shmoony Member

I doesn't sound like you're recovering from your eating disorder. Why are you walking 10km a day if you're trying to gain weight? Everything you post seems to imply that you are far from recovery. Get off MFP and get to a clinic.

I know something to speed up gains. Food and lifting heavy stuff. If that's not working, eat more food and lift heavier stuff. Don't waste your money.

Now now skeeter

To the last two posters. Please reread above post. Actually think for a minute before responding. Then proceed.

Does anyone else ever get the feeling during these discussions that they're arguing with a 5 year old? Anyway. In closing because I think it's time: 1) I simply wanted to throw out the very slow bulk as an option to newbies that may suffer from FFBS and want to maintain a lean appearance year round while growing slowly…

Said what exactly

Sure. I said we. That includes me. Doesn't make it any less valid.

I don't expect everyone to be able to look that deeply in the mirror. We're not on a psychology forum here or a post graduate Freudian master class. Keep convincing yourself of whatever you need to keep you going because if you don't, what you see might scare you. We have religion so we can tell our kids that grandma is…

I hear ya. I get it. I work in at very physically demanding job.Strength is a huge benefit. I love being able to keep up with my little ones, and perform better at the various activities I involve myself in. These are all benefits, but the primary motivation still stems from a desire to look better.

going with the flow my man

I'm pretty sure we can all agree that the majority of what we all do here: the counting calories, the countless hours in the gym, the macros, the micros, the bulks, cuts, workout programs, heated discussions, etc. usually boils down to one thing; looking better. Of course there are typically a number of other reasons that…

Wow that was interesting glimpse into the human psyche. I was responding to someone in reference to an earlier post where I stated that the the two main reason that people lift to get bigger are vanity and because it feels good to see results from your hard work. I am all about it. You go girl. Yay for vanity. Build those…

All of those still boil down to 1 of my 2 reasons (besides the enslaving humanity). Why are you competing with friend to get bigger? Vanity Why are you choosing to work out with your partner? Vanity Stress relief? Building muscle doesn't relieve stress, exercise does. We're talking mass here not exercise Besides athlete,…

Well said. I concur.

I believe I have been misinterpreted. No one (that I can refer to) has recommended doing anything faster than what is healthy and effective. And I never stated that. I would again like to raise the question as to why the typically prescribed advice is the one that requires a series of cycles as opposed to what is typically…

Cortelli, not to derail the original discussion, but what other reason would someone have for busting there *kitten* in the gym besides the two I gave? And innate means there is no "want" it just is.

Please refer to the title of my post

Two things I should mention: 1) I'm not saying its easy to do what I do. Calculating your TDEE down to the calorie is a painstaking process, as is weighing everything you eat. Not to mention it's a moving target. Unfortunately it doesn't work unless you do. I've had many weeks where I didn't gain and many where I lost.…

I'm certainly not confused about things, and I certainly never said anything about "reckless" eating. At the core of the bulk strategy is the understanding that in order to gain mass, you need to be at a surplus. This will invariably lead to a certain amount of fat gain while attempting to gain lean muscle through…

The two overlap completely and constantly unless you purely train in the 1-4 rep range. Stick to the 4-8 rep range and you will kill two birds with one stone. Unless you are planning to compete in powerlifting competitions there's mo reason to only focus on low reps. Mike Matthews books are great references.

I guess the reason I brought this up is because there are a lot of people who insist that they eat the same as their skinny friend and don't understand why they can't lose any weight,or people who try to bulk unsuccessfully with a given number of calories. We talk about "metabolism" as a basic body function that is out of…

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And most (all) calculators give you like 5 different levels of approximate activity. Considering there are a million shades of gray between sedentary and Olympic athlete, I don't think 5 categories covers it.

NEAT and TDEE are different. Look it up.

I am 5'9" 163 lbs at 10-11% bf. up from 150 a year ago. Chances are, you are underestimating your bf%. At 173-175 lbs, you could probably cut down for a bit. People typically carry more fat than they think they do. You'll be amazed how light you can get when you really cut. My goal is to get to 173-175 at 10-11% bf, but…

Really? She was making a point. Do you work for five guys or something. One if the most annoying things in this site is people arguing over the minutia and semantics of a post when the bigger picture is clearly what's important.

You just look a little skinny fat. That's all.

I think you could actually stand to drop a few if that makes you feel any better.

What exactly do you mean by "going heavier won't work". The only way to build muscle is to eat at a surplus and lift progressively more weight. There's no secret. If you're not gaining muscle, you're either not eating enough, not lifting heavy enough, or both. You should be lifting in the 4-8 rep range to failure. That…

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