Skinny Guys...Scared to Get Fat?

[@oskarsalminen9227]

I tried a full body workout and I have never hated you and loved you so much

[@AlexLeonidas]

😊

[@CarlitosWayz12]

Skinny dudes out here worrying about losing their 6 pack and im here trying to reveal my 6 pack. Losing bodyfat is tough.

[@guamart_2792]

CarlitosWayz12 especially if your body keeps most of your fat on your stomach..

[@darthkillstealer3181]

Sorry boys wouldn’t know what that’s about. Shredded AF over here.

[@midguy4265]

Bradosaurus Flex lol always shredded but bulking my arms look like 4 percent while my abs are 8 when im 6

[@CharlesJohnson1612]

Fasting bruh

[@midguy4265]

Colin shul u fast during a bulk I'm at 9 percent doing a long ass bulk and sum cardio too then cutting the last 2 months -200 cals a day

[@guyheavengym]

Abs don’t even look good if you’re frail. Putting on muscle mass evens everything out and you can always cut later.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Exactly

[@MrShysterme]

Abs on a skinny guy are about as impressive as: 1. big arms on a fat guy or 2. big tits on a fat girl.

[@giovanniquargentan6198]

MrShysterme lol good one 😂

[@TheSlimmshadyy]

@@MrShysterme I like big tits on a fat girl.

[@shahul8222]

@@TheSlimmshadyy to each to their own

[@simonsays525]

This video is great. I'm just now accepting the fact that the ideal physique is a long process, not a short 30 day transformation like we are sold on social media. It's about cycles of cutting and lean bulking and every time you begin a cut starting with more muscle mass, an overall lower body fat percentage, and a fully restored metabolism so you can cut on a higher amount of calories.

[@neilx7971]

swiskowski don't get too fat don't get too deep into a cut. Steady bulk is easier. It's all just advise do you

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

"butmyabs" Was that like the name of a draft that you saved of this video?

[@AlexLeonidas]

The raw .mp4 file KZbin keeps uploading that as the title in notifications. I have no idea how to fix this

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

@@AlexLeonidas Can you edit the name of the file before you upload the video?

[@Mateogon1]

set the file name as the title of the video

[@akalion213]

Jared Spaulding Of course you can

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

@@akalion213 I figured if you could he would be doing it haha.

[@higherpower254]

It's all about the bloat now.

[@pisk64]

YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT

[@angelheredia3348]

just came across a deep video explee.com/video/1zvwd

[@midguy4265]

Just go vegan now I dont feel like theres a razor inside me

[@higherpower254]

Figel the Great I never thrashed anybody. Except nether maybe.

[@alibaranceydeliler1020]

İf u got bloating you definitely have an allergy to a certain type of food. Trust me bloating is NOT normal.

[@Joe-dz1bt]

Good ur promoting a fluffier look ,will grow natural community so much further

[@CJ-gf3ok]

I was skinny my whole life and went on a year long bulk. By the end I was 195 and looked like shit (love handles, gut, puffy face) and have finally been on a cut for two months. I’m now at 175 almost with a visible six pack and haven’t lost my gains. I feel so much better at a lower body fat percentage than when fluffy. I never want to go back to being that big. Lean bulk from here on out.

[@enteoz1694]

Super late comment, but probably just didn't train hard enough to keep up with the weight gain, the atrophy and cellulite generally comes from a lack of muscle control if you're already putting in decent amounts of physical activity. Weighted push-ups in your case probably would've been much better on your frame's development with even growth, but anyways good luck with your progress.

[@monkey9593]

Alpha thoughts on larry's 500 x 5 incline bench? Do you think that he will eventually be the greatest ever?

[@AlexLeonidas]

Larry is shocking the fitness world. Who knows what's next?

[@danielreyes3134]

Larry is on naturally enhanced

[@jeetsupa4362]

enhanced enhanced

[@giovanniquargentan6198]

Kayson Mao yes he is, but he never said to be natty. He's not a fake natty, I respect him

[@turdrhinofiend]

unnaturally trenhanced

[@Skateborderz]

I can attest to this philosophy. March of this year i was 5'9" 135 and thought I looked good. Started going to the gym literally just to sculpt the 6 pack before the summer. Thankfully I found this channel and since following Alex's advice I've put on 25 lbs and could not be happier with the way my physique has developed. Abs still visible but once I really started to put on muscle especially in the yolk region I literally stopped caring about the "hunger bumps" and realized people only see your abs when your shirt is off. Can't thank you enough Alex keep doing what you're doing

[@stevenrodriguez9371]

moise lacrete sounds awsome man

[@tommcgivern8020]

moise lacrete glad you trained your way back to life

[@tommcgivern8020]

moise lacrete you need at least 20 more pounds. keep doing what you're doing! I was hospitalized and weighed less. I'm 185 now

[@AlexLeonidas]

Absolutely amazing! I'm happy for your success :)

[@Steven-vh6fg]

Good job dude

[@lukaerikss97]

My abs became more visible in a surplus than they did in a cut, when I was cut I only had v lines, no obvious six pack, but after bulking up you can see the shadow of my six pack through the fat, building mass did more for my physique than cutting ever did

[@Seraphim_Metal_Works]

Lukas Eriksson if you develope your abs enough they'll show through even at higher body fats. Mine are closer to visible at 180 than they were at 160.

[@yazka9023]

Great at producing these kinds of content, keep it up!

[@TheBladedOne]

Hey Alex. When I was a freshman I was 130 lbs semi “buff”, I bulked towards the end of sophomore year and now junior year has began and I’m 150 lbs with almost no fat gained. In that happening I’ve never been afraid of bulking and hope to get to 160 soon. Full body workouts have been doing wonders for me, thanks

[@danielstjernkvist7849]

I have fat guy genetics and a big appetite and sometimes i pretend that i am skinny and have a small appetite so i can eat more

[@penguinrage8998]

dedemeister What kind of delusional shit are you making up

[@dixonvfitness1921]

For some guys I think it's better to get shredded first, then lean bulk. Plus not everyone can be 200 pounds lean. If a small framed dude of Alex's height tried to lean bulk to 200 pounds he would be really chubby.

[@ghgjftrh8144]

Hey, I just want to thank you because I recently broke out of the underweight category according to the bmi and now have a higher bmi than 25% of people my age. I think your videos contributed to that and I'm grateful for that. My fav video of urs is the video where u gave advice on how to eat more by eating faster. Ty

[@austinlittke5580]

skinny people need this. I wasted years of my life workin out because i was scared to lose my abs

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

2 young bone skinny guys have been lifting at my gym for a year. I’m trying to find a polite way to ask why they aren’t eating more or not gaining weight. Like maybe asking, “ how much weight have you gained?” I don’t see a point to lifting and staying bone skinny as the results will be 10 % of normal imo. I feel the results might be equal if not better if they stopped lifting and just ate more so they could gain weight lol

[@zeo64zeo44]

5'7,was bear mode at 175.stayed away from lifting for 2.5 years and dropped down to 140.started lifting again and ive been maintaining 140 for 6 months.body composition and strength is 2 times better then 6 months ago,reached 2.5x dl and 1.5x bench in 6 months.still have not stalled so ima keep going in maintenance.if you happened to quit lifting,maintenance until you stall is the best way to go,crazy recomp experience.

[@simonghostriley111]

Im 122lbs eating 2800-3000 calories for last month and still not gaining weight. I started at 95lb in january and was eating 2200-2500. Ive kept upping my calories but now im not gaining weight. I dont understand i weigh so little and have to eat so much when ive seen guys weighing 150-170 bulking on my calories (2800-3000)

[@reengyak7469]

How active are you?

[@linkolnmcdowell9640]

Sam dude i know what u mean every weak that that u dont gain a pound increase ur calories by 250 thats what i did and im gaining weight steadly

[@simonghostriley111]

@Andraž Used to box but stopped few months ago, all i do now is workout 3 days a week. I barely walk anywhere far either probably only 2k steps a day max

[@simonghostriley111]

@@reengyak7469 .

[@simonghostriley111]

@@linkolnmcdowell9640 .

[@Soda-js2vx]

I am not scared of getting fat ...it's just that my body stores most if not all of the fat in my hips and butt even though I am a male which looks bad and embarrassing , and my growth in my upper body is too slow that i don't want to cut just to lose whatever mucsle i had

[@Soda-js2vx]

Man, I wish stored fat more in my belly,

[@snowylabrador4823]

Gabriel Sey did a video on exactly the same topic a few months ago. I think it's important to keep spreading this message

[@rayk9841]

Great advise, I did this my first two years of college. Went from 150-180. I’m still trying to get up to 190. But slight caloric surplus is the way to go

[@rayk9841]

Advice

[@Hrchjfjd]

Since there is a limit to how quickly you can gain muscle, is there any point in ever going over a 300-400 calorie surplus?

[@josephsdimension]

Adam S The only point would be to get big faster. The downside would be that a lot of that size will be fat

[@rdavid5904]

Adam S yeah just take steroids and eat 6000 calories a day you will be good

[@mikabremer9087]

There is no benifit. Your body can only produce so much new muscle tissue

[@nealmistry2375]

I started training when I was 15 now I'm 16 I used to be lean and have a 6 pack but now I lost it. I'm still "lean" but with out the razor cut definition. But in all honesty I prefer the bulked look as I fill out shirts better and look bigger than I actually am.

[@knoz35]

perfect timing. i lost 16kg in 5 months. now i became in decent body which i actually want. ( so little belly fat, cant visible without being halfnaked). i started lifting 1 month ago and i learned that i have to either maintanence or caloric surplus, i was scaring a lot to gain weight. you know it was huge pain to lose weight i dont want to be there again. thanks a lot !

[@shahul8222]

Man its been 3 years, what happened?

[@oakcitystrong]

What about lean bulking when you’re not lean? Haha, I’m around 19/20% BF and have a belly. Would prefer to continue gaining but if my muscle gains are at point of diminishing returns given my BF I’ll do a mini cut if i have to. What do you think?

[@AlexLeonidas]

Good question! I'd say try making gains in a deficit. Once you stall, switch to maintenance. Once that stalls, surplus. Done deal :)

[@oakcitystrong]

AlphaDestiny honestly I was wishing so hard you’d validate the perma bulk, but that makes way more sense hahaha.

[@rojinabegum2842]

You are actually so gorgeous 😩😍

[@versipelio3623]

Im about 190lbs now. Im gaining weight and my abs still there, lean bulk is great

[@knightveg]

Anyway back to the video content totally agree If you got one of these skinny looking bodies with your abs showing which looks ok for the beach but you're not having the best body and come winter it shows you don't weight training as the clothes swamp you Like Alex said if start getting fat in winter just cut your calories down a bit and add more cardio Imagine it's the 80s because they had an on and off season Off Season they tried to build as much muscle and the on season trying to keep as much muscle as well as trying to get lean

[@petit-dessein]

Could you talk about the Former Fat boy Syndrome ? Would be interesting to see your point

[@peliac7319]

My face looks like a chubby as hell when my bodyfat is over 12%, sorry but I'd rather stay lean/shredded year round, fuck being fat.

[@urshellprudencia928]

Yeah but what about not even being that fluffy but your stomach looks bloated but when you flex it looks ripped?

[@VishnuTrades]

How much heavy lifting is ENOUGH to help maintain muscle mass and strength during a cut? Wanted to know how to keep my strength when doing circuit based training (Athlean X Max Shred Program) during an aggressive fat loss phase?

[@mikabremer9087]

Id say keep a lower rep range between 4 and 7. It should be like 80 or 90% of your 1rp.

[@VishnuTrades]

Mika Swasaq is 2 sets of a heavy lift (per muscle group, per week) enough to maintain strength? Such as 2 sets of Incline Bench (4-6 reps) once a week to maintain bench numbers

[@CJ-gf3ok]

Check out hypertrophy specific training. It’s low volume but works. I’ve been on a 2 month cut from 195 to 175 and haven’t lost any strength. Pretty much maintained my maxes and feel better than ever.

[@mikabremer9087]

CJ 14 hypertrophy specific? You cant sepperate strength from size you know

[@CJ-gf3ok]

Mika Swasaq read up on it. It’s interesting stuff and it has worked tremendously for me

[@tut8banana]

cheese before you go to sleep = casein gains

[@rdavid5904]

tut8banana cottage cheese the way to go

[@bazwitte4123]

Used to be lean but muscular but since a few months went from 10% to 15%bf i look huge when i compare the progress pictures. And u will still be able to see abs clearly and even muscle striations and definotion. With a pump you will look crazy big so really go for it. Also the recovery benefits of a higher bf% are amazing. Get yoked

[@dixonvfitness1921]

I think the skinny skinny guys should lean bulk. The skinny fat guys should recomp then lean bulk. It just makes more sense. This benefits both because the skinny skinny/ skinny ripped guy is getting bigger which is his main goal, and the skinny fat guy is getting leaner which is his main goal. We might as well classify skinny fat guys as being fat because their body fat is in the obese range. I assume Alex is talking mainly about the skinny skinny guys in this video. The guys who already have low body fat. If that's the case then yes a lean bulk would be optimal. But skinny guys with high body fat should just lift weights and stay at maintenance. I know this is a good strategy because I used to be very very very skinny fat with man boobs and I stayed at maintenance and got gains.

[@campfish5643]

Alex what do you think of HIT ? One set to failure etc

[@montymouslli2870]

Alex how much weight should a novice skinny guy gain on a weekly or monthly basis in a clean bulk?

[@montymouslli2870]

Nagendra Dhanikonda how do you know your gaining in that range with all the weight fluctuations, sometimes you gain 1 pound a week the other you gain nothing, what would you say is a good way to know your bulk is successful

[@josephsdimension]

Mont Fit you should actually aim for 1-3 pounds a month on a lean bulk.

[@montymouslli2870]

Nagendra Dhanikonda if you gain .5 on let’s say 3,000 calories one week, how much more will you have to eat to gain another .5 the next week? Will you keep eating 3,000? Or maybe up it 50 calories extra a day? Thank you for replying

[@josephsdimension]

Mont Fit Keep eating 3,000 until you stop gaining, then once you hit a plateau up it more. Make sure you calculate macros too

[@3Runner95]

I used to be skinny as a kid, and now I'm scared of cutting because I'm afraid of looking smaller/skinny

[@clarity2115]

This is my family memeber, lol. He wants to build muscle but has looked exact same for the past 3 years lifting

[@14dodo14]

Can you do a video on handling energy & strength on a fat loss, especially in regular life?

[@angeloendaya998]

Yo Alex on your next q&a can you answer this, why can't i feel my hammies on the box squat.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Simple. Not sitting back enough and the box might be too high. Also widen your stance a bit and start doing band/ankle weight leg curls for high volume on a frequent basis.

[@angeloendaya998]

AlphaDestiny one more thing though, should i feel my hammies on concentric and eccentric or just eccentric only?

[@Xavierlopez111]

Bro just squat

[@angeloendaya998]

MysticFlame it’s just that I’ve been doing this movement wrong for three months. My weight was able to increase up to 250 lbs at 140 bodyweight I’m 17 and I hurt my groin doing this.

[@matletchxy399]

I started skinny at 118 lbs and gained 30 lbs of mass over 3 years. But now I’m just skinny-fat. Only 5-7.5 lbs of my weight gain was muscle. Any advice for skinny fat guys worried about getting fatter?

[@matletchxy399]

Forgot to mention my training: mostly been routines like stronglifts and greyskull LP. My lifts are piss poor tho. Multiple infinite looping stalls. Most guys who never been in the gym a day in their life will out lift me on everything.

[@balakfnd1931]

Alex I added 5 pounds to my OHP on naturally Enhanced in 4 months. And my squat got weaker. And I added 20 pounds tk my deadlift

[@coggzi5865]

209 likes, 0 dislikes. Awesome dude.

[@papasamdaddyflex]

I wanna stay at a higher body fat percentage, but I won't have abs! I have a ripped back, shredded legs, nice arms, but no matter what all my fat goes to my stomach

[@nikesbeast]

Shoulders cant get sore no matter how many raises and presses i do

[@jofla]

I'm scared of getting fat but because I have a weird medical condition and being fat can make it really worse, I will try to get some extra mass but little by little.

[@primenathanos4492]

Any tips to increase caloric intake with dietary restrictions? I have ibs so I can't eat alot of different food..

[@AlexLeonidas]

You can eat the same foods daily. Consume that which does not bother you, variety is not needed.

[@primenathanos4492]

AlphaDestiny True, but Alex there is only so much chicken and rice I can eat. I can't eat beef or larger meals with high calories. Also I don't live in an area with gluten free or lactose kinda foods...

[@shawn55648]

nope, just afraid to get skinnier, and avoids any fat burning exercise, no running for me

[@KyleHUNK]

If you’re still growing, having a six pack will most likely stunt your growth. I regret being that lean during high school, but I’m 6’4” so maybe it’s good that I didn’t end up taller.

[@nbkw48]

q&a - Have you updated NE program since2 2018? I noticed you saying in your cutting period (~march) saying you developed a high frequency version. Will you be releasing it? What about the calisthenics one?

[@hampusbolin125]

Is this a good program? day 1. upper body day 2. lower body day 3. rest day 4. upper body day 5. Lower body day 6. rest day 7. full body volume day day 8. rest day 9.rest

[@hampusbolin125]

Why?

[@kevinhsu3102]

are you training each body part 2x a week, are you getting adequate volume? are you focusing on progressive overload? are you recovering well session to session? if the answer is yes, then yeah it's a good program.

[@AlexLeonidas]

It's going to work but not sure how you'll manage your volume/intensity this way. I can see errors incoming. But if you do it right, no problem

[@hampusbolin125]

well on the upper/lower days i go really heavy with sets of 1-5. On the volume day i just smash all my muscles, like to use 10x10 and 3x20 in that workout

[@JornGuardian]

We’re not scared of getting fat, we just can’t eat enough

[@adriaandraije3838]

Can you make a detailed video on periodization

[@liftforlife9124]

Tip for everyone - Get a brand of wholegrain basmati rice called Tilda. I eat a fuck tonne of that a day, 350-400grams (dry weight) per day and I'm gaining lean mass with hardly any fat and thats literally the only thing in my diets that's changed from when I was 170 8% (roughly) bodyfat. The shit is like magic for strength and mass. Downside, it's expensive as fuck but it's the best quality rice you can get here in the UK. £5 per kg so it's pricey lol

[@Bhisma93]

Damn bro making all kinds of beard gains I swear

[@gabrielmazuera5988]

Muh abs

[@kristiantonnesen7261]

Can you do a video on cheap bulking and how much sleep one should be getting. I go to college and work so it’s gonna be hard to fit it all in and get shredded

[@shadowalker8068]

Can you make a 2300 calorie clean diet meal ? I can't without throwing some burgers and pizza . I'm still 5'11 175lbs.

[@tankidinek9823]

Alex, which books would you recommend for learning new exercises or exercise science in general?

[@Kureclan]

I don’t understand why people even need to bulk at all i gain muscle just fine and my bodyfat stays the same never changes

[@davidgoldenberg9450]

Can you talk more about your plant based diet? I'd like to know your approach to counting the protein. Do you count protein in everything?

[@campfish5643]

And the idea that as you get stronger you must do less , which I think makes sense as I'm sure there is a limit on recovery ability.

[@SystemE7707]

Alex I have question. I work long hours and don’t really have time to eat within my shifts at work. I’m currently trying to gain wait but obviously struggling due to me not being able to get all my calories in. What do I do?

[@robscott9604]

ay0kay intermittent fasting my friend it’d suit your lifestyle perfectly look it up

[@robscott9604]

ay0kay get all your calories in a certain window of time (nuts and oils help if your appetite isn’t great) then fast while you’re working and sleeping

[@zebowrg7131]

I weigh about 185 I’m cutting to drop to down to around 160/165 then I’m going to go on a lean bulk, I’m kinda considered skinny fat, I don’t have much muscle and I don’t look fat, losing some fat would make me feel a lot better and look healthier than just bulking cause when you bulk it’s kinda normal to gain a little fat

[@2SNMPredator]

Alpha, can you do a video in strength.. comparing your free weight lifts in bench and squat to smith machine?

[@justrandom7752]

Yeah man, that’s what’s happening to me.Am lean bulking, my abs lost a bit of definition from the shredded physique but am just eating rice beans and veggies.I kinda look like you when you’re in bear mode but less fat, smaller traps.Am honestly concentrating is getting strength now.ill have decent ab definition but I’ll look bulky.

[@AtobaLongkumer]

Another great video.. Btw How old are you bro, just curious?

[@ch4risma3]

Alex, ill just take a bunch of HGH its ok but thanks for the advice

[@afterlife1897]

BULK FOR LIFE.

[@stoppingpower6390]

Alpha thoughts on Jeff from Athlean X he said do not do bulking and cutting and instead keep lifting, but eat at a maintenance level and that you will still build muscle?

[@solomonanczarski5402]

I think that's the smartest way to ensure you remain healthy and disciplined year round.

[@addisoncagan8363]

Solomons BakeShop Jeff is a great physical therapist but horrible strength coach. If you follow his advice you won't reach your potential

[@frankchen4229]

Addison Cagan is he not a strength and conditioning specialist as well?

[@Lord_Tyrannis95]

Yeah but slower.

[@addisoncagan8363]

JordanMandas Official exactly. He trains the genetically gifted look at someone with average genetics like Jesse he got him no where he is still weak and haven't even made his noob gains past 1 year.

[@estebanjacobs5794]

man my love handles are outta control

[@calebhuang2429]

Alex, im a boxer and I feel a lot of pain in my elbow when throwing a jab. It's after I shoot my jab out and pull my hand back quickly into position that I feel sharp pain. Idk what it is called but it's the opposite of hyper extension of the elbow. That pressure triggers it

[@AlexLeonidas]

Daniel Yang See my injury prevention playlist video. Do lots of connective tissue work for elbow and wrists

[@nickstratton7256]

Hey Alex I was thinking of buying a T bar row attachment for my squat rack and DIY'ing a pad of some sort to a barbell collar to create a padded weighted push up "machine". Do you think this would work? I really don't like having the weight plate on my back when doing weighted pushups and I think this could help. Also would give me access to a t bar row (obviously)

[@AlexLeonidas]

That sounds very interesting!!!! Never thought of that. I like your creativity Nick, I'll try that out too :P

[@J3llyBeanPS3]

tbh 20% is pretty much dirty bulking..

[@AlexLeonidas]

That's at the max. I advise 10% for most. Some can even get away with 5%

[@J3llyBeanPS3]

for a tdee of 3000 cals that would already be 600 cals.. I get your point like really skinny guys at 60kg could benefit from that, but max 15% should cut it

[@BalkanManic]

How do you find your tdee? A lot of calculators give me different numbers. Plus how much does lifting even affect calories? Do you lose much calories while lifting or is it not worth mentioning?

[@J3llyBeanPS3]

Left Hook Larry for your tdee, pick the average number of the calculations(eg. 2900). Then eat 2900 for a week. What Happens with your bodyweight? Adjust from that... Obviously weigh yourself before and after the week under the Same conditions

[@J3llyBeanPS3]

Left Hook Larry in terms of calorie burn, it depends.. For me it is about 500 per Workouts, But you can‘t Really tell

[@Americium-241]

Notification squad 😎✅

[@schizo33]

quads*

[@gpd23-i2z]

I have literally no idea how a skinny guy can get fat. I am not that skinny but it's just almost impossibile for me to get above 15% bf. I could eat 5000kcal a day still, it just helps me put on mass. But I also lose size very fast. 3 days of not eating enough and i lose some gainz. Idk..

[@clayhadden9400]

But mah abs boiiiiiiii

[@goney2423]

I really regret dirty bulking

[@SubZero-tq4rs]

Hello alpha I hope that you are well. I wanted to know if you always made owed fullbody and trick of exercices by muscles you advise ? And for a muscle in weak point ? Thank you in advance for has you answer, continuous so :)

[@bennyswollefitness2505]

I stay at 18-21%bf. If i get to out of control i do 4-6wk mini cut to get back to 16-18% then back to bulking

[@bradyr6731]

Q&A- what do you think about athlean x saying if you eat in a slight deficit and lift heavy and eat a lot of protein you can build muscle and burn fat at the same time?

[@bretthowe954]

when you talk about visible abs do you mean flexing or no flexing

[@marcovilla1997]

At even a 20% surplus what kind of pounds gained/time is expectable? 5 lbs a month? 7?

[@tomusannonymous]

How do you work out how many calories have been burned by working out?

[@Nerouh95]

Im at 72 kg bodyweight (182cm) I dont get heavier but I keep getting stronger. I can do 90 kg bp, 15 pullups and 16 dips now but it feels like I look the same like a few months ago (no abs,still fat on hips/belly) What should I do?

[@OblivixnFPS]

I've been going to the gym for 7~ months now, I was skinny fat in January. I started at 145~ lbs, and now im around 163~ lbs. I haven't been gaining any mass for the last 3 weeks, whereas previously I made progress. I look a lot better but I still have a little bit of fat hanging on the gut and chest. What do you recommend I do? My program is Stronglifts 5x5 but for the last 1 month I switched to bodybuilding because Im staying at my cousins house and the only gym available here is Planet Fitness. I'm 17, and 5'8. Thanks in advance Alex

[@FN-bq2si]

I'm a boxer who's getting ready for wrestling season and I need some tips on bulking. I also wanna know when should I do bjj and Muay Thai?

[@Menaceblue3]

Antonio Taylor LOL wut? From my experience if you're doing two sports in the same season, that's going down the road to nowhere.

[@FN-bq2si]

Menaceblue3 Not really and boxing is all year around not seasonal so I might take a brake from that but you can do both at the same time lmao if u say u can't ur just putting urself down and u have no confidence or u are just lazy

[@levone8958]

Why are you bulking for wrestling season?

[@levone8958]

Menaceblue3 it’s possible but it’s hard. I did BJJ and wrestling in the same season, I was eating a fuckload so I could recover for both, and it was pretty fun.

[@FN-bq2si]

Levon SW I'm bulking because I wanna have a good weight and Ik it's possible to do both but since tournament times might be ending around my area I might take a brake from boxing or I'll try to balance the two out but ik it might be hard but that's going to make u a better person overall

[@GR-uc1gq]

Alex are you still eating plant based?

[@mitchyorkey2914]

Any thoughts on Juji's video on the deadlift situation

[@guamart_2792]

Alex, what do you think about doing full body 3x a week and 3 split days in the same week? I’ve been trying it out and I have to say I feel it has helped me make really good strength gains while still getting some good hypertrophy in there

[@shrexyboi1850]

How do you set that up?

[@socloseagain4298]

the hard part is how exactly do u calculate all of this shit..? 10% surplus? how the fuck can i know that bro :s

[@harshitreddevil6816]

Omar said 15% body fat should be the limit. If you cross that, you should consider doing a mini cut.

[@AlexLeonidas]

For looking lean, I'd agree. Not for being massive though. 15-20% is the best range for looking huge naturally. Make 20 your cap

[@Y0ROY0]

What do you mean by stall. Stall in weight or stall in lifts

[@Kraken-mz3bk]

Stall in weight probable.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Stalling in lifts. If maintenance isn't working, a slight surplus will usually do the trick. EDIT: That said, you struck an additional point which is key. If weight stalls, increase the food.

[@micky_6785]

I have double chin at 140 pounds. Went from 120 to 140 in space of year and half. Should I keep bulking or cut? I can't grow a beard to cover double chin and it's starting to piss me off.

[@cbappa2]

Micky _ I'm the same way, even at 130 I have a double chin if I try to bulk. neck curls help

[@mr1337viking]

I hope we are talking in kgs here??

[@AlexLeonidas]

How old are you? You're likely skinnyfat as well. I recommend focusing on gaining size first

[@micky_6785]

I'm 25. Was going to go to bulk to 160 then do a cut. But double chin is just annoying at my weight.

[@xXxAMIR99xXx]

yo I started at about 29% bodyfat should I just still train and eat normal? Most of it is on my belly and legs

[@andrewp3358]

You look like you could cosplay as a guard from whiterun in Skyrim. I always take their clothes off

[@mafin4169]

Question for next Q&A: Will olympic weightlifting give you a bigger neck or just traps?