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Climbing isn't exactly cardio if you are taking rests properly. I've tried to incorporate it into my arms and back routine and there is no better forearm workout. How accurate are HRMs at calculating calories burned?

That is another challenge that I have been facing: there is no way for me to calculated with any degree of certainty the amount of calories I burn in a given day. Some days I lift for 30 minutes, others for an hour and a half. Some days I climb for an hour, some days for three. I find myself eating a ton on days where…

Does it matter if I cut back calories immediately or just not increase my calories as my weight increases?

Coming off of a small cut. As far as energy goes, I lift 6 days a week and rock climb 2-3. As early as a week into bulking I could lift much harder and climb longer. You kind of answered another question I had on my mind. Does weight gain typically slow down as you go even if you were to match the new weight with increased…

I'm sorry but there are very few foods that will get the protein/$ ratio that the powder form does. Scooby wrote an article about it a while ago: http://scoobysworkshop.com/protein-sources/ . To answer OP's question, MyProtein has some amazing sales on protein. I bought 22 lbs of Cinnamon Roll Impact Whey about a month ago…

This made me laugh and probably shouldn't have.

Only gear I'm on is eating right and lifting heavy. Never smoked, chewed, or drank in my life and don't plan on ever taking any harmful drug in my life.

Thanks for the suggestion. That was a good read. Currently I'm trying to hit a surplus of 300 calories per day. Do you think it'd be best to jump straight up to 500 or slowly increase my intake over the next couple of weeks?

For me personally, once a bad habit is kicked for 30 days, it's gone for good.

Good read. This part struck a nerve: "Many people don’t know how to cut properly, and lose way too much muscle in the process. Thus, a traditional “bulk and cut” often goes like this: Gain some muscle and a bunch of fat, strip away fat and muscle, look exactly the same as the starting point." Thanks for sharing.