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I am up about 3 lbs from last week and held back resistance training due to my muscles being extra sore from a workout class I taught (I have since given up teaching the class...at least for now while I bulk). I know that I should not freak out over suck a fluctuation since my calories are only up about 200-300 per day,…

Those 3g of fat make a difference in how creamy this was! Delightful!

nice!!

Just wondering, does anyone have a cardio or step goal in a bulk? I told myself I would keep to 10K steps/day but now I am wondering if that is too much (I usually get 10k/day everyday).

Went to get a massage and the masseuse touched my butt and just said "solid" :D

Rest day of just steps and some seafood dinner

Many steps!

Yesterday I did legs. I would appreciate thoughts if this is too much volume from my weightlifting friends. I had planned to just see if my legs could recover in time for my DL session 3 days after this session. BW 105lb, BF 17-18%. I am currently running PHUL and this is my heavy strength day, with quad/glute focus.…

Copy that folks. Timing sucks with summer coming up but I’ll do what I can to reduce cardio and up the carbs. Maybe add more sauces and fattier meats in. Perhaps I should have seen this coming. I am one of those types that can lose weight when not tracking.

oh no. I really did not have any goal between those two periods, as I was in a stressful assignment but that's not what I want!

Left is Jan 16. Right is Mar 14. My logic tells me to bulk but with summer coming....ugh! Be honest, can you tell a difference?

And, I am back! Spent 8 weeks not tracking calories just hitting steps best as I could and keeping up strength training workouts. Guess what, no weight gain! In fact, perhaps 1-2 lbs lost?? Not sure if this rolled into any physique changes (pics tomorrow), but turns out I CAN intuitively eat! However, I will go back to…

The DOMS kinda hit today so I just did a few mins of core work. Will take the rest of scheduled rest today and tomorrow.

Two weeks of no tracking and here goes: Food: cafeteria food. I enjoyed yogurt, fruit vegetables, salads, vegetables cooked in oil, nuts, coffee, cereal, burgers, fish, butter, carbs,etc. It was all good! My strategy was to ensure I had no fats around my workouts, fast for 2 hours post workout until lunch, and enjoy fats…

So if you fear weight gain, increase slowly from the 1500 recommended. Over 2 years, I went from maintaining at 1500 cals to 2200 daily cals. Resistance train to help facilitate this, as it will lead to an impressive physique ;)

let us know how it goes!

Leg day. Upper body is not sore at all so will get after it again tomorrow.

Very quick upper body session today

Love a good VariDesk!! Luckily today is a slow week so I've been getting 14K steps a day!

Rest day, baby. Legs are sore and hip could use a stretch. Less sitting today, please!!

that cardio powerrrrrrr she strong

Leg day. Killed it! looking forward to a rest day tmrw :)

Yep, I am going to be sore.

Bananas! I have not had a banana in 3 days, send good vibes ;)

Upper body session today. Felt easy but we shall see how I feel tomorrow!!

Wow you are FIT!!

Got a bit excited about yesterday's leg day so my core is very wiped from front squats. Rest day and steps. Tomorrow will be upper body.

bbq sauce. no sugar ones are just fine but real bbq sauce

In addition to the "tightening up", this will cause weight in scale to increase by a tad. For me, when I lift heavy or move into a heavy block, I see my scale go up by 2-3lbs in water, glycogen stores, etc. It is NOT fat. Keep this in mind if you look at the scales after increasing weight in workouts.

Look up Lori Shaw. She lifted through her chemo treatment.