MityMax96 Member

I have been lifting for 23 years (almost). So I would be fine if a woman approached me and said my form or technique is wrong. Since I can't watch a mirror 100% of the time while performing an exercise, I may miss something or not be aware that my mechanics are off.. I for one welcome a diff. POV From guy or girl.

Been doing IF for a few years now, I love it. And as others have stated, IF is an eating strategy.....not a diet It is not a silver bullet when it comes to weight loss/gain. In the end that will always be overall consumption of calories....not when you eat them.

In the grand scheme of things, it does come down to CICO You have to see what the context of the person saying CICO is..... Because the other aspects of those calories don't matter much if you are not eating the right amount for your goals. And as noted earlier, calorie is a unit of measure for energy, gotta keep that in…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEdUrbn82yE

I use the Strong app and like it a lot... Works for my needs

I have always seen and noted with my own personal workouts... That if my arms are more out at 90 degrees, I feel it more on my shoulders. If I bring my elbows in, while slightly turning my grip inwards on the bar, I feel it more on my chest.... But that is me. I have had to adopt this posture because doing the 90 degree…

If u are at 19% BF. Then I say a cut is needed.

@op Could be genetics in the end. I know for me. My upper chest development sux. I'm 6'1" @ ~168 lbs. I can incline bench 235 x 4 I can flat bench 255 x 5 I can do flat bench DB using 100 for 6-8 reps. Inclines at 80+ lbs. I vary rep and set ranges as well. And in the end. My upper chest doesn't get bigger. Just keep…

Yeah the down side of bulks

I will defer to him then. Not ssure how optimal it is though....

Ok, a recomp is one thing....and that is doable, it is just an extremely slow process.... If it is a recomp, then technically you are not in deficit.....your are trying to stay around maintenance.

They they had to be newbs to lifting. 2 pounds of muscle in just 4 weeks....that is not normal for people who have been training over 3 or more years..... Those kinda gains are usually what newbs get in their first 6 months - 1 year.

My guess is they were prolly overweight to begin with, so they had some excess energy on hand If they were lean individuals, say BF % of <15....then I doubt they would have had those results.... Did they give the stats of the men?

You too sweet pea. :kissing: :lol:

This is prolly not the place for talking about that.

I do abs about 2-3 times a week. Hanging leg raises, crunches weighted planks and side planks leg lifts Arms I add those in on either my back (for biceps) or chest (triceps) I usually just do one arm specific exercise, as I feel they get hit when targeting the other muscle group On occasions I may have one day a week where…

I worked back today, heavy session. 1hr 15min My fitbit Charge 2 puts me at 560 calories, so about 7.4 calories / min. So I am good with that number

That is why I opt to go for a lower number of calories burned during my sessions. I think they stated in one of the lowest categories, it was ~13 calories per min. I opt to go with less, as I assume that is going to be far more accurate, because we know that in order to maintain muscle it is around 6 calories, per pound of…

So we were just confirming what you said. :wink: All good

Your diet should be on point for achieving your goals before you start buying supps....just my opinion. If the diet isn't on point, then no amt of supps will get you there and you will just be wasting money.

I guess my question would be What are you trying to do? Why do you think you need to take a pre-workout?

True, but in response to the OP's wording. It needed to be conveyed to him, that his plan is not the most optimal in the long run.

So see how 3000 calories do for you. Since you are trying to bulk, accept the fact you will put on fat... With that in mind, be willing to hit around 170 lbs before you start freaking out. But this also assumes you are busting *kitten* and making use of the calories in the gym. I am 6'1" and currently ~166 lbs. I am fine…

You may find this vid informative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37GZIWLArMk I usually assume about 4-6 calories per min. So if I lift for 1.5 hours, 90 min...360 - 540 calories. And my lifting sessions usually leave me sweating buckets I just got a Fitbit Charge 2 today, so I am curious to see tomorrow what it says.

I would say yes....I can do 300 calories on stairmast in 30 min. Go hard enough on elliptical, 300 calories at 45 min seems plausible

Pics or I don't believe you. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'll parrot what the others said. You need a better lifting program...u seem to be neglecting other muscle groups... :disappointed:

Single or nah?

This is pretty much my approach. But since the OP is new to this, you are better to just stick with a fixed set of calories that allow you to meet your goals. Don't over complicate/overthink things.

Nuts Nut butters Sausage Pork Anything with high fat content. Full fat milk