Hey! Have been working out for a while but very inconsistent. Started taking it seriously 3 months ago. Changed my diet, stopped being a veg, and go to the gym 3 times a week.
I’ve gone from 155 pounds to 169 since I started working out. I think I’ll just getting fatter and not gaining muscle. Pics from March and November, after and before, in my profile gallery.
What should I do? Could I actually have gained muscle and not fat?
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03-10-2019, 05:33 PM #1Registered User
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New workout, gaining fat not muscle
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03-11-2019, 01:53 AM #2Registered User
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Cut carbs out. We are not plowing fields anymore in this day and age, so we dont need it. Look into a Paleo diet. It is kind of expensive, but very satisfying and helps you cut in a healthy way.Originally Posted by ochoamadd
I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory.
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
[18] Who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some. [19] But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal: the Lord knoweth who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the Lord.
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03-11-2019, 05:54 AM #3
We might not be plowing the fields anymore, but that’s exactly how you should feel at the end of a workout.
OP. Are you on a program or just going to the gym lifting all silly nilly and random.
How many cals a day. Macros. Sleep pattern. All matter. How did you put that 14 pounds on? Slow and steady or a lot of it recently. Details matter.
If you don’t know all of that, then yes, that 14 pound gain is likely all fat. And even if it isn’t, no more than 6 pounds of that is muscle after the changes 3 months ago. But that’s if you were doing everything spot on. That sounds unlikely.
What you need to do is answer all of those questions to reveal the problem with gains.
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03-11-2019, 07:05 AM #4Registered User
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you've put on a stone in 3months what more do you want? Some guys don't even gain that on an entire cycle if your strength is going up you have gained muscle
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03-11-2019, 08:23 AM #5Registered User
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OP, ignore this ridiculous advice. There is a reason that poster has a red reputation.Originally Posted by Nick4LifeChange
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03-11-2019, 09:04 AM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by CommitmentRulz
Agreed. The reason you put on that much weight and fat was your surplus is too high. Do you track what you eat and know how many calories you are taking in? Optimal weight gain is 2-3 lbs per month“Other gyms use machines… CrossFit builds them”
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03-11-2019, 10:06 AM #7Registered User
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I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory.Originally Posted by CommitmentRulz
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
You can say what you please, old man. Lions never lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.I have always been of the opinion that unpopularity earned by doing what is right is not unpopularity at all, but glory.
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
[18] Who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some. [19] But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal: the Lord knoweth who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the Lord.
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03-11-2019, 11:03 AM #8Registered User
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HAHAHA Your advice is still ridiculous, even with your quotesOriginally Posted by Nick4LifeChange
“Other gyms use machines… CrossFit builds them”
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