2016 FITNESS CHALLENGE

[boxboy99]

Re: 2016 FITNESS CHALLENGE

Started Strong Lifts 5x5 last summer. Closing in on squat sets at 300 lbs. Great beginner strength program.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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Struggling to put on any weight. I've cut up a lot but I'm Tryna get 15-20 lbs on.

[boxboy99]

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Struggling to put on any weight. I've cut up a lot but I'm Tryna get 15-20 lbs on.

You could always try gomad!

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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You could always try gomad!

Never heard of it put I'm willing to try it lol

[boxboy99]

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Haha me either I have to opposite problem now. Gomad stands for gallon of milk a day. Do it for a month and you can put on 25 pounds but I have heard it isn't very fun.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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Definitely about to try that I'm stick skinny lol

[NYJets]

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Struggling to put on any weight. I've cut up a lot but I'm Tryna get 15-20 lbs on.

Whats your diet like? Its really just about taking in more calories.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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Lately I'm trying eat more vegetables , fruits , but less red meat (doesn't help I know). I eat more fish , eggs , peanuts and protein shakes twice a day .

My muscle tone improved but no gains .

[RockinDaMike]

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Please don't drink a gallon of milk a day, that's a terrible idea. Just keep working hard and strive to be healthy. You'll have a great body no matter if you are a certain weight or not.

[boxboy99]

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Yeah I certainly wouldn't recommend gomad. It sounds like you eat healthy. I would suggest calculating your TDEE and eat at a caloric surplus. Look into lean gains, you should be able to find some macro calculators. I assume you are doing some sort of weight training if you are trying to put on some weight? I try to use my fitness pal to track calories and macros. It is a bit of a pain but it's not terrible once it is a habit.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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Please don't drink a gallon of milk a day, that's a terrible idea. Just keep working hard and strive to be healthy. You'll have a great body no matter if you are a certain weight or not.

Thanks for the advice !

Yeah I certainly wouldn't recommend gomad. It sounds like you eat healthy. I would suggest calculating your TDEE and eat at a caloric surplus. Look into lean gains, you should be able to find some macro calculators. I assume you are doing some sort of weight training if you are trying to put on some weight? I try to use my fitness pal to track calories and macros. It is a bit of a pain but it's not terrible once it is a habit.

I really wasn't going to do gomad lol . I have to get in the habit of tracking my calories tho

[NYJets]

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Lately I'm trying eat more vegetables , fruits , but less red meat (doesn't help I know). I eat more fish , eggs , peanuts and protein shakes twice a day .

My muscle tone improved but no gains .

Sounds like you're on the right track. Tracking calories will definitely help, and it doesn't even need to be a permanent thing, I found just doing it for a week or 2 is really informative and then you can ballpark it

[Mabster]

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Sounds like you're on the right track. Tracking calories will definitely help, and it doesn't even need to be a permanent thing, I found just doing it for a week or 2 is really informative and then you can ballpark it

Exactly, helped me realized I was drinking to much sugar calories in the fruit juice I was drinking. Didn't realize how much of that I was putting down a day between smoothies and a glass or three through the day.

[cima]

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Just started my goal to lose at least 40 lbs about a week ago. My biggest issue was accountability so I closed all doors on that. Got a FitBit Charge HR (which is okay) and a Polar HR Strap Monitor (because the Fitbit Charge HR sucks at reading HR properly during exercise). I'm logging EVERYTHING. Food, water, exercise...all there. I've always struggled with weight but kept it under control when I exercised regularly.

I go HAM when I'm committed and that's been my problem, I haven't been. But I am again and it feels great. I lift 7x/week and do cardio 7x/week as well. Eating around 2500 cals/day. Started at 261.2 lbs and weighed in at 253.6 today. About an 8 lb drop in the first week, definitely a big drop in water. My goal is to get to at least 220 lbs. I'll see how I look from there.

I used to look like this (6 years ago):

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And now I look like this:

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I'm posting these pictures publicly as another accountability tool for myself to not stop until I'm satisfied.

The sad part about my weight gain is I was a personal trainer for years and have a B.S. in Exercise and Wellness. Part of my weight gain has been attributed to going from a job on my feet all day to a desk job all day. So I know what to do, I just haven't been doing it.

[bigbob]

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I continue struggling to keep a consistent gym schedule going with two jobs and class.

With summer coming up for school (next week is finals week), I'm going to try and drop 70-100lbs over the summer.

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