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What’s your biggest obstacle to getting to your goal physique?

Are you:
Not able to eat enough?
Not sure how to workout?
Don’t know where to start?
Overwhelmed by too much information?
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Depending on how new you are to lifting.
If you're just starting out ya definitely, 7 months will make a huge difference. Even for someone who's been lifting for a while if they're on top of their...

Protein is important for ensuring your body is gaining muscle not fat when bulking and preserving muscle on a cut. If you're only eating 40 grams you're leaving a lot of muscle mass on the table (pun...

You don't look fat at all, you look pretty good for just 1 year of lifting. Keep it up!

Gonna have to say weighted chin ups/pull ups. Getting really strong on those have done more for my back than anything else

Hey best of luck man, kudos for embarking on this journey

You get bigger by getting stronger on compound movements while eating in a caloric surplus. "Building the fundamentals" is precisely what you're looking for. Look in the stickies for a proven novice...

Yeah start out at 2400-2500 calories a day and adjust up or down from there based on how much weight you're gaining each week. Ideally you want to be gaining 0.5-1 lb a week.

And yeah start doing...

Yea man no problem, glad to help.

1. When you're calculating how many calories you burn, what you're looking for is your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). Your TDEE is basically your basal...

Hey prodbenzo,

I'm a naturally skinny guy too and I actually have a protruding sternum (pectus carinatum) that I used to be super self-conscious about in middle/high school. As I got older and...

Hey Benjamin,

It's good that you're starting out pretty young. As someone who's naturally skinny let me tell you the most important things you need to focus on are calorie surplus and proper...

Looks awesome man, I can tell you have great genetic potential. You're in a good position to lean bulk for a while. Focus on lifting heavy and eating big. Good luck

^Agreed. To add on to this, make hitting your numbers (calories and proteins) your top priority nutrition-wise. Don't worry so much about eating "clean," etc. As a naturally skinny guy, your stomach...

You're going to want to lift heavy to progressively overload (get stronger over time) at the most efficient rate. Aka if you want to build muscle the most efficiently, you're gonna wanna lift in the...

If you've lost motivation you're probably no longer progressing. Intermediate plateaus are incredibly common. Focus your energy on analyzing what you're doing and why your lifts aren't improving if...

Most important thing is that you're continually getting stronger over time, aka putting weight on the bar. If your lifts aren't going up, you won't gain muscle.

If you're getting fat that means...

Yep, 7-9 hours is the sweetspot. Might vary a bit from individual to individual.
Try sleeping and getting up the same time every night and see what works for you.

Agreed, cutting while probably result in some strength loss. Although you could probably cut in the future for aesthetic purposes, where you're at now and for what your goals are, I'd say lean bulk.

You're at a very good starting point to bulk up. Definitely have a good body type for aesthetic potential (small hips, wide chest). Keep it up

If you're a beginner you could probably gain strength while eating a deficit (recomping). That would cause you to lose fat/increase definition while potentially building muscle.

I'd try that out...