hows it going everyone, Im in Iraq bulking up right now I have gone from a skinny 150 to 202 pounds in three months. I eat a lot because I have a super fast metabolism. Well my face and cheeks have gotten puffier and my face looks a lot rounder. What the hell is going on? my face used to be angular and ****. Its like all the protien shakes go straight to my cheeks. Has this happened to anyone else? How do u deal with that?
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Thread: Fat face from bulking
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05-17-2009, 06:29 AM #1
Fat face from bulking
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05-17-2009, 06:57 AM #2
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05-17-2009, 07:17 AM #3
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05-17-2009, 07:22 AM #4
u gained 50lbs in 3 months, you got fatter, half maybe more of that weight u gained is fat id say, dont blame ur eating alot on a fast metabalism, the protein shakes are not going to ur cheeks the big excess of calories is, so eat a bit less and train in the gym harder that could be a factor, how often and intensly do u train?
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05-17-2009, 07:24 AM #5
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05-17-2009, 07:28 AM #6
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05-17-2009, 07:41 AM #7
Ton of weight to gain in that amount of time. You are likely holding a lot of water at the moment, as gaining 50lbs in such a short amount of time wouldn't be easy no matter what. Stay away from processed/canned foods for a couple of weeks and I'll bet you'll drop at least 10lbs of water. Either way you are eating wayyyyyyyyyy too much and moving around wayyyyyyyy to little.
Especially being in a combat zone.... you definitely don't want to be diving for cover and get stuck under a log like Winnie The Pooh.
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05-17-2009, 07:45 AM #8
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05-17-2009, 07:49 AM #9
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Ah yea, that happened to my brother too on his bulk. He's around 205 lbs with 19% bodyfat. Genetics also play a role here. My bodyfat would be lower probably by about 1 point if I wasn't such a fathead, literally.
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05-17-2009, 07:52 AM #10
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05-17-2009, 08:07 AM #12
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05-17-2009, 09:45 AM #13
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05-17-2009, 09:47 AM #14
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this is exactly what happened to me when i started out the first few years (similar weights too, though i started at 130). i didnt give the slightest **** about what I ate and usually put down 7-8k cals per day and my face got fat. sounds to me like its time for you to start cutting, assuming you have some excess fat on you in other places besides your face
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05-17-2009, 02:20 PM #15
haha winnie the pooh. Actually im at 15 percent bodyfat. im 5 foot 10. I take your normal creatine, bsn true mass, and eat as much as I can, it was a personal goal for me when I came here to get bigger, I am on a h-drol cycle. I train 5 days a week for about 2 to 3 hours per day, sometimes less. umm so maybe a cut would get my face looking normal again huh?
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05-17-2009, 04:08 PM #16
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05-17-2009, 04:15 PM #17
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05-17-2009, 04:51 PM #18
Dude, its normal. Relax. Your body may be going through changes especially since you said you're eating more than normal and in addition you are having some protein powder too. I feel protein pwder tends to bloat me as well, but that doesn't stop me from taking 2-3 shakes a day, you just got to do what you got to do and deal with it.
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05-17-2009, 05:08 PM #19
wow what a stupid question...you don't get a brad pitt jaw line unless u have a BODY like brad pitt...fat collects everywhere, and mainly the weight u put on is fat and water weight it retains in the face too when u cut it will go
if u dont like it lose some fat...5'9,197,16% - bulking
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05-17-2009, 05:08 PM #20
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05-17-2009, 06:10 PM #21
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05-17-2009, 06:12 PM #22
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50lbs in 3 months... my guess is you gained a max of 15lbs of lean mass, which means the rest of it was fat. obviously you're gunna get a fat face when you add 25 or more lbs of fat to your frame. you definitely accomplished your goal of gaining as much weight as possible. was it the best way to do it? IMO, def not. have fun spending the next three to six months getting rid of the extra bodyfat you packed on with your "eat as much as possible" diet.
really though, i'm happy to see someone who isnt afraid of adding some bodyfat, even if you didnt realize that was what was gunna happen lolWWJD-What Would Jesus Deadlift?
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