Need some advice. (Progress pics)
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You look pretty lean. Given that, just be aware that gaining muscle while avoiding gaining fat is going to be an extremely slow process for you. In general recomp is always slower than bulking, but it gets even slower the less body fat you have to fuel the recomposition. Make sure you optimize whatever muscle growth potential you do have by keeping protein intake at 0.8 to 1.0 gram of protein per pound of body weight. For you that means shoot for about 100-105 grams of protein per day, but don't stress too much as long as you're getting above 80 grams.
Another thing you have to do to gain muscle is adhere to a well structured, progressive, lifting program. That's also going to be tricky given the whole quarantine situation. The thread @cupcakesandproteinshakes mentioned that has a lot of good programs is:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1
Hopefully you'll find a program there that is appropriate for you and is doable with the equipment available to you.
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Thank you to everyone for all the great advice!!!3
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