Feels pretty cool actually. Im not sure if more pump means more muscle.
Yeah i normally train first thing. I always have a couple lollies, a banana or some other easy carb with my preworkout (girly oxyshred

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I like seeing the tangible progress of the weight going up. Surely that means im getting bigger muscles?
Thanks. I do think my shoulders are my stronger parts. I think i would like to obviously build more legs, glute and black.
I appreciate the advice. I used to pay instagram fitness models $50 a week to tell me worse advice. I'll glady take yours for free
That sounds gooooood. I will try that!
I've never actually tried any Nootropics before. Im interested to see how it goes.
Checking my mail like when i was in school with the Scholastic book orders
Guns baby!
I do the 3ml too. Then if i take 10units a day, a vial lasts an even 30 days. It was actually pretty hard to get a standard dosing protocol, do i just went with that.
Hi Sheshreds, I've been following your log well done on all of your progress so far & for having such a detailed & entertaining log!
I wanted to chime in & answer the comment's & questions that you made in regards to the pump meaning bigger muscles & with tangible increases in strength surely that will mean an increase in muscle size?
The pump doesn't ensure bigger muscles. The pump is simply a response to the exercise that you are doing, which is causing a temporary increase in muscle size due to accumulation of fluid & blood flowing into the muscles at the time.
In order to grow bigger muscles you must ensure that you are eating in an overall caloric surplus.
In a scenario where you are eating at a Maintenance level of calories & you are providing your body with enough protein your body can become stronger with only slight increases in muscle size.
This is the called the recomp effect. This is not an ideal scenario for bulking & growing muscles.
The ideal scenario is to have enough overall calories to ensure that muscle hypertrophy & strength are occurring at the same time.
If this isn't happening then you are most likely at a caloric maintenance level where you body is tapping into its energy reserves such as using it's available bodyfat to help support muscle growth.
There should be a measurable & steady increase in your bodyweight & strength over time & quite regularly for that matter.
In a scenario in which are in a caloric deficit despite providing your body with enough protein, it is entirely possible that you can be getting stronger without growing larger muscles.
This happens because your nerves become more efficient at lifting the weights but there is not enough Isn't enough available calories to support any muscle growth.
In this scenario you will be losing bodyfat & your muscles will be becoming more dense without getting any larger.
Caloric requirements are very individual & vary due to your individual activity level & your metabolism & your individual caloric requirements.
To summarise,
If you are wanting to bulk & grow muscles as you already know you must be in a caloric surplus.
If you aren't gaining a measurable increase in body weight & strength regularly then your are most likely in a maintenance/recomp phase & if losing weight then you are in a deficit.
The solution as you are already aware of, if you are not gaining weight, muscle size & strength regularly from your training program is, of course to increase your caloric intake (not just protein) carbs & fats too, until & when you are gaining weight on a regular basis.
A good indicator of if you aren't eating enough, is to gauge your energy to perform your workouts.
If you feeling like you are fatigued & you aren't able to perform every set & reps of each exercise with considerable focus, drive, enthusiasm, strength & intensity then you may not be providing your body with enough calories to provide your wish to bulk & grow muscles.
It is well accepted that without any significant enhancements (Peds) especially for a female, you will gain some muscle & bodyfat while in a bulk/muscle gain phase.
So if you are wanting any significant increases of muscle growth, strength & bodyweight then you must supply your body with enough calories to be gaining bodyweight steadily which means muscle growth with some increases in bodyfat also.
So remember,
Recomp - little to no increase in bodyweight, muscles can become somewhat bigger & more dense (toning)
Bulk, muscle gain - regular increases in bodyweight & strength.
Deficit- Decrease in bodyweight, strength increases entirely possible without any increase in actual muscle size.
Muscles can become more dense (toning effect)