How do I gain 10 pounds?

[VooDoo Lady]

….of muscle, that is.

Current Stats:
126lbs – 13%BF, 5’4”

Desired stats:
136lbs – 13% BF 5’11” (j/k )

I kind of did things backwards and “cut” before I “bulked.” Now I have a very lean, muscular frame, but I wanna be BIG

Can anyone lead me in the right direction? I am currently eating a 60%p/20%c/20%c diet of 1500-1700cal a day. ALL clean….no protein bars or processed food. All clean and coming straight from my kitchen. Although I did get protein powder (Optimum Whey), but honestly, after drinking it a few times, I find myself thinking “Why the hell don’t I just eat REAL FOOD?” So, I might have one shake a day at night B4 bed.

I lift HEAVY 4 days a week and cardio is almost non-existent in my routine. Usually once a week, low to moderate intensity.

What do I do ladies/guys?
Do I eat more?
Do NO cardio?
How long do you think it should take me to achieve my goal?

HELP!

P.S. I do realize that I will have to sacrifice some BF percentage points in order to pack on the muscle…that’s not a problem.

 

[VooDoo Lady]

How much should I take off of those numbers to account for the fact that I am starting out 19lbs lighter than you? Is it just directly proportional?

Am I reading that right? It only took you 4 months to put on 35+ lbs? Wow...

 

[hardbdygrl]

take spanish ox for for 7wks,, you will gian 10lbs i know i did!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hannibal]

take spanish ox for for 7wks,, you will gian 10lbs i know i did!!!!!!!!!!!!

...ya gotta luv this woman

 

[hardbdygrl]

heheheheh whys that hannible????????????

 

[Hannibal]

heheheheh whys that hannible????????????

....let me count the ways

 

[VooDoo Lady]

I didn't find anavar to be a bulking drug. I got hard as hell and lost a lot of BF...

 

[Belial]

define "bulking drug".

 

[wilson6]

"I didn't find anavar to be a bulking drug. I got hard as hell and lost a lot of BF..."

Could this have something to do with too few calories ingested while on the OX?????? Bet if you ate enough, you'd have gained those 10 lbs of lean mass AND been hard as hell.

define "bulking drug".

Megace or Marinol

Really bulks (fattens) up HIV patients.

W6

 

[hardbdygrl]

ok well i did the spanish ox for 8wks,, before i started,, i was 132lbs 12% bf

now 8wks later,,, i am 5'8 142lbs 13% bf im still on my cycle and still growing

 

[VooDoo Lady]

ok well i did the spanish ox for 8wks,, before i started,, i was 132lbs 12% bf

I seem to remember you posting your diet recently, and it was not on the heavy side, if I recall properly. It was appx 1500 or so, correct?

 

[hardbdygrl]

yeah my cals are about 2200 a day

250p/140c rotated/30g fat

i thought i was retaining water,,so thats why i gained 10lbs,,but i got my b/f done yesterday and it only went up 1 % so those are some pretty good gains right????

 

[hardbdygrl]

i also cut out my cardio almost completly,,,i only do about 35 min on saturday and sunday,,,im used to doing cardio every single day for 45-60 min

here are some recent http://community.webshots.com/album/27832645GNauyKLFJZ

these are 1 week after i started the cycle of var

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85270&highlight=hardbdygrls+pics

 

[Belial]

i also cut out my cardio almost completly,,,i only do about 35 min on saturday and sunday,,,im used to doing cardio every single day for 45-60 min

W6, spatterson - that was my point, more or less...

 

[Belial]

lol. Sorry, my computer's being VERY slow today, and I got left a few posts behind. I meant that the labels "cutting drug" and "bulking drug" are thrown around a lot, but the fact is most AAS can be used for either, it's diet that will determine what happens.

And I was grinning at the cutting of cardio.

 

[Belial]

Don't get me started...

 

[hardbdygrl]

oooh no spatts Belial and cardio just dont mix well,,,,hehehhehehe

 

[VooDoo Lady]

Ok - I shouldn't have said "bulking drug." My bad. What I meant to say is:

"In my experience... lifting hard and eating a strict clean diet of 1700 cal while taking IP Anavar, I lost a SIGNIFICANT amount of BF and got ROCK HARD, but didn't gain a lot of MASS."

That's what I meant...

Can I pose the question again? What can I do differently to gain about 10 pounds of lean muscle mass.

VDL

BTW - you're very observant spats, yes, I am on cycle right now, 50mg EQ/week injected into my hiney.

 

[hardbdygrl]

hey Voodoo,,,,,how have ur gains been on the EQ??? any sides from it???? just wondering b/c i plan on doing it soon so i wanted to hear some results from someone who has done it

 

[Belial]

oooh no spatts Belial and cardio just dont mix well,,,,hehehhehehe

But can you say I wasn't right?

 

[VooDoo Lady]

hey Voodoo,,,,,how have ur gains been on the EQ??? any sides from it???? just wondering b/c i plan on doing it soon so i wanted to hear some results from someone who has done it

This is week 2 so I haven't seen anything YET - but I'll be glad to keep you posted

 

[VooDoo Lady]

Sister, all you need is some good ol' fashioned food in the pie-hole!

Been opening pie-hole and inserting food I'll keep you posted on my progress...