weight gain to muscle gain

dchristofer1194
dchristofer1194 Posts: 1 Member
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I had entered in-app as I am interested in weight gain but my interest is in muscle gain. how do I change it in the app? I couldn't find it in the setting. it has asked only in the starting.
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    dchristofer1194 wrote: »
    I had entered in-app as I am interested in weight gain but my interest is in muscle gain. how do I change it in the app? I couldn't find it in the setting. it has asked only in the starting.

    There is no such setting. You just set your goal to gain weight. How much of that is muscle vs fat will depend on the size of your calorie surplus along with your programming in the gym. When you are "bulking" muscle, you are also going to inevitably gain fat as well...there's no way around that. At best you might get a 2:1 ratio of muscle to fat if you have good genetics, are new to lifting, have optimal nutrition, and optimal programming. But even that doesn't last forever, only when you're new.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    dchristofer1194 wrote: »
    I had entered in-app as I am interested in weight gain but my interest is in muscle gain. how do I change it in the app? I couldn't find it in the setting. it has asked only in the starting.

    There is no such setting. You just set your goal to gain weight. How much of that is muscle vs fat will depend on the size of your calorie surplus along with your programming in the gym. When you are "bulking" muscle, you are also going to inevitably gain fat as well...there's no way around that. At best you might get a 2:1 ratio of muscle to fat if you have good genetics, are new to lifting, have optimal nutrition, and optimal programming. But even that doesn't last forever, only when you're new.

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member


    Ditto to the above: Eat enough calories (surplus, i.e., weight gain). Get overall good nutrition (yes, certainly adequate protein but also enough healthy fats and micronutrients). Faithfully follow a good progressive strength training program targeted at mass gain. Be patient, because it's not an instant-gratification game. That's what you can do.

    If you don't already have a suitable strength program, here's a thread about ones other MFP people have found useful:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

    If you have resources for lifting (access to heavy-to-you weights in a gym or at home), great. If you don't, and can't get them, that thread does include some bodyweight programs that can be used as a starting point (despite the thread title implying otherwise)

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