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hope to gain weight! NEW name Jake
Hello I just turned 21 and I am real tall and skinny(6'3 145 lbs) I know really skinny. I am just posting this for myself and going to try and update weekly. Today I started tracking meals as I haven't been able to gain weight for years though I played sports in high school and was same weight. Anyway, I ate 2650 calories…
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Weight gain
I cant seem to consume all the calories I need to gain weight, and also I have a fast metabolism so idk if I should be eating more calories than what it tells me to
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I don’t understand weight gain
Hi I am a 45 year old woman and up until a year ago I weighed 105 pounds. I walked every day but I decided that I wanted to be more fit so I joined a gym. I had a body fat % of 19% and I was pretty happy. (But I wanted a challenge.) I hired a trainer and we started slow focusing on form and I continued with cardio every…
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Gaining in the Glutes
I am currently 67in and 131lb. Because I am a bit below my maintenance range (135-140) I am going to go on a surplus to gain back and may want to go up to 145. However, I like the look of my upper body and really just want to build my lower body. I am lifting an upper lower split currently so I hit muscle groups twice a…
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Time for my cut or continue? Pictures
Ok here is me this morning at 118.8 pounds. Feeling fluffy but strong. I’ve gained 7 pounds in the last 5 months. I know a lot of it is fat and I’m ready to cut but man I tried for 1 week and I was starving!!! I am wondering if I should maintain and try and do a slow cut? I don’t want to lose any muscle. Cutting calories…
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Body Fat Caliper Measurements
Hey all, Because I heard that they are a good tool for tracking ones progress during a bulk, I bought a body fat caliper. I took my reading today and am a bit floored by the result. I ended up with between a 5-8% BF! I knew I was very lean (131 at 5’7 and male) but I can’t see my abs! I have had picture estimates from…
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Muscle build after femur fracture
Hello I'm new here! I'm on the road to recovery from ED but along way to go.... I have severe osteoporosis and fell over 12 months ago and broke my femur. Are there any gentle muscle building exercises I can do to build up the muscle behind my thigh? I have a lot of lost muscle due to ED but it is very noticeable compared…
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Gym workout question for (used to be or are) heavier women?
How long did it take to see a difference?
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Slowly increasing deadlifts
I’m doing a linear progression adding 5 to my squat every workout and had been doing clean deadlifts (not clean pulls) alongside it progressing at roughly the same increase. Obviously my clean deadlift was with lower weight than my actual deadlift but I’m going back to conventional for the next 12 weeks. I am restarting my…
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Body Recomp help
Hi, I’m having trouble accurately calculating my macros for body recomp. I am 5’1” 126lbs 28 years old I work out 3 to 4 times a week (lifting with 2 or 3 days of cardio) I used a calculator online and I feel like the macros are excessive for my stature. Does this look weird to anyone else? Low fat option: Training days:…
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Modified PHUL programming - is this just as effective?
I downloaded the PHUL Workout mobile app and tried following the recommended schedule but find that I can only commit 30-45 min per day to lifting so I end up not finishing the prescribed workout. I pause that workout and continue the second part the next day. I’m supposed to have a rest day after upper and lower power…
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Women Who Lift
I have gotten back into lifting after ~2 years off. I'm on my 4th week of Thinner, Leaner, Stronger (previously did a majority of New Rules of Lifting for Women). I would like to friend other women who lift, especially those who post/interact with posts regularly. I've been posting about my lifts and experiences, but none…
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New Years goal
Hi everyone! I’m an 18 year old male, 6 feet and 120 pounds, my goal for 2020 is to get up to 135. Hope I can achieve my goal and I wish you all luck as well! :)
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"Eat this or that"
Okay this one is a little bit of a rant. I'm a small guy trying to gain weight and I constantly get people telling me to eat specific foods (avocados, nuts, granola, pasta) etc. As if its going to solve all my weight gain issues by having 1 serving of peanut butter. Not that these are bad suggestions because those are…
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Can't get my calories
I've been deaperately trying to gain weight and my goal is to eat roughly 3400 calories daily. The issue is I can't seem to get there before I fall asleep. I'm literally not hungry enough to do it, any suggestions?
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Gaining Muscle + Losing Fat - HELP!?
Eat under your caloric intake with clean fats and sat’s?? Is this all it is in a nutshell? Also do I need to increase my protein intake if I’m Lifting heavy weight 5 days a week
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Looking to tone and build muscle definition
Hi guys, now I've looked in a lot of place to find a simple app or guide that shows a daily at home work out routine to tone up and get muscle definition. I'm currently 200LB 6ft 1. I have just a basic set of dumbells but I know you don't need a gym to build muscle. My question is does anyone have a daily routine they…
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Looking to gain muscle and achieve BIG gains
Hi All I spent most of the past 2 years obsessing over ABS and now I want to bulk and get really huge now. This is how I look now I plan to jump up at least 2-3 dress sizes. Plan to gulp down a lot of shakes to achieve that. Will be hitting the iron hard. Would like to hear anything that worked for you guys!!!!
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Trying to gain weight
Heyy everyone I'm new here. I'm currently 111 my goal is 135. I really don't like to work out lol.. ANY SUGGESTIONS??
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More Bodybuilding and Strengthening Friends
Looking for bodybuilding and strength training friends for motivation and support.
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Weights are so intimidating to me...
probably because I haven't really worked with them. Is there a site you recommend to give me the how-to's on these? I want to make sure I do them properly. I plan on doing free weights and weight machines. TIA <3
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Strength to size standards?
What numbers would you say you should be hitting on the main compounds to be able to have a decently muscular physique?
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Fellow Body Builders
Looking for fellow bodybuilders to link up with. New to this app, I used to track my macros the old school way with a pen and paper, gonna see how this works.
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New Lifter - Need Advice
Hi everyone! So I am new to lifting and wanting to build my upper body. I found a MWFS workout plan that targets the entire body with focus on the upper body that I like. My question is how many calories and how much protein should I be consuming each day? If you need more information just ask and thanks in advance.
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HITT vs LISS when bulking?
Which type of cardio do you believe is the greatest for preserving muscle and keeping off fat while bulking?
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First bulk- should I cut?
Hey y’all. For starters I’m 5’4 began my bulk in August at 111 pounds and currently at 119 pounds. I am 5 months in and feeling fluffy from the holidays. I feel like my bottom half is heavy and my top half is skinny ugh. And my tummy has accumulated some fat :( Should I start my cut? Or continue to bulk and only work on…
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Strength training to burn fat and gain muscle
I havevbeen at it for about 3. months with 2 1 week breaks due being sick andca death in the family half way across the country. But other then that i have been strength training 3 days a week for about 1 hours at a time. I have a hone gym that allows me a full body workout. So i can work every muscle when strength…
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Has anyone had success with creatine?
Just wondering if there is anyone who has seen significant increase in muscle mass due to taking creatine? J
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Gain weight!
For the past 3 years, I've been 117 lbs. I'm currently 19 and want to change my life around and gain at least 15 lbs. I don't eat enough so my goal is to eat alot more and gain muscle. Wish me luck!
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How to determine daily caloric intake and micronutrient ratio?
Hello. What's the best calculator for calculating your daily required caloric intake and how do you determine your optimal macronutrient ratio? It seems like there's a ton of information out there and a bunch of different calculators that show different results. I'm a 25-year old male, 5'9, 146.6 lbs, 13.6% body fat. Have…