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Thanks for the info, everyone. I need to break free of my fear of "free weights" My issue with free weights, is probably just lack of experience. Machines force me to do one obvious range of motion, do that many sets, and move on to the next. Free weights, all I can think to do is curls, squats, shoulder rolls and…
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How much have you gained in 4 weeks? I also am tracking with MFP. It keeps me hungry as its a sort of "high score" - getting to that calorie number. In the 16-17 hours that I am awake per day, I figure i need 200 calories per hour.
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Sounds like I may be doing things wrong. I’m scrawny. I’m 6’0 went from 115 lbs to 140lbs over last summer, eating healthy but no lifting whatsoever. I don’t mind fat…because honestly I had “none” to begin with. I’m now 130, and joined a gym literally yesterday. I have very little fat, still. Wanting to get to 170’ish long…
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Okay, I have a question for you, or anyone that sees this (not a very active forum!) Currently day 36 of my 3,500 calories. (My body type should maintain @ 2,500, so I'm eating 1,000 calories extra per day. I've been getting the gains in of 2 pounds, 3 pound, even 4 pounds per week. Everything is great there, and I'm…
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I hate all those expressions "You need to put some meat on those bones!", "It'd be so nice to be that skinny!", "Must be nice to eat what you want" and yet they don't realize that even if i eat 3,500 calories in a day, gaining weight is very hard for me. It sucks to be at an abnormal weight. I'd like to say to those…
