/r/gainit

Photograph via snooOG

EAT MORE FOOD AND READ THE RULES AND SIDEBAR BEFORE YOU POST!

READ THE FAQ for 'getting started'/'how to begin' questions

 

Advanced Gainit Search Engine

 


CLICK HERE TO SELECT A WORKOUT PROGRAM


Information and discussion for people looking to put on lean weight. Please keep discussions relevant to gaining.


🏆 HALL OF GAINS 🏆


You don't have a "high metabolism"... You simply aren't eating enough!

BEFORE POSTING

[Progress Post] - for Progress Posts

Currently, this subreddit is only accepting progress as top-level posts. Any other posts will be removed automatically, and efforts to get around this policy will result in a permanent ban.

Please Note: There are minimum account age & karma requirements. If you have a brand new account, you must build karma in other subs before posting or commenting here.

WHAT NOT TO POST

  • Racist, sexist, sexual, or homophobic comments, and general negative content.

  • Natty Policing. Do not blatantly accuse fellow redditors of steroid use. You will be banned. You may politely ask, but do not outright accuse.

  • Asking for medical advice. We are not a replacement for a doctor. If you have a special condition or need advice on an injury, consult your physician.

  • Achievements that will not lead to a constructive discussion should be posted in the weekly Success Sundays thread.

  • Don't ask "Should I Bulk or Cut?" There's literally a sub for this: /r/BulkOrCut. PLEASE DON'T ASK THIS QUESTION!

  • 'Critique my Program' posts - instead see our FAQ for suggested routines.

  • "Can I just drink Olive/Peanut Oil?" - Knock yourself out. It's not a secret calorie hack. It acts as a lubricant laxative. Don't even ask.

  • Form Checks - Use Form Check Friday over at /r/weightroom.

  • Posts advertising products or services. NO SELF-PROMOTION.

  • Clickbait titles. Do not post titles that force people to open the thread to view the question. Temporary bans will be handed out.

  • Lazy "what foods exist?" type questions

  • Requests for shake recipes/reviews, or your own recipes. Please refer to the FAQ section covering shakes as well as searching previous threads via the Search Function for additional recipes.

  • Unhelpful comments. Please make an attempt to post helpful comments and stay on topic. Masturbation/Penis jokes will result in a ban. They are not funny. They’re overdone and unoriginal.

SUB RULES

  • No being a dick, slurs, or personal attacks

  • No arguing in bad faith

  • This sub is for GAINING, not re-comping. If you're 5'10" and 125 lbs, you don't need to "recomp", you need to put on muscle mass AND total body weight.

  • Natty/ROM/sumo/arch/fed/FFMI policing is not tolerated here

  • The mods WILL delete any post or comment we feel is not a good fit, regardless of any sidebar or FAQ statements. A post doesn't have to violate a rule to suck, sometimes people get creative.

  • The mods WILL ban people who are more trouble than they're worth, regardless of any sidebar or FAQ statements. A user doesn't have to violate a rule to suck, sometimes people get creative.

  • No SARMs discussion whatsoever.

  • DO NOT message users offering goods or services! (e.g. personal training).


PROGRESS POST REQUIREMENTS:

You must include 'Progress Post' in the title.

  • Height, Age, Sex

  • Starting & Ending Weight

  • Diet & Lifting Routine

  • Time Period Elapsed

  • Please Note: There is a 4-month minimum for "Transformations"

  • Progress Check-In's must include 1 month of calorie & weight logs

SUGGESTED LINKS:

RELATED SUBREDDITS

/r/gainit

465,546 Subscribers

2

Wednesday What Are You Eating Thread

Ask food related questions here. Discuss recipes. Share eating hacks. DON'T DRINK OLIVE OIL!!!

7 Comments
2024/12/04
08:01 UTC

3

Tuesday Training and Programming Discussion Thread

Have a question that is training or programming related? Ask it here! Want someone to help you revising or customising a program? Ask here! Want to show off a program you designed? Why are you designing your own programs? Read the bloody FAQ!.

2 Comments
2024/12/03
08:00 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for December 03, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

28 Comments
2024/12/03
08:00 UTC

1

Monday Motivation Thread

Discuss what's motivating you to get make gains here. What started you off? What keeps you going? What do you use to make sure you don't quit?

1 Comment
2024/12/02
08:01 UTC

1

Weight Gain:

I'm on medication that make my appetite -1200 + lots of bouts of nausea. in addition to migraines. this has made me quite small in weight for my height.

so I've been tasked to cram as many calories as I can to every meal. dirty bulking fast food all a go. the instructions from the doctor eat as much as possible with as many calories as possible. and not to worry about healthiness rn.

What's your favourite Canadian bulking take out?

7 Comments
2024/12/01
22:58 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for December 01, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

2 Comments
2024/12/01
12:01 UTC

1

Sunday Victory Thread

What have been your victories this week? Have you made good progress? Set a new lift PR? Enacted a new habit that is helping you greatly? Post it here!

3 Comments
2024/12/01
08:01 UTC

1

[Help] Bulking but seeing more belly fat than muscle growth—Is this normal?

Hey everyone,

I’m new to bulking and could use some advice/clarification. Here’s my situation: • Stats: 6’1 | 127lbs | 20y/o | Male (naturally very skinny). • Routine: I’ve been bulking for just a few weeks, eating perfect protein and caloric meals, and working out consistently: 30-40 minutes per session, 3 days on, 1 day off (PPL split). I definitely feel the burn during workouts. • Concern: Despite eating where I need to be calorie/protein-wise, I’m noticing more belly fat than growth in my arms, legs, or chest. My belly seems to stand out more, and I’m unsure if this is normal at the start of bulking or if I’m just not used to feeling “full” all the time.

Some additional context: • I feel like I have bad posture, which might make my belly more noticeable. • This is my first time bulking, so I don’t know if it’s normal to see belly fat develop before muscle growth becomes more prominent. • I’m worried I’ll end up with a bigger tummy while everything else (arms, legs, chest) stays underdeveloped.

Should I ignore the belly fat for now and let my body adjust, or is there something I should be doing differently? I’d really appreciate any insights, especially if you’ve been in a similar situation!

Thanks in advance!

10 Comments
2024/11/30
22:39 UTC

29

8 months of bulking - 133lbs to 157lbs

Progress pic: https://i.imgur.com/NwEdcha.jpeg

For workouts, I'm doing a 4 day upper/lower split. I have PR'd all my lifts during this period. Sometimes on rest days, I'll do some crunches to hit the abs. I'm also walking 60 minutes a day for 5-6 days a week.

For nutrition, I started at 2900 calories, but quickly realized that was not enough. I slowly bumped up until I was steadily gaining weight and finally topped out at about 3500 calories a day over the course of the first few months. I then pulled back a little to 3400 and just stayed there for the remainder of the bulk. Macro breakdown is roughly 440g carbs, 200g protein, and 90g fat. But it can vary slightly from day to day. Sometimes higher fat and lower carbs. I intentionally do not eat any grains at all.

Typical day of eating:

I wake up and immediately have a small breakfast. Usually bone broth and some cheese.

An hour later I eat my pre-workout workout meal. 8oz of lean beef, and about 500 calories worth of fruit (typically frozen bananas, cherries, pineapple, or mango). Yes, that's a very large serving of fruit. Like 1-2 pounds. My Costco frozen fruit hauls are epic each week.

Usually 1000 calories are consumed by this point.

Lunch looks the same as my pre-workout meal. Another 8oz of beef and another 500 calories of fruit.

I generally go for a long walk after lunch.

I always have a 3pm snack. Typically higher fat at this point. 50-60g of cheese, dates with butter, maybe a couple apples, maybe some pork rinds, maybe avocado. About 500 calories worth.

Dinner is 6pm. Another 8oz of beef, a nice hunk of cheese, and some sauteed onions, carrots, and sweet potato. Sometimes some strawberries with it.

Late night snack at about 9pm. A big bowl of ricotta cheese with frozen blueberries. Sometimes another big hunk of cheese as well.

Hitting 3400 -3500 calories without eating grains requires a lot of fruit and cheese everyday. But I'm enjoying it all tremendously.

Lipids look solid. HDL:64, LDL:122, Tri: 46, Glucose: 79. LDL is slightly above range, but my HDL is great (highly protective), and my triglycerides and glucose are both low. All other markers are in range.

24 Comments
2024/11/30
13:54 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 29, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

20 Comments
2024/11/29
16:00 UTC

1

Thursday Self-reflection Thread

What's holding you back from making the biggest gains? What could you be doing better? Where could you be trying harder? What new habits could you enact to make things easier for you? Be honest with yourself, what would make a difference?

4 Comments
2024/11/28
08:00 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 27, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

10 Comments
2024/11/27
20:00 UTC

1

Weight loss pneumonia

I got pneumonia 1 week ago and it has been awful. I was bulking and so far lost 6 pounds. I have no appetite and can barely eat 2k calories a day. I've been coughing up blood too. On antibiotics thankfully but God being sick ruins everything.

15 Comments
2024/11/27
17:54 UTC

2

Wednesday What Are You Eating Thread

Ask food related questions here. Discuss recipes. Share eating hacks. DON'T DRINK OLIVE OIL!!!

2 Comments
2024/11/27
08:01 UTC

1

Tuesday Training and Programming Discussion Thread

Have a question that is training or programming related? Ask it here! Want someone to help you revising or customising a program? Ask here! Want to show off a program you designed? Why are you designing your own programs? Read the bloody FAQ!.

2 Comments
2024/11/26
08:00 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 26, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

24 Comments
2024/11/26
00:00 UTC

2

Monday Motivation Thread

Discuss what's motivating you to get make gains here. What started you off? What keeps you going? What do you use to make sure you don't quit?

11 Comments
2024/11/25
08:01 UTC

3

Sunday Victory Thread

What have been your victories this week? Have you made good progress? Set a new lift PR? Enacted a new habit that is helping you greatly? Post it here!

4 Comments
2024/11/24
08:01 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 24, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

13 Comments
2024/11/24
04:00 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 22, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

5 Comments
2024/11/22
08:00 UTC

5

Thursday Self-reflection Thread

What's holding you back from making the biggest gains? What could you be doing better? Where could you be trying harder? What new habits could you enact to make things easier for you? Be honest with yourself, what would make a difference?

5 Comments
2024/11/21
08:00 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for November 20, 2024

Welcome to the basic questions and discussions thread! This is a place to ask any questions that you may have -- moronic or otherwise and talk about how your going. Please keep these questions and discussions reasonably on-topic: things noted in the 'what not to post' section of the sidebar will be removed, and the moderation team may issue temporary user bans.Anyone may post a question, and the community as a whole is invited and encouraged to provide an answer. If your question is more specific to you, we recommend providing details. The more we know about your situation, the better answer we will be able to provide. Sometimes questions get submitted late enough in the day that they don't get much traction, so if your question didn't get answered in a previous thread, feel free to post it again.As always, please check the FAQ before posting. The FAQ is considered a comprehensive guide on how to gain lean mass and has more than enough information to get any beginner started today. Ask away!

15 Comments
2024/11/20
12:00 UTC

3

Wednesday What Are You Eating Thread

Ask food related questions here. Discuss recipes. Share eating hacks. DON'T DRINK OLIVE OIL!!!

18 Comments
2024/11/20
08:01 UTC

2

Tuesday Training and Programming Discussion Thread

Have a question that is training or programming related? Ask it here! Want someone to help you revising or customising a program? Ask here! Want to show off a program you designed? Why are you designing your own programs? Read the bloody FAQ!.

6 Comments
2024/11/19
08:00 UTC

Back To Top