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OP, what is your goal? Burn fat? Make sure you're staying hydrated when you fast. Don't weigh yourself throughout the day, just focus on weighing yourself once a week, first thing in the morning after you use the bathroom, pick the same day each week. It takes getting used to, but eventually you'll be so used to it that…

How are they a rip off? It's liquid calories. Yea okay for you it's not hard to eat calories and that's awesome, but for other people it can become challenging to consume and constantly eat so it's easier to chug a liquid which has 350-650 cal, in my opinon it's very helpful especially when bulking or trying to put on…

I agree with you. My response was just giving him an example of how I space out my calories, you're right it doesn't really matter when I take it, but it can become overwhelming to figure out how to fit all your calories in one day especially when while you're at work you don't have much time to eat much of your calories.

I like ON Pro Gainer, instead of one scoop, I take a half of scoop twice a day, each whole scoop is 650 calories and that's with protein, carbs, and some fat. Def take a high quality whey protein shake post work out, and consider a Casein protein shake late at night around before bedtime. I also swear by Peanut Butter,…

I have difficulties too, like others have said, I use ON Pro Gainer and take a half of a serving twice a day to supplement my food intake for additional calories, I also have a regular Whey protein shake (after work outs, which I recommend to most people here to do), and a Casein shake at night close to bed at least that…

Not everyone can eat 3-4,000 calories of all food, some people like myself need liquid calories to make it easier to supplement the calories hence the word supplements.

I agree with the second response, you can progress in any way it doesn't always have to be weight. You might not be able to always increase weight each week but try reps mainly that's what I do and it works, all about PR's

No offense to your trainer but 22% for Women is actually pretty good. As for your weight and height which is your BMI, that is in normal range. Your numbers look good in my opinion. I would not necessarily bulk, maybe eat at maintence with SLIGHT deficit and start a good weight lifting routine with cardio in the mix. But…

I've been pondering this for awhile now! From what I've read the recommendation is to bulk until you're at about 22% body fat MAX! OR until you feel like you're too heavy. My plan is to get as heavy as I can so Ive been bulking for an entire year and still going on, right now I'm at 14-15% at 180 lbs and hope to keep going…

Based on profile picture, I would've thought 9% or lower?

true especially if it's in liquid form!

I stsasrted around the same weight (also same height, weird) at the same age as you lol I'm now 31 and 180 lbs at around 14-15% bf.

Wow thank you so much!! So the test you told me to do, The pain only happens when I flex that arm (as if I'm flexing bicep) with it slightly bent at an angle and hand is facing me if that makes any sense?

lol haha yea it's so much easier for me to lose weight than gain weight, I was always skinny although now that I'm 31 it's easier to put on the weight but still takes at least 3,000 a day but that's because I lift like 5 days a week, about 1-1.5 hr long work outs.

https://tdeecalculator.net/ Try this calculator, it tells you a bunch of numbers that will help guide you! You can etiher do what's called recomp which is eat calories that equate to your TDEE, some do slightly above or you can eat in caloric surplus just depends on how long you're willing to be patient for. Recomp takes a…

I can barely take in 3,400 so I can't imagine trying to do 4,000. Why so high for Protein?

I don't think it's a full muscle tear because I can lift it's just certain movements make the pain temporarily worse like hammer curls or if I were to do any dumbbell exercise which required bringing the DB's up that irritates it too if that makes any sense?

Thank you!! Somewhat more of the answer I was looking/hoping for

We're very similar! I started around 2013-2014 and I was around 135-140 lbs. Currently I'm close to 180 lbs at 14-15% body fat. My goal is to be 180-185 lbs at sub 10% but I want to see how big I can get before I cut because I cut before and went back down to 160 lbs which looked good but too small for me.

What's your work out routine and diet like? Good progress! I need to work on my back more so by my shoulder blades/scapular region?

Dr. it hurts when I go like this, Dr replies, "well stop doing that." lol

I hear ya I mean that's the simple answer and while I don't want to injure myself more, I also don't want to stop my lifts, I'm actually progressing lately but of course I'm paying for it.

I think you should do a few sets leading up to your 5 rep set, but I will say when I started out doing the Bench I had the same thought and I'd ask someone to help with each set. Id pick someone and I'd ask hey are you gonna be around for a few more and most are actually more than happy to help, most people seem to like…

It depends, you should look at the nutrition label of any mass gainer.

What is this?? I went on that link and they sell these packages or something is that apetamine?

Thank you I mean that’s what I figured just wanted to see what others thought! Thank you!

I see okay well I guess what I'm saying is even though you're not lifting as much or spending as much time in the gym it still doesn't hurt to keep those same principles, legs are still muscles like anything else so the rules for lifting and gaining muscle mass are the same whether it's one muscle, two muscles, or 18…

Look into Test boosters, they are sold over the counter and are relatively harmless if used properly, some are fake though so beware. Also at your age (no offense lol) I'd check your natural test levels and if you'd be interested maybe start on some test therapy that might be an option for you in that regard. Make sure…