Time to Stop?

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keithcw_the_first
keithcw_the_first Posts: 382 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I told myself I'd stop the bulk when the calipers hit 15% - which they did today... but it's very suspicious. It would mean that while the scale stayed within one pound (actually a pound lower today) than last week), I dropped 5 lbs. of LBM. Which is impossible.

Measurement error today? Or is this the first time I've got the calipers right and it's time to stop?

It will be ten weeks of bulking Wednesday.
  • 7 pounds gained, both measured by the scale and by a rolling average of weights.
  • Squat 1RM* increased by 20 lbs.
  • Deadlift 1RM increased by 30 lbs.
  • Bench 1RM increased by 12 lbs.
  • OHP 1RM increased by ~10 lbs.

*These are all calculated 1RMs derived from ranges of 2 - 5 reps.

These are not incredible I know, but for me it was the difference between getting reps with 135 on the OHP over several sets and getting stuck at 120 for weeks at a time.

The only other thing I can think of is that I had a very active weekend and it's very hot, so I could be low on water and retaining some fluid subcutaneously.

Anyway, what do you guys think? Time to stop, measurement error or drink more water?

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  • Docbanana2002
    Docbanana2002 Posts: 357 Member
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    Take another measure in a few days, to verify?
  • keithcw_the_first
    keithcw_the_first Posts: 382 Member
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    Docbanana2002 wrote: »
    Take another measure in a few days, to verify?
    So that's a vote cast for measurement error.
  • Docbanana2002
    Docbanana2002 Posts: 357 Member
    edited June 2015
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    keithcw_the_first wrote: »
    Docbanana2002 wrote: »
    Take another measure in a few days, to verify?
    So that's a vote cast for measurement error.

    No, it is a vote cast for gathering additional data. No way to decide it if is error without actually checking the measurement again.
  • keithcw_the_first
    keithcw_the_first Posts: 382 Member
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    I'm all for gathering additional data.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
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    Can you see any of your abs or serratus? If not, then probably time to cut.
  • keithcw_the_first
    keithcw_the_first Posts: 382 Member
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    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Can you see any of your abs or serratus? If not, then probably time to cut.

    Serratus... like they're blanketed in snow, maybe. Very faint. No abs... which is why I started a bulk.

    I actually hit my bulking goal of two plates on the bench press last night so I'm wrapping this up. Should have a little bit of time to get a small cut in before summer is through and then I can do it again over the winter months.

    And I had some fractional plates in my bag so my new PR is actually 227 x 2. Hooray!

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