Getting into a calorie surplus can be hard for some
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This Thread is awesome. For an outsider, this whole topic is pretty hilarious. Guys how have we come so far?
Some other Guys probably told you that, i didnt read the 10 pages, but you just need to do a basic strength programm and get strong at the 3 big heavy lifts, Deadlift, squat and bench press. But put rows also to it.
Since you are a noob, you dont need any surplus or anything. You will gain muscle and weight over the next 6 months according to the strenght and new muscle mass you will get. After that, you need to think about a calorie suprlus, but you are so skinny and so weak, you even could get tons of muscle, even if you run a high caloric deficit.
Your starting point is just so low, that you need to focus on building strength first. Nothing else is important. Forget about the food and anything else. Only focus on the 3 big lifts and do them as often as possbible and slowley progress on them, put 5 lbs more on them every single time.
Ok, now we have broscience here. All hail magic muscle that appears from nowhere!0 -
tigersword wrote: »
Besides, that's more fun to watch!0 -
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Seriously for a sec, can a mod just delete this thread? It's clear that the OP is wasting everyone's time and is not going to listen to anyone. This post is just taking up space for a more worthwhile one.0
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
Please don't rush on our account. Don't worry I'll recap so you can write it down, although you have heard it a hundred times on this thread already:
1) Eat more
2) Get to a real gym
3) Lift heavy with the big three lifts using full body workouts 3x per week (e.g. SL 5x5)
4) Repeat
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JeffseekingV wrote: »9 pages and how long? I could have gained 3-4 lbs by now.
I could probably put on 2-3 lbs by the end of this week0 -
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I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.0
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nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
Glad we could be of service. Good luck with your bulk. And thanks for the laugh...0 -
nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
LOL, well at least we aren't wasting are time if we can help someone!
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The OP is a total time-waster and this thread gets me so mad as it goes round and round and he gets the attention he obviously craves - or is laughing at all those prepared to spend time and effort advising him. It all becomes worth it though when Nicole and any others interested in the bulk science (me!) learn from the experts (even if the OP never, ever will).0
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nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
well at least we helped someone...
glad to hear that your bulk is progressing nicely ...
sadly, mine is about to come to an end...:(0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »ForecasterJason wrote: »
Please don't rush on our account. Don't worry I'll recap so you can write it down, although you have heard it a hundred times on this thread already:
1) Eat more
2) Get to a real gym
3) Lift heavy with the big three lifts using full body workouts 3x per week (e.g. SL 5x5)
4) Repeat
5) Just do it!
Jason - save us some time, print this out, put it on your fridge, and at some point follow it....0 -
nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
For the record, this is what many of us veterans are talking about when people question why we continue trying to reach an OP who doesn't seem to be listening...that it isn't always about the OP. There are always more lurkers than OPs reading these threads. Always. (Which is also why I hate it that MFP seems so quick to mod-nuke a thread rather than cleaning up a handful of posts...because the information that might be useful to others is completely lost.)0 -
The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.ForecasterJason wrote: »
For what? You don't absorb anything. So basically you're saying tight now, today people are wasting their time with you. Does @Sarauk2sf know that you just are flip flopping and aren't serious about bulking? Since you are going to actually bulk are you going to continue giving out advice in the bulking section?
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.ForecasterJason wrote: »
For what? You don't absorb anything. So basically you're saying tight now, today people are wasting their time with you. Does @Sarauk2sf know that you just are flip flopping and aren't serious about bulking? Since you are going to actually bulk are you going to continue giving out advice in the bulking section?
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
well most of us wish it would help you too... but cie'la ve0 -
nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
well at least we helped someone...
glad to hear that your bulk is progressing nicely ...
sadly, mine is about to come to an end...:(
Mine too. In fact, I'm ending mine about a month short so I can join a local program with my wife to provide her motivations and supports with her weight loss. Ultimately, I added ~20 pounds over ~6 months in a nice steady slow bulk of almost 1 pound/week...ending at 195 pounds at 5'11" so a little short of my 200 GW. (Bonus: my calculated TDEE (without exercise) went from ~3100 to ~3500 during this time presumably because of the weight increase.)
Now, no one talk to me for the next 3-5 months as I shed 10 of these pounds.
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Also, as a random comment, Sara is super busy with her group. Have you asked her again for your program, or have you been waiting 3-4 weeks to see if it will just appear in your inbox?
Maybe send her a reminder saying you know she's busy, but is it still on her todo list. And maybe ask her for an appropriate timeline for future reminders in case it falls to the bottom (every week, every two weeks, etc.).0 -
Also, as a random comment, Sara is super busy with her group. Have you asked her again for your program, or have you been waiting 3-4 weeks to see if it will just appear in your inbox?
Maybe send her a reminder saying you know she's busy, but is it still on her todo list. And maybe ask her for an appropriate timeline for future reminders in case it falls to the bottom (every week, every two weeks, etc.).
Also, you might ask her if it's okay for you to start eating at a surplus and doing whatever lifting you want while you wait. I suspect her answers will be "yes" and "yes".0 -
ForecasterJason wrote: »The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
One pound per month? Wow, good luck with your wheel spinning for the rest of your life.
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My last correspondence with her was on the 17th, as she said then she would try to get it to me over the weekend. But she did also say she was pretty busy, so I understand.Also, as a random comment, Sara is super busy with her group. Have you asked her again for your program, or have you been waiting 3-4 weeks to see if it will just appear in your inbox?
Maybe send her a reminder saying you know she's busy, but is it still on her todo list. And maybe ask her for an appropriate timeline for future reminders in case it falls to the bottom (every week, every two weeks, etc.).
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It has helped me. Instead of just trying to "chill out" with my training while waiting like I was originally thinking, I took the advice to step up my training routine with my machine, starting yesterday.ForecasterJason wrote: »
The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.ForecasterJason wrote: »
For what? You don't absorb anything. So basically you're saying tight now, today people are wasting their time with you. Does @Sarauk2sf know that you just are flip flopping and aren't serious about bulking? Since you are going to actually bulk are you going to continue giving out advice in the bulking section?
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
You're glad it helped others? But you couldn't even bother to let it help you? Makes absolutely no sense.
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »nicoleromine wrote: »I'm usually a lurker, but I wanted to chime in. I'm a 5'9" woman, and I'm 6 weeks into my first bulk. In the time this thread has been going, I've gained some weight, been a boss in the gym, and increased my daily calories by 100. This thread has been incredibly helpful to me for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I've learned a crap-ton about bulking. Secondly, I've realized that no matter how neurotic I may feel on this bulk, I'm not nearly as crazy or out-of-touch as OP. On behalf of all of the lurkers out here reaping these benefits, thank you for your time and knowledge.
well at least we helped someone...
glad to hear that your bulk is progressing nicely ...
sadly, mine is about to come to an end...:(
Mine too. In fact, I'm ending mine about a month short so I can join a local program with my wife to provide her motivations and supports with her weight loss. Ultimately, I added ~20 pounds over ~6 months in a nice steady slow bulk of almost 1 pound/week...ending at 195 pounds at 5'11" so a little short of my 200 GW. (Bonus: my calculated TDEE (without exercise) went from ~3100 to ~3500 during this time presumably because of the weight increase.)
Now, no one talk to me for the next 3-5 months as I shed 10 of these pounds.
I am either stopping at 185 or February 1st whatever comes first...I have been gaining just about over .5 pound per week, and all my measurements have been increasing...including my waist! LOL
started at 175ish and as of last week I was 183.5 ...
Now I need to cut down for beach season ...vanity is my favorite sin, to quote Al Pacino...:)0 -
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
It has helped me. Instead of just trying to "chill out" with my training while waiting like I was originally thinking, I took the advice to step up my training routine with my machine, starting yesterday.ForecasterJason wrote: »
The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.ForecasterJason wrote: »
For what? You don't absorb anything. So basically you're saying tight now, today people are wasting their time with you. Does @Sarauk2sf know that you just are flip flopping and aren't serious about bulking? Since you are going to actually bulk are you going to continue giving out advice in the bulking section?
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
You're glad it helped others? But you couldn't even bother to let it help you? Makes absolutely no sense.
*facepalm*
Understanding what to do and actually doing it are two different things. Because of what I suspect is a slight ED issue and / or exercise issue related to it. IMHO of course0 -
ForecasterJason wrote: »
It has helped me. Instead of just trying to "chill out" with my training while waiting like I was originally thinking, I took the advice to step up my training routine with my machine, starting yesterday.ForecasterJason wrote: »
The funny thing is that she was fully aware that I planned to bulk at 1 pound per month, and she said it was fine.ForecasterJason wrote: »
For what? You don't absorb anything. So basically you're saying tight now, today people are wasting their time with you. Does @Sarauk2sf know that you just are flip flopping and aren't serious about bulking? Since you are going to actually bulk are you going to continue giving out advice in the bulking section?
Also, I'm glad to see that this thread has been of help to others.
You're glad it helped others? But you couldn't even bother to let it help you? Makes absolutely no sense.
*facepalm*
I think OP has an unusual affinity for this "machine"....0 -
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He knows what to do (because everyone has told him exactly what to do), he just can't bring himself to do it0
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