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Thats great - i'll aim for that. And reduce calories also in view of not gaining more body fat than i have to? Or is it important to keep calories the same as my body is really supposed to be recovering during a lighter week?

Hello again. I have done 4 weeks now of the routine i wrote above. Felt a bit washed out this morning and i couldn't increase the weight or reps of my first heavy compound set so have decided to go for a 'rest week' - will do the same exercises but lighter weights, aiming for 10-12 reps and maybe 3 or 4 sets rather than 5…

Hi and thanks. I have been tracking properly now for around 6 months (although only bulking for 10 weeks of that). I'll stick to what i'm doing for now and see where it levels out. Its news to me that weight fluctuates for that long a period - i know some days may seem high/low due to water retention/time of day etc but i…

Thanks Springfield. I do plot the measurements on a graph but i will edit the graph to only show the average of every week rather than every single day.

I don't think much would be noob gains as I have been lifting for over 3 yrs. January 2014 i hit 205lbs at 15% body fat, I then dropped to 175lbs (much to big calorie deficit for too long so lost too much muscle size without monitoring properly) and ended up at 10%. I maintained there for June/July/Aug and started eating…

Hi again. Since my lasts posts about my weight gain and feeling hungry as above the following has happened to my weight: 29/01/2015 185.6 30/01/2015 185 31/01/2015 185.3 01/02/2015 185 02/02/2015 184 03/02/2015 184.6 04/02/2015 185.6 05/02/2015 188.6 06/02/2015 188 07/02/2015 187.2 08/02/2015 189 09/02/2015 188.9 This is a…

kent too.. B)

I have it most days and it doesn't seem to stop me gaining - i do find it is quite filling though so obviously don't let it take the place of food needed to reach calorie goals.

Thanks Wheelhouse15.

Ok - thats helpful and a new view to me. I'm often a bit over protein, just under carbs and try not go over on fat but I'll aim now to jus tnot be under any of them.

Now i have increased my calorie target to 3500 fat 'allowance' is now 97g/day. Today for example i am over it.

I would love to have more fat (peanut butter, red meat always seem to take me to my limit). my split is currently 50% carbs, 25% 25% so i usually eat around 80 - 90g fat a day.

thanks Springfield

:) i got my workout in early so can cope with anything lol..

no - i'm from uk so i got another 10hrs or so yet...

haha its just doubled then as i still have it too lol

thats a deal... waiting..

Hi. i can sleep but its not good as i'm at work..maybe we should swap.. :)

the 3 weeks before that i started at 183lbs and it fluctuated up to 185lbs but didnt stay there for more than a day.

thanks very much. I will up my calories to 3550. On weight i aim to weigh once a day but have missed a few days. If i take the last 7 days which were consecutive it looks like this: 183 183 185 187.5 185 185.5 185.6

Hi. I have similar issues :-( I get on fine with using standard recipes but replacing any milk with Almond milk or oat milk. If it requires any protein shake then it is possible to get lactose free whey protein or of course there are beef, soy, hemp, pea proteins available too. I also use goats yoghurt in the place of…

thanks - thats all useful. my current 2 legs days i do squats on one day and deads the 2nd day. I'm probably not doing enough reps of 'heavy' though - i usually am only doing 2 or 3 sets of near my 1 rep max. As to eating my diary is open - i think its quite clean but like any guidance or tips!

I am just a week into: 1) Back and bi's 2) Chest and tri's 3) Legs and abs 4) Back, bi's and delts 5) chest, shoulders, 6) Legs, abs, tri's

I'm 6'0-6'1 and weighed 185 this morning. Recently increased my calories to 3700, and the scale is starting to tilt. If I hit 190 by February 14, I'll likely end my bulk then. [/quote] that's something for me to try and keep up with! I am currently 183lbs..

Interesting. Sure i could probably manage an oats n honey bar along with the pre-workout i take. Out of interest i looked at your profile - we are pretty close in height and i notice you are aiming to bulk to 195lbs - what are you currently? I am 6'2 and currently weight 183lbs - i am also currently bulking and was…

thanks very much.

yes - i do try and have a shake and oats/blueberries within 30mins - 1hr. So eating fruit during then doesn't have the wrong affect on my insulin? (I'm not actually sure what affect i want to have on it though - do i want a spike or a low?) trying to learn :\ :)

Thanks! I have a wheat intolerance which keeps me away from a lot of nice fast carbs :-(

My last meal before the workout would be around 8pm and would be a protein shake and 100g oats and honey.

Bit of a different subject but can anyone give me a steer: i can only fit my workouts in between 3.30am and 4.30am on the 5 weekdays but can get one in around 8am saturday. For my early workouts i struggle to eat anything before it and doing heavy compounds (as i'm trying to bulk) by half way through my workout i'm pretty…