Share your weight GAIN success!

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terizius
terizius Posts: 425 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I see these weight loss success stories all the time. I rarely see a weight GAIN success thread. Share below with your before and after pics and stats. Try to share your program, average calories, amount of surplus, macro ratios, etc. so others can emulate your awesomeness!

Here's the results of my 6 Week Bulk last year:
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Starting Weight - 143 lbs
Ending Weight - 150.2 lbs
Increase of - 7.2 lbs

Starting Body Fat - 4.6%
Ending Body Fat - 4.86%

Overall Body Measurements Increases: 4.7"

Neck: + 0"
Shoulders: + 0.5"
Chest: + 2"
Biceps: + 0.5"
Forearms: + 0"
Waist: + 0.35"
Hips: + 0.85"
Thighs: + 0.5"
Calves: + 0"

Average Daily Calories/Macros:

Calories - 3395
Protein - 230g
Carbs - 381g
Fat - 111g

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  • terizius
    terizius Posts: 425 Member
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    No one?
  • danomitex
    danomitex Posts: 21 Member
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    Good job on the 6 week bulk. What did you use to measure your body fat though? Bodybuilders step on stage with body fat around 3-4%... so the 4.6% seems very low based on the pictures.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    You can definitely tell. Looks good for only 6 weeks. Your BF isn't that low I don't think, but doesn't really matter.
  • lizardlipsagain
    lizardlipsagain Posts: 33 Member
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    Congrats, you look great it this pic, have you managed to sustain this since? I cant send any pictures as I'm on the other side of the fence. I just wanted to say that we are all just trying for something better whether it be gaining weight/muscle or losing weight/gaining muscle. Hope you are winning the battle.
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
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    congrats bro.
    i guess you can see my before after of weight gain in my profile pic :p
    still bulking though....will cut when i reach about 198-200 ish lbs
  • terizius
    terizius Posts: 425 Member
    edited March 2015
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    danomitex wrote: »
    Good job on the 6 week bulk. What did you use to measure your body fat though? Bodybuilders step on stage with body fat around 3-4%... so the 4.6% seems very low based on the pictures.

    I used calipers for my BF% measurements. I did 7 sites, 3 measurements at each site to be as accurate as possible. If I used a different device, I'm sure the numbers would be different, so no, I may not have been that low, however, the % gain is what I was going after. In week 3 of last years bulk, I used an electrical impedance BF Analyzer (same one I had used a year before) and got 6.2%.

    lizardlipsagain wrote: »
    Congrats, you look great it this pic, have you managed to sustain this since? I cant send any pictures as I'm on the other side of the fence. I just wanted to say that we are all just trying for something better whether it be gaining weight/muscle or losing weight/gaining muscle. Hope you are winning the battle.

    Unfortunately, no. Last year, I was extremely active. I did martial arts 3 times a week, tennis 4-5 times a week and lifted 3-4 times a week. Then in March, I got a new job, moved, started back up with my Masters degree and had a decent amount of business travel. So, while I kept most of the weight (ended last bulk at 150.2 lbs, started this years bulk at 147.4), my lean mass decreased and my BF increased. I'm in week three of another bulk now and just posted my highest weight and BF ever, 153.8lbs and 11% body fat. I'm aiming for 160-165 at the end of this bulk before getting back down under 10% BF.
  • terizius
    terizius Posts: 425 Member
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    tryingtogetbigger2015 wrote: »
    congrats bro.
    i guess you can see my before after of weight gain in my profile pic :p
    still bulking though....will cut when i reach about 198-200 ish lbs

    That's quite the transition for you. You've definitely taken a few steps in the right direction! What kind of program are you following?
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
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    terizius wrote: »
    tryingtogetbigger2015 wrote: »
    congrats bro.
    i guess you can see my before after of weight gain in my profile pic :p
    still bulking though....will cut when i reach about 198-200 ish lbs

    That's quite the transition for you. You've definitely taken a few steps in the right direction! What kind of program are you following?

    thanks lol. this is what i follow...sometimes rarely I'll do an hour of elliptical, but mostly not

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  • terizius
    terizius Posts: 425 Member
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    Anyone else wanna provide some motivation to we current bulkers?
  • nerdygymrat9
    nerdygymrat9 Posts: 163 Member
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    terizius wrote: »
    Anyone else wanna provide some motivation to we current bulkers?

    Lol Terry you have already seen my pics since we are both on this 12 week journey together but for others looking for a little inspiration I could post them here as well. Currently on my 8th week of my first bulk ever (having just completed week 7 on Monday) and I did a side by side comparison picture yesterday so hopefully my modest progress can help motivate others to give 100% :)

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