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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

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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!

1 Comment
2025/02/02
08:01 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for February 01, 2025

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
2025/02/01
20:01 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 31, 2025

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!

17 Comments
2025/01/31
00:01 UTC

3

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
2025/01/30
08:00 UTC

10

Wednesday What Are You Eating Thread

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

16 Comments
2025/01/29
08:01 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 29, 2025

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!

3 Comments
2025/01/29
04:00 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
2025/01/28
08:00 UTC

3

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 27, 2025

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!

14 Comments
2025/01/27
08:00 UTC

4

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
2025/01/26
08:00 UTC

5

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 25, 2025

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
2025/01/25
12:00 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 23, 2025

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!

6 Comments
2025/01/23
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?

3 Comments
2025/01/23
08:00 UTC

5

Wednesday What Are You Eating Thread

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

5 Comments
2025/01/22
08:01 UTC

3

Building a kitchen from scratch

18M, looking to dial in on my nutrition in order to gain muscle as soon as possible. I'm currently an unemployed dependent planning on working at the local grocery store after the winter sports season is over, and once I've got some income I plan on buying my own ingredients pretty much exclusively to avoid conflicts with how my family eats (I also plan on meal prepping to take to school as well). My question, in short, is:

What are the essential non-perishables/dry stock that I should buy en masse to start building a reservoir of sorts to bulk efficiently? Obviously I can't stock up on things like meat/eggs/dairy in advance because they'll spoil, but essentially I want to know the best "foundational" items for a muscle building-focused diet.

5 Comments
2025/01/22
02:03 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 21, 2025

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
2025/01/21
20:00 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!.

1 Comment
2025/01/21
08:00 UTC

2

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 20, 2025

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
2025/01/20
00:01 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!

1 Comment
2025/01/19
08:00 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 18, 2025

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!

7 Comments
2025/01/18
04:00 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?

3 Comments
2025/01/16
08:01 UTC

1

Simple Questions and Silly Thoughts: the basic questions and discussions thread for January 16, 2025

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!

12 Comments
2025/01/16
08:01 UTC

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