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Time to Gain! Anyone running a bulk?
Hi everyone! It's time for me to transition into yet another bulk cycle. B) Anyone else bulking now or soon? Feel free to discuss your goals, methods used, share your progress, or even if you aren't bulking but have any questions or want to share your past results, you can do it here As for me, this will be bulk #4. I did…
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Fighting my metabolism and labor
Hey all, Firstly and basically a TLDR, I'd like to say I would like to find friends that are on a similar ectomorphic journey to gain weight. So I decided to start a new journey to better health, primarily mental. I've struggled with adhd all of my life, been diagnosed and unmedicated since about 9. I finally got…
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Gaining weight recovering from an eating disorder
Hi, Id like to talk to anyone else that is in the same issue as I am. And see how they got out of their eating disorders. Men and women welcome to share, I need all the help I can get :)
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Help gaining weight and muscle (1kg per week)
Im currently 65 kg Consuming around 4500 calories per day Including 2 mass gainer shakes I’m working out 5 days a week doing a combination of isolated weights training and animal crawls and movements. Any advice on gaining weight, building lots of muscle or supportive supplements would be great!
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Gaining weight back after surgery
A month ago I had a partial glossectomy (removal of part of the tongue)after being diagnosed with oral cancer. Recovery is going as expected; it's slow and painful but I'm getting there. For the first 3 weeks I was on a liquid diet. I've always needed to eat around 2400 calories just to maintain my weight and it was harder…
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Help - 4 day split (Strength / Hypertrophy) plan
Hello, I am new to the community and was hoping I could solicit some help. I am trying to develop a 4 day split (Strength / Hypertrophy) plan but I need some help due to the limited equipment I have. I am looking to do a Mon/Tue - Strength, Wed - Off, Thurs/Fri - Hypertrophy, Sat/Sun - Off. The trick here is I only have…
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Sciatica and weight lifting
Hi everyone, I have had sciatica for over 10 years and have had to stop weight lifting various times due to severe sciatica. I finally got surgery got surgery for it and I am just wondering if anyone has any weight training programs that are suitable? I know there are certain exercises I must now avoid eg. Deadlifts.
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Looking for like-minded fitness enthusiasts
To whom it may concern: Hello there! I am getting back into the swing of healthy habits. I consider myself a "seasonal lifting advocate". No stranger to weightlifting, but tend to workout 4-6 days a week from spring through summer and then usually fall off over winter. Moving forward, my goal is to make my weightlifting…
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Meal prep ideas
Hi looking for high protein meal prep ideas I work nightshift in a carehome so looking for ideas for on the go meals that are healthy and high protein any ideas as well how I can keep my diet balanced as feel as though due to being nightshift my diet isn’t very good i.e if I’ve been nightshift I’ll sleep all day the…
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New here
Ive been training fir a certain job recently and have been wanting a little bit if, well everything. Im able to run a mile in a little under six minutes but cant run more than three before I’m spent. I can hold my breath underwater for about a minute and have been able to for about three months now. I cant seem to increase…
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Bony to Beastly... A Scam?
I just heard good things about this program called Bony to Beastly. If you look at the "transformations" page of the website, it shows a bunch of skinny guys who gained a massive amount of weight in a short amount of time, while seemingly keeping their body fat low. The thing is that the program costs $200! What are your…
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Lifting Weights/Gaining Muscle Tone for total beginner
Hey everyone! I am *just* getting into the world of building muscle. A couple of my former (OT and PT) coworkers talked about how good it was for overall health and also for mood/emotional regulation. I've tried to do some research but good ol' search engines spit out a lot of information and it's very overwhelming.…
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View food logs
How do I view food logs from those who allow it?
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Still skinny at 195
I’m 6 ft 195. Not skinny fat at all. But still look 160. Anyone else like that out there? Starting weight 150. Not much fat gain.
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i cant do this
im 78lbs trying for 95 and i’m just so defeated. why is this so hard😭
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A month into workout routine, looking for advice
I started a month ago at my local gym with the aim to reduce body fat and gain muscle. Its the first time I’ve used a gym so I started with a full body (machines only) workout I found online. I do each exercise for 4 sets 10 reps 3 times a week. 5 minutes exercise bike Leg extension Leg Curl Leg Press Chest press Shoulder…
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Best food
Hi I’m trying to put weight on again I’m 5-8 55 kilo atm usually around 65 I used to train all the time was fit and looked bigger then 65 kilo now hav been unhealthy with depression and need to start training to get fit gain weight again I bought a NutriBullet and was wondering if anyone has a good shake for gaining weight…
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Weight gain
Tips for gaining weight
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Want to be bulky without getting belly fat.
I am 28 & 74Kgs right now. I gained 3 Kgs in 3 months but now its very difficult to get weight over this. If i am increasing Food intake then either its coming out early or getting belly fat. Current intake is 2900 Calories & need to go up to 3200 Calories. Suggest some food by which i can get most of the calories in less…
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Looking for friends who post food journals
Greetings, MFPs. Pretty straightforward - I want to see what others are eating. I post my food journal as close to daily as I can. Anyone out there? Thanks!
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Bloating from high protein Intake
Hello everyone, 28 f and currently weigh 145 lb and 5’7. I started increasing my protein intake to 100 g a day with whey protein powder and in between meat (chicken breast, egg) and dairy. I want to get more lean and started lifting weights daily. However I noticed I started getting bloating in evening daily. I eat 70g of…
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To cut or not to cut?
I wanted to know whether I should drop my body fat % before going on a bulk? My scales aren’t the greatest but tell me I’m at 22% currently, I’d predict it’s more around 18%. Let me know what you think
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How long until I look "Thicker" from weight lifting?
I started lifting about a month and a half ago and on the scale I've gained 5 pounds already. I look smaller, which I know is expected, but I wanted to know how long it will take before I start to look thicker? I've been drinking both protein and boost plus to make sure I am getting enough calories to gain weight
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Waist gap women's pants
Where do fit but curvy women buy their clothes. I so struggle with a horrible waist gap in everything I try it's so frustrating. I need to look nice for my work. I can't seem to find anything professional looking in the curvy fit clothes. I am 120 size 6 everywhere except that dreaded waist gap. The more for I get the more…
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Looking to Gain Muscle
I had a pretty serious injury back in 2021 and i’m getting back into everything I used to do slowly. Can’t really do what I used to anymore and I struggle with eating! Looking for recipes to hit my daily protein and calorie count
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Calories
Whats the best calories ( carbs , protein, fat ) ratio for muscle gain ?
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Looking For Inspiration
Hey y’all. I’m a 32 years old guy. Always been generally in shape but not as much muscle as I wanted. Either really skinny or later on fit without muscle definition I want. I’ve been busy with work and life like a lot of us are. But I’m trying to now focus on putting in work to get my body where I want it. I’m 5’10, 171…
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Achalasia and muscle
Hi, I have achalasia disease and I am trying to gain weight and build muscle. Any suggestions?
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Weight gain
Hi guys, today I am starting my journey again to gain weight, I’m 49 kg atm, targeting 56 kg in 3 months. My daily intake will be 3k calories and I will be working-out push pull legs with one day rest per week. This journey can be very lonely specially in the beginning. so I will be happy if anyone wants to join me along…
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Advice on bulking after long deficit
I’ll try to keep it as brief as possible. I was weighing around 77kg around October last year and managed to bring myself down to 65kg. I’ve done this through following a 1900kcal diet (500 kcal deficit based on my TDEE) and a workout routine which I have trialed and tested through the months which best works for me. My…