week gain. Im gonna go a 4 month bulk. Does this look right? Im 5ft 10 77kg
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Combat Bars
Combating Ana with Combat Bars!!!
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Is this correct?
Hi guys does this look good in terms of macros for my first bulk. Ill be clean bulking for 4 months: 5ft 10 169 lbs Desk job No cardio http://imgur.com/zh84uCZ
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Trying to bulk with active work lifestyle
Trying to gain around 10kg, currently at 70 kg 5'11 Looking for any tips to help with having a job that burns so much
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Females! Advice/Tips/Stories
Hey there! My name is JaNesse, I am 22 and since October 21, 2014 I have went from 204.8 to 147ish. In June I started lifting as my end goal is to be muscular, very muscular. I am having a hard time finding information how to transition from losing weight to gaining muscle. I still have a bit of body fat but got tired of…
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What foods do I eat to gain weight
hey I'm skylar 20 tall lanky and stuck at 215 I need help with foods I should eat to gain iv been told oatmeal, eggs as a start but wanted input for more to try can someone recommend foods or what to look for to help me start what foods can get me the calories I need to put on weight any help is appreciated
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Former chubber - dropped 8 stone. Bulk or cut? Help!
Hi, so 2 years ago i used to weigh 20st ( 127kg ) i now weigh 12st (76 kg) i done this by mixing cardio eating at a deficit. Last 6 months ive been lifting more. My PT at my gym advised me to clean bulk for 3 months untill end of feburary and then cut again for the summer. Here are my stats: Weight .. 76kg Height .. 5ft 10…
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Weight gain help
plese help my weight gain . Some tips share in hindi
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Taking Adderall and Cant gain weight!
I am a 23 year old female 5'5" was 130 in a year prescribed adderall i have lost 17 lbs. I have been so insecure about my body because I no longer can find clothes. Or scrubs to fit me! Ant idea how I can start packing on the lbs?
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MS patient with gastroperesis trying to gain
Hi, I am a mostly wheelchair using near 50 yr old MS patient with roughly 50% absorption of table food, slightly better 60-65% on puree or ensure. So, yeah half of what I eat goes right through me. Add in the fact I am a almost dairy free vegetarian, getting by on food pantries and $16 a month in food stamps, and weight…
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B&B!!! (Bulking and breakfast/ brunch)
Post your pics and macros of you breakfast or brunch!
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Starting gaining - 12 weeks - Strength work and Ultra marathon training.
I have decided that I need to pushing my strength gains as much as possible. I was originally going to just go for a re-comp but after looking on here yesterday, I have realised that a slow re-comp just wont work for my goals. I started on MFP back in March of this year, my goal was to get down to 150lb and also complete…
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My very big goal
To me, gaining weight makes me so happy because it actually is one of my biggest goals in life. I don't want like to gain SO much weight. I just want my body to be normal and not underweight. I have a fast metabolism and I move alot and I don't eat alot so that obviously makes me lose weight. Should I get a doctor to like…
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how to gain weight evenly over body
I have been trying to gain 20 lbs im currently at 112 and have been eating over 2000 calories a day like this ap said to gain a lb a week but I'm not seeing a difference and am wondering how I can gain weight without it going straight to my stomach like it tends to do and does water weight stay on?