Muscle Gain Forum

Already eyeing 1.25x. Thanks all - posting this so the next nervous beginner knows it really does work if you just keep showing up.

Two months in is the hardest part because nothing feels like progress yet. Keep adding tiny amounts, it compounds faster than you'd believe. Bodyweight will sneak up on you.

Honestly yeah - a simple full body 3x a week, added weight nearly every session for months, ate enough protein. Nothing clever at all.

Nine months ago I'd literally never touched a barbell. Today I benched my bodyweight (78kg) for the first time and had to post it somewhere. For any total beginners lurking - it's so doable, here's roughly how it went.

Makes sense. I'll start full body 3x for consistency and move to upper/lower when I want more volume. Thanks all.

That's a useful distinction, strength vs detail.

Intermediate-ish now and deciding between full body 3x and an upper/lower 4x. Both look good on paper. For those who've run both for a real block, which built more muscle and why?

Skinny-fat to lean is one of the most satisfying transformations because you change shape dramatically without the scale moving much. Are you tracking lifts? That's where you'll really see the muscle being built.

I keep hearing “don’t round your back” on deadlifts, but mine does it anyway.
How do I stop?
I’m only at 95 lbs!

I’ve been stuck at a 95-lb squat forever.
No idea how to break it—any simple tricks for a beginner?