Lifting More Weight, Not Gaining Mass?

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jeffnyc

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Hello!

I lift three times a week and do cardio 3 or 4 times a week.

Long story short, I can squat 450, bench press 200, 10x, 3 reps no problem and I have been steadily increasing what I lift.

I weigh 148 lbs. and do not feel like I am gaining the mass I should.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Well I would think if you could get to those kinds of numbers you would be aware of how to gain muscle mass.

Regardless what is your current diet like?
 
jeffnyc said:
Hello!

I lift three times a week and do cardio 3 or 4 times a week.

Long story short, I can squat 450, bench press 200, 10x, 3 reps no problem and I have been steadily increasing what I lift.

I weigh 148 lbs. and do not feel like I am gaining the mass I should.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Call me crazy, but you're lying. The best way to get effective help on this forum is through being honest. We don't know you, probably never will, nor would we judge you even if we did.

My evidence is that you claim to weigh 148 pounds and be able to squat 450 pounds. The only person to weight ratio for squatting I've seen like that before is on Tiki Barber, who has been lifting for a living his entire life. Then you go on to call sets "reps". There is no possible way that someone who doesn't have 0% body fat and been weight training there entire lives, weighing 148 pounds, could lift 450x10 for 3 sets.

Give us your real numbers and I'm sure someone will be able to offer some advice.
 
I have no reason to lie... I am completely anonymous here and, therefore, have no one to impress; I need good advice; and want to give you, here on the forum, the most accurate information to help me. I have been lifting since a young age as I used to be a gymnast. Maybe, that has something to do with the numbers. And excuse me for typing too fast and trasposing "sets" and "reps".

In response to "theleip", an example of my daily consumption would be oatmeal with dried fruit and almonds in the a.m.; daytime: yogurt and granola; a few apples; chicken or fish with veggies for dinner; a healthy cereal (cheerios, etc.), more yogurt w/ granola for a snack; and occasionally a soy based protein shake.

I think my small appetite and small amounts of protein in my diet may be an issue.
 
jeffnyc said:
I have no reason to lie... I am completely anonymous here and, therefore, have no one to impress; I need good advice; and want to give you, here on the forum, the most accurate information to help me. I have been lifting since a young age as I used to be a gymnast. Maybe, that has something to do with the numbers. And excuse me for typing too fast and trasposing "sets" and "reps".

In response to "theleip", an example of my daily consumption would be oatmeal with dried fruit and almonds in the a.m.; daytime: yogurt and granola; a few apples; chicken or fish with veggies for dinner; a healthy cereal (cheerios, etc.), more yogurt w/ granola for a snack; and occasionally a soy based protein shake.

I think my small appetite and small amounts of protein in my diet may be an issue.
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Can you be more specific with your diet i.e times of the day, exact macro consumption, etc?

At first glance, your diet needs a lot of work.
 
I'm with tehleip and tehLV on this one, that looks like crud (diet). But those, if truthful, are sick numbers, nice work.

What do your 3 workouts/wk look like?
 
(Silent) said:
Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 12-13
148 lbs. 308.5 CAMERON CIANO 07/08/06

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 14-15
148 lbs. 425.2 COTY LANE HARGETT 11/17/02

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 16-19
148 lbs. 540.0 KYLE CHIODO 11/14/04

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Junior Men 20-25
148 lbs. 578.5 NICK DUNN 11/19/06

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Submaster Men 33-39
148 lbs. 529.0 TODD EGGERS 04/17/04


The list goes on continuing all the way into the 85+Years
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Dude, those are deadlifts, not squats, he said squat...hehe sorry I had. ;)

Regardless, and as already mentioned, your diet needs a ton of work, it seems or sounds like you may know that already.
 
thanks for the advice guys.

the sad diet is due to high cholesterol (runs in the family). therefore, lots of whole grains, lots of fish and lean chicken. although i know a low cholesterol diet is not antithetical to weight gain, i have to make more of an effort to eat more and eat more protein.

i know i can add more protein and eat more. i'll calculate some approximate numbers for my daily calorie consumption tomorrow and i hope you can give me some advice on what i can add to the diet (i.e., egg whites, more low-fat meat, supplement shakes, etc.

thanks again and i'll let you know my approximate caloric intake tomorrow!!!!!

yours truly,
jeff
 
Originally Posted by (Silent)
Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 12-13
148 lbs. 308.5 CAMERON CIANO 07/08/06

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 14-15
148 lbs. 425.2 COTY LANE HARGETT 11/17/02

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Teen Men 16-19
148 lbs. 540.0 KYLE CHIODO 11/14/04

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Junior Men 20-25
148 lbs. 578.5 NICK DUNN 11/19/06

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Submaster Men 33-39
148 lbs. 529.0 TODD EGGERS 04/17/04


The list goes on continuing all the way into the 85+Years
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- Those are "Dead Lift" numbers. Since when do squats = dead lifts?
- What sets/reps? I'd bet it's somewhere around a 3-5 rep converted max, one set. Not 3 sets of 10 reps of 450 lbs.

Now I can see why you deleted your post.
 
dint read the responses , but ur prolly not eating enough, eat eat eat

and 450lb squats at 148lbs is amazing...
 
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Rakoczy said:
- Those are "Dead Lift" numbers. Since when do squats = dead lifts?
- What sets/reps? I'd bet it's somewhere around a 3-5 rep converted max, one set. Not 3 sets of 10 reps of 450 lbs.

Now I can see why you deleted your post.
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Yup lol I should have read the first post better. And secondly If you read carefully like i should have done your second question will be answered.

Men's Single Lift Dead Lift: Now read this then hopefully you can answer your own question.
 
to clarify, yes on a cybex machine (leverage squat and/or leg press) 3 sets of 10 reps of 450 lbs.

i calculated my caloric intake based on the diet above, adding a few calories for those items you happen to nibble on during the day and it's very low...
approximately 2,000 calories per day.

any recommendations for low-fat, high protein calories (i.e., egg whites, fish, chicken, etc.) once again, i'm watching the cholesterol, so lean calorie suggestions would be much appreciated.

thank you all so much for your advice!!!

jeff
 
ohhh, the machine and/or leg press, yes makes more sense now. please don't take offense to this, but that is completely different from squats.

ah crap, my computer is about to die, i'll get back to this later, my apologies.
 
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