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Anyone cutting after a bulk?
Hey all, I am about to start cutting in a few weeks, just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat.. either currently cutting or about to start. Would love to talk about different techniques (calorie cycling, refeeds, diet breaks), macros, calories, program modifications (if any) that you go with while you lean down. I…
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How do i setup my diet as a person that is new to body recomposition?
Ive been lifting for 3 months now and im extremely interested by this body recomposition concept and extremely motivated to try it , but i dont know how to setup my diet , should i follow a meal plan ? and calculate the calories and macros before hand , or should i eat what ever i got and calculate the calories/macros…
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Struggled so hard to gain weight, I turned to supplements and lifting.
So I just had a general question here, I’m not asking what anybody takes nor do I care it’s your body you do what you choose. I know we are what we put in our bodies but with that being said how many people here are on some kind of Hgh or SARM?
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When your body doesn't want to gain weight...
Hello! This is my first post so I'm a noob. My predicament is as follows: I have a REALLY hard time gaining any weight. The most I ever weighed was 120lbs in high-school when I was in a more competitive gym class everyday (HIIT, weight training, and cardio), I was also eating breakfast, AT LEAST two quarter pound burgers…
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I don't want to compete but I want to look like I do!
So I have always desired a super toned body, just don't want to look "hard" or muscular. I think the point right before it gets too "muscly"! I've cut down my cals to about 1200. Lifting 4x per week. We'll see what happens! Anyone else going for that look? I'm 5,8, 156.3 (untoned and fat), my goal weight is 140 or 145 lean!
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Program suggestions
After a couple years off from lifting and being active in the gym I’m feeling like I don’t quite know where to start. I need a program, bodybuilding.com seems to be charging a monthly fee for what was once free… and a few internet searches gave me a multitude of conflicting information. Some suggests strong lifts, strong…
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Deloading tips?
Would 2 days instead of 4 still be an effective deload and some cardio? Or should I perform the 4 day upper/lower split at lower volume? It's been 9 weeks since I deloaded, and missed 1 day since. My back seems to be tweaking out and I think my body is getting fatigued. I've made upped the weight these past couple weeks…
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Weight gain
Other than the app helping obviously... 🤦🏻♀️ Does any one have weight gain advice that has actually worked for them
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Question for trainers about professional ethics and conduct
Hello, I just had an incredibly tense and awkward argument with my personal trainer and need to test my assumptions and expectations with other personal trainers so I can figure out if this is worth being perturbed about. My trainer comes to my condo gym three times a week to train me for an hour. He also trains another…
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Putting on muscle but not wanting those love handles back….????
My biggest photo is from January this year and last photo is present day today from this mornings workout.. feel like some days when I’m looking the love handles look like they appear again and some days not, I don’t want them ever again, Just want to pack on muscle, I’m eating high protein foods and supplementing with…
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Will I gain weight?
If I eat at my BMR or under, will i still gain weight if I stop exercising as much? I currently exercise for 3 hours 5-6 days a week
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New to muscle building
Hello All, I am a bit unsure about the muscle building process. The more I research and continue weight lifting, I am learning that the weight gaining is a good thing. This is so different. I worked so hard to loose over 100 pounds and all I ended up with is weakness and excessive skin hanging. I went from over 300 pounds…
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Bodybuilders unite!
Hello everyone. I am israel. I wanted to open up this discussion for those of us who are into bodybuilding, but I mean actual bodybuilders who compete. Those of you who want to compete and/or have competed in the past post here, so we can help each other out in anyway we can specifically w our bodybuilding. Questions,…
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How to Gain Weight without a Colon?
I’m wondering if anyone who either has had a total/partial collectomy like me or has a condition that makes gaining weight really difficult has found success with this app? My problem is that it’s setting a calorie goal for me based on an average person’s body, rather than my own. It’s barely 1pm and I’ve already met my…
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Weight lifting... New friends...
Hey guys, so I just got into weight lifting to help me cut my fat because I am overweight... I'm looking for advice/tips on doing this... I would like to increase the weight of my weights as I go on but still look feminine... Make new friends along the my journey...
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orthorexia/anorexia self-recovery help
Hi all! I am currently suffering from orthorexia with anorexia tendencies and have been for the past 10 months. I recently came clean to my mom that I believe I suffer from these EDs (she already knew I was way underweight and need to gain weight because I've been seeing the doctor once a month, but never knew about the ED…
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Links to good resources for an Intermediate-level Lifting program(s)?
Let me preface this, I am no body builder, and don't really plan to head that direction, but I enjoy lifting and would like to keep working towards a nice physique. My life has been progressing along, and getting my fitness/health on point became a major priority after working through some other 'life' stuff in 2021-22. At…
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Weightlifting straps
Hey, a rather specific favour to ask... Would anybody be so kind as to post a POV video putting on single loop weightlifting straps if that's a thing you can do here? I'm not sure I'm doing them right. I used them for snatch pulls today and I was super conscious of them so I used my hands too much. Maybe I need to get used…
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Weight gain after depression
Hi everyone! I’m happy to be apart of a community. I’m looking for friends and accountability partners. I’m currently at 127 with a goal weight of 145. I was depressed and lost weight fast from loss of appetite and it’s been hard getting the weight back. I downloaded the app to track my calories but haven’t explored it as…
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How to lift while bulking ?
How many reps and sets ? How do you know what is heavy enough ? Do I need to make the ugly face / and be shaking ?
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Injuries
Dealing with 3 bulging disks and sciatica to the point where I'm going to a pain Dr today to look at getting injections. I'm a competitive powerlifter and haven't squatted or deadlifted in 4 months! I'm starting to look like Jonny Bravo! Lol Anyone else dealing with this?
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Will I get there?
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New to bodybuilding
Hi everyone, I'm 1 year into my bodybuilding journey, feel free to add me.
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Maintaining current weight of 200lbs for 6'1" frame.
Hi I am new and waw wondering the best route to take for leaning out and adding a bit of muscle. Should I maintain weight and just use a workout routine and eat clean? Thanks in advance.
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Is Porridge or oats beneficial for weight gain?
Hi, I have always wondered if Porridge (Preferably of oats) is good for weight gain? Actually I just starting taking excessive amount of porridge (3 times a day) as it's easily available for me at the moment. Just want to know if I am on the right track or just wasting my time. Thank you!
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My Weight gain journey so far
Hey people! I wanted to give you a little update about my progress and my experiences on this app so far. First of all I think that the community on this app is really great. I received a few really inspiring and motivating comments with good advice and I want to thank you all I already feel much better about my eating…
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Back from Vacation
Hey People! I was on Vacation last week (skiing) and decided to not track my intake in this period of time. It would've been a lot of effort because I ate a various of different foods which I partly didn't even Really know and I also knew I was going to eat enough anyway. Skiing made me see some muscle gain pretty shortly…
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Question - Should I take creatine on rest days?
A quick question to the community regarding creatine. My question revolves around the frequency of creatine and dosage on rest days. I do a 3 day, full body split workout with weights. 1 day rest and then one day cardio followed by two rounds on the toning circuit, 20 reps per machine. One day rest and then back to 3 day…
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Weight lifting
How can I weight lift with a milf fatty hernia and medium bladder prolapse. I used to back in the day and it helped me keep of weight and it was the form of exercise I loved most. Now I am obese and haven't been exercising for years and have had kids now and have hernia and prolapse but I wanna weight lift so bad again .…
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New here building muscle
I've had the app for a while just never used it. I am currently 35 at 221.6 pounds @ 6'2" and would really like help learning how to maximize muscle growth without losing too much weight . I am going to say my body fat percentage is roughly 25-30% . I started out at close to 240 pounds, I would like to stay near the 220…