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    Best protein powder?

    I want to gain lean muscle, what is the best protein powder? I heard a lot of good things about whey protein.
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    Vegetarians and protein

    Hi, As a veggie myself are there any other veggies/vegans in here, how do you get enough protein to gain muscle? I'm about 80kg so that means I need almost 180g a day ? if you go by so these calculators/recommendations Thanks
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    Any recipes for bulk meal peeps for mass gain

    Hi everyone. Just wanting to know if anyone has stumbled across any meal prep recipes for making them up in milk with good amounts of calories and nutrients. I’ve been buying gym foods 20 x 500g meals but I’m Thinking there would be a way to make it cheaper. Anyway hope someone can help
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    Pumping iron: Lighter weights just as effective as heavier weights to gain muscle, bu

    New research is challenging traditional workout wisdom, suggesting that lifting lighter weights many times is as efficient as lifting heavy weights for fewer repetitions. It is the latest in a series of studies that started in 2010, contradicting the decades-old message that the best way to...
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    How Important to sleep is weight loss & Gain

    Hi All, Pretty easy one here but wondering how important everyone considers sleep to weight loss and gain. I know guys that sleep 6 hours a day and still get fine progress yet I know others that do the same and show nothing this goes both ways with loss and gain! Any thoughts ?
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    Question: For Skinny People Wanting To Bulk Up...

    What is your most pressing issue regarding trying gaining weight? What are you the most afraid when it comes to trying to gain weight? What would you like to see happen?
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    If there was a BB bible, what would the 10 commandments be?

    If there was a BB bible, what would the 10 commandments be? Thou shalt not curl in the squat rack.
  8. HGH Only for fat loss and muscle gain

    Oh hai. Does anyone have any educated opinions on using just GH for fat loss, muscle gain and anti aging? There's plenty of info out there but for the most part it's talking about stacking it with test. Cheers
  9. After the Cut - how to stay lean & gain?

    Hey all, I have often heard you can only cut & bulk you can't do them together. I'm still a novice to most of this. I've just started my first cut after gaining 7kg. I should be at my leanest - 8% around mid december. Cutting I won't be able to gain anymore mass due to the caloric deficit and...
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    how much strength do u gain

    taking steroids?bear in mind ive never taken anything and im clueless as to what is what.Is this a case of dr banner to the incredible hulk or a little less than that?
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    take note women:Gwyneth Paltrow's trainer says no woman should lift over 3lbs

    Thats right folks, you read the title right! “No woman should lift more than 3 pounds.” This pearl of wisdom came out of the mouth of Gwyneth Paltrow’s trainer Tracey Anderson during an appearance on Oprah. (Ok before I get bombarded with questions about why I was watching Oprah I will include...
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    What is the Most Effective Set/Rep Numbers to Gain Muscle?

    For gaining lean muscle mass what set/rep amounts ? Heavy weight, low reps? Light weight, high reps? Somewhere in between?
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    Reasonable time frame to gain 10kgs?

    Hey guys, Basic question here but what would be considered a reasonable time frame to gain 10kgs of muscle? Im 35, 80kgs 188cm, so tall and thin though not particularly fit, training/exercise has been little over the last few years due to bulging/herniated disc in my spine (lower), still have...
  14. 5 Tips to gain weight - Brandon Lilly

    Being fortunate enough to travel the country, and sit face to face with lifters I am overwhelmed with questions about how I gained weight. To be honest I consider myself somewhat of a respectable expert on the subject in that I myself transformed from a 170 lbs. kid into a 330 lbs. powerlifter...
  15. Steroids and strength gain

    Here we are continuing debate I had with Oni on Commonwealth champs thread. I have long argued that anabolic steroids (and other PEDs) gives you significant strength enhancement. But Oni disagrees. 'It's my personal belief that steroids, outside of making you more muscular than you can do...
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    Skinnyfat - bulk or lean muscle gain?

    Guys, I'm a little confused to which caloric intake I should be looking at (when using calculators). I'm skinnyfat (177cm @ 75kgs with 22% BF). Calculators show I should take 4000+ calories for bulking or 2600 calories for lean muscle gain. I'm currently taking 2600 calories which is just...
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    Pain and Gain

    My mate put this on last night - i watched the first half and it was quite funny. about lifting, Gym competition in the US. I think its a rip off movie, Some of the lines are just funny as. The rock is a unit
  18. Muscular weight gain- jay trigg

    Jay Trigg possibly owned the first weight lifting forum in the 80's called Garage Gym Many beginning trainees desire to increase their Lean Body Mass, and have this as the primary, if not only, goal in mind when beginning a training program. I suppose it is human nature to want to have large...
  19. Weight gain during period

    Am I alone or does anyone else experience this? I just noticed that I gain about 4-5 pounds during my monthly period and then they disappear after a week.
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    Grocery Run, Musashi Mass Gain Bars

    Groceries online | Online Grocery Store | GroceryRun.com.au $9.95 for 10 bars is not bad.