If you eat too much while lifting heavy...

Sofithomas

The topic title shouldn't be 'if you eat too much while lifting heavy', it should be 'if you eat too much'...in GENERAL, because regardless, if your caloried consumption is higher than your expenditure you WILL gain whether you are lifting heavy or running marathons!

As for calorie consumption, I average around 1700-2000 whilst lifting and have lost about 3 pounds this past month, so it toally depends on your calorie intake (I'm tall so I need a wee bit more methinks), but to 'bulk' you simply need to eat more than your TDEE..is what I believe anyway...

Mompanda4

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gmjminsz

To clarify the rep range issue:

1. 13+ endurance (fitness and endurance)
2. 8-12 hypertrophy (size)
3. 4-6 strength (strength + some size gains)
4. 1-3 power lifters (max strength)

All good

victoria4321

First of all, ignore the arrogant who are saying you aren't lifting heavy because you aren't doing their notion of heavy. Heavy is different for every person.

There's no arrogance in this thread. Lifting 15 reps per set is not heavy. Lifting 5-8 reps per set is heavy.

This too.

15 reps is endurance training. Going up on the weight (no matter where you are) so that you can only do 5-8 reps to failure is the definition of lifting heavy.

Clearly some people read what they want to see and not the whole thread. I said I plan to lift heavier and I'm doing higher reps so I can have good form first. I was asking the initial question not in relation to myself right now but what could possibly happen in the future. I wanted to hear from people with experience lifting. Someone just asked what my current routine was so I shared that answer.

Working on your form with lighter weight is the best thing you can do when starting lifting so, it's a good thing. It's just not really "lifting heavy" by definition is all. If you want, you can changup your last sets so that it's a heavy lift set. So 2 sets at higher reps/lower weight, then do one set at 5-8 reps with heavier weights. That might be worth doing so you can continue to work on your form at the higher weights. Form tends to break down quite a bit the closer you get to your max lifts.

I'm not sure why you are so defensive, but I really don't see anyone attacking you here.

Oh, and I lift heavy 3x per week. Have for a long time now.

That's a good idea so I might try that actually. Doing my last set as a heavy one.

Not sure where you find defensive, but I just recall correcting any assumptions prior people have made. I just asked about lifting heavy and I got a lot of "you don't lift heavy!" but I never said I did, I just said I plan to eventually. I just like to have information about things before doing it. I'd rather learn something before than have to correct it when it's wrong that's all. Thanks to everyone who did answer the question though

Elizabeth_C34

First of all, ignore the arrogant who are saying you aren't lifting heavy because you aren't doing their notion of heavy. Heavy is different for every person.

There's no arrogance in this thread. Lifting 15 reps per set is not heavy. Lifting 5-8 reps per set is heavy.

This too.

15 reps is endurance training. Going up on the weight (no matter where you are) so that you can only do 5-8 reps to failure is the definition of lifting heavy.

Clearly some people read what they want to see and not the whole thread. I said I plan to lift heavier and I'm doing higher reps so I can have good form first. I was asking the initial question not in relation to myself right now but what could possibly happen in the future. I wanted to hear from people with experience lifting. Someone just asked what my current routine was so I shared that answer.

Working on your form with lighter weight is the best thing you can do when starting lifting so, it's a good thing. It's just not really "lifting heavy" by definition is all. If you want, you can changup your last sets so that it's a heavy lift set. So 2 sets at higher reps/lower weight, then do one set at 5-8 reps with heavier weights. That might be worth doing so you can continue to work on your form at the higher weights. Form tends to break down quite a bit the closer you get to your max lifts.

I'm not sure why you are so defensive, but I really don't see anyone attacking you here.

Oh, and I lift heavy 3x per week. Have for a long time now.

That's a good idea so I might try that actually. Doing my last set as a heavy one.

Not sure where you find defensive, but I just recall correcting any assumptions prior people have made. I just asked about lifting heavy and I got a lot of "you don't lift heavy!" but I never said I did, I just said I plan to eventually. I just like to have information about things before doing it. I'd rather learn something before than have to correct it when it's wrong that's all. Thanks to everyone who did answer the question though

Sorry if I misunderstood your tone. Certainly didn't mean to.

I'm glad you got some help though.