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any lifting ladies use creatine
I'm debating trying it out for 6 weeks, does anyone have any experience, advice, opinions? Im one week into an 8 week heavy lift strength building program.
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October was over all a good month (pics)
opps,sorry
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Irregular weight gain on Bulk
So hi guys, I am now bulking but I don't seem to be able to find my maintanance though. I had been maintaining at 1700 for 5-6 weeks, gained some water and food weight then I stabilized at 111-112 pounds for 2-3 weeks. Decided to raise my kcal to 1900 to have a 200 kcal surplus and I found out a strange thing, yesterday my…
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Cutting down on weed, weight gain
Hi, I've smoked weed for three years now near enough everyday. I have decided to cut down on my weed intake as it contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle. Weed has caused me to be extremely skinny, and I hate it! I was wondering, if I cut down my smoking to once or twice a week, would I still gain the weight that is expected…
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5x5 strong lift any tips?
Hi, I want to start the 5x5 stronglift. My lenght is 6ft 21⁄64in(1.88 M) and my weight is 190 lbs(86 KG) my body fat is about 10% This is going to be my schedule: training A Squat 5x5 90 kg Benchpress 5x5 90 kg Barbell row 5x5 60 kg push-up 5xFailure Crunch 5Xfailure Barbell-curl bij 5x5 35 kg Training B Squat 5x5 militery…
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Stomach Size
I recently stopped a medication that controlled my eating. As a result, I'm eating more! While some may be thrilled, I've noticed an increase in my stomach (it looks soo much softer/rounder than before), and my thighs have also felt tighter in my jeans. I am okay with gaining a few lbs, but I just want to make sure I still…
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Females - Building muscle around bum and hips - How to?
Hiya! I'm a 23 year old female and trying to bulk up my bum and hips (swear they never got bigger during puberty!). I'm 5ft2 and weigh 99lbs so pretty small, don't need to burn off fat just gain some muscle! I'm going to the gym 2-3 times a week doing around 30 mins on the cross trainer, 15 mins on the rower, and around 30…
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gained weight back
Hi All. I am on week 2 of starting to watch my calories and starting exercising. During my first week, I lost 4 pounds. I thought....FANTASTIC! I am still exercising and have increased the amount of exercise I am doing and still staying well under my daily calories but I have gained those 4 lbs back. I will say, however,…
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Up 5 lbs, before and after
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Carb question
My trainer has started me on carb cycling because I to reduce fat gain so on heavy days I'm at 1915 cals and 215g carbs and 1500 cals, 94g carbs on light days. My question is how much of these carbs should be starchy? I know pre workout complex carbs are important but other than that I'm not sure. Especially on light days.…
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Female just starting out- Help!
My biggest question is: Is it possible to gain muscle without a gym? I've lifted before (with good results) but it was at a gym with all the barbells, dumb bells, and machines I could want. Not to mention the guys in the weight room always willing to help me move plates and ideas on different ways to work muscle groups.…
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Whats a MACRO ratio??
Just curious, I'm not exactly sure
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GNC Protein Number - do you find it helpful?
So, I recently got a GNC gold card (to support my Quest Bar habit, haha), & I happened to take their "Protein Number" quiz online. I put in my weight, sex, and goals (muscle gain) & was surprised to get 45 g as my number. That seems super duper low, especially for a protein pusher like GNC! To be honest, I'm not sure how…
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Underweight, anorexic maybe. Could use your guys help
Hi there guys, had to post this again as it was my birthday recently I'm just 18 - weigh around 54kg / 119lbs and am 5' 11". I've always had a problem with eating and it's not that I don't want to eat, it's just that I don't like a lot of stuff and when I do eat I think I'm full but realistically I'm probably not. Would…
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For those of you who have bulked
I need to hear from those of you who have done a cut/bulk phase. I am 6 weeks into my first bulk ever. I made the decision to bulk when I hit a plateau as far as muscle gain is concerned. My newbie gains were great......then nothing. With so much emphasis in he beginning being placed on weight loss, and eating at a…
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Need advice for a slow bulk
hey all, I'm trying to gain weight but I'm trying to do it slowly to avoid a lot of BF. My maintenance is around 2100 and I eat 2600. Is that enough of a surplus if I'm training 3 times a week? ta -Adam
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How do you gain weight?
I heard eating food makes you gain weight. Can anybody confirm?
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eating back exercise calories
I was wondering do I have to eat back exercise calories if I am trying to gain muscle weight and I have to log what I burn?
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Help With Weight Gain & Eating Healthy?
So I am 92 lbs and 5'3 and trying to gain weight. My goal is 100 lbs and I've gotten really close before, 98 lbs, but then I just lose all the weight again. This has been happening for a while- I will be 95 lbs and steadily gaining, but all of a sudden drop down to 90 lbs, and then I will a gain a few pounds and then lose…
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The method of gaining weight？
1 . Frequent meals , rather than increasing meal appetite . Play has to choose foods rich in nutrients , that is , the election play rich in vitamins , minerals and calories. So you weigh less , because you can not get the body needs all the vitamins, minerals, especially iron. You have a lot of food with high nutrition,…
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ATTN: Ladies who are afraid of gaining some weight
I noticed a lot of women on here eating 1200 or less everyday and expressing their concerns about weight gain so I wanted to share my story. At the start of the summer my lowest weight was 112 with a bmi of around 18. I couldn't work out because of an injury prior to that and I was super depressed and scared of extra…
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Underweight with High Blood Pressure
My boyfriend is underweight and has mildly high blood pressure. I've been trying to get him to eat more for years, but he just isn't hungry enough and gets mad at me for "nagging" him and "forcing" him to eat. He doesn't have an eating disorder or anything psychological; some of his family members are like this too. It…
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Monthly and weight gain
I've had a tough week. My weight fluctuated more this week than it has since I started my journey. I've had a partial hysterectomy so I still go through the hormonal changes. This month I've been very crampy, more than I have had in a long time. I was wondering if I will still retain water and if that may be a reason why…
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Bulk advice
I know many questions and post have been posted about bulking. But I haven't found the answer I'm look for. My main focus is to build my butt, and to do that I know I need to be eating at a surplus. My question is do I cut back on cardio, or keep doing it? Should I do a 10% or 20% surplus? Any advice or experience would be…
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What is your target
Hello how you doing what is your target. I have a target once I'm healed is it simply get bigger I want to get hyyoge like it may sound weird what is yours
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Is my body fat % too low?
Okay, so my trainer at the gym was telling me yesterday that my body fat % is too low, and that i need to put on some weight. Here are my stats: 33 (almost 34) yr old female 130 lbs (small frame) 5'8" neck 12" bicep 10.5" Chest 36" Waist 26" Abdomen 31" Hip 36" Thigh 20" Military BF calculator says i'm 19.2% body fat My…
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Gaining weight
How to increase body weight?
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Always looking for advice
Hi, everyone I'm new to this. I've had the app for maybe two weeks or more now. I started my calories at around 17-1800. I have struggled with an eating disorder in my past and now I am trying to gain some weight. I am 5'3" and I currently weigh 98lbs. This past week I have been adding 100 more calories to my diary each…
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Weight Gaining
any one tell me healthy way to increase weight?
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A healthy relationship with food
I logged back onto this account tonight and it's only just hit me how little I was eating when trying to lose weight. I'm sure this site helps many people to lose weight and in a healthy way - but for me it took a wrong turn, I got obsessed with calories and nutrition and was living off less than 1000 a day, dropping my…