How Much Weight Did You Gain?
RaeLB
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Hey y'all!
How much weight did you gain with your bulk? I've been seeing 15-20 lb gains on this forum and I'm not even close to that.
I started to bulk at the end of December but I broke my wrist and couldn't lift until February, so really I've only been bulking/lifting for 8.5 weeks now and I've only gained 3 lbs!
I'm going to continue to bulk until the end of April since I got started so late but I think I need to up my calories again. I do feel stronger and my arms are getting more badass but I don't see much visible gain in the rest of my body... but maybe it's under a layer of fat...IDK help!
How much weight did you gain with your bulk? I've been seeing 15-20 lb gains on this forum and I'm not even close to that.
I started to bulk at the end of December but I broke my wrist and couldn't lift until February, so really I've only been bulking/lifting for 8.5 weeks now and I've only gained 3 lbs!
I'm going to continue to bulk until the end of April since I got started so late but I think I need to up my calories again. I do feel stronger and my arms are getting more badass but I don't see much visible gain in the rest of my body... but maybe it's under a layer of fat...IDK help!
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I probably should include this info:
I started at 118lbs and currently weigh 121lbs
I am eating 2100 calories a day which is apparently a 500 surplus for me0 -
20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.0
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Did you take measurements? Going by looks alone is difficult
In the 10 weeks I was bulking I gained 6lb so .6 a week. But yeah lots of the super badass women on here did way more... maybe next winter
Upping calories might be a good idea and it's quite common to go up as when you increase calories you NEAT increases too, so you actually use more calories daily. I think I have seen a study on that somewhere on this group but I can't remember where. Maybe someone can help?0 -
20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.
Do you have a noticeable difference in appearance?0 -
12lbs over 16 wks and had to increase my cals quite a few times to keep the gains coming. Is 2100 based off of TDEE with activity included or another way?0
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Did you take measurements? Going by looks alone is difficult
In the 10 weeks I was bulking I gained 6lb so .6 a week. But yeah lots of the super badass women on here did way more... maybe next winter
Upping calories might be a good idea and it's quite common to go up as when you increase calories you NEAT increases too, so you actually use more calories daily. I think I have seen a study on that somewhere on this group but I can't remember where. Maybe someone can help?
I did but I wrote them on a piece of paper and it got lost in a recent move. I just started putting info in my phone instead lol.
With 6lbs did you get a noticeable difference in appearance? your body looks badass but I don't know what's before and after lol.
Thanks for the info on calories, that makes total sense! I think I'm going to bump them a bit more and see what happens... oh god my bulking belly already feels like it's going to explode lol.0 -
12lbs over 16 wks and had to increase my cals quite a few times to keep the gains coming. Is 2100 based off of TDEE with activity included or another way?
I just recalculated my TDEE and I'm getting 1797 (not 1630) so maybe I accidently left out exercise when I originally did my calculations! Oops! Thanks! I will make the change.0 -
I gained about 5 pounds in 8 weeks... Not a lot but I don't gain THAT easily so it's ok. I'll do a longer & slower bulk next time. I did gain some strength and PR on a lot of my lifts so it's all good!
Seems like I lost a lot of water weight when I stopped taking Creatine.0 -
After all was said and done (weight fluctuated quite a bit)- 10lbs in 20 weeks. So, .5lbs a week. Some weeks I saw no gain, some weeks I saw a massive gain. Just like cutting, it wasn't linear for me.0
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Not sure it was mentioned yet but women can only gain about .25 lbs of muscle per week. So that's roughly 1 lb a month. Gaining anything above that will be fat or water weight. Wah wah. So to make the most of my gains I'm shooting to gain about 0.5 lbs per week. I don't mind the extra fluff as long as I ensure I'm building muscle.0
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Not sure it was mentioned yet but women can only gain about .25 lbs of muscle per week. So that's roughly 1 lb a month. Gaining anything above that will be fat or water weight. Wah wah.
gotta accept the fat gain to allow muscle gain.
If you aren't gaining fat you aren't bulking. Unfortunately we as women tend to want to preserve the lean look AND make progress- but unless we accept the painfully slow and not as effect tedious slow bulk it's just not going to happen- i'ts not realistic.
5 months /20 weeks and I've put on roughly 15-20 lbs.
at 10 lbs you are going to notice a difference in clothing. I didn't really start noticing till December after I threw all my "big pants" away with my move.
I've put on size everywhere- I think my arms jumped up an inch or more on biceps with absolutely NO curling whats so ever. ( I don't carry a lot of fat up there- so it's not a great deal of fat on my upper body- mostly my thighs and butt)
So I'll take more measurements today to round out my numbers from comparing November through March.
I am disappointed with strength gains- but that's partly my own fault- I switched and moved strictly to a hypertrophy phase and so PR's weren't an option.0 -
20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.
Do you have a noticeable difference in appearance?
Definitely! I was totally pear shaped before--large butt and thighs with weak shoulders. My shoulders are much broader now--I'm an hourglass now! I mean, still no boobs, but I've got larger arms and a wider back, so who needs them?!0 -
20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.
Do you have a noticeable difference in appearance?
Definitely! I was totally pear shaped before--large butt and thighs with weak shoulders. My shoulders are much broader now--I'm an hourglass now! I mean, still no boobs, but I've got larger arms and a wider back, so who needs them?!
wide shoulders- big back = smaller look waist.
so sexy.0 -
12 lbs. in 16 weeks for me.0
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20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.
Do you have a noticeable difference in appearance?
Definitely! I was totally pear shaped before--large butt and thighs with weak shoulders. My shoulders are much broader now--I'm an hourglass now! I mean, still no boobs, but I've got larger arms and a wider back, so who needs them?!
This is totally me... well, at 118lbs nothing is "large" but I've always had a hefty butt & thighs compared to my breasts & arms and I'm loving the growing arms and broader back/shoulders!0 -
I've gained 5 lbs. in 12 weeks. The bulk of that was last month when I increased my calories to 21000
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18lbs from Mid Sept-Jan 10
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20 weeks, 4 lbs. I think I lost fat, though, so I guess it worked out okay. Next bulk will be better.
Do you have a noticeable difference in appearance?
Definitely! I was totally pear shaped before--large butt and thighs with weak shoulders. My shoulders are much broader now--I'm an hourglass now! I mean, still no boobs, but I've got larger arms and a wider back, so who needs them?!
wide shoulders- big back = smaller look waist.
so sexy.
Exactly! My waist stayed the same but it looks smaller. I love it!0 -
wide shoulders- big back = smaller look waist.
so sexy.
Exactly! My waist stayed the same but it looks smaller. I love it!
perception/optical illusions means A LOT in this business! LOL0 -
4 lbs in about 4 months. My thighs are noticeably different, but they were pretty weak to begin with, which is what prompted me to bulk in the first place.
To be honest, I probably won't go for much more next year. If I can cut down and maintain 125 lbs this summer, I might go for 7-10 lbs over the 5 months of winter, but I'd be okay with 5. Even after my "bulk", my body fat is 19%. Glutes, legs, and abs still need mass.
Pics (sorry for the standing-on-the-toilet shot. Easiest place to take a selfie in my house)
128 lbs:
[img]http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee322/jivete/Lifting progress/F-08192013.jpg[/img]
131 lbs (I gained another lb after this picture, and then promptly started cutting):
[img]http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee322/jivete/Lifting progress/F-02272014.jpg[/img]0 -
I hadn't actually noticed how long mine took so I just had a wee nosy - shocked to see I gained 7lb in 8 weeks!?!
I had planned on 0.5 lb a week but I tend to overeat when I have more cals. Cutting next week, I must be more strict with myself next time.0 -
12 lbs gained in 20 weeks. I also had to continually up my cals to keep a gain steady. I was eating close to 3000 cals towards the end of my 20 weeks.
Yes, I noticed physical differences, but really only once I hit around 8 lbs or so.0 -
y'all are awesome! let's do this again next year :drinker:0
