Not sure what all that adds up to, but you certainly aren’t withering away. Might be hard to bulk when you’re running all the time, not recovering, and prolly not lifting enough. That’s my guess.
at first glance not enough food n too much activity . that weight gain shake at the top of your list thats about the same as what i have pwo when dieting but with more carbs .when bulking outside of weight training try to be active as little as possible .
[quote]lia67 wrote:
.when bulking outside of weight training try to be active as little as possible . [/quote]
THis is bizarrely absurd advice.
OP I implore you to never adopt this ideology. [/quote]
i didnt mean to be totally inactive only to cut down on other physically strenuous sports.
if his gains are stalling surely its better to let his cals go towards building muscle and recovery than fueling other sports activities
try adding more carbs to your 6am meal, and your pre workout meal, so your body doesn’t start breaking down muscle for energy. Also try adding a meal at 2pm. Other than that i think it may be to do with your training. I don’t know, i’m a beginner too so i may be blowing smoke out my ass. good luck
[quote]lia67 wrote:
.when bulking outside of weight training try to be active as little as possible . [/quote]
THis is bizarrely absurd advice.
OP I implore you to never adopt this ideology. [/quote]
i didnt mean to be totally inactive only to cut down on other physically strenuous sports.
if his gains are stalling surely its better to let his cals go towards building muscle and recovery than fueling other sports activities [/quote]
I dont think cutting down on his physical activity is going to help the OP’s physique.
[quote]lia67 wrote:
.when bulking outside of weight training try to be active as little as possible . [/quote]
THis is bizarrely absurd advice.
OP I implore you to never adopt this ideology. [/quote]
i didnt mean to be totally inactive only to cut down on other physically strenuous sports.
if his gains are stalling surely its better to let his cals go towards building muscle and recovery than fueling other sports activities [/quote]
THis is STILL absoultely wrong.
EXPENDING more energy with higher calories to compensate will ALWAYS be better than doing less activity to keep yourself in a caloric surplus. What youre prescribing is how people get fat.
cheers for all of the interest guys. Ive calculated my calorie intake as thus:
Carbohydrates: 428g
Protein: 302g
Fat: 82g
Which I believe equates to 3666 Kcal.
I forgot to say that ive been on this diet for about 3 months, and similar to the overload principle ive gradually increased the amounts that im taking in. The values above are what im now on, not what I started on
[quote]stokkers wrote:
cheers for all of the interest guys. Ive calculated my calorie intake as thus:
Carbohydrates: 428g
Protein: 302g
Fat: 82g
Which I believe equates to 3666 Kcal.
I forgot to say that ive been on this diet for about 3 months, and similar to the overload principle ive gradually increased the amounts that im taking in. The values above are what im now on, not what I started on[/quote]
If you aren’t gaining, eat more… it doesn’t matter whether your current intake is 1,000cal or 5,000.
If you were eating enough, but workout intensity was the problem, you would just be getting fatter.
OP, I dont know what kind of 5X5 program you are on. I just came off starting strength 5X5. Knowing your lifting improvements if any, would be helpful. I can speak from first hand experience, that after doing SS5X5, my lifts increased by 30 pounds(beginner gains). My weight increased about 10-15, and stayed there while strength kept going up. 5x5 is not a get big program, its a strength program.
If its not working for you, maybe you should change the set/rep scheme to a more lighter weight higher reps(8-12) for hypertrophy.
[quote]lia67 wrote:
.when bulking outside of weight training try to be active as little as possible . [/quote]
THis is bizarrely absurd advice.
OP I implore you to never adopt this ideology. [/quote]
i didnt mean to be totally inactive only to cut down on other physically strenuous sports.
if his gains are stalling surely its better to let his cals go towards building muscle and recovery than fueling other sports activities [/quote]
THis is STILL absoultely wrong.
EXPENDING more energy with higher calories to compensate will ALWAYS be better than doing less activity to keep yourself in a caloric surplus. What youre prescribing is how people get fat.
