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Scale doesn't reflect loss
So I'm sure this has been asked before. I'm working out twice a day. I do crossfit in the morning and a 30-40 min simple weight lifting in the afternoon. Been doing this for about a month. Average about 4 days a week. I have my calorie goal set to maintenance at sedentary and usually don't eat the full 1600. So I've Been…
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Want to lose the fat belly and build muscle.
Hey guys I've just signed up for the premium app version and in currently 95kgs. I don't really care about how much I weigh I just want to lose the fat and gain muscle. What fat, carb and protein amounts should I be aiming for? I have an active job I walk about 14k steps per day and that's before I go to the gym. Most days…
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looking for ***female*** friends/gaining/ed recovery
Hi, I am in recovery from my ED and doing well but lost some of the weight I gained so I am back trying to gain. I already have increased calories and am increasing more every few days. My goal is to gain about 1 pound a week and have it not ALL be fat. I freak out when that happens and relapse so I figured this time I'd…
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Calories vs. Nurtion?
So I started back up again bulking and the calculator upped my calories again. I'm not used to it yet so at the end of the day I'm a couple hundred calories short but over on sodium, sugar, and fat. Am I supposed to push calories or stop comsuming these nutrients when I'm over? It doesn't seem healthy to eat so much fat,…
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My weight has plateaued.
I have been eating at a 2,900 calorie surplus for a couple weeks now in order to put on weight and to bulk, but my weight doesn't seem to be going up at all anymore in fact I don't really think it has gone up that much from the start. My weight has allways fluctuated between 8 stone 11 and 9 stone 4. And lately my weight…
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my top half already looks muscly and i haven't been doing it long
I don't want to get much bigger on top :-O just the bottom half :)
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Women With Fast Metabolism Gain Weight
Hello I’m 24yrs old and I’m currently 110pds standing at 5’3 and I’ve decided to share my journey with women who have problems gaining weight. I started my weight gain journey In July weighting in at 99pds on a good day. I don’t eat pork at all and I could barely eat in the morning due to not having an appetite.I would eat…
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Working out for hours and/or 2-a-days
Hey all! I love working out. So much so, that I’d enjoy staying at the gym and lifting for hours on end, everyday. My question is; has anyone does this personally and still seen growth or does working out for so long stunt growth due to overworking? I know you shouldn’t workout the same muscle back to back (without taking…
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Daily protein intake
I'm supposed to take in 65g of protein daily. If I were to drink my protein shake then my only sources of protein for today would be the shake and 2 eggs. My question is how can i figure out how much protein am I suppose to intake for the sake of energy and repair? I'm 5'5" and currently weight 140lbs, if it helps. Thank…
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Wanting bodyfat below 10%
Currently , 6'2 215. Bodyfat is 11.8%, but been stuck for 2 months. Thoughts on successful ways to lower percent below 10?
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Timing of meals contributing to lack of weight gain?
I have been tracking my intake for 2 weeks with MFP to see where I'm going wrong with my weight gain goal (10-15lbs of a combo of fat/muscle). I am female, 5'-7" and 124lbs. I eat pretty consistently 3100cals/day so am way over what MFP says I should eat to gain (2250/day). That's fine as I'll just eat more, but I did…
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Adding size
Looking for workouts to have big gains
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Weight gain body fat fight
Hi there i am currently bulking and my weight is up one day and down another. Eating clean carbs most of the time is this my muscle and body fat fighting each other.Any help would be helpful.I do feel as my eating is more than enough to be surplus of calories.
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Am I gaining?
Okay so I’ve been gaining pretty good I went from 100 lbs (October 1st) to 116 lbs (yesterday). but for the last 3 or so days I’ve stayed at 116.8 and I’m not going up on the scale anymore and I don’t understand but I’m 150% sure that I’m still putting in the same amount if not more calories in. HELPPPPPP
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Increasing calories while bulking
Hey good evening everyone . Im currently bulking and I’m eating around 3100 calories . I’m weighing about 156 now and my goal is to be around 165 , mind you I started at 150 so I’m progressing fairly well . My question is when I’m gaining a pound every 2 weeks, do I increase my calories with the weigh gain or keep it the…
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If you want a good workout
The best work out that i have found is short cut to size works for me. You will find this workout in one or two olaces. 1. Bodybuilding web sight 2. Bodysoace web sight 3. Google Jim stoppani short cut to size or if you want cutting thats short cut to shred On body space they have alot of workouts for all levels Hope this…
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Is body recomp real
Not talking about newb gains or morbidly obese people. For a guy who is at 18% body fat and is 2 years into lifting. To be at a slight deficit and build muscle is not possible is it? It takes the body days to shift cycles. So how could eating close to maintenance or just above on lift days actually make a difference except…
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Over 50 male question
I am 55, started at 203 10 days ago, now at 197.4 looking to lose up to 1# per week. Anything between 0.001 to 1.0# is excellent. Long and slow this time. I walk almost daily between 2.5-4 miles and average 2-4 weight workouts per week, mostly upper body, mostly dumb bells and barbells with a few machines, pretty much…
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Advice for a busy women in need of some gainz
Hi everyone! I’ve recently gone through a big life style change. I have an intolerance to gluten & I’ve removed it from my diet as well as dairy & refined sugar. I lost my ideal amount of weight, 10 lb (mostly gained from eating processed food and my love of craft beer) I’m currently 5’9” 131 lbs & 21 years old. My goal…
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How dependent is free testosterone on season, time, and other variable circumstances?
I have tested for total and free testosterone in a lab. My total is 750 (reference levels are 250 to 1000, average for 30 years is 620). Thus, it is slightly above average, but well within the norm. However, my free testosterone is 53, where the reference level is 5-30 and the average is 12. I doubt I am misreading…
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How to be dd daily meal
I don't know how too add daily meal in this app please help me.it ask about calories i also don't know how much calories in my food
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Husband calorie intake should be ?
My husband just started working out hes 5 ft 3 inches 24 years old and 132lbs. He'd like to gain some weight to get a bit more cut and I was just wondering approximately how many calories should my husband be consuming?
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What are everyone's thoughts on alternating cutting and bulking?
So I've found a few questions on here and some other sites discussing this but I'd love some responses for my situation. So I was in a car accident that left my right side much smaller and weaker than my left. I even hold less fat on that side. Because I had gotten bigger (fat gain) than I'd like, I focused on losing body…
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Do dips make your sternum sore?
I do 3 sets of dips on my SL5x5 Bench day. so i do them once a week, and then twice in the next week and so on. I lean forward slightly to work both triceps and chest, rather than being upright. Is it normal for the sternum to be sore, even 4 days after doing the dips? is this just normal DOMS? i definitely dont feel…
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How much to eat for lean muscle
Hi I am new I’d like to get some advice on how Much split my macros. I am 21 years old and my weight is 174p my height 5.11. My goal is learn how to eat healthy , to get bigger, stronger, to build lean muscle and to burn body fat and to have 6 pack. I workout 40 to 45 minutes 6 days a week, one day off and I run 1.50 miles…
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Gaining weight
Hi everyone my goal is to gain weight Feel free to add me :)
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Multi gym workout routine for beginner
Hi I've just bought a home multi gym and need a suggested weekly workout schedule for a beginner. I run most lunchtimes at work and I am trying to tone and build some muscle. I just don't want to start off doing the wrong exercises or in the wrong order. The gym I have bought is this…
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Not satisfied with physique: lack of thickness/mass
Hi, I'm 21 and I've been working out for a few years consistently now, but not for any competitive reasons...just to be in shape. I'm 5'6" and I've always been on the skinny and small side. I always could eat a lot of food and not gain weight. About 2 years ago I was about 125 pounds. Since then, through weightlifting and…
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How to get dem juicy delts?
So I'm a personal trainer and have been lifting for several years (I'm sure most of you have seen me around), but this is kind of a question directed at other women who have actually achieved it... how the hell did you get your arms and more specifically your delts larger? I have been training for years, I have been…
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Mysterious muscle/fat percentage switch. Any ideas?
Greetings MPF folks! I am a long-time board lurker. MPF member since 2012. This is my first question on one of these boards: I had a bodpod analysis last week and received some unexpected results since my last analysis 3 months earlier. My “fat-free weight” dropped ~5 pounds and my “fat weight” correspondingly increased ~5…