Adding lifting/bulking friends

P3669

Hello. I am 5'10" and as of yesterday, 141lbs. My goal is to reach 150 by the end of this month. I work out 5 days a week... cardio kickboxing & gym. I have increased my cal intake this week & will be increasing by 200-250 each week. Once I do reach my goal, I will have to work in maintaining.

lilolilo920

Just started my first bulk!! I'd love some more friends

letsgain01

Add me too

sam_6400

New to all this,started weight training about a month ago looking to gain size,workout between 3-4 times a week looking for any info or tips also looking for help on some examples of the best foods to eat while adding size feel free to add me

HookGripDeadlifts

Just finished up my first bulk and I'm now cutting. I will be back to bulking in a couple months. More friends are welcome.

hyIianprincess

Gonna start a bulk around the end of this month. Feel free to add me!

imjms737

Currently looking to maintain, but I'm always happy to have more lifting friends in my MFP friend list.

ElevatedBeast

6'8 255. Currently bulking and running PPLx2. Add me, username is reelangler.

peaceout_aly

I only went from 115 lbs. to 118 lbs. since September. Hoping some of that is muscle! I always get scared that I'm not eating enough to build muscle, or not lifting heavy enough to compensate how much I'm eating. it's my first bulk so I'm novice. Gaining strength pretty easily now, not too much fat overall, so who knows.

serapel

peaceout_aly wrote: »

I only went from 115 lbs. to 118 lbs. since September. Hoping some of that is muscle! I always get scared that I'm not eating enough to build muscle, or not lifting heavy enough to compensate how much I'm eating. it's my first bulk so I'm novice. Gaining strength pretty easily now, not too much fat overall, so who knows.

I've gained 5lbs since June and while many here have told me it's more of a recomp than a bulk, I still chat here bc I am gaining weight.

I hate the scale going up to be honest. It freaks me out and I still have to tell myself to just trust the process. I've always kept my weight around 126 lbs and now I'm almost 132 lbs.

D4LB

Some one explain what bulking means lol do you mean putting on muscle haha

4theking

D4LB wrote: »

Some one explain what bulking means lol do you mean putting on muscle haha

Yes! lol

Bulker(for a bit longer) and lifter here.

peaceout_aly

serapel wrote: »

peaceout_aly wrote: »

I only went from 115 lbs. to 118 lbs. since September. Hoping some of that is muscle! I always get scared that I'm not eating enough to build muscle, or not lifting heavy enough to compensate how much I'm eating. it's my first bulk so I'm novice. Gaining strength pretty easily now, not too much fat overall, so who knows.

I've gained 5lbs since June and while many here have told me it's more of a recomp than a bulk, I still chat here bc I am gaining weight.

I hate the scale going up to be honest. It freaks me out and I still have to tell myself to just trust the process. I've always kept my weight around 126 lbs and now I'm almost 132 lbs.

We are in the same boat! I'm short, too, so I feel like every 1 lb. gain looks like 3 lbs. But you gotta just trust the process, I guess. It's a hard adjustment to go from cutting to bulking and back! I honestly understand how people say bulking is the hard part now.

DancingMoosie

I was thinking that, with the holidays and all, I might as well go for a bulk. My weight went up after Thanksgiving, and the week after, but then dropped 2.2lb this week. I'm basically back to my normal weight. My lifts have gotten better, though. It does freak me out a little to try to set my goal up 5 lbs, but going to see if I get there this year.

reginad10

I started bulking since June and I've a whooping 20lbs so far )) I'm 5'8, 130lbs and my goal is to be 145- 150lbs. Add me too let's encourage each other and share tips

mklass489

aaron_kollmeyer wrote: »

Im bulking trying to get 3600 calories a day. It's a chore. Keep at it!! Always switching up different meals keeps it exciting

I have been getting 3000....is there a way to share meals?

trigden1991

ElevatedBeast wrote: »

6'8 255. Currently bulking and running PPLx2. Add me, username is reelangler.

I thought I was quite big, you have made me feel small. What's your calorie intake like?

reginad10

mklass489 wrote: »

aaron_kollmeyer wrote: »

Im bulking trying to get 3600 calories a day. It's a chore. Keep at it!! Always switching up different meals keeps it exciting

I have been getting 3000....is there a way to share meals?

Once you become someone's friend, you can click on their diary and it'll show you what they've been eating, as long as they enter their meals.

farmer4022

Starting my bulk program this coming week. Back at it for that summer body

ergeneserkan

For me , time to mass gain.

katieann522

captbklee wrote: »

I've been making some incredibly slow progress on my bulk, but that's on me. Feel free to add me. I like picking up heavy things and putting them back down.

I love picking them up and putting them back. It helps with the OCD..

katieann522

Gaining is fun in the beginning. Now I am 3 months in and eating is becoming a chore. So much food! (For me) can't imagine how Jay Cutler feels. Poor guy.

katieann522

mklass489 wrote: »

aaron_kollmeyer wrote: »

Im bulking trying to get 3600 calories a day. It's a chore. Keep at it!! Always switching up different meals keeps it exciting

I have been getting 3000....is there a way to share meals?

If you're friends, you can "Grant access" to each other's diary.
If you are just wanting to see what foods are being chosen.

Jar_Rod44

I just got off of a two month bulking session. Gained 4 lbs. I was eating around 3500 calories a day so obviously I'm a hard gainer.

trigden1991

Jar_Rod44 wrote: »

I just got off of a two month bulking session. Gained 4 lbs. I was eating around 3500 calories a day so obviously I'm a hard gainer.

Obviously your TDEE is higher than you thought, you didn't track food accurately or overestimated your portions. "Hard gainer" is not a real thing.

letsgain01

trigden1991 wrote: »

Jar_Rod44 wrote: »

I just got off of a two month bulking session. Gained 4 lbs. I was eating around 3500 calories a day so obviously I'm a hard gainer.

Obviously your TDEE is higher than you thought, you didn't track food accurately or overestimated your portions. "Hard gainer" is not a real thing.

Not a common enough thing to not work on other possibilities before believing it *

There is a woman who literally eats 5000-7000 calories a day and is still underweight and she isn't the only one but it isn't common at all and so you are right that these other things are way more likely buuut there are medical conditions that do actually make it harder to gain weight.

BonyCastro

I have been bulking for 5 weeks. I gained 4 pounds.

trigden1991

letsgain01 wrote: »

trigden1991 wrote: »

Jar_Rod44 wrote: »

I just got off of a two month bulking session. Gained 4 lbs. I was eating around 3500 calories a day so obviously I'm a hard gainer.

Obviously your TDEE is higher than you thought, you didn't track food accurately or overestimated your portions. "Hard gainer" is not a real thing.

Not a common enough thing to not work on other possibilities before believing it *

There is a woman who literally eats 5000-7000 calories a day and is still underweight and she isn't the only one but it isn't common at all and so you are right that these other things are way more likely buuut there are medical conditions that do actually make it harder to gain weight.

If someone doesn't gain weight at the rate they predicted then their surplus is not as large as they calculated.

If you are going to state a case study, then please provide evidence as well. Not to mention that a calorie range that broad is ridiculously inaccurate.

psuLemon

trigden1991 wrote: »

letsgain01 wrote: »

trigden1991 wrote: »

Jar_Rod44 wrote: »

I just got off of a two month bulking session. Gained 4 lbs. I was eating around 3500 calories a day so obviously I'm a hard gainer.

Obviously your TDEE is higher than you thought, you didn't track food accurately or overestimated your portions. "Hard gainer" is not a real thing.

Not a common enough thing to not work on other possibilities before believing it *

There is a woman who literally eats 5000-7000 calories a day and is still underweight and she isn't the only one but it isn't common at all and so you are right that these other things are way more likely buuut there are medical conditions that do actually make it harder to gain weight.

If someone doesn't gain weight at the rate they predicted then their surplus is not as large as they calculated.

If you are going to state a case study, then please provide evidence as well. Not to mention that a calorie range that broad is ridiculously inaccurate.

I forget the woman's name, but she is on wikipedia because she has hyperthyroidism. Her metabolism really is crazy fast and should never been used as an example but rather an anomaly. Literally fall withing the 1-2% of people that have the issue.

psuLemon

I am following Wendler 531 currently, and while I am not bulking, I am going to work on recomping this upcoming year. And evaluating calorie/carb cycling for fun.