Strength goals and weight gain
MWShep
Posts: 45 Member
Hi all
Looking for advice from stronger and better people than myself for my first post on MFP.
The question is should I gain weight to achieve my goals?
Below is the list for my personal goals and some info.
Between 65/67 kgs
5'10
My goals are and my best PB lifts:
Deadlift x 2.5 BW (147kg x 1)
Squat x 2 BW (109kg x 3)
Bench x 1.5 BW (74kg x 6)
Press x 1 BW (54kg x 1)
At the moment I'm on maintenance calories only. From what I've read on the internet is that to gain strength you need to add muscle/weight. Although I understand this, in my logical mind if I gain weight then that pushes my goals further ahead cancelling out any gains in strength, so I'll always be playing catch up if that makes any sense to you?
So do I stick with maintenance or start to gain muscle for strength?
Looking for advice from stronger and better people than myself for my first post on MFP.
The question is should I gain weight to achieve my goals?
Below is the list for my personal goals and some info.
Between 65/67 kgs
5'10
My goals are and my best PB lifts:
Deadlift x 2.5 BW (147kg x 1)
Squat x 2 BW (109kg x 3)
Bench x 1.5 BW (74kg x 6)
Press x 1 BW (54kg x 1)
At the moment I'm on maintenance calories only. From what I've read on the internet is that to gain strength you need to add muscle/weight. Although I understand this, in my logical mind if I gain weight then that pushes my goals further ahead cancelling out any gains in strength, so I'll always be playing catch up if that makes any sense to you?
So do I stick with maintenance or start to gain muscle for strength?
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