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Makes sense and sorry I didn't state that at the outset. I would say my goal is to add muscle. While I would like to lower my body fat even more, I don't think it's realistic for any sustained period...

Yes, I did make noticeable gains -- particularly to quads/glutes, hams... Upper body is stronger but not as defined as lower body/noticeable in terms of gains. I've leaned out for sure from when I...

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42 yo
Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 107 - 108lbs

Lift 3x per week (lower 1 day / upper 1 day / mix 1 day - trainer has me do max reps/ combo of drop sets and super sets)...

Stats:
42 yo
Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 107 - 108lbs

Lift 3x per week
Cardio moderate-intensity 5x - 6x per week

Thanks again -- I agree with all you said. As I was new to "cutting" just wanted to make sure what I am feeling is normal and not just "part of the process."

I agree with your take on trainers...

Thank you so much again for taking the time with me -- while I used to do a fair amount of boot-camp style workouts and some weightlifting, this is my first time doing just traditional weightlifting...

Thanks much. I agree it was too short a time to measure progress and I joined this forum for the great insights. Thank you again!

Trying photo upload here.

OK I added some photos above -- not sure if they came through OK -- this forum's upload feature is a little weird. Thanks for all the insights and I agree. I also felt that it would make more sense...

Tell me about it - my family says I look like a zombie on the sofa...

So in terms of the routine, 4-Day Split on weights and 5X cardio. I definitely gained strength on the higher calorie routine,...

Thank you so much -- I thought so too re the low cals. In terms of the bulk, for me this was more maintenance calories at a bare minimum as I went down a pound in the end. I called it a bulk as that...

Hi all, I am brand new to this forum and this is my first post - thanks in advance for any of your suggestions here.

After a very unsuccessful bulk for 2 months (I did not gain a single pound --...