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MikeD_Boston
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im trying to put on weight while staying lean...it's not easy!
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Nope!0
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Not really possible.....
I mean think about it, if you are eating in a surplus and you are building muscle...then you will add weight.
Now if you are saying you don't want to add fat....then still somewhat not possible.
You can take a more slow approach, where you are increasing your caloric intake to 250 - 500 calories above maintenance....
That will be slow, but will allow for about 1 lb / week increase....some will be fat, but some will be muscle.....0 -
100% impossible
Your body is not efficient enough to convert 100%of excess calories into muscle...0 -
Eat at maintenance, lift heavy.0
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It's possible...just difficult. It takes 500 extra calories a day to put in a pound a week...as long as you take in 2 grams per pound body weight in protein and keep your carb and fat calories under 250 grams(carbs) and 75-100 grams(fat)0
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That's like swimming upstream, bulk then cut....101 my friend0
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Also lifting heavy isn't always the answer. TUT(time under tension) intensity and advanced techniques like drop and supersets, negatives, and rest-pause, put just as much or more stress on your muscles which is what is needed for growth.0
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101 in the 80's yes. Bulking is not as accepted science as you may think...especially if your trying to stay at 10% BF year round like I am. It's just a slower process...sustained gains over time.0
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MikeD_Boston wrote: »101 in the 80's yes. Bulking is not as accepted science as you may think...especially if your trying to stay at 10% BF year round like I am. It's just a slower process...sustained gains over time.
Good luck with that. It sounds like a horribly slow process. Talk about an exercise in patience; I think that would be a harder exercise than all your time under tension...0 -
MikeD_Boston wrote: »im trying to put on weight while staying lean...it's not easy!
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MikeD_Boston wrote: »It's possible...just difficult. It takes 500 extra calories a day to put in a pound a week...as long as you take in 2 grams per pound body weight in protein and keep your carb and fat calories under 250 grams(carbs) and 75-100 grams(fat)
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MikeD_Boston wrote: »Also lifting heavy isn't always the answer. TUT(time under tension) intensity and advanced techniques like drop and supersets, negatives, and rest-pause, put just as much or more stress on your muscles which is what is needed for growth.
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Suck it up baby, you've got to add the fat, just accept it.
Cutting is so easy man, just do the tried and tested method and stop *kitten* footing around0 -
I would but the only problem is summer is almost here! Next winter I will definitely bulk some and cut back down.0
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I consider 10% or under lean...
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Then wait till August and start your bulk then.....enjoy summer.
That is what I am doing.0 -
impossible unless you are completely new to lifting0
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MikeD_Boston wrote: »It's possible...just difficult. It takes 500 extra calories a day to put in a pound a week...as long as you take in 2 grams per pound body weight in protein and keep your carb and fat calories under 250 grams(carbs) and 75-100 grams(fat)
No,it's not0 -
I'll put a new pic up June first at 205lbs and 8-9% BF...tell me it's impossible then.0
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