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@derhodes5 It seems na nasa stage ka na where weight has stabilized and initial noobie muscle gains was already gained. Your metrics has to change na, from raw weight to %body fat and amount of lean/skeletal muscle mass. Find a way where you can measure those. 1 year in is still short and I'm...

@elizabethwilliams Taking whey protein won't make you automatically bigger. It's use to reach your daily protein target intake (without having the extra calories from carbs and fat) if your diet for the day can't reach it. It isn't necessary if the total food intake contains enough protein...

@jwroe No. Mass gainer is whey with additional calories coming from carbs and fat. Ginagamit sya para makakuha ng additional protein and calories to your macros. You can have the same result using whey and eating ice cream. Or eating more real foods (which is mahirap for some kasi nakaka-bloat...

@mikerb Body recomp in intermediate is still possible. Do you know your current body composition? You have to determine your amount of lean tissue and burn-able fat in your total body weight. There are body charts and computations to guide you. General strategy is stay around maintenance...

@isaiah4031 - "Cinoconsider ko mag-gym but iniisip ko kung need ba magpataba muna?" If you do this, you will end up being skinny fat. Your scale weight will look like it improved but in reality you end up a bit worse. Proper weight gaining is composed of increasing your calorie intake while...

@kerimf That's why there are phases in physique building at importante na alam mo yung expectations on each phase. Diet and macros are primarily the difference in each. Strength training typically stays the same. Usually I give myself 72 hrs of rest kung magkasunod na nasa upper body area yung...

@kerimf Are you doing proper progressive overload / making sure your lift actually progresses? Are you giving enough time for your muscles to recover? Fat+water adding in will always be faster than muscle gains in terms of rate but as long as your strength is increasing (in all parts...

@zemastruve 24% is still too high in my opinion and could be highly inaccurate. And with that bodyweight and bmi, my estimate is you still have fat/adipose tissues that you can lose by doing small adjustments on your diet and training split down the road. Losing 15kg is already an...

@jtbrock 300-500 cal on top of maintenance looks ok.

@jtbrock Your body fat is at mid-high. I'm guessing at least 23%. 2800 calories is too much and the tendency is you would just add way more unwanted fat in proportion to muscle that you can add. And at 5'5'' 132 lbs, you definitely can naturally add more lean muscle. Focus on building your...

@bard As you said, you are overthinking. No one gets a gym membership and have their exercises and diet perfectly right for their needs and personality at day 1. So 2 words, Just Start. Sign up to that gym that is accessible to your location and sched. You will learn what you need along the way...

@catbus You have to find a good reason why you are doing this. A deep purpose only you can find somewhere inside of you. Also, provide a system where you can have a session that will allow you to be at 100%, meaning you are well rested, had a good meal and a conducive training environment.