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@icameforhelp Keep at it, you are on the right track. It is possible, but each person is different so hopefully you can find what works for you. If you keep at it like you are now and things still don’t progress for you, or if you think it would be helpful, maybe look into a personal trainer...

@icameforhelp That’s all good, take your time to learn the lifts and you’ll be good. As you get more into it be sure that you’re challenging yourself enough with the weight that you are getting the benefits of lifting. I was mostly wondering if you were doing a bunch of cardio/endurance...

@icameforhelp I think you are on the right track, though. If you have an active job that probably burns a lot of calories, though you can’t really change that. Have you considered or do you drink like a gainer shake with lots of cals and protein in it? I don’t need that many calories, but even...

@missionaryadvocate https://preview.redd.it/mm7jtgl4zjtc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8abfd69b4a612e444d6c2b9ef7c853ad64f3bf22 873 cals, 70g protein. Obviously you can swap out for your own preferred protein powder or ingredients, I’ve just gotten used to this recipe I made

@missionaryadvocate Have you tried drinking your extra calories? My maintenance is over 3k per day and I start each day with a shake that gives me about 800 cals and 70g of protein. It’s a good way to make sure I start off the day on the right foot.

@lifeforfreddy I’m not going to pretend to know, but I am linking an episode of a podcast that I listened to the was very interesting about amino acids in plant protein sources. If I remember correctly, a summary is that it may not actually matter if you have incomplete proteins in a meal, as...