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Want to gain weight but fat increasing scaring me...
Hey all I'm 6'2" 186lbs. Trying to gain weight for strength for more explosiveness in sports. I've been trying to gain weight - but really, it only feels like I'm gaining inches of fat around my waist. Should I expect this and push past it? I see the fat on my belly increase, then I get scared and back off the calories a…
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my weight and BF% went up, but I feel much stronger!
OK, here's the premise, so don't go thinking that this is for everyone... I'm 6'2" and at 180lbs when I started a small experiment. My scale says I'm at 12% BF, but I know better. I believe I'm closer to 18-19%. My goal has been to gain weight until about 185lbs, and then try to get my BF to around 15% (probably around…
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Trying to gain muscle. Why no cardio?
ok - thanks to all the folks who've chimed in to my questions regarding gaining some muscle. Now just to clarify, I'm only looking to put on about 10lbs max. In any case, a constant advice from people telling me how to build muscle is basically "avoid cardio." Why? How does cardio prevent you from building muscle? Is it…
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P90X3: enough to gain muscle?
Is P90X3 intense enough to build muscle? I've been averaging 200-300 excess calories daily and I just think I'm getting fatter. I have gained weight (3-4lbs) but I don't feel much stronger. Granted I'm only 3 weeks into the program. In addition to P90X3 I also do some cardio, abs, and I'm also playing vball 2-3 weekly. On…
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Late nite calorie catch-up
Ok - so I'm trying to gain a few pounds of muscle while maintaining or losing body fat. Let's say that I'm short 400-600 calories at the end of the day, and I'm supposed to sleep in an hour, 30 minutes, whatever. Do I eat to make up the calorie deficit and hit my macros? Someone told me I'm not supposed to eat within 2…
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Is it possible to increase muscle without increasing fat?
I'm 6'2" and if my home scale is to be believed, I'm 176lbs at about 11.5% body fat. (I totally think I'm closer to 18% or the entirety of my fat is centered on my tummy.) I'd like to get more muscle on me, hopefully to move me faster and more powerfully (sports related). I don't want to get fatter - in fact, I'd like to…
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Personal Trainer helping me past my plateaus
I've been working out with a trainer at 24 fitness for a little over a month now. (and watching my diet with MFP) He basically taught me the areas I needed to strengthen and the areas to stretch and loosen up. I would never have guessed at what he has been teaching me. I've been researching exercise training and have been…
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Hey all!
All right, here I go again, on another fitness quest. I've been trying for about 7 years to dunk again. We'll see if a professional trainer and myFitnessPal helps me get there this time! :D Wish me luck y'all!