Am I the only one that uses this app to gain weight??

How rapid a bulk are you going for?

1-2 pounds a week would be nice and to stay under 12% body fat as well but not sure how well that will work. I may have to sacrifice the abs for the sake of muscle.

1-2 lbs a week is way too fast imo.

2lbs a week is the equivalent of 104lbs a year!!! way over half of that would be fat at that rate.

take into account water and glycogen stores that come with greater lean muscle mass

How rapid a bulk are you going for?

1-2 pounds a week would be nice and to stay under 12% body fat as well but not sure how well that will work. I may have to sacrifice the abs for the sake of muscle.

1-2 lbs a week is way too fast imo.

2lbs a week is the equivalent of 104lbs a year!!! way over half of that would be fat at that rate.

take into account water and glycogen stores that come with greater lean muscle mass

thats going to be minimal,

Even 1lb a week is high, think about how much lean muscle tissue a natural can actually gain in 12 months. It's certainly not anywhere near 52lbs.

How rapid a bulk are you going for?

1-2 pounds a week would be nice and to stay under 12% body fat as well but not sure how well that will work. I may have to sacrifice the abs for the sake of muscle.

1-2 lbs a week is way too fast imo.

2lbs a week is the equivalent of 104lbs a year!!! way over half of that would be fat at that rate.

take into account water and glycogen stores that come with greater lean muscle mass

thats going to be minimal,

Even 1lb a week is high, think about how much lean muscle tissue a natural can actually gain in 12 months. It's certainly not anywhere near 52lbs.

according to research, I can't remember where I found it but its possible to build 0.5lb of pure muscle tissue per week. not including water or glycogen. However, putting on muscle is not linear and progress will slow. so I doubt he will be putting on 104lbs in a year.

I'm another one who isn't trying to lose weight.

I'm not strictly into bulking and cutting though, just monitoring my weight, and making sure I hit weight for competitions, although I'm moving up a weight class at the moment, so I'm sort of bulking I guess.

Everything I've read says 1lb per month is a reasonable goal for most people. Some people can/will gain faster, some will gain slower depending on a variety of variables... but 1lb per month is a realistic goal for most.

I'd agree with this.
My plan to move from 94kg to 105kg class was to do it over 2 years, which is about this rate.

lol, I just was instructed to go here by my doctor- I run 10-15 miles or do 90 mins of hardcore spinning, so I am very active. My doctor does not want me dropping any more weight (I'm 140-145, male, 5'10), and I am tracking how much I eat/burn. Do you guys find the calories on this thing accurate? It is telling me to eat ~3500 just to maintain my weight.

bumping because I am interested in learning more - even at my age.

OP,

I'm in the same boat. I however discovered this site to lose. I started my cut around February 2012 and I have lost 80lbs and leaned up nicely eating 404020 along with HIIT type cardio.

My maintenance level is right around 2200cal (desk job) so I'm slowly creeping up to around 2400-2450cal over the next couple weeks. I am clean eater so-to-speak. I don't and won't eat "crappy" foods to meet my macros. I'd rather eat 200g of powder (ouch) than eat a pizza to reach my goal.... lol but that's just crazy ole me.

Nope, you aren't the only one, I thought I was the only one. Its good to know there are others too! :happy: