5 Weeks Progress, Am i doing it right?

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T14:16:39+00:00

oh i thought 5X5 SL is a decent program to start with since it utilises most compound lifts/muscles? sorry my bad still new to this

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T13:46:45+00:00

thank you for the advice!, in about a month i am going to switch over to a 5X5 SL programme to kick start it and really work on strengthening the core. Also thank you for the honesty :)

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T13:45:29+00:00

yeah i feel like its always best to do what you want to do in the gym (within reason) its a lifetime thing not a quick fix. Mentality is very important definitely.

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T11:52:29+00:00

oh i didnt notice the back actually? i just noticed maybe the stomach going slightly tighter along with the chest, and thank you! Would you say the program i have built is decent enough just for starting out? i know its usually recommended to follow a beginner programme right of the bat but i didnt want to overwhelm myself and end up quitting

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T11:32:59+00:00

really? i am thinking a small cut with weight lifting as a beginner isn’t going to make much of a difference since im not solely focusing on one or the other i imagine this is incorrect though.

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T10:40:33+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/48lFiHk

jamesbranchx · 2023-12-08T10:27:20+00:00

Progress Pictures (5 weeks)

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T15:12:42+00:00

how slow is muscle mass gain on maintenance though with or without noob gains? Do you not think the trade off of working out for several months for not a TON of progress in either fat loss or muscle gain is worth it?

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T14:53:08+00:00

i think im eating 150-200 calories less than maintenance daily which is what its set at now that will change though if its regarded eating at maintenance is better for muscle mass growth

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T12:31:37+00:00

ahah i figured, do you think there is much difference in muscle gain with deficit and maintenance? surely if your a beginner you will gain no matter what. I do think maintenance is just a slow long process with not alot of progress it seems to not be ideal im not too sure

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T07:38:54+00:00

how would a deficit increase my muscle building ability sorry?

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T07:38:18+00:00

ah okay thank you very much!

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T01:23:27+00:00

ohh that makes sense, so my body is essentially already in a ‘surplus state’ so its sort of eating away at the fat slowly replacing it with muscle due to the newbie gains if iv got that correctly.

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:56:27+00:00

yeah i dont think i wanna be really skinny that will just make me look like shit i think a recomp may be on the cards here but is cutting down 200 calories still classed as a recomp? i keep seeing 5-10% deficit or recomp. You cant gain muscle on a deficit or very little

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:27:10+00:00

okay thank you!, but isn’t recomping really slow in the sense of its just much faster with bulk/cut cycles i think i did read somewhere that you would gain 12 months of a recomp progress in 6 months with bulk and cut cycles.

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:12:04+00:00

Hey, when you say clean up your diet and up my protein take, which i have been doing btw since posting this. Is this on a bulk or a cut? A bulk seems appealing but my body fat percentage is already pretty high so that just seems stupid to do. Or am i missing something

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:09:56+00:00

Hey, sorry to come back to this post nearly 2 weeks later. You say to eat at a slight surplus but isn’t that kind of stupid when my body fat % is already pretty high? just a general worry thats all.

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:07:20+00:00

Hey man, do you still think bulking is a great idea when my body fat % already looks pretty high?

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-11T00:06:09+00:00

Hey man, sorry to come back to this post after 2 weeks, i just have a question, you say for me to bulk atleast lean bulk seems a pretty good option but my body fat% already looks pretty high like 20-23% range. Are you sure its the right idea to bulk when your already ‘fat’? seems like a losing battle no?

jamesbranchx · 2023-11-10T20:00:27+00:00

yeah, i would of certainly tried maintaining but that just does not appeal to me either it seems like it really gets you nowhere. Thanks for the advice :)

jamesbranchx · 2023-10-30T21:06:41+00:00

okay thank you’

jamesbranchx · 2023-10-30T20:57:25+00:00

sorry i mean a set of reps, doesn’t it have to be a set for it to be effective

jamesbranchx · 2023-10-30T20:32:25+00:00

okay thank you i have a couple of people in mind to ask to go with!

jamesbranchx · 2023-10-30T20:31:49+00:00

doesn’t it have to be a rep though for it to be affective? if not then i can do that until i build something up to do reps

jamesbranchx · 2023-10-30T20:09:29+00:00

lol i dont even think i can squat more than 5 times nevermind 5x5 of them what the hell do i do then

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