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How exactly do muscle gainers get 100+ grams of animal protein a day without being rich?
According to calculations and what I've read, I should be getting at least 120 grams of protein a day, primarily from animal sources. For lean non-red meats, that is the equivalent of roughly 1 lb of meat a day (e.g. chicken breast, etc.). I recently cooked 4 lbs of chicken breast and it lasts about 5 days. And I just…
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Why do I have to eat so much meat/protein?
I ended my bulking phase about 3 months ago. My goal is maintain my weight while losing fat and continuing to workout, albeit with less heavier lifts. Since then I've only been eating whole foods except in rare occasions. That usually means like fruit, vegetable, and a lot of meat (chicken, beef, and salmon). On a given…
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Will front squats always make my arms hurt?
I do a variation of the front squat where my arms are crossed in front of me, such that the barbell rests across both of them. See: http://reach-yourpeak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Front-Squats1.gif However, as the weight increases, the pressure on my arms increases and eventually causes pain and discomfort. This is…
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Bored of eating phase
I was bulking for about 5 months, eating regularly 3K+ calories a day. Towards the start of the summer, I suddenly couldn't handle eating that much food, and slowly moved down to less and less calories. Part of the reason was being very tired maintaining my food diary and having to eat every 2-3 hours, plus lots of…
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Does indoor rock climbing make you leaner / more muscular (looking) ?
I try to do indoor rock climbing once a week as a physical activity that's a break from lifting weights and such. I've noticed that a good proportion of the rock climbers at the gym are really lean and muscular. It could just be by chance, but I wouldn't notice if their muscles weren't so noticeable. My trainer says that…
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Clothes don't fit me anymore and I can't find ones that do
I started bulking in mid February 2015 and went from under 100 lbs to over 120lbs by end of May. At that point, I started noticing a lot of my bottom clothes that once fit comfortable were uncomfortable. Basically, my entire wardrobe of underwear, jeans, and pants are all now too small to wear. I was wearing size 28 waist…
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What are some easy to prepare and healthy salty snack foods?
I've been mostly trying to eat whole foods and staying away from candy, bread, fried/breaded foods, potato chips, etc. For protein every day I eat a combination of meats and nuts. However, my body craves from time to time a salty snack and for whatever reason the canonical ones are usually unhealthy: potato chips,…
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What causes a change of calorie intake / appetite?
When I starting bulking back in February, I was able to eat over 2000 calories within my first 3 hours of waking up (breakfast / lunch were each about 1k calories), and this made reaching my goal a breeze (~3k calories/day), as the rest of the day I could eat tinier meals and didn't have to do much planning. I kept this up…
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Making gains on lifts but not gaining weight?
I was bulking for a period of 4 months, averaging over 3000 calories a day. At some point I lost motivation and desire to eat a lot, and have now been averaging closer to ~2500 calories a day. My weight's stabilized around 120 lbs, and am continuing with my programming. I've noticed that while my body weight has remained…
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What determines how soon weight gain flat lines and calories have to be raised?
I've been working with a trainer 4x a week and using this fitness app for almost 60 days straight. We noticed that I started flat lining at 110 lbs with about 2800 calories, so my trainer moved it up to 3100 calories. I haven't had a problem keeping this up--in fact I'm still hungry even after I get my 3100 calories. It's…
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Red rash above armpits after gymnastics rings exercises
I did a set of exercises on the gymnastics rings, which included inverted hangs into forward leaver, backward leaver, and then the move where one holds themselves up on the rings (palms pushing down, elbows/arms locked out). I noticed there is a really red rash on the underside of my right arm. It looks like a bunch of…
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Will my waist clothing size go up from gaining weight?
I recently started bulking up about 40 days ago, eating 2700 calories a day and working out 4 days a week with my personal trainer. Before starting this strength training, my weight was 100 lbs (height of 5' 4"). I now average about 108 lbs and I noticed two things just recently: 1. Pairs of my 'small' underwear which were…
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Does excessive Vitamin C cause stomach ache and/or digestion problems?
I like sweet, refreshing fruit, and it just so happens the fruits I primarily eat are mangoes, pineapple, and clementines/mandarins/oranges. According to my reports on vitamin C over the past 2 weeks, I've been getting 3-5x more than my daily requirement. Consequently, I've also noticed my stomach gets upset on the days…
