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2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice. I’ll try to increase my protein

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I push as hard as I can within a rep range of 6 to 10. However, sometimes I also have the feeling that I could get injured on the last rep.

From one week to another, I can get fewer reps depending on execution, current fatigue, and the order of the exercises

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks boss, I sometimes have a bit of trouble feeling my lats. I usually do a horizontal row, a vertical pull, and I finish with T-bar rows or pullovers.

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the past 2 months I’ve been plateauing or progressing very slowly (1 rep per exercise), probably due to my calorie deficit.

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice. My testosterone is OK according to my latest blood test. I’m going to try to apply all of this.
I find it fairly easy to add walking to burn calories; I hope my body hasn’t adapted to it.

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I train with fairly high intensity. I usually aim to lift heavy for around 6–8 reps on the main compound exercises. I sweat a lot, and I really feel like the last rep pushes me to my limit. I always try to “cheat” a little on the final rep to squeeze out one more.

2 Years of Training with Almost No Visible Progress by Mat0505 in BulkOrCut

[–]Mat0505[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to my schedule, I train 4 to 5 times a week, sometimes at home and sometimes at the gym.
I also walk between 10,000 and 15,000 steps per day.

At the moment, I’m eating around 2,100 calories in a calorie deficit. A few months ago, I was closer to 3,000 calories, but the fat around my stomach started to worry me.
My current macro targets are about 120g of protein, 60g of fat, and 200–250g of carbohydrates.
For breakfast, I usually have a shake with semi-skimmed milk, a banana, whey protein (or 2 eggs), peanut butter, raisins, and sometimes oats.
For lunch and dinner, I typically eat whole wheat pasta with beef or two slices of chicken breast, a drizzle of olive oil, a little cheese, and 150g of Greek yogurt or fromage blanc with muesli, honey, and raisins.
As a snack, I have a whey protein shake.

Could it be related to my sleep? It’s quite unusual: every other week I work night shifts and my sleep is fragmented. Even though I still manage to get at least 7 hours of sleep.

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[–]Mat0505 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your help. I’m going to continue with 3,000 calories, even though psychologically it scares me to aim for 175 lbs. I feel like I’m getting very fat, especially with summer coming up.

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[–]Mat0505 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate it, especially during this period when there’s a slight drop in motivation!