I can’t gain any weight
So the lifting plan I was on had me taking in a lot of calories (~3500-4k per day) when I'm lifting. I haven't lifted in a week so I intended to cut my calories down and I failed miserably at that. I had not weighed myself for at least a week until today. Today I went to check my weight and I figured I had put on about ten pounds in three months since I started this program and the scale says I actually lost two pounds. I'm supposed to start the cutting phase of the program at about three months in but I don't see the point if I never gained any weight.
At least I know that my metabolism is through the roof right now. I am eating all the time. I'm guessing at least six meals a day and I am generally following the eating guidelines I made in the previous post but I am drinking a lot of skim milk for calories. I do have cheat days on the weekends where I eat whatever I want as long as it fits in about the same amount of calories.
Ideally I want to be at about 210 pounds and 12% body fat. I am probably in the 22% body fat range now and at 205 pounds. (I need to go get this tested) I think this will take at least a year of continuous lifting. My rotator cuff is feeling better, and my knees feel great. I went to the doctor for a three week ear infection that won't go away and they've got me on a bunch of garbage. I plan on hitting the gym this Saturday for weights and Sunday for cardio.
My ultimate goal is to pass for Wolverine on Marvel movie nights. I'd like to be able to pull that off, kind of a bigger version of Hugh Jackman.
July 3rd, 2010 - 21:30
Maybe you’re losing fat while gaining muscle at a rate that makes it hard to see that you are gaining muscle. I know muscle weighs more than fat but you are probably gonna start gaining more weight once you burn off a lot of the fat
July 17th, 2010 - 08:33
I have a friend who is a professional trainer at Gold’s in Hollywood. He has a web site: http://themoyermethod.com
His expertise is performance nutrition. He’s a great guy. Tell him I sent you.