Joe.Muscle
Active Member
Ok need some help.
After being lazy on protein intake for a while now about 2 months ago I got serious with it. I am getting 1 gram per pound of lean bodyweight....here is were I need some help.
I started off at 184 pounds at 15% bodyfat. Now I know the rule of cut to 10% bulk up to 15% but my bodyframe is different. At 6 feet tall and 184 pounds My waist is 33 inches..so I am not to heavy. Also consider I am guilty of not working my legs that often over the years so the majority of my muscle is upperbody. If I were to squat and deadlift like I am suppose to I could easly gain more leg muscle over next 2 years from the lack of training those muscle have always received.
That being said after 2 months my bodyfat is now 16% and my bodyweight is 190 pounds and my pants / waist is noticably bigger.
From my calculations out of the 6 pounds I have gain only 3 pounds of that is lean muscle mass or muscle.
Is this normal rate of return in the context of having to gain fat to gain muscle?
After being lazy on protein intake for a while now about 2 months ago I got serious with it. I am getting 1 gram per pound of lean bodyweight....here is were I need some help.
I started off at 184 pounds at 15% bodyfat. Now I know the rule of cut to 10% bulk up to 15% but my bodyframe is different. At 6 feet tall and 184 pounds My waist is 33 inches..so I am not to heavy. Also consider I am guilty of not working my legs that often over the years so the majority of my muscle is upperbody. If I were to squat and deadlift like I am suppose to I could easly gain more leg muscle over next 2 years from the lack of training those muscle have always received.
That being said after 2 months my bodyfat is now 16% and my bodyweight is 190 pounds and my pants / waist is noticably bigger.
From my calculations out of the 6 pounds I have gain only 3 pounds of that is lean muscle mass or muscle.
Is this normal rate of return in the context of having to gain fat to gain muscle?