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RaskalSbp Posts: 47 Joined: 2003/02/23	2003/03/25, 05:44 PM hello.. my name is Erik and I have been working out for 10 months to gain mass. I had been working out for 2 years prior to this, but I was training for cuts and definition. I was 5'9 150. Now in these 10 months I am 5'9 205. My arms are 16 inches. I have gotten much stronger but still dont look like I want to. I eat about 300 grams of protein a day, in 6 50g of protein meals every 3 hours. I also take in about 3000 calories a day. I am in the 5th week of my gain mass exercise program and i do notice strenght gains but they are not visible. Is this normal? Am I expecting to much too fast? I can bench max 300 lbs. I want to also know if I should have a little gut. I do have a little stomach but I want to know if it is natural. I would appreciate some answers to my questions from some people who have been in my situation or are in it. Also what program I should do after this 8 week gain mass routine, and answers to why my arms are so small. If 16 inches is small. I dont know I'm probably just comparing myself to some serious weightlifters. Thank You
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/03/25, 10:45 PM When on an all out mass program, chances are better than average that you will develope some gut. ONe way to remedy this or keep it in check anyway is to go say 6 weeks on a mass gain, if you are happy with what you see, then continue on for another 2 weeks or so. But somewhere in this area it may be advisable to stop and incorporate a hardening program. Drop some of your higher calorie foods/carbs, drop some protein, and increase your cardio by about 25%. Do this for 2-3 weeks, then go back to gaining. You say you are getting strength gains, but they are not "visible?" What are you looking for. One answer may be that most of your gains are not lean mass, if you are consuming loads of carbs, you will definitely get stronger, and see the scale go up, but not with good weight. Lean mass does not happen overnight. If you gain a solid couple pounds a month, you may be doing well. In 5 weeks you will probably not see much, remember, muscle weighs more than fat and takes up less space, so if it is distributed, a couple pounds will not really show where you are looking yet. Give it some time. -------------- The one goal you will NEVER achieve is the one you never attempt.
Lonegirl Posts: 446 Joined: 2002/11/13	2003/03/26, 06:04 AM Did you take pictures of yourself before and now? I am surprised that you say it isn't visible. 55lbs is a lot to not be visible.
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/03/26, 12:01 PM With your calories at 3000, you're not high enough to gain mass at your new weight. You'll have to bump that up to over 3600. You've got to feed that extra mass you've got. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan