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Because I don't think this has been said... It would be one thing if you preferred to estimate and eyeball. But if you are taking out the measuring cups and teaspoons/tablespoons, it takes no more effort to weigh things. It's actually easier and takes up less dishes. pouring milk into a measuring cup then pouring it into a…

Squats Hip thrust Deadlift leg press Standing leg curl Standing calf raises Hip abduction Thought hip thrusts between squats and deads would be good for me to try out to begin with because I've never had squats and conventional deads on the same day before. Oddly enough that was the best/smoothest I've ever felt during hip…

Thanks guys! Put them in after squats. Did lower power yesterday and worked out well.

Do you put the hip thrusts/glute bridges before or after squats? I have to sub for extensions anyway so I might as well sub it for something glute focused. And don't need all that calf work both days. Ahh this really does help.

Thanks. Now that I think about it, that one glutes day I was doing didn't have much that I'd miss anyway outside of the hip thrusts.

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You should be working to adjust your diet to find macros that work for you and help you with hunger. If you're really struggling with hunger, then you should maintain and figure out how to adjust your diet to be more satiating for you. Once you figure that out, you can slowly reduce calories until you reach a manageable…

I was a carb struggler too (still am). It helps if you take away the conventional thinking of what food goes where. I'm not above snacking on spaghetti. Put it with some bolognese sauce and you can knock out some protein too. I see potatoes as snacks as well. Frozen yogurt and greek yogurt are more faves because they're…

Exact same as this. Before this I was on full body 3 days a week. If I were to try another program next, it would likely be PHUL.

Thanks guys, I'll give it another week. Probably just a weird coincidence.

It could be anything really making you hold onto water. Hormones a little off, pushing yourself harder in exercise, higher sodium in your diet, changes in the way you typically eat, stress, bad luck lol. It'll be whooshing off water. It's normal to lose fat but have water retention that makes it appear on the scale that…

People are just different. The things you're reading on IF are probably written by people who have been successful and didn't have issues. Those that weren't successful on it just stop doing it and don't write about how you do IF. So that would be why you haven't read about many people struggling on it :) I personally…

I did figure that but that's still a lot for a little under 2 months to be a recomp. Recomp is generally a very long-term thing (year+) to see results. Yes, recomp losing fat (inches) while maintaining the same body weight. But it's very difficult to do. So yeah, I think you're still losing and just holding onto scale…

12 inches would be a very high amount of recomp for that short amount of time. Recomping is a very long process. You say the scale has been stuck for a while but that's still fairly normal to have weight stick around like that even though you're actually losing. There's just so many contributing factors. You're like still…

Just a note, competition shape - as in the actually body that steps on stage - isn't something that is maintained year round. So if that's what you're comparing your belly fat to, it's not really a good comparison because they don't stay at the level of lean. The link posted about bulking will be a really good post for you…

Don't miss your 2am meat snack or you'll screw up your gains. I like how we've now jumped from get plenty of carbs on a bulk to people following fad diets detoxing with fruits and veggies.

But that still doesn't address my main point that you're reasoning is purely based on anecdotal information from a subset of competitors which really isn't the best baseline for ideal bulking practices. Since you're fixated on what competitors say, I frequent body building forums as well and anyone with experience and…

You keep referencing what the majority of body buildings do. It's a little ridiculous to be arguing your point here based off the validity of things body builders do (which aren't always based in science/logic/general health). I mean...it's not like body builders ever practice things that could be considered overkill or…

I glanced through your diary and I think you may be selecting things in the database that aren't accurate. What tipped me off is that most of your days have incredibly low sodium. Sodium doesn't effect you gaining/losing actual fat so that's not what I'm getting at. It's that I have to believe some of those food database…

Just based off the current nets in your diary (took a look after I commented and you opened it), I'd say there's a good chance you lost so quickly because you were under-eating. You're nets are very low (too low). That's why it keep off so easy. Don't know exactly when you started in September and when you stopped losing…

You're being impatient and expecting too much. 1) Just because the scale goes up a pound in a week doesn't mean you gained a pound. If you weigh everything, then you know you didn't actually consume an extra pound of calories. It's very normal to weigh in a pound heavier one day week. 2) Even putting aside the amount you…

The "best" way? Ice cream and pasta with a side of potatoes. There's so many carb options. Once you tell yourself "I can eat lots of carbs," it's not that hard to find them.

Ok, well if the loss after the pregnancy will be that quick and isn't an issue, then you'd need to do a bulk if you'd really like it see some size gain. Recommendations by njd above. You're other option is recomp (thread in the maintenance form). It'll be a longer process than a bulk/cut though to see results. A recomp…

I'm confused...so your looking for advice for after you deliver? I would think you'd want to wait to bulk until you've gotten back down to your pre-pregnancy weight if that was a bulk-appropriate weight/body fat. You could still do a glute geared program like Strong Curves while lose the baby weight. It won't make you grow…

Protein is awesome. But if you're trying to gain, I wouldn't be focusing on getting massive amounts of protein. Focus on getting those extra calories from carbs and fats. Like the poster above said, cooking in oil is a good example of increasing calories without having to eat a ton of food. I love brussel sprouts but they…

This. So much. ETA: Just realizing I can never move away from Texas. Life would be very hard.

I'd be a little weary of someone that thinks those lifts are outdated. He's either blowing smoke because he doesn't like to strength train people...or he's poorly educated. Boot camps are fine if that's what you'd like to do but I'm not sure I'd do it with someone who makes that claim. Plus, he kinda dismissed what you…

Feel free to add me. Currently bulking. ETA: please note that you're adding for bulking :)

Squats and deadlifts will indeed help your butt grow if you're just looking for general improvement (provided your eating at a calorie surplus; if in a deficit, it will help you maintain what you have). If you're trying to REALLY target them and feel like you're lacking, then yes, I'd do work that targets the glutes with a…