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Protein Powder
I really need to find some protein powder to add to some recipes to help my husband gain weight. We live in Tunisia so what's available here is super limited (and super expensive), so we are looking to have some shipped here. My question is, is it all the same? Is there something we should be looking for to find what's…
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Meal planning for macros
How do I meal plan for my macros? Ex.. im finding i should be: P: 146g F: 54g C: 219g Im 100 lbs, 5'1 and lifting 3x week cardio 1x week Does this sound right if my ultimate goal is to build muscle? How do i plan meals according to my macros? Id like to meal prep a weeks worth of foods and dont mind eating the same things…
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Vegan Diet
I'm a newly fledged vegan and need some idea of how to go about this in conjunction with lifting. So I eat pretty high protein in the form of beans, lentils, tofu and pea protein powder. Carbs come from veg and other sources such as a wrap or bread. I can see how my carb intake can shoot through the roof if I'm not…
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High Calorie Food Recipes
Hey Friends, So a lot of you have been saying eating more/higher calorie foods is the way to gain weight.... what are your favorite high calorie food recipes? Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch, & Dinner
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Gaining muscle: weekly vs daily surplus?
So after losing 150lbs, I landed myself in Skinnyfat Town and need to add some muscle back. For weight loss, banking and tracking weekly cals was fine, but does it work when building muscle? I like to bank cals during the week so I can eat out with hubby on weekends, but do I need to switch to a daily surplus for muscle…
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Mini-Cuts
Just wondering if anyone has experience or opinions on running a mini-cut during a longer bulk cycle. I kind of have a general idea of how it goes, but would love to hear more about what you have heard and what you do. I would like to run one after next month. This will be after about 4.5 months of bulking, total gain will…
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Gaining Weight Fast. Is it bad?
Hello. I only want the helpful people to post please. Long post, lol. I use this account to track my husband's gains. He was becoming too skinny seeing as his face was starting to sink in the cheek areas. So we decided to work on a weight gaining plan. Started around the beginning of January. It wasn't working well because…
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Tips for Toning Up
Hi everyone! My apologies if this in the wrong category. I’ve been wanting to tone up and was wondering if you all had any tips. Specifically, I want to work on my core, my abs, and lift my booty (while keeping it soft, if possible). I’m 5’4” and 142 lbs. My current suggested caloric intake on MFP is 1510. I really just…
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Need to Gain weight
Hello everyone! I am 55kgs with 5.7” height , i am not able gain weight , i eat alot in a day but still lack my target, only eay i gain weight is by gymming and excersise , i got my shoulder dislocated three months back due to which i cannot go to gym and i am loosing all my gains which i gained during gyming , please help…
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Putting on muscle on LOW calorie diet
I am desperate to loose fat. I'm 5"5 and around 9 stone 4 (128lbs) which I know isn't heavy, but I'm spilling over my jeans. Ideally I'd like to loose around a stone to get back to my weight pre-kids. My question is I've started weight training (again) and I'm unsure if 1200cals a day is enough to put on any muscle?? Im…
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I need advice about weight loss and gaining muscle please
Just a little bit about me I am 5'10 started my weight loss on 1/1/16 at 415 lbs I've lost 100 lbs so far so I'm at 315 my goal weight is about 220 but I am looking to build alot of muscle also. I started lifting on 2/1/17 I got some results but they were not drastic which is what I expected because I have been eating at a…
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Ultimate Diet 2.0 LOG
I started UD2 on January15th. Weight 196 Lbs. Body Fat 20% LBM = 157 Nutrition Results for day 2 Workouts for Day 1 and 2
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Best Supplements For Gain
Hello Everyone! I was wanting to know your opinions on the best workout supplements for weight gaining. Or what you use, what it does, and when you use it. My background story: I am 18 years old and 5'1. I had a daughter Jan. 2017 and before I got pregnant I weighed 92-94lbs when pregnant I was 115lbs max and after I had…
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Fasting and Bodyduilding with God
:D Happy New Year, does anyone have any ideas on how I should fast while still body building. I wanted to do Daniel Fast or liquids only, yet I am on a 6-7 day per week body building cycle until at least March. I workout very heavy sometimes twice per day. Any suggestions? In Christ, Tee
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Strong Curves home workout question
Has anyone here done the at home version of the Strong Curves workout? I bought the book with the intention of starting Bootyful Beginnings, but due to a bunch of recent changes lately won't be able to get to the gym to use the weights. I was wondering what kind of progress you made just doing the at-home workout?
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A simple lower body focused program
I'm getting back into lifting after a break and trying to figure out what program to run. I liked the results of Strong Curves, but felt it had too many exercises and didn't enjoy the high reps. I looked through the thread with all the links to programs but didn't see anything I wanted to try. Any suggestions?
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Whose bulking right now??
Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??
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I need some advice on lifting and what to eat!
Hiya! I started weight loss journey last year and lost 20lbs then fell pregnant and had my baby in December! I got back to prepregnancy weight 4 weeks pp and I've lost a further 5lbs since then (2 weeks) with eating mostly healthy and trying to get out walks (ended up with a c section) Now I'm planning for in a few months…
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UNDERWEIGHT female looking to gain!!!
Hey friends:) A underweight girl just looking for some weight gaining advice:) High calorie meal/snack ideas? Powerlifting advice for beginners? Tips and tricks for gaining muscle weight?
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Lose Fat and Build muscle???
Hello~! What can I do to lose 6 pounds of fat and gain 12 pounds of muscle within 6 months? Many thanks for your advice :)
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Vegan protein recommendations
I’m sure there is much better/cheaper powders out there then the vega I’m currently using. What have you all found to be beneficial? Cost/performance.
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Gain weight
Hi everyone!! I want to gain weight. Any Advice?
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Quick muscle gain before chemo
For my strong lifters, I have Stage 3 Throat cancer, I will be going for chemo/radiation for seven weeks, this will probably start in three weeks. So in this short time I am just trying to pack on any pounds but as much muscle as possible. I will be loading up on protein and carbs. But as to muscle gain, should I stick to…
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Not Getting Enough Calories
Hello Everyone! I need your help. I am on a 2280 calorie a day diet and due to my schedule I'm not hitting anywhere near that! MAYBE 1,000 a day sometimes. Any advice? I work from 11am-4pm so I don't eat lunch before and can't eat during work so it's difficult to get the calories all in. I also get way to nauseous if I eat…
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How to start muscle building ?
Hello! I am currently losing weight and I really want to get into building muscles I’ve been trying to look for routines on YouTube and forums but I’m unsure of what I am doing At the moment I am just doing upper body and lower body every other day. I am unsure when to do cardio or HIIT, Any advice and help would be…
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Belly fat while gaining weight
Hello everyone. I have been supplementing for a while and I have gained 3 pounds which seems to all be in my stomach. Any suggestions as to getting my weight to go else where as I gain it?
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Why is the weight only going to my stomach
I gained 6 pounds and i noticed it only went to my stomach i look kind of funny, it looks like i have tooth pick legs and a pot belly. Can it be another reason besides genetics ?
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Goals, cutting and all over the place programming
Hi guys, I guess I’ll start here.. ultimately I’d like to shed some body fat. I’m currently doing CrossFit 3-5 tines a week, mostly for fun for the last few years, 2 days Olympic lifting class and 3x a week hypertrophy program. I did a 12 week cut in the fall and before in the summer with no weight # change but significant…
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Losing fat; gaining muscle
Why everyone! I recently had my this kid. I am 25 5’1 and had a plateau at 131 for my weight... I wanted to know what is the best option for me to lose weight in my stomach, arms and back fat and be able to keep/ grow my booty... I am new at this and have been learning how to lift especially my form but would like some…
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Sugar
I know when gaining weight/building muscle most people focus on fats, protein, calories and carbs but I've noticed I am way over in what MFP says I should be eating in sugar. I already know I have a bit of a sugar addiction, this isn't news to me. But it also seems like the higher calorie foods that I need to be eating to…