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First of all, three weeks isn't long enough to call it a plateau. An actual plateau is 6 or more weeks. So this may be premature, especially considering where you are in your cycle. However, how/where do you weigh yourself if you do not have a scale? If at a gym: those scales are very inconsistent. I've more than once…

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Macros are just another way of dividing calories. For instance, there are 4 calories in one gram of protein or carbohydrate, 7 in alcohol, 9 in fats. So if you were to stay within your calories, you would necessarily be balancing out your macros (NOT "balancing" as in optimal intake, but balancing them against each other…

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In for angry PMs! Let's see... um... Calorie deficits. Can we get some rage up in here for some calorie deficits?

For a young dude, a 2200 TDEE sounds pretty low, honestly. That's not a lot of calories. Eat up!

Are you talking about 2000 calories in alcohol, or a couple of glasses of wine? I drink 3-4 nights a week and it doesn't affect my weight loss. But I'm only having a glass or two of wine or a few ounces of bourbon, I'm not getting wasted.

Wrapping the thumbs is considered unsafe on a back squat, as failing a squat will pull you back with the bar if your thumbs are wrapped around it. The "correct" grip is a false grip: thumbs and fingers on the same side of the bar.

And everyone knows that n = 1!

We would really need to see video to critique. Do you do a high bar squat or a low bar squat?

Right, she's trying to bulk so she should do cardio...so that...she has to eat more? And she's eating 2200 cals and not gaining, so let's say she goes to 2500 cals. You say she should only have 80g carbs and 130g protein? That leaves her with a grand total of 1660 cals left for... fat. So....67% fat? Awesome, bro.

That guy has no idea what he is talking about.

Okay, then add about 300 calories and observe your weight for a few weeks. It will fluctuate up and down as normal, but you should see an overall upward trend if you're eating enough.

Yup, eat more. MFP's calculated TDEE (maintenance) is an approximation; your observed experience is telling you that it is too low, so you need to add more calories. How long is "a while" that you've been eating this much? If a month with no gain, then add 300 calories and observe for a few weeks. Bulking for a female…

Excellent work, everyone. individual progress is the most important part of all this. My 1RM is 128. I'm chasing 135 by the end of the year, but I don't know if I'll make it.

Creatine will only give you a performance boost, not affect your body fat. Gaining muscle is not an effective method of reducing body fat either, especially for your purposes, as gaining muscle also necessitates at least some fat gain. The best way to reduce body fat is eating at a moderate cut of your TDEE. With about 20…

Nothing wrong with rice! A food's value to you depends on your personal calorie and macro goals. For people with higher calorie and carb goals it is a godsend. For me, with lower calorie and carb goals, I don't eat much rice. For you, I'd just eat less and make a balanced meal with a lot of veggies and meat, etc. Make sure…

(Also, I don't have cheat days. I just enjoy what I want in moderation and make it fit my calories and macros. It takes some planning, but it isn't too hard. Except for chips. Sigh. But I covered that already.)

All this. Personally, I am against the concept of cutting anything out completely, except that chips like to challenge my philosophies with the reality of OMGNOMNOMNOMgeddinMYMOUF. So I don't buy chips anymore. Alas.

No problem. What you're referring to is called recomp (recomposition). It generally occurs when you are eating at maintenance and also generally takes a while to accomplish. Check out bodyrecomposition.com for some excellent studies and information on the topic

Your TDEE is the amount to maintain weight. You don't have much to lose, so subtract 15% from TDEE for your daily calorie allowance. As long as you are accurately weighing and measuring your food and your exercise level stays stable, you should lose weight.

That's what a TDEE estimation is.

This is why using the TDEE method makes it much easier to know how much to eat. It accounts for your workouts in your calories and you don't need to figure out exact calorie burns. http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

Nope, very different. Gaining muscle means gaining actual muscle MASS, which requires actual size and weight gain, meaning your measurements go UP, which can only really happen in a caloric surplus. Strengthening muscle means training the muscle you already have. If this occurs in a caloric deficit, your measurements and…

This sounds like a reasonable plan. As rabbitjb mentioned, you won't be gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time, but you WILL strengthen the muscle you already have so that as you lose the fat it will appear that your body is more firm than you might expect. Good luck!

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not trying to be rude here at all, but day after day this forum is littered with people who can't figure out why they're not losing/gaining weight and very, very frequently the reason turns out to be inaccurate logging. and that's THE PERSON HIS/HERSELF. Statistically speaking, almost nobody has total knowledge regarding…

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OP, there's no way for you to help your bf in an informed manner if...wait for it...you're not informed about the current state of affairs. Everyone is just saying that he needs to log and track accurately so that you can know what to add to what is already going on. Without that information, you don't really know how much…

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