thecrocoduck
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I've been lifting for 2 years now, and have become frustrated with my lack of growth. My lifts are in the Intermediate range, but I think I should be gaining muscle a lot faster, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I'm 5'11", 165lbs, relatively lean (you can see my abs, but not the bottom two really). Anyway, back in November I started a "slow bulk" where I was putting on about 2lbs a month. I did this for around 4 months, putting on a total of 9lbs. My bench, shoulder press, and weighted pull up improved a bit during this time. I then started a cut, which I've been doing for almost 2.5 months now, and I've lost about 10lbs. I'm about the same body fat level as I was pre-bulk (I judge my cut length based on visual body fat levels and measuring my waist). So basically, I'm the same weight as before I bulked, and didn't gain any muscle/size. So, essentially spinning my wheels for over 6 months.
I had a similar problem a year ago when I bulked, where I put on more fat than muscle. I am doing what I believe is an optimal weekly volume (9 working sets for the major body parts each week). The only thing I can think to try to start gaining size/muscle mass is to increase volume, and I think the best way to do that is increasing frequency. Is this the best choice? During my bulk I was working out 3x a week (Chest/Tris, Back/Bis, Shoulders/Legs). I like my current routine, but I'm not seeing the gains I think I should be getting. I'm thinking about doing PHUL. Is this a good route to take for me, or should I just add additional sets to my current routine to get more volume?
I'm 5'11", 165lbs, relatively lean (you can see my abs, but not the bottom two really). Anyway, back in November I started a "slow bulk" where I was putting on about 2lbs a month. I did this for around 4 months, putting on a total of 9lbs. My bench, shoulder press, and weighted pull up improved a bit during this time. I then started a cut, which I've been doing for almost 2.5 months now, and I've lost about 10lbs. I'm about the same body fat level as I was pre-bulk (I judge my cut length based on visual body fat levels and measuring my waist). So basically, I'm the same weight as before I bulked, and didn't gain any muscle/size. So, essentially spinning my wheels for over 6 months.
I had a similar problem a year ago when I bulked, where I put on more fat than muscle. I am doing what I believe is an optimal weekly volume (9 working sets for the major body parts each week). The only thing I can think to try to start gaining size/muscle mass is to increase volume, and I think the best way to do that is increasing frequency. Is this the best choice? During my bulk I was working out 3x a week (Chest/Tris, Back/Bis, Shoulders/Legs). I like my current routine, but I'm not seeing the gains I think I should be getting. I'm thinking about doing PHUL. Is this a good route to take for me, or should I just add additional sets to my current routine to get more volume?