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How much is too much?
Went to the gym today and I noticed a person training because he is one of those guys that does a set and walks around a large area and comes back to their machine. But what I noticed more is that he dud lat pulldowns for over an hr. My question: is there any benefit to work one exercise for over an hr(almost 2)?
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Reasonable Alternatives to Squats and Deadlifts
So I've been properly lifting for about 2.5 months. I've made pretty great strides I think in that time, everywhere but my chest but even that isn't so bad. My squat and deadlift since then have gone from the bar or small weights to 255*11 on squats and 245*6 on my deads for my best sets. Unfortunately my form is not…
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Questions about lean bulking
As you guys can tell from my previous posts, a basic summary of me is that I was a previously extremely fat guy but lost more than what I wanted to and am now wanting to gain weight. But the good type of weight. Henceforth, I also have a severe paranoia of getting fat again even though I know that bulking means gaining…
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Starting to show some progress....
50 Lbs lighter and the odd muscle appearing. Taken 2 yrs, maybe with another year or two someone will say “hey, do you workout?” :) But who gives a *kitten* when you’re 64 :(
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Cheap foods to gain weight
I’m really wanting to gain weight but I have a tight money budget. What foods can I get for cheap to help gain weight??
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Healthy weight gain
What are some foods that make you gain weight easily? Preferably in a healthy way
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5x5 Programs
Does anybody know of a 5x5 app that lets you pick your own exercises?
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Bulk life or cut life
In the past few months my arms have definitely gotten bigger but should I continue with my bulk or should I cut for summer then continue the bulk after Any opinions and advice welcome
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Facebook group
Is there a group for this app on facebook for muscle gain? I found 1 for losing or cutting.
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Getting muscular
I want to replace the little bit of fat on my body with muscle, and if like to look really muscular, especially my core. Where do I even start? And what food do I eat?
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Yet more muscle building questions
Ok everyone. I’m full of questions about building muscle. 1. From what I’ve read, the general consensus is recomp is not possible on a serious calorie deficit. So what happens to your muscles if you lift weights in a caloric deficit? I’m stressing and challenging them, and I’m sore. Is hypertrophy not possible? 2. I lift…
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Gaining weight and exercising
I'm currently on a weight gain journey. I'm 5'6 and my current weight is 126. My goal weight is 135-140. I'm currently taking Apetamin twice a day. I don't have time to go to a gym so what are some good exercises i can do at home to help gain muscle?
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Gained about 10 lbs since I started bulking
I’m not sure if my scales are broken or if I have just gained fat although I seem to be staying pretty lean I’m now 151 lbs I’ve just been eating a bit more and lifting pretty heavy at the gym with compound movements Is this a successful bulk Going from 141lbs to 151lbs ?
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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…