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Originally Posted by neutronnorman  Sorry Johniboy that you're a hard gainer. I've been lifting wieghts for almost 20 years and took a three year lay-off. Ever hear off muscle memory?
Flabby as I got, my arms still measured 16 inches flexed. Yes, I use skin calipers, but I use many methods for skinfold measurments, not just one. I even have my body fat measured in the gym by physical therapy / sports medicine students just to check.
Second of all, I have and always had a superior ability to gain muscle mass. I stalled once at 285 lb. with a 34 inch waist, back around 12 years ago, and I'm 5"11.5" tall. But I was stacking Deca.
I'm not new at this, so I'm definetly not a beginner. I currenlty eat 6 times a day, sometimes seven and eat arounbd 3,000 calories.
So the  about a fantasy land, my little wimpy friend shows your fustration getting gains.
Presently I'm cycling an anti-aromatase that works very well. In the almost 2 months I've been doing this, and my brutal workouts, I'm having now a hard time not losing more than 2 lb. every three days.
So good luck working out, my little rotund friend. |
1) LOL I'm not a hard gainer. Frustration came from seeing a post (who I thought was from a noob) going on about results that would otherwise have been impossible
2) Well that makes sense to gain that much muscle in 4 weeks as its just muscle lost before.
3) You didn't lose 21.6 lbs of pure body fat in a month. That comes out to roughly 5 lbs of fat a week. The most you can lose without losing muscle is 2-3 lbs a week.
4) I'm not wimpy. I workout 3 days a week - intense lifting to help maintain my muscle mass while I'm on this diet. And before you go on about hard gainer again, I'm not trying to gain as I'm on a calorie deficit. Calorie deficit = Lose fat, Calorie surplus = muscle gain.