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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…
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Looking for lifting buddies
I’ve been using mfp for a while but this is my first time properly ‘socialising’. I’m lucky enough to have a home gym with an oly bar and plates, squat rack etc so I don’t even see anyone during workouts unless the cat wants to ruin my day :neutral: I’m looking for lifter buddies, possibly to squeeze information out of but…
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Women 50+ Building Muscle/Cutting
I have been trying to research various aspects of women building muscle at ages 50+ going through menopause. Menopause is such a touchy subject all though all us ladies will go through it, but I don't know of anyone my age doing bulk/cut cycles or recomp. I would love to find some resources, studies, etc. that discuss…
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Anyone just looking to gain and not bulk, body build, etc?
Hi guys! I’m looking for support and others who are trying to gain from losing weight in an unhealthy way/ manner and I’m having trouble finding people to connect with. This is the only sub forum for weight gain and every time I go on here it’s mostly all about bulk and body building. So...anyone else here just looking for…
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Binged in the bulk
Ugh I was going well for so long. Just needed to post this as a confession. Getting back on track. Damn peanut butter.
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MFP Macro Confusion
Hi all! Can you please help me read these 2 totals? On my app, my Macros break-down like this: When logged into the website, this is what I see: I am banging my head at my online totals, C: 258, F: 67, P: 258 These calculate to be 44%, 10.5%, 44% Can someone please help point out what I'm missing? Thanks so much!!
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When to count calories?
So I’m pretty new to counting calories. I used to workout years ago but had to stop due to a serious injury which caused me to lose a lot of weight. Now I’m recovered I want to gain May weight and muscle back. I’m currently 5.9’ and 56.5kg. I’m doing a dirty bulk so lots of fast food, high calorie, high fat plus 2lts of…
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Looking to build lean muscle
Hi, I am looking to build lean muscle, no dirty bulks. Body fat % around 13%. Anyone have pro tips, regime, suppliment, or routine recommendations? Thanks!
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Gaining weight on a veggie diet ???
So I just got this app and the more I use it the more I want to eat clean. I started a veggie diet and oh man it’s hard as heck. So I just wanted to info on what to eat to maintain or even gain weight.
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Partial dirty bulk results
I realise when trying to gain muscle I need to be on a calorie surplus My stats are Male 42, 5'9, 80kg so according to fitness pal I should be consuming 2600 calories. My question is if a certain amount of these calories say 500 are from sources like KFC Burger king etc would these calories help in building muscle. I…
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Is this butt shots? ( BBL) or real hard work?
Found this girl on YouTube. And you know sometimes you can’t trust these people on social media. So I’m asking you people who put the time in and hard work, is it possible to go from practically nothing to this thickums?
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Personal trainer says I gained 9 pounds of muscle in less than two months?
Attached are my data results since starting PT in early November, including lift sessions I've done with him and my measurements. I’ve gained over ten pounds in 1.5 months, not tracking calories diligently (my bad) and mostly eating over maintenance, but also lifting four times a week. My lifts have increased in weight a…