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Not an expert but I've read a lot of seemingly solid info from people like Frederick Hatfield (Dr. Squat), Tom Venuto, etc on calorie cycling, and they basically advocate throwing in occasional...

OP I was really curious about this as well; from what I've been reading on the scientific side of things, the energy equation still rules all (calories in v. calories out) and a net surplus will...

8 months i believe, he was a beginner and yes obviously very skinny

everything boils down to hormones.....

Cortisol, Insulin, Growth Hormone, Tesosterone - these are the critical players

If you want to grow, your energy intake has to be adequate, and your...

I would calculate your required calories as opposed to just aiming for 3,000....you want to have some reference point.

As far as training, there are ways to train specifically for the hardgainer...

I helped a good friend of mine (ectomorph) gain 28 lbs in a couple months using the Starting Strength program.

n my opinion, if you calculate your TDEE (google if you don't know that acronym) and...

read for yourself before you listen to any of us, keep in mind many different paths will get you there... by all means what i was talking about is not the only way, but it holds true for many people,...

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I would invest in a smith rack and bench if you have to workout at home...just not sure you'll ever be able to "bulk" in the bodybuilding sense with circuit training or bodyweight...

great progress man keep it up

just a suggestion for the areas you want to develop more; why not begin training comprehensively?

what I mean is, you have implied that you have been doing 3 x 10...

if you don't want to drop your calories too much under maintenance perhaps you could throw in a little extra low intensity cardio and not account for the calories burned in your daily tracking?
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your frequent meals = frequent insulin activity....IMO hormone activity is the largest factor in body composition

there are multiple views on meal frequency and macro nutrient ratios out there. ...

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Just curious if anyone has experienced any decent size/muscle gains on keto diet...reps given

You'll see a lot of information out there on macro ratios, I would see what you enjoy and what works best for you...I think having a minimum for protein (I have read that .9g/lb bodyweight is minimum...

looking good, what have you been doing for shoulders? just curious, I had an injury as well and have found that using smith for explosive military press helped me a lot to overcome some of the...

looking good, I think IF with CKD (I'm assuming this refers to carb/cycling keto diet, sorry for not being familiar with the acronym) will be great, I saw great results with carb cycling and IF, and...

curious to hear your decision...personally I had better experience with cutting first and then bulking, I enjoyed the workouts more because when you come off of a long cut and start to slowly bulk...

great job man keep it up

Wasted YEARS attempting to train like an intermediate/advanced builder during high school/undergraduate (2003-2010), and finally made some good progress when I read Starting Strength and put in about...

yeah because i'm definitely not red due to the fact that i'm barely on here...that couldn't be it...it's definitely because of this

ok, how about this....this should make everyone here happy...
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