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Weight is stagnant but still getting stronger and more defined

Maxtro H & F

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I’m a little confused. I’ve been stuck at 150 since the middle of April when I should be gaining weight. I’ve been working out three times a week fallowing the “Where to start” program. I’ve been eating larger amounts and more often. What’s odd is that my strength is increasing and my muscles look bigger even though neither my weight nor body fat % have changed.

I don’t really care about getting stronger. My only goal is to add muscle mass. I should be able to add 2 pounds muscle a month so I wonder what I’m doing wrong.
 

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Post diet up
 

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Maxtro H & F said:
I don’t really care about getting stronger. My only goal is to add muscle mass. I should be able to add 2 pounds muscle a month so I wonder what I’m doing wrong.
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. Your body is just converting previous fat mass into muscle mass.

Think about this.

Maxtro H & F said:
my strength is increasing and my muscles look bigger even though neither my weight nor body fat % have changed.
Do you really think you're lifting more with the same amount of muscle you had in the beginning of the program?
 

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Flyer said:
I don't think you're doing anything wrong. Your body is just converting previous fat mass into muscle mass.

Think about this.
physically impossible.
 

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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Maxtro H & F said:
What’s odd is that my strength is increasing and my muscles look bigger even though neither my weight nor body fat % have changed.
These "facts" DO NOT add up. Most likely your body fat % has gone down a bit, because it's quite difficult to measure accurately. OR you've recently added supps that increase "pump" dramatically enough to be noticeable. In any case, these are also not the sort of numbers you can look at after one month and panic.

But you need to continue eating more, carefully & cleanly.
 

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Throttle said:
These "facts" DO NOT add up. Most likely your body fat % has gone down a bit, because it's quite difficult to measure accurately. OR you've recently added supps that increase "pump" dramatically enough to be noticeable. In any case, these are also not the sort of numbers you can look at after one month and panic.

But you need to continue eating more, carefully & cleanly.
it could also just be water. One month is hardly any measure for progress.
 
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