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Body sore
I was determined to start working on the bottom half of my body by doing calf raises, squats, lunges, and leg raises 3 days ago. The next day I woke up to my thighs hurting and sore. They no longer hurt anymore as of today but I’m wondering if this is normal during a workout because I read something about your body…
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Muscle building and losing bod fat simultaneously
How to do carbon cycling properly...like how many high carb days and low carb days in a week....i am currently 170lbs 5'8" with body 17%fat approx...want to get it down to 10-12% fat ..
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how do I get thicc?
lemme hear ur journey stories because I’m slowly... very slowly...getting to where I want to be. What are good exercises? Recipes? any tips and tricks u found on the way? Anything to completely avoid?
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Breaking through a plateau
I'll listen to any ideas here... My problem MAY be age related... Don't like to contemplate the possibility that I have peaked but time stands still for nobody. Background... I turned 52 in May. 5'11" 175 pounds at the time and in that month I cracked into the thousand pound club (275 bench, 385 dead, 340 squat) and I also…
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Fastest / Cleanest way to gain 20lbs?
Help, Would love to reach 175lbs. Does anyone have specific meals i can consume that will help me gain 20lbs? I honestly dont need variety i hve no problem eating the same meals for weeks... [Edited by MFP mod]
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Weight gain on Apetamin
I have been small all my life 100-104lbs. I started tracking my calories and taking in more calories than what was needed to maintain my weight. I started Apetamin three weeks ago and I have gained 6lbs. I feel like it all went to my stomach though. So from here on out I plan to exercise. I heard Maca increases estrogen to…
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HIIT HELP
I workout two days in a row. One break day in between. 5x5 strength training. What HIIT workout should I do. One that helps with fat loss and muscle gains. Note- I take prescription Adderall so heart rate is up. Many people tell me not to do straight cardio.
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Gaining weight with T1D or autoimmune disease?
Hi everyone, I'm Bry! :) I have a few health problems and unfortunately made my goal of weight loss...because my body decided it was time to have a crazy metabolism and diabetes along with moderate/severe Sjogren's syndrome and kidney issues. So now, I am very underweight and want to sustainably gain some and gain some…
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Plan Diet calculator
Hello Everyone! I’m looking for help with my micronutrients intake. So I’m struggling with putting my meals together as I’m planing to eat 4 times a day every 4 hours. My recommended calories per day are around 2810 cal , daily carbs intake 316g(79g each meal) ,daily protein intake 211g(52.75geach meal), daily fat intake…
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Looking for a simple body weight program for body recomp
Hey, one of my new year's resolutions was to finally get my BF% in order. As far as I understand, I need to eat at maintenance and have some kind of routine where I do exercises to gain muscle. Now the problem here is, I really dislike going to the gym (prefer doing exercises at home 100%) and I also don't have money to…
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Weighing the food, macros
Hello Everyone I’m looking for a help, I’m trying to figure out how could I measure or calculate my food for exactly amount of carbs , fats and protein in each meal for example if I need daily protein intake of 211g , 4 meals a day will which is 52.75g of protein in each meal. Now when I cook my chicken breasts and I want…
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Helping a 16 years old boy get muscled
hello everyone, I have a cousin going through his 'rebellious teenage years' and somehow he got into the gym and got so obsessed with it, which is a good thing because while he is so into fitness, he's away from bad boys and reckless behaviors :D However, he does not have a couch and gets help from 'bodybuilders' at the…
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Recomposes question
Hi, I’m new to body recomposition and have been reading a lot about it lately. I updated my calories today based from another website using their calculations. The calories where less than MFP and this app seemed high. My question is, should I be eating my calories back in? I do not want to loose weight. When you read…
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Help with nutrition!
So I’ve been working out for about 8 months now 3 days/week. I’m 6ft and started at 162lbs. 167lbs at the moment. I haven’t figured out the nutrition part mostly because I have a very physically demanding job, work 10-11h a day and most of the time can’t stop to take a proper lunch so I bring a cheese and ham and a couple…
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Post workout
Is it right that you should eat fast realise sugar if your going to have it after a lifting workout. I've just added a crunchie to my post workout fuel. Had a high protein and carb shake but it was slow realise carb, oats. I would of rather of had dark chocolate but have none
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Need motivation? Weight gaining progress!!!
Hi everyone!! I am sharing with you my progress pic and i'd love it if you would share yours too! I am a month in and started out at 86 lb and now I am 91.2 lb. I used to always believe I couldn't gain weight and blah blah until I started putting my mind to it and taking it seriously. Seeing my pics side by side has really…
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Weight gaining recipes
I’m 27 years old 5ft tall, weighing 105. I’ve always been thin. Could only gain weight with pregnancy then lose it as soon as I gave birth. I need some help with some high calorie recipes possibly meal prep.
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Gaining weight for men
Working out and trying to gain weight/muscle. Never been able to surpass 135 pounds yes I am only 19 but always had a problem struggling with my body so here’s a group for the guys that it’s hard to gain weight but we can do it.
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Intermediate Volume Approach to Hypertrophy
I've just finished a bulking macrocycle of about 6 months or so and I want to share some lessons learned from it. I took a different approach to my nutrition and my lifting and achieved some good results. I'm sharing because this approach is not widely available. None of the intermediate programs on our forum list approach…
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What to eat before workout
I’ve see so many contradicting things about what people should eat before training in terms of macros...any advice? Do the macros even matter as long as you fuel with something? Thanks
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Advice
I'm around 8 stone and would like to build muscle. On average how much protein and carbs would I need. Healthy fats are very important for my wellbeing so I may have to tweak amounts slightly but a rough guide or advice on the best place to start. I am a 36 year old female at 5ft 3, petite frame, already lean apart from…
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App to Track Fitness Benchmarks
I'm looking for an app to just keep track of my benchmarks. Like on January 4 I did three burpees and did not pass out. Then on July 12th I got better and was able to do five! I want to keep track of my progress in specific exercise like that. It does not seem like any of the MyFitness family apps does that. Unless I am…
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Hi, I’m new 👍🏻
New to this bit I thinks it great to hear that there is group to talk about gaining weight, not something that is talkies about much and unless you’ve tried...... people don’t realise how hard it is to put on weight 🙄
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Pls let me know your thoughts/edits to my plan
Hi all! I’m a 5’3’’ 117lb female with a bodyfat % of 20.5. I really want to put on some muscle in my upper body. My calories are 1900/day before exercise. I am logged to gain .5lb per week (used to be 1lb but I think I’m gaining more fat than muscle that quickly). My macros are at 137g protein, 51g fat, 205 carbs…
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Gaining weight with a high cardio job.
Anyone have any tips?. Solutions? I'm a UPS driver. I feel like i'm burning more calories than I can eat. Whenever I get a great workout in i'm sore the next day and my job becomes more difficult. Can't seem to find that sweet spot.
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Fat loss stalled - need advice
Long time into weightlifting- got the diet straight and lost a inch or so around the waist. ... would like to loose about 2% more bodyfat but at 51 years old / taking in about 2200 calories a day - my weight and body fat has been at a standstill... don’t really want to decrease calories but also I don’t want to do so much…
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Should i bulk, or stay on my cut?
I've been on a cut for almost a year now, lost 30+ kilos. I'm 170 cm tall (5'7") and I weigh around 73KG (160lb). I've lost a lot of fat but my body still feels soft, so I feel like I should bulk. But I'm not sure if my current body fat is low enough for me to do so. I believe I have a little over 20% body fat, but you can…
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NY Goal - Bulk Up and Gain Arm Muscle and Abs. Any AP's ?
Hi, This December, I've started going to my fitness center and working out a bit. I'm trying to gain visible biceps, triceps and get rid of belly fat and maybe gain some abs. Anyone with a similar goal? Would like an Accountability Partner or a group so we can help each other out.I'm a beginner, so still figuring out what…
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Should I cut or do a lean bulk
I weigh 182 pounds right now and I love my body shape as of right now. I just want to turn my fat into muscle now without losing my shape.. any advice??
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Looking to bulk up
Hi all, after general advice surrounding training and nutrition in order to gain some muscle mass. I have a general idea about the nutrition but any tips welcome and what best whey supplement is you’d recommend, and also how long I should be looking at training each session? All advice appreciated.