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eating nothing but quest bars is unhealthy and more expensive than necessary.

You need to eat at a caloric excess to gain muscle, which means you have to gain weight. Eat over your TDEE by 250-500 calories.

Volume, eating enough(caloric excess), rest, and good form.

I've never had problems with my biceps will doing mixed or regular grip. Ever. Don't try to curl the bar, and you should be fine.

Carbs retain water weight.

Carbs also spike blood sugar more than the other two macronutrients, which lead to weight gain.

Rest for as long as you have to. 3-5 minutes for upper body, 5-7 for lower.

Those are still beginner stats(squats and deads). You can still make good gains with them on a beginner program like Starting Strength.

I got out of starting strength as soon as I reached 300 on...

Totally up to you man. You can lean bulk by gaining .5lbs a week(2lbs a month) with something like a +250 calorie surplus or go twice that amount to maximize gains(but at the expense of more fat...

What a silly question. Don't start off high. Flat bench is different from incline bench. You need to get the feel down, so don't start off high. Gradually increase the weight up until you can do a...

Is it just me or is his protein intake a bit high? Seems like he is eating more protein than carbs.

Don't go crazy and try to starve yourself. You're gonna lose a lot of strength and your body will adapt with the lowered metabolism, and you won't have much calories to cut on.

If you want to...

How much weight are you gaining every week at 4000 calories a day? If you're gaining more than a 1lb a week, you're eating too much. Unless you're incredibly physically active, a novice at 165lb...

Post videos of your squats and deadlifts so we can check your form.

Keep lifting and maintaining high protein diet(1 gram per lb of bodyweight).

How much you lose per week will affect how much muscle and strength you lose. For someone at your weight, you're safer...

Routine on a cut can be the same. You might have to cut down volume a little bit(like on accessory exercises), as you won't have as much energy and you won't be able to recover as fast.

The easiest muscles to get bigger and stronger with, are your biggest muscles, which are your back and legs.

It's a lot harder/takes more time to build mass for arms, shoulders, and chest, opposed...

Since you aren't lifting for a week, eat at maintenance and 1 gram of protein per lb of body weight at least. No point of cutting to maintain muscle mass and strength if you aren't lifting as well.

3x10 straight sets with that many exercises, 3X a week is way too much volume.

Should I avoid squats, deads, and OHP all together for a week or 2, or should I go really light?

I hurt my lower back about a month ago. Not sure exactly what, it's probably a combination of things.. Not optimal form on deads, car accident, desk job+sitting at home, etc.

Anyway I'm at the...