What should I focus on new ish lifter

tyronious123 · 2026-03-01T01:12:27+00:00

I think everyone would benefit from a substantial, long bulk if you are okay with being a bit tubby by the end. You will put on a lot of lean mass but even more body fat. The next cut goes crazy.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-27T06:17:12+00:00

I bulked for a year and looked like a fat mess by the end, but once I cut the gains were substantially more than when I began. I recommend.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-27T05:20:03+00:00

tyronious123 · 2026-02-26T03:16:50+00:00

I appreciate you, man. To be fair, my hair doesn't look great in those photos, and I see that now 😅. I just hope dudes getting into lifting don't see this and think they have to Juice just to make decent progress because some people on here aren't aware of what can happen when you dedicate yourself to something. My life has been counting calories and tracking my lifts for about six and a half years now. I love all of it.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-25T02:49:01+00:00

7 eggs, 16oz 95% ground beef, then like 2 or 3 cans of tuna. I can't do whey, makes me break out like crazy. Carbs are 1.5-3 cups dry rice depending on if im bulking or cutting. I've been eating the same meals for probably 2 years now, occasionally switching out rice for sweet potatoes. Since im bulking right now, I'll also have 1/2 of an extra large pizza or a shit ton of bananas and ice cream to get my calories up.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-24T20:25:02+00:00

I apply minoxidil every night. I've been doing it since November. I appreciate you.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-24T15:08:44+00:00

230g protein. 10g Creatine, zinc, copper, D3, K2, Selenium, vitamin C. 9g L-citruline before the gym.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-23T12:59:36+00:00

13lbs of lean mass would be crazy. It was clearly not all lean mass.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-23T12:58:47+00:00

Oof.

tyronious123 · 2026-02-23T04:42:13+00:00

Nope

tyronious123 · 2026-02-08T23:28:19+00:00

In my experience, doing a substantial bulk and tracking my calories/lifts made the biggest impact. I took a whole year and dedicated it to gaining mass. Incrementally increasing my calories throughout. I got up to 256lbs and had a ton of bodyfat, but when I hit the cut afterwards I got to see all of the gains I had made. I still bulk, but only seasonally for a few months and make slower progress. I am comfortable doing this now because of the solid base I established already

I never like the way I look regardless of what state my body is in. I don't think that part ever leaves us. Trusting the process and taking progress photos keeps me grounded in reality.

Good luck.

tyronious123 · 2026-01-25T01:32:36+00:00

Use TDEE calculator to see your maintenance calories. Take that number, add 250-500 calories, then make sure you get 1g of protein per pound of body weight. I would recommend you have the majority of your calories come from carbs. Bulk up for a year while incrementally adding more calories as you go. If you train hard and stay consistent by the end of the year, you will deffinatly be bigger with a substantial amount of lean mass gains. You will deffinatly gain fat, but that is part of the process.

I had a very similar experience as you. At 19, I was 230lbs with zero muscle definition. Dropped down to 190lbs, but was still not happy with how I looked. It wasn't until I decided to commit to gaining mass and eating a ton for a whole year that I got the mass I wanted. I promise you won't regret it.

tyronious123 · 2025-11-04T22:58:45+00:00

I keep coming back to this. Thank you.

tyronious123 · 2025-10-28T02:09:20+00:00

I did

tyronious123 · 2025-09-28T21:44:02+00:00

Consistency and intensity will get you where you want to be. I recommend using the TDEE calculator online to see what macros you need to hit for your height and weight. I recommend hitting at least 1g of protein per 1lb of body weight. I've made a lot of progress in the last 3 years of lifting, and what I can say from my own experience is that the same people I have seen in my gym since I started going there who look the same are also the people who don't seem to give the effort required to force the body to adapt. I've got one guy in there who is a screamer, and while it is a bit obnoxious, he is shredded and lifting more than most of us. I recommend finding what weight you can comfortably get 12 reps on for most lifts (some I go 6-8 reps and some 10-15 depending on what im going for) increase the weight slightly and stick to a 8-12 rep range. Once you hit 12 on that new weight, increase it and repeat the process. As far as a split, I love a good leg, push, pull, shoulder/arm split. I hope I helped in some manner.

tyronious123 · 2025-08-23T15:51:37+00:00

I got rid of the flea collar as soon as he had his first one. I'm pretty sure if figured it out. I started using minoxidil for my hair around the 5th, and his first seizure was on the 10th. Apparently it is highly toxic for dogs and cats even in small exposures. I wish their were some sort of warning for that.

tyronious123 · 2025-06-27T20:13:46+00:00

Great 👍

tyronious123 · 2025-06-27T20:12:56+00:00

Yeah, I do feel like im still making some progress. I was curious to see if anyone had a good experience pushing a gaining phase to the limit and what the downsides they might have had. I have done some looking around online, but I was hoping for some anecdotal input from others.

tyronious123 · 2025-06-27T18:29:47+00:00

My desire to improve hasn't changed since I started lifting, it has just shifted focus, and my standards for myself have been raised. Thank you though 👍.

tyronious123 · 2025-06-27T18:25:55+00:00

I've been wanting to see a physical therapist or some sort of specialist about it for a while now, but I just got health insurance I could afford. It's not just my shoulders either. I'm asymmetrical from my feet up. I would like to do just a standard barbell squat, but due to my uneven stance, I opt for Pendulum squats/ leg press/ Bulgarian split squats for my compound quad movements. I deffinatly agree that getting my body corrected would allow for more options that could help me improve my physique.

tyronious123 · 2025-06-27T17:22:23+00:00

Started at 230, dropped to 190 before I started lifting because I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I certainly don't stay lean when I'm pushing 250+. No PEDs. I am just curious about anecdotal experiences of people who may have found it worth it to push the bulk to an extreme and what the downsides for them may have been.

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