@youngwolf I know that 75 Hard requires you to drink a certain amount of water as one of the requirements so water weight is a reasonable possible explanation for the weight gain.
If it’s not that, then I would suspect (if you are confident in your calorie tracking as you seem to be) that you...
@rbb221b Gotcha. I read your “currently stalled” comment as that being your concern.
Not really able to comment otherwise as I’m not sure what your goals or concerns are.
@rbb221b You probably just need to drop your calories a bit. Is the 2500 what you started eating when you were 240? If you haven’t reassessed your caloric needs since then, that is likely your problem.
@hellokitty Honestly, I would remove whole days. 3-4 days should be sufficient for you right now. Do you have access to a barbell? I would assume so if you have a trap bar… you should replace some (not all) of your machine and dumbbell work with barbell work. Do at least one squat and bench...
@hellokitty You’re still very much a beginner. A lot of people have said to simplify. I 100% agree with this. You’re doing too much and are way overtrained.
I’ve been lifting on and off for 20+ years and when I have a long break, I still start slow. For example, I took a year off after my wife...