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  • I go to Planet Fitness so no heavy barbells are available, only Smith Machines. I have to use the Smith Machine but if you have access to barbells, use those as Smith Machine does not allow you to learn to balance.
    in Smith machine incline Comment by mkarias1 May 2017
  • Read this article. https://legionathletics.com/how-many-calories-should-i-eat/ This guy (Mike Matthews) is the best. Read his book: Bigger, Leaner, Stronger before starting to workout. Just be careful. I was 136lbs (5'9") last June when I first started working out and changing my diet. I was skinny fat (31.5" waist, not…
    in Should I be bulking or cutting? Comment by mkarias1 May 2017
  • Thank you all for the great info. It wasn't too bad working out. Let's see what Tuesday brings.
    in How do you manage workouts when allergies (pollen) are really bad? Comment by mkarias1 May 2017
  • Back in July 2016, my weight was 137lbs (I'm 5'9"). My goal is to gain some mass, not huge but pack on 10-15 pounds of muscles. I recently weigh myself and I am about 147lbs so I gained about 10lbs in about 4 months. That is the good news, nice weight gain. In addition, I measured myself and saw some increases in my…
    in Need some advice on gaining weight/muscle mass Comment by mkarias1 November 2016
  • Thanks. I will send you my current weight when I do that (I usually weigh myself 3x early morning and average it) plus my last 2 readings. I was under the impression that not eating enough carbs limits protein synthesis.
    in Need some advice on gaining weight/muscle mass Comment by mkarias1 November 2016
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