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My starting bodyfat % was about 20% and ending was about 28% with no mini-cuts or anything during the 6 months. It was definitely a big weight gain and I did struggle towards the end when I started to feel a bit too "fluffy" and sluggish. To be honest, I never intended to bulk up quite up to that weight; however, when I…

I think that for a woman bulking naturally, your progress would be really slow and minimal with a gain of only 15lbs over 6 months. I just finished cutting after bulking for about 6 months and am pretty pleased with my progress. My starting weight was 137 and I bulked to 165. I just cut down to 145 and I feel that during…

Squat - 265 lbs Bench - 185 lbs Deadlift - 245 lbs (I don't deadlift often so haven't really worked on increasing this weight) I always train at the gym :)

I completely understand how you feel and I would guess that nearly everyone who participates in some kind of bodybuilding feels this way often. I think that building a physique is a long process that takes a lot of patience and when you're in the middle of it you can forget how far you've come. I don't currently compete…

I'm a 29yo female currently bulking at about 2500 calories per day. I would say that I follow a pretty typical bodybuilding training and diet program prepared for me by my coach. 1. How long do your sessions usually last per day? 1.5-2 hours depending on what I am training. 2. How many different exercises do you tend to do…

Current 1RM is 175lbs with a body weight of 155lbs. I'm really trying to work my way up to 185lbs :smile:

Like others have said, I found that walking in with a plan really helped me to feel more at ease when I first started lifting. The first time I walked into my gym and tried to do my workout, I had an anxiety attack because of how nervous and intimidated I felt. I just forced myself to stick with it and it got easier each…

I stayed at a max of 225lbs for quite a while and worked up to 5 reps with good depth and form. At first one of my knees was caving in a bit so I didn't want to increase weight before strengthening that. On Monday I increased my weight to 245lbs and got in 4 good reps.

5'5", 149lbs and 29 years old. My heaviest weight for squats has been 245lbs but my heavy sets are usually at 225lbs for 5 reps. Currently bulking so I am planning to start increasing my squat weight again as strength increases.

I have followed a very typical and boring "bodybuilder diet" for a few years now and have found it to be very effective to help me achieve my physique goals. The beauty of this type of diet is in the efficiency and simplicity of it; however, none of that is relevant if you can't stay consistent with it. If you're someone…