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One day you may - RIP Rich Piana
Anyone else still miss the big guy up there? I'm still watching his videos for motivation and love his attitude. He made it and does what he wants everyday and lives and loves bodybuilding. Would be nice to meet any people on here who still watch his vids!
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1 lbs gain per week
If I set my goal and calculator to 1 lbs gained per week...Will that result in mostly muscle or will it pretty much be an even split between muscle and fat gain? Where should my macros be to ensure it is mostly muscle being gained?
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trying to gain weight
Hi, I’m new to this. Skinny build weighing about 10st 7lb trying to gain weight!does anyone have any tips?
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Lost 88.2 lbs, What to Do Next?
Before i start these are my stats : 24M / 5’11 / 154.3 lbs / current program: 5 day PPL Pictures 242.5 lbs : https://imgur.com/a/PZklAb3 11 Pictures 154.3 lbs : https://imgur.com/a/EiDa7Yt 12 I started my journey on the 14th of June 2018 my starting weight was 242.5 lbs im your typical guy that tried to lose weight for…
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Gains for 1 month
March 26 Workout A was Incline Press, Bench Press dumbbell, Bicep Curl, Rope Hammer Curl, Reverse Fly Machine, total weight for the entire workout was 6,455 lbs. Today I added hammer curls to the workout. The total weight lifted today was 10,565 lbs. That’s a personal record gain of 4,110 lbs more than what I was lifting…
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Gaining muscle as an endomorph
Hi everyone. First post on here after having the app for years. Just wondered what everyone's experiences are gaining muscle as someone who tends to gain fat easily. I've always had the body type which gains fat very easily. Therefore gaining muscle and eating over maintenance has always been scary. How do you guys go…
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Looking for new friends to add!
Hey! Just a lil about me.. I started weightlifting about a month ago to help gain back the muscle I lost, if not a little more. Add me, so I can have a lil more motivation and I can give back some love too! ❤️❤️
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Lean Bulking Friends
Have been focusing the past 3 months on cutting and was able to drop 21 lbs. I'm feeling kind of small and want put some mass back on but struggling on my diet afraid of adding back the BF I worked so hard to shed. Looking for friends with alike goal for support and motivation. Looking for people trying to lean bulk or…
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PSMF
I have been looking into this diet short term. Can someone explain what cat 1, 2, and 3 refers to? I am not interested in buying Lyle MacDonals'd books.
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Slippery Deadlifting Platform
So my gym just recently put in these really pretty deadlifting platforms. They have a nice cushioned rubber matting on the outside and are hardwood in the middle. As much as I love the rubber, I'm struggling deadlifting now because of the hardwood. I'm pretty short and like to sumo deadlift. My legs are not long enough to…
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Beginning to bodybuilding
What are some quick easy foods to eat to gain weight?
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Scared of the Gym
I would like to start with lifting weights and Bulking, I have the diet and the programm (reddit r/fitness) but the one thing that is keeping me from starting is going to the gym. I've struggled with social anxiety my whole life. Therapy helped me alot but it is still a long way to go. It wouldn't matter if the people in…
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How much should you eat over you BMR.
I had my second Inbody scan done and it raised my BMR from 1625 to 1645. That is the amount of calories the I need to eat, sleep, breath, make hormones basically stay alive. I know this is not 100% accurate but it somewhere to start. So my question is most macro calculators put me at 1500 calories for weight loss and I was…
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how to add lean bulk?
hi everyone, Im fairly new to MyFP and have just subscribed to a years subscription. ive been training now for 3 months 6/7 times a week and have lost just over 3 stone. i was 17.7 and this morning I was 14.1. i have a good training plan which i follow, with weights and 15/20 mins of cardio and am starting to get a bit of…
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Any advice on how to begin womens powerlifting
are there any programs or something i can follow.. or is getting a trainer my best bet.. even if i have a trainer i want to know what i am doing anyways.. any info or tips???
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Where to start
29 year old, getting out of the army soon, I have a lot more downtime to myself bc of it. On the skinny side, trying to bulk and show definition in my upper body. How and where would I start? I’m talkin diets, work out schedules, cardio, all that. Thanks in advance 👌🏾
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Does exercises contribute to weight gain?
I have little knowledge about weight gain so I want to know. when I started my weight gain last year in September, I was eating a calorie surplus and exercising, and I was gaining. But since the begging of this year I have not been exercising but am still gaining. so I was wondering is the exercise necessary for weight…
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Carbohydrates: Gaining Weight
I’m using MFP few days now and regularly tracking my calories. I’m always staying on or a bit under the proposed amount of fat and protein. But I always have a lot more carbohydrates than I should according to MFP. Today I have 96 gramm over. Is this okay? Can carbohydrates affect my weight gaining in a bad way? Maybe a…
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Motivation & Accountability partner?
Anyone else addicted to the gym, in decent shape but just can't seem to stay on track with your food? I need someone to vent to (and vice versa) - someone who's just as dedicated as me: Gym successes, tips and goal AND staying on track with the macros to finally keep off those last few kgs and get in the best shape of our…
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Bulking up
I need a bulking up program please
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Functional strength and weighted callisthenics
UK male here! Just started up a new 5x5 workout. Need some motivation from likeminded friends 🤙🏻
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Bodybuilders Unfiltered
Hi MFP, For those in the U.K. you might have noticed there was a doco in Scotland about bodybuilding. It’s worth a watch. Bodybuilders Unfiltered: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0004jrm via @bbciplayer
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Gaining weight friends
Lol We need to motivate each other! This is much harder than losing weight in my opinion. I cant keep weight to save my life even after 2k calories daily....
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Starting out - body building
37 male 6'3" about 200 lbs Trying to eat 2560 as my goal intake Need all the pointers or where to start and exercise to start with Any ideas?
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Why Is My Body Getting Weaker and Failing Me???
I've been weight lifting at the gym for almost 5 months. I do small group personal training 2-3x a week. It's an hour each session and consists mostly of higher weights/lower reps (hypersets). We usually end with some sort of intense cardio drill. I love it. But it has been hard to figure out what to do in order to have…
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New to lifting. Increasing calories. Freaking out.
I’m 46 YO female and maintained weight of 144 for 10 years with yoga / daily walks / healthy eating except pizza and wine sometimes. Suddenly in a few months I gained 15 pounds and after 18 months of trying HARD I cannot lose it. I cut calories to about 1400, trained for and ran a half marathon and didn’t lose an ounce. I…
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Ready to bulk?
So this is my journey from October until now with lifting heavy for the past 6 weeks. I feel like I’ve made zero progress. Right now I’m eating at a deficit but thinking I should start eating at maintenance in the hopes of putting on muscle. I know it’s a personal journey but WWYD? Keep trying to lose weight or start…
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Is there a way to lose fat without losing weight
I feel like I may be just a tad unrealistic. I recently gained almost 40lbs this past year for a total of 128lbs from 91lbs at 5’4”. I’ve always been underweight my entire life so I’m loving the new body, minus the gut I’m trying to get rid of. I know I can’t spot treat, and I have been exercising regularly. I weigh myself…
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Uneven chest
Hey everyone! I’m a new poster so please be patient. I’ve been getting back into working out but the left side of my chest won’t curve near the bottom. I feel like I’ve looked up everything and nothing has worked. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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Macros
Does everyone have the same macros everyday? Or does it change when you have rest days?