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Goals for 2018?
I'm personally wavering between going for the "1000 lb club" OR sort of a "maintain strength PR's while doing some cardio and losing some body fat". Obviously the latter goal is tricky to nail down into specifics. My time in the gym is limited due to overly busy life and so I need concrete goals to stay motivated. Any…
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Calorie intake
Just started using MFP weight of 150 6 ft it has recommended I eat 3600 calories to put on 1 lb a week. Does this sound accurate? Based on everything I’ve seen online it seems quite high.
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Hello all! Starting a goal.
Hi all! My name is Steve. I'm 33, 5'6" 147lbs. Not sure exactly where my bf is. I've been training for four year. In the last 6 weeks I've gone from 167 to 147 lbs. I just kinda got into a rut. I'm making this thread so I'm accountable to something. I'd like to get up to 170lbs. This app says to keep my calories at 2700 to…
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How Much To Increase In Beginning
I’ve always struggled with gaining weight and I’ve blamed it on high metabolism and am now realizing I simply don’t eat as many calories as I thought. I also feel sick if I eat breakfast usually. So 2 questions. 1. To start, how many calories should I add in to avoid feeling bloated and semi sick? 2. What are some…
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Muscle spasm preventing me from training
I just got back into working out after a hiatus and I killed it on leg day only for me to have muscle spasms in my glutes and my legs now the right side is gotten better but the left side is still in pain it's been a week and I can't work out. Any way to improve this?
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More calories
I’m eating around 5,000 calories a day and yet I’m still not seeing any muscle growth and gaining any weight, should I try and eat more?
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upper chest clavicle area exercise?
i have a pretty good upper chest. im working on improving on it though. im doing incline bench press, incline dumbbell press, parallel bar dips. i want to concentrate right at the clavicle. is it as simple as putting the bar down right on the clavicle? anyone have specific exercises they have done to target the highest…
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Weight gain for women
Hi guys/gals, I just started this journey to gain more weight this week. I am currently 104lbs and have been skinny all my life. I do eat, it’s just that nothing sticks. I just want to put on some more lbs to enhance my body shape, not trying to bulk for body building. Any tips??
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It’s that time of year...
It’s that time of year again and I am coming off a 16 week cut. It’s once again time for another lean bulk with the challenging goal of adding lean muscle with minimal fat. During my cut I have really began to see the benefits of cardio and want to continue during my lean bulk. I’d like your thoughts on the type of cardio,…
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Muscle and abs at the same time
Hi everyone, I'm trying to build some muscle and gain a good weight..I had kind a success but...I can't see my abs..I really have a good healthy lifestyle eating clean..what can I do?? Thank you and have a good day y'all😉
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Should i eat more?
For the oast momth ive been eating at around 2700-2800 calories a day but after a momth ive only gained a pound and im trying to gain 1/2lb in a momth although in between i went to 145 the highest then went back down to 142 today. Should i start eating more? I’m 5’6 and have a very active lifestyle(gym 3x a week and takes…
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How to get a toned body
I'm at a healthy weight. I could lose a few more pounds but I'm still at a healthy weight for my height. I'm not trying to gain weight, just to tone my body. How can I get my body to be toned like this girl in the black top and skirt? I've tried YouTube workout videos like from LoveSweatFitness and it helped a little with…
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Bulking (building Muscle )
Hi everyone, it must of been a little while now since I posted last. I have finally decided now is the time to get 'Bulking'. The problem I am having at the minute, is I am completely lost, and really not sure how many calories I need to take in order to achieve this. quite a few different people have said I need to go on…
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Gaining muscle at 51 yrs old
150lbs 5'7", eating 1800 calories currently. Lift 3 days, 2 days cardio. I'd like to build muscle, I fear eating more and gaining too much fat due to my thyroid (on meds for it.) Also, desk job. Hoping to get good feed back here, Thanks
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Help wanted, muscle and weight gain
Is their anyone willing to give me advice on bulking up, not necessarily wanting to be massive would just like some bulk
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Lost a % of body fat while bulking. How? I don’t know.
Hey guys. So let me just get straight to the point. Its been a month and a half since I’ve been a part of a weight training program. Just 2 weeks ago I got my BMR tested. According to the reading my body fat % was 7.5. BMR= 1439. TDEE= 2216. So after going through these, I started consuming 2500 calories per day for a…
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Apetamin for weight gain
Hello ... I'm new here. I just got my first bottle of Apetamin and started my journey to weight gain. Is anyone else taking this? If so I'd like you to join in on the journey so that we can motivate one another and share ideas to help along the way. I started out at 124lbs and my goal is to reach 145lbs by August 1st.…
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Getting abs/already thin
Hi this is my first time posting here. I’m not trying to make something simple when I know body changes require a lot of work. But what I want is nothing extreme. So I have lost weight and I am at 118 at 5 foot 6 so I don’t have any fat blocking me from abs. I don’t want some crazy hardcore six pack, I just am looking for…
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Weight gain calories/macros?
For someone with a weight milestone in mind, should they eat a surplus and macros that would be considered maintenance for someone at that goal weight? Or is a basic surplus the best way...ex: I’m 116 (lost weight from being sick) but I want to reach 130 for now.
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Put on muscles in 12 days?
How much muscles can a 14 years old put on in 12 days? Situation: Freshman Son is 145-148#. He's wrestling at 145# weight class. He barely made weight for yesterday's meet. I want him to move up to the next weight class 152#. He has 12 days over Xmas break between his meets. He's 14.5 years old. 5'5" 145-148# 13.5% body…
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Finding it hard to gain muscle!
I work in a very high physical activity job, by the time I go to the gym, I am left to do a half-assed workout. Would eating more and pre-workout help?
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Can you gain LBM without exercise
I know you can lose muscle, bone density etc through calorie deficit - I’d like to know if you can gain those things purely from a calorie surplus? I’m planning to gain about 7lbs and would like to replace some of the lean weight but I’m not planning to exercise, is this possible?
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I’m in!!
i’m in!
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Foods of high calories
Since beginning my first ever bulk I’ve been eating as much as possible, however I cannot seem to be getting the calories I need in, not due to lack of hunger but due to lack of high calorie foods. Does anyone have any recommendations for high calorie foods (for a dirty or clean bulk). Thanks
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Which days do I eat more?
Hi guys, I'm trying to embark on a clean bulk and am aware that on a training day I need to eat excess calories and carbs to give me energy for my workouts, and on the next few days I need to eat lots of protein and carbs to build muscle. My query is this, My training days are weds through to Saturday due to family…
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TDEE to cut, length of cycle?
I'm currently TDEE and seeing great gains in how much I can lift, how fast my mile is, cardio-endurance for cycle/swim, and minor weight gain. My question is, should I cut before a wedding I'm in that happening at the end of February or just stick with TDEE even though my BF% may be slightly higher? I've only been at TDEE…
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Struggling to gain weight
Since starting on myfitnespal 2 weeks ago I have for the first time been monitoring my calories and I have consumed calories that are out of my comfort zone. I’m 17, 6’1 and 155lbs. My daily goal set on this app is 3,600 calories per day, in order to reach my goal of 165 lbs, however I have not only reached this calorie…
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Calories
I’m 5’4 , 127.5 and eat 1.7 calories to gain muscle weight while lifting throughout the week. Am I eating too much or too little ?
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Gaining weight
I want to gain more wieght and I’ve been trying to eat more but I just don’t get to my daily calories intakes any recommendations? And is doing cardio good or should I just focus on using weights?
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Clean Bulk Questions
I’m 6ft tall and 165 pound (currently). I’ve been clean bulking for about 1 solid month now and I’ve gained a little weight but it’s not too noticeable with the exception of my biceps and chest getting bigger. I thought I would see more stomach. I was eating 2000-2500 calories a day and now I’m eating around 3000-3500.…