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I'm 5'9" and 152.3 lbs. I've been going to the gym for over a year...I bench press 115 for reps.

You need some BBQ and bread.

You need to get your diet dialed in.

5 9 152 lbs is a bit skinny, but not too bad honestly

You dont eat enough, which you need to do in order to be able to train with progressive overload.

because you touch yourself at night

DespondentDeity posted...

You dont eat enough, which you need to do in order to be able to train with progressive overload.

How much do I need to eat?

I really dropped the ball somewhere. Before COVID-19, I was doing great in the gym. Then it kept shutting down. Then it re-opened and stayed open. But it was never the same.

If you want I can have 50 or so of my pounds transferred to you.

I'd be so happy to be back to 150

As my old football coach would say in high school: "EAT 5 PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES!"

Not knowing much about you, I would shoot for 2500 calories per day, and 175 to 200 g of protein at 5 9

Ya got the manletitis

Pepys Monster posted...

How much do I need to eat?

I really dropped the ball somewhere. Before COVID-19, I was doing great in the gym. Then it kept shutting down. Then it re-opened and stayed open. But it was never the same.

How much are you eating now? Can you log for like three days and post it? Calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates will all be useful to know. How much water do you drink per day? Do you regularly drink alcohol or do other drugs?

Whats your goal weight?

DespondentDeity posted...

How much are you eating now? Can you log for like three days and post it? Calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates will all be useful to know. How much water do you drink per day? Do you regularly drink alcohol or do other drugs?

Whats your goal weight?

So...I don't know most of that stuff. I could attempt to log my food. I drink many glasses of water throughout the day. I have regularly drank alcohol for the last year. My goal weight is 170 lbs.

You're only benching 120 pounds after going to the gym for a year? What's your gym routine normally look like?

TheBrainbuster posted...

As my old football coach would say in high school: "EAT 5 PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES!"

That's a lot of sugar. At least PB has some protein in it, but the J? Just sugar.

Start adding more protein to your diet. Either in the form of protein powder or actual meat. Eat a little bit more than you usually do a day. Maybe its adding a little bit extra food per meal, maybe its adding a protein shake in between meals.

Number090684 posted...

That's a lot of sugar. At least PB has some protein in it, but the J? Just sugar.

Do you know how to gain weight? You take in calories.

You could drink 400 calories of olive oil a day, which is pure fat. Still gonna help you put on weight.

You have to eat a metric shit-ton on a vegan diet to bulk up.

Besides what everyone is saying about eating more (which is definitely necessary), are you actively trying to increase the weight that you are lifting as well?

You said you are 115 benching for reps. How many sets and reps are you doing? And what other exercises you you doing besides just benching?

You need to consume like 5k calories a day + lots of protein with that body type. Which I know cause it's the same body type I have.

TheBrainbuster posted...

Do you know how to gain weight? You take in calories.

You could drink 400 calories of olive oil a day, which is pure fat. Still gonna help you put on weight.

You can still do that by eating good food with lots of nutritional value instead of bad ones with just sugar in it.

Number090684 posted...

You can still do that by eating good food with lots of nutritional value instead of bad ones with just sugar in it.

That costs lots more money than just eating everything in sight, good or bad.

Did you start logging your food?

Bench press 115 for reps

Hard to read this statement. Do you press 115 lbs for x reps? Or do you press x pounds 115 reps?

Sure you don't have disease bruh? Sounds mad sus.