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A little help

whitemountainhiker
Posts: 9 Member
Help me hit 180 lbs.
In order to prevent a long winded post I will answer any and all questions regarding nutrition, personal schedule, work routine, fitness routine etc in order to get help in seeing where I may be going wrong.
I'm unable to meet my daily required caloric intake.
43yr old male
6 ft tall
170lbs at 20% bf
And go.....
In order to prevent a long winded post I will answer any and all questions regarding nutrition, personal schedule, work routine, fitness routine etc in order to get help in seeing where I may be going wrong.
I'm unable to meet my daily required caloric intake.
43yr old male
6 ft tall
170lbs at 20% bf
And go.....
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Why don't you have one big milkshake every day?0
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I have a gainer shake following workouts, 3 day a week split.
1 cup oats
Scoop whey
Tbsp almond butter
12 oz whole milk
I am having a hard time believing my metabolic rate hasn't slowed since my 20's.0 -
If you're a man at 20% body fat, you're already over the high end for finishing up a bulk. Why do you think you need to gain weight right now? Your gains will be primarily fat if you bulk this high.3
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What are you hoping to look like at 180? 20% BF is reasonable but if you just bulk to 180 you'll likely be overweight when you get there.3
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Davidsdottir wrote: »If you're a man at 20% body fat, you're already over the high end for finishing up a bulk. Why do you think you need to gain weight right now? Your gains will be primarily fat if you bulk this high.
My weight seems to fluctuate pretty drastic, I am of the thinking I need to gain weight to even out my height to weight ratio, also to keep the fluctuations in check a little better because I walk between 6 to 12 miles daily at work. I attribute my bf% to a few years of daily pizza and steak bombs, over the past month and a half I have cleaned things up a bit.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »What are you hoping to look like at 180? 20% BF is reasonable but if you just bulk to 180 you'll likely be overweight when you get there.
But my thinking is I'll lose it all very quickly. I don't sit at a desk. It's always been ruff to maintain for me, I'm either gaining or losing, no happy medium.0 -
Honestly, I really think you need to lean out before adding weight. Otherwise, you'll keep spinning your wheels because when you get to 180 you'll have a lot of fat to cut and you'll end up where you are now again. Lift, eat in a modest deficit, and reexamine where you're at body fat wise when you get to 160.2
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I imagine because of the caloric expenditure required of my daily working life. Coupled with a sheer lack of appetite at times.0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Honestly, I really think you need to lean out before adding weight. Otherwise, you'll keep spinning your wheels because when you get to 180 you'll have a lot of fat to cut and you'll end up where you are now again. Lift, eat in a modest deficit, and reexamine where you're at body fat wise when you get to 160.
I am afraid at 160lbs I'll look like some kind of strung out drug addict. I am not disagreeing though as I can see my bf is a little high,, that's if the weight watcher scale is right and accurate.0 -
whitemountainhiker wrote: »I imagine because of the caloric expenditure required of my daily working life. Coupled with a sheer lack of appetite at times.
It's not lack of appetite, it's lack of discipline.
Are you training hard enough? I know my appetite goes through the roof when I training.
You could always increase the amount of calorie dense foods you are eating.
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whitemountainhiker wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »Honestly, I really think you need to lean out before adding weight. Otherwise, you'll keep spinning your wheels because when you get to 180 you'll have a lot of fat to cut and you'll end up where you are now again. Lift, eat in a modest deficit, and reexamine where you're at body fat wise when you get to 160.
I am afraid at 160lbs I'll look like some kind of strung out drug addict. I am not disagreeing though as I can see my bf is a little high,, that's if the weight watcher scale is right and accurate.
Probable that it isn't. Can you post photos?0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »whitemountainhiker wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »Honestly, I really think you need to lean out before adding weight. Otherwise, you'll keep spinning your wheels because when you get to 180 you'll have a lot of fat to cut and you'll end up where you are now again. Lift, eat in a modest deficit, and reexamine where you're at body fat wise when you get to 160.
I am afraid at 160lbs I'll look like some kind of strung out drug addict. I am not disagreeing though as I can see my bf is a little high,, that's if the weight watcher scale is right and accurate.
Probable that it isn't. Can you post photos?
I will, I can see the scale being inaccurate because although my skin isn't looking like I been taking anavar, I can hardly pinch more than an inch of body with my fingers at any given point. But there is not much striation either.
I am more commonly called "skin and bones"0
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