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2006/01/30, 03:48 AM
First your perceptions and reality are 2 different things....Obviously pretending you're the same size at 100lb difference is a bit delusional....however 10-20lb is often unnoticeable.....take a picture of yourself each time you reach a certain mark....150,160,170, etc...and yes pictures will be better at assessing(subjectively to a big extent) your true gains, along with objective measures(weight, bf, strength)
eating so many calories you're going to put on a ton of fat....so not sure you really want to gain weight so fast....it takes time....barring steroids it will take you a lot time....I put on about 80lb in 7 years of steady gains...it doesn't happen overnight....you been eating well for a couple of weeks?...that's all great and so forth ....but lets talk after a couple of years....of consistant and nutritious eating, suited to your goals.....
you must run marathons because at 3500 calories you should be steadily gaining weight...I don't care how fast your metabolism is...at 160lb and avg/high daily caloric expenditure...3500 would still be enough to create a caloric surplus....4000-4500? this is what I eat at close to 220 now(with high lean MM and high metabolic rate)....and I am fairly active person....things just don't add up....something tells me that you don't consistantly take in those number of calories...or else you'd be much bigger than what your current bodyweight is....
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2006/01/30, 12:49 AM
I have been eating healthy for a couple weeks new with 5 new pounds adding up to 160 lbs (standing at 5'11). It seems I look the same as I was 20 pounds less. I work out 4 times a day, my schedule every week is: day 1 BI's/BACK,day 3 SHOULDERS/FOREARMS, day 4 CHEST/TRI's , day 5 LEGS.
Each workout at the gym is an hour and I'm usually doing 3 sets and 5-7 reps per set for each different sessions. I usually get lots of rests on weekdays and 2 hours less of sleep on weekends because of work. My daily caloric intake is 4000-4500 with a good a ratio of carbs and proteins. It seems I can gain alot of weight if I wanted to within a week, or even lose 1 or 2 pounds a day if I lower my caloric intake to 3500.
I want to bulk up in size but after all this weight is it all going to fat? or what is it? because I don't notice any difference. Can someone help me out before I continue to waste my time, thanks FT members, hope you can give me some advice.
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2006/01/30, 01:27 AM
dee, take a minute to fill out your profile so the people here know what your goals are. Also be very specific with your questions, What is your daily diet? Be specific. You can do a search at the bottom of the page and get answers to most questions. There's a thread titled "diet thread" in the diet and nutrition forum out on the boards that is a very good read, check it out. Good luck and welcome to FT!
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2006/01/31, 01:46 PM
I started in august 2005 at 123 lbs. I count my calories everyday and 95% of the time hit my goals. I want to get some bulk even if it is fat before I can switch my diet and workouts to be high lean and have a lot of muscle mass. should I just continue with my current schedule or change things up?
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2006/01/31, 02:00 PM
I did a diet & fitness report and here is my current report:
Weight 160lbs
Fat 17.11lbs (10.69%)
Lean Tissue 142.89lbs (89.31%)
Ideal Body Fat 15 %
Goal Weight 168.11lbs
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I'm not sure if this is accurate because all I gave them was my height, weight, age, and waist measurements
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