Gaining muscle

MichalaCassandra
MichalaCassandra Posts: 7 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone

I'm 18 y/o, female, 5"8.5 tall, around 143lb and needs help getting to my goal.

I've been dealing with eating disorders for around 2 years now (losing 35lb very quick, then binging my way up to a 23lb weight gain, tried the HCLF banana girl diet, and now i'm fighting my way out of a low calorie diet..). I'm sick and tired of all of this and I would like to put this controling thing to "good purpose" and getting my goal body*. But I really don't wanna put on too much weight..

I really want to get a lean body with muscle (not like body builder body but I would like a nice pair of abs :P). I'm currently working out quite a lot (6 days a week and some days twice) and I really enjoy it. I mostly do weight cause let's be real cardio can be quite boring...

I've been working out and eating clean since december but i've only been eating 1200-1500 (aprox) a day.. Thats way too little, right?
Or that's my guess since it's I've only dropped a little over 1% body fat this year (i'm a around 24,5-25% now).

Does anyone have any advise on how to get to my goals?

I know it's a long process but this is truely what I wanna do with my body.. And hopefully compete in Bikini 2-4 years from now :)



*I am in treatment and stable enough for this change

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,027 Member
    What's your training regimen look like?

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  • DaradysMom
    DaradysMom Posts: 10
    Be careful lifting too often because that actually keeps you from gaining. When you lift, the purpose is to cause tiny tears in the muscle, which then are repaired and built back stronger after a few days. You need at least two days between workouts of each group so you can heal. If you don't heal, you don't gain. If you break up workouts by muscle group, that could work; do legs Monday, biceps and triceps Wednesday, back and abs Friday. Cardio class on Tuesday or Thursday to make it fun. Consider a kickboxing class or check out high intensity interval training for cardio- they're way better than a boring treadmill. I also love to work out every day and I never seem to get enough calories, so I make every calorie count with high protein, fruits and veggies. Gotta feed those muscles.
  • MichalaCassandra
    MichalaCassandra Posts: 7 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    What's your training regimen look like?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
    9285851.png
    I don't have a specific schedule that I follow. I just make sure to alternate between the different muscle groups so I don't work the same muscles everyday.. And then I have 2 times a week where I focus on cardio :)
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    MichalaCassandra wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    What's your training regimen look like?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
    9285851.png
    I don't have a specific schedule that I follow. I just make sure to alternate between the different muscle groups so I don't work the same muscles everyday.. And then I have 2 times a week where I focus on cardio :)

    Have you been lifting weights for like 5 years and need that much recovery between sessions? Just do a 3x a week full body routine that is best suited towards noobies, or a 3-4x upper/lower split if you lack energy to do full body (once I was able to deadlift my own weight, full body became difficult, and now I can't even comfortably do back squats and conventional deadlifts on the same day)

    Also not sure how you are fitting in 8 days worth of exercise in a 7 day week

    You'll also need to eat at least 2000 calories net or more, maybe 2200, to gain weight/muscle.
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