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Breast feeding and gaining weight
so I started with this app while I was pregnant and managed to get to 135 which was great for me. As soon as I had the baby I dropped the weight immediately. I now weigh 103 and I am 5'4. My goal weight is 115 however even with me at 2500 calorie intake daily I am having trouble gaining, especially with me breast feeding.…
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Trying to better my mind and body
Where do I start? Growing up, soccer was my life. I played year round. Playing for 14 years, I was always the short and skinny kid. However, I ate pretty unhealthy and had a few summers where I sat around and put on some pounds. This ended up causing me to miss my last growth spurt (my younger brother is 8 inches taller…
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Female trying to gain weight
I'm 17, 5'10 and 118 pounds. My goal weight is 130. I downloaded this app a while ago and started tracking my calorie intake. I've been having a having a difficult time meeting my calorie goal which is around 2,600 calories. I was wondering a good way to pack on the pounds without having to do a bunch of weightlifting. I…
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Gaining too much fat while building muscle?
If you don't like gaining that much fat while you try to put on muscle then you should gradually increase your calories. So first figure out how many calories you need to consume to maintain your weight (google it) and then increase by 200 and weigh yourself. Weigh yourself again in 2 weeks and see if you gained any size.…
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Mental aspect of gaining
Hey MFPals, At the end of April I decided I wanted to really buckle down and focus on gaining muscle. I read a *kitten* load of articles, hired a trainer, and became active on body building forums to gain as much knowledge as I could. At that time, my weight was 116 with 17% BF on a 5'5" frame. I've been lifting 4-5x per…
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What meal plan do you use to gain weight?
I find this helpful because I'm not a great cook and it usually breaks down what i should eat and has recipes. Please share what plan you think is good?
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High calorie food suggestion
I would like to know what food do you eat to meet your calorie intake without breaking the bank. I'm 5'6, 130 lbs. I want to gain 10 more lbs. I need 2200 cal/day. But I'm having a problem meeting it. So for the past 2 weeks I have not gained anything. Most of the days I'm short 300-400 cal. I've tried to eat snacks in…
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advice for gaining weight
Im going on holiday in 3 months and i need some advice to get a little hicker so that i dont look like a stick ahaha! Any advice?
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How do you know when it's time for first bulk?
How can you tell when you're at the right body fat % for a first time bulk? Calipers say I'm at 12%, the bioimpedence scale says I'm at 16%, and in the mirror and comparing with the online pictures I look closer to the 15% category. I don't have very much muscle, so maybe it's hard to tell from the online pictures which…
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Football
I play football and I need to put weight on to play college football, I'm 6'2 220 lbs and I want to be 240 how can I put weight on with out my 40 time going down
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Add me
I've currently been in the same journey my whole life. I'm naturally thin and constanly struggle with not loosing weight when I have a lot on my plate(not literally, it's ironic I know). In January of 2014 I was 96 lbs. keep in mind I am a mother, 5'5", and I knew I needed to get it together. I gained weight but for all…
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I'm new
I'm trying to gain weight as well and could use the support and would love to support others with the same struggle
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Soda?
I was just curious if it's wrong to drink a can of soda with my diet? I'm currently bulking. Thanks in advance
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Inconsistent weight readings
Hi all, a bit of understanding needed from you all. im a amateur bodybuilder (in the making :smiley: ) and am doing a mass gain program to pack on a bit of size and full out my physique, ive been on 300cal surplus for 3 weeks now, weighing myself the same time (Monday Morning) every week. however im getting very…
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Looking for a "brace" for my knee
I usually do cardio/hip hop dancing for my workouts. My right knee hurts a little but not enough that requires medical attention or pain meds. Other than working out it really doesn't bother me. (not even walking hurts). Anyway....my question is I am looking for one of those "things" (sorry I can't articulate the brace I…
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Please estimate my BF% and should I continue bulking or start cutting?
Hello everyone. I have absolutely no idea what my body fat percentage is so if you could please estimate it for me, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, at this point do you think I should continue bulking or start cutting? For reference, my height is about 6 ft 0.5 inches and my weight is around 180 pounds (a little bit…
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Bulking and stomach issues
I've had stomach issues for around six years now and had all the tests done and the diagnosis is chronic constipation. I'm good 95% of the time and eat whatever, but the small 5% I flare up and have stomach pains and am unable to eat and lose weight. When you guys have an upset stomach do you still try to hit your calorie…
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macros
Still trying to recover from ED an gain what should my macros be? Fit pal set carbs 50 protein 30 fat 20 percent confussed
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Squat Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVC_AnZYYM Mark Rippletoe is ADAMANT in this video at no point do the hips come forward... but I feel like, and was always under the impression... at some point they have to complete the movement at the top. So my question is Is my understanding of low bar squat that bad that I'm missing…
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Macros
Hey, everyone! I am 5'2.5" and 87lbs. I am trying to bulk and am doing crossfit MWF, Kettlebell TTH, and a bit of running because I am training for a 5k Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday. Can anyone advise me on what my macros should look like for my height, weight, activity level, and goal? I do work out daily and sometimes twice…
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gaining weight worries
I hav big worriesbout gaining weight 1 ill just end up fat! 2 get a big belly 3 carbs be stored as fat I want to do this healthy an be fit and toned just worried
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Bulking and Blood Panel
This is an "n=1" study, as they say. There's a lot of discussion about "clean" bulks and dirty bulks and how one will wreck your body. I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind. Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome! So, definitely do your own research with this stuff and run your own numbers.…
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bulking
Hey guys, is it okay to bulk with 11 % bodyfat ? Im now 69 kgs and want to be 77 within 8-9 months so around 1 kg per month. should i still cut til 10 % or i can go to a clean bulk now ? Btw im an ectomorph but i can gain pretty good gains without really struggling with it..
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how do you manage to include food during busy office hours?
Can dry fruits at your desk help..Anyother practical suggestions?
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New
This is great and I love how everyone is so supportive. (I'm the New guy)
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Dense muscle
How should you eat to gain dense muscles not bulky ones? I want to keep my low BF and gain dense muscle?What`s the ideal caloric intake?
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Fitbit underestimating calories burned
I have all of my settings set right and fitbit surge says I only burn about 1600 a day but I have been eating 1900-2100 and maintaining/slowly losing. Anyone else have this issue? (I accurately weigh all my food) Even on days I exercise, for example it says I burned 1800, I ate 2100 (always eat over whatever it says). Why…
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losing muscle
Hey guys, how long does it take to LOSE muscle ? Reason why i ask it because i didnt eat for like 20 hours and just eat 2 sandwiches between so i didnt hit my MINIMUM MACRO even ! But the next day i got to eat cheat meal and hit my macro ( whole day of cheat meal) do i lost muscle or was it fat ?
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gaining muscle by rest
Hey guys, we all know that rest helps us to recover and build muscle usually it is 7-9 hours of sleep at NIGHT so i wonder if sleeping in the afternoon around 3 pm (15:00) for an hour considered as rest and also help to build muscle ? Coz i feel energized after i got around 1-2 hours of sleep in the afternoon..
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Meso
Any Mesomorph diet and training tips for gaining lean muscle after a cut?(i am 10-12%BF)