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When your body doesn't want to gain weight...
Hello! This is my first post so I'm a noob. My predicament is as follows: I have a REALLY hard time gaining any weight. The most I ever weighed was 120lbs in high-school when I was in a more competitive gym class everyday (HIIT, weight training, and cardio), I was also eating breakfast, AT LEAST two quarter pound burgers…
Deloading tips?
Would 2 days instead of 4 still be an effective deload and some cardio? Or should I perform the 4 day upper/lower split at lower volume? It's been 9 weeks since I deloaded, and missed 1 day since. My back seems to be tweaking out and I think my body is getting fatigued. I've made upped the weight these past couple weeks…
New Here!☺️
Just wanted to stop in and say hi! Looking forward to sharing my journey with everyone!
How did you get to your first pullup
I have been working for a while on getting to my first pullup. I do back work 2 times a week (PPL split) It consists of... Deadhangs/scapula raises kneeling lat pulldowns Assisted pullups (barbell on the quat rack feet on the floor) and Bent over rows. I also often end the day with core. Any thoughts on something I can do…
Hello!
Hello, long time user, not posted on here before though! Always happy to help with questions where I can! Ben
How much of extra calories earned should I eat?
So historically when trying to lose weight I would not adjust food intake to take into account exercise. Now I am trying to change my relationship with food, to not use food as a stress reliever and to really understand healthy eating with weight loss being a very handy by-product of that. Added bonus that if I can retrain…
Showoff Community
Hey! I was prompted to message on the forums to help make progress with current goals. I have been active in health in fitness for a long time and a I am always open to advice and (upbuilding) criticism. I'm currently trying to lose body fat (aren't most of us 😅). I am also in the process in trying to build what I hope…
Strength Training on Vegetarian Diet
I have been strength training for years. YEARS. Eight years to be exact. My max weights have plateaued for years. YEARS. About six years to be exact. While I continue to keep lifting through injuries and medical issues, I would really like to see my one rep max numbers go up. I highly suspect the problem is my diet. For a…
Workouts that are not mundane
What kind of workouts or changes do you make to have them feel less mundane? Switch of music, weights, outside, differ gym?
how much protein should I be eating?
Last year I lot about 50 pounds using MyFitnessPal to track calories and lifting with a little cardio. The last few months, at the recommendation of a fitness trainer, I started paying closer attention to macros and set my protein goal to about 1g per pound of weight, and using that as a baseline to calculate calories…
The most difficult things in diet ( training, food ...)
i find that the most difficult things on diet is keep eating healthy food and avoid any kind of high-calorie food of processed food
New mom here ! 2 weeks postpartum.
I have used this app in the past and it helped me immensely! Tracking meals and water really helped with staying accountable. Now I’m back, with my first born… ready to take care of myself again. My dr said I am about 600 calories deficit while breastfeeding. Although my main goal is toning up the tummy as much as I can to…
Exercise causing weight gain
I was tracking on mfp for all of last month and I lost 15 lbs (now 215) so I decided to take it a step further and start incorporating some strength exercise and cardio to get to my goal faster but after the first week I gained 3 lbs. It's hard to tell if it's muscle or just variance from water but any input or…
Looking for a accountable friend 🤝
Gender doesn't matter at all 🫂
Hello everyone :)
I am new to MyFitnessPal, lets follow each other for help, motivation and inspiration :) Currently focusing on building muscles and trying to stay lean as possible at the same time. Hopefully this community can motivate and inspire me :)
Newly 18 year old girl trying to lose stubborn belly fat
All my life since I turned 15, I have always been 120 lbs. all of a sudden I am now at 150 and have never hated my body more, I’m not used to having this extra chub since I played sports all the time and was always naturally ripped. I’m not very confident anymore and would like to go back to being skinny and a little toned…
Deloading tips?
I've been lifting seriously for about a year now taking breaks here n there. The week of Thanksgiving was my last "deload" where I did 2 workouts that week instead of 4. Since then missed 1 day for being sick. I'm making good progress with my 4 day upper/lower split. I don't know if I should take a breather or keep going…
Website for muscle groups and exercises
I remember about 10 years ago visiting a website where you could click on muscle groups like "chest" or "biceps" and it would show you a HUGE range of exercises targeting that muscle. I am about to make a new program and would like some inspiration. Does anybody know what I am talking about or if a similar tool exists?
body composition tracking needed
most people do want to loose fat not muscle. as an active gym goer, with current 30% body fat (confirmed by dexa), i am trying to recomp down to 20%, regardless of overall weight. i made pretty good muscle gains within the last year and a bit fat loss (but overall weight went up 20lbs or so). also, new trackers can measure…
Looking for Friends and Accountability Partners
Hey! My name is Patrick. I'm looking for friends and accountability partners. My WhatsApp is +1-904-333-5733. I look forward to connecting with you all. My goal is to lose 58lbs in 2023! I am motivated and looking to motivate others. I can't wait to hear from you! Stay motivated!
Hola !
Hi everyone, I just started to use this App 29 days ago (straight) so I guess I have engrained this habit. My goal is to gain muscle mass. I’m 52, skinny (arms & limbs), no belly. Strength hasn’t been necessarily there all these years as I rarely did strength exercise, but I do want to change this live pattern, to really…
Feeling deadlifts in the legs
I recently took on a new objective of learning how to do deadlifts, and my beginner's session went well. I studied up on the correct form, I went to the gym and did 4 sets of 6-8 reps, to start off using about 40-50 lb (I'm a woman, I can probably lift 100 lb max). I managed to avoid using my lower back, yay for that. But…
I want a body shape
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie here. I hope I'll target my workout goals.
starting weight restoration/muscle gain
hello everyone, i'm looking for some advice on building up my caloric intake so that i can first maintain my weight, then begin to build lead muscle (ideally on a fairly quickish timescale but i respect that's often not possible.) i'm currently in anorexia recovery and have struggled significantly in the past with feeling…
Hi I'm Xmajjam
My nephew suggested that MyFitnessPal lose weight and tighten my physique. My current routine is yoga or P90x a few days out of the week. My goal is to lose 30 lbs by Jan 2023.
Update: 100+ pound weight loss and body building
Hey all! I’ve been super proud of myself and wanted to share it all with you:) At the start of quarantine 2020, I weighed about 330 to 340 pounds at 6’2”. Staying home meant I couldn’t buy McDonald’s, 7 Eleven, or any other junk on my commute to school. I had to eat my mom’s healthy, delicious home cooking! I took staying…
New member
Hello my name is Deshawn Johnson and I am 43,I’m a wife of 9years,and a mother to two daughters,three stepdaughters,and two stepsons. I have a lot of health issues but I know that with God all things are possible and work together for the good in us! I’m joining to be a better person for myself and my family and to develop…
Introduction - Hello
I am in great shape at 64 years of age; however, I want to maintain my emotional, mental and physical fitness. As I avoid aches and pains through aging, my personal goals are to: • increase flexibility, • improve cardiovascular function, • increase muscular strength, • and, to rock on for many years. Ultimately, it's not…
Workout buddy
Looking for someone to workout together to the HASfit 30 day muscle building program. Looking to start tomorrow.
Protein sources which are not too expensive
Hey! Can you suggest me some easily available and not too expensive protein sources which helps me gaining muscles as well as weight (I am 20yrs old having height=167cm and weight=53.kgs from India )

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