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Avette's Bulking Log
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I'm gonna agree with everyone above- 1lb in a month is not bad! Lean gain is the goal!!0
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In for lean gains! Seriously, slow and steady, just like losing weight. You know if you drop weight fast, you'll drop more LBM, and when you gain fast you're gaining more fat. Fact of life. If it was simple, we'd all have "perfect" bodies...whatever the hell that means.0
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Yep...I agree with the rest of the ladies. you are doing great....1 lb in a month is a nice steady gain!0
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Week 5 Recap:
Staring Weight: 130.6lb (my data points look like this: 130.1, 131, 131.2, and finally 132)
Ending Weight: 132lb (+2lb from 1 October and +1.4lb from last week)
Calorie Aim: 2400/day
Real Calorie Average: 2430/day
I went back to 5/3/1 Big but Boring (ran it for a couple cycles during my last bulk). I did four workouts for the week, but had to modify do to an inflamed rotator cuff. I did DB OHP, at a pathetically low weight – which means there is a lot of room for improvement on my non-dominate side. I think I am going to run 5’s again for upper body lifts (since I am doing DB), and move into 3’s week for lower body lifts. I was lazy and didn’t do any yoga this week – I feel stiff.
It is really easy to eat 2400+ calories now. I don’t know what happened, but the hunger monster moved in and I find myself going over with ease now.
I flushed my fitbit down the toilet a couple weeks ago, and found myself really missing it, so I got a fitbit zip last night. It doesn’t do floors of stairs or sleep, but I didn’t really use those functions anyways.
I measured my waist this weekend, and it looks like it is up 1.25 inches from June (low weight) – so it just makes me feel fluffy. Arms are the same and didn’t measure legs b/c I was lazy.
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Sounds like good progress!!!
It sucks that you hurt your shoulder
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Sucks about the Fitbit. I kinda want a Force to replace my One because it keeps dislodging itself from the little rubber holder!
I think you're doing fantastic--keep it up!0 -
Week 6 Recap:
Staring Weight: 132lb (my data points look like this: 132, 130.5, 131.7, and 131.2)
Ending Weight: 131.2lb (+1.6lb from 1 October and -.8lb from last week)
Calorie Aim: 2500/day
Real Calorie Average: 2552/day
This week was much like last week. I did four workouts for week 2 (3’s week) of 5/3/1. Shoulder is still a bit bothersome this week, which stinks – I can’t push myself on OHP. I didn’t do yoga again this week and my low back is really angry with me. I need to do it this week to calm my SI joint down.
A little disappointed in my (non)gains. I feel like I am spinning my wheels. Who would have thought I was a hard gainer? Certainly not me, especially when I so easily put on 20lbs in a few months, granted it was 20lbs of squish. I am moving my calorie goal up to 2600/day. Not taking measurements this week, but my work pants still fit fine.0 -
It's amazing how differently your body works when you've got a good exercise routine going and good nutrition. Not nearly the same as gaining other times!0
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I recently found out I'm a hard gainer too so I can definitely relate. I'm going to look into that 5/3/1 program because I think that is similar to what my trainer has me doing now. I think that's probably ab ideal workout for us. My trainer told me to stay off the scale, so that's what I'm trying to do. It's very hard though! 0
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well, you've revved your metabolism up with all of that good strength training!! Its interesting to see the difference we are REALLY making in our bodies (things other than the scale or measurements). Keep up the hard work and I guess moar foodz isn't the worst thing ever LOL0
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