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Need Advice On Gaining Size (GYMGOERS GTFIH)

Organelle

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19 years old, 5'10, 142 lbs. Fairly lean but I just don’t carry much muscle. Genetically store a lot of fat in my face, which made me scared to bulk for a long time.

However, I recently did 3 sessions of Lipo Vela and my face has leaned out a lot more. Finally feel like I can gain weight without the face getting too puffy (0.5lbs a week).

Also diagnosed with HGH deficiency when I was younger (was on prescribed HGH from 11-14). Makes it harder for me to put on muscle now.


Upper/Lower 6x a week
3,037 calories (185P / 352C / 105F)
Sleeping ~8 hours most nights
Not interested in test right now
Thoughts on running tesamorelin?

Open to any other advice on training, food, or recovery.
 
Aim to gain 1lb/week (3200-3500kcals for you)
Reduce training to 4 days upper/lower or 3 day full body to get more rest since you're a beginner
 
Could you elaborate on the HGH deficiency making it harder to put on muscle? Are you saying this is because your HGH deficiency is currently untreated meaning you have low HGH harming muscle growth, or are you implying that exogenous HGH use in the past has harmed your muscle building capacity in some way?
 
19 years old, 5'10, 142 lbs. Fairly lean but I just don’t carry much muscle. Genetically store a lot of fat in my face, which made me scared to bulk for a long time.

However, I recently did 3 sessions of Lipo Vela and my face has leaned out a lot more. Finally feel like I can gain weight without the face getting too puffy (0.5lbs a week).

Also diagnosed with HGH deficiency when I was younger (was on prescribed HGH from 11-14). Makes it harder for me to put on muscle now.


Upper/Lower 6x a week
3,037 calories (185P / 352C / 105F)
Sleeping ~8 hours most nights
Not interested in test right now
Thoughts on running tesamorelin?

Open to any other advice on training, food, or recovery.

19 years old, 5'10, 142 lbs. Fairly lean but I just don’t carry much muscle. Genetically store a lot of fat in my face, which made me scared to bulk for a long time.

However, I recently did 3 sessions of Lipo Vela and my face has leaned out a lot more. Finally feel like I can gain weight without the face getting too puffy (0.5lbs a week).

Also diagnosed with HGH deficiency when I was younger (was on prescribed HGH from 11-14). Makes it harder for me to put on muscle now.


Upper/Lower 6x a week
3,037 calories (185P / 352C / 105F)
Sleeping ~8 hours most nights
Not interested in test right now
Thoughts on running tesamorelin?

Open to any other advice on training, food, or recovery.

too much volume run PPL if you want 6x a week
 
Could you elaborate on the HGH deficiency making it harder to put on muscle? Are you saying this is because your HGH deficiency is currently untreated meaning you have low HGH harming muscle growth, or are you implying that exogenous HGH use in the past has harmed your muscle building capacity in some way?
I was born with HGH deficiency.
 
19 years old, 5'10, 142 lbs. Fairly lean but I just don’t carry much muscle. Genetically store a lot of fat in my face, which made me scared to bulk for a long time.

However, I recently did 3 sessions of Lipo Vela and my face has leaned out a lot more. Finally feel like I can gain weight without the face getting too puffy (0.5lbs a week).

Also diagnosed with HGH deficiency when I was younger (was on prescribed HGH from 11-14). Makes it harder for me to put on muscle now.


Upper/Lower 6x a week
3,037 calories (185P / 352C / 105F)
Sleeping ~8 hours most nights
Not interested in test right now
Thoughts on running tesamorelin?

Open to any other advice on training, food, or recovery.

Size follows volume. The number that keeps coming up in the reviews is 12 to 20 hard sets per muscle per week. Under 10 you're leaving growth on the table even if you're strong.
Second thing: closeness to failure matters for size in a way it doesn't for strength. On isolation work go to 0 or 1 left in the tank. On the heavy compounds leave 1 to 2, you don't need to grind those.
Third: rest longer than feels necessary. Three minutes on the heavy sets, 90 on everything else. Short rests cost you reps and reps are the volume you're trying to accumulate.
 
Tesa pip is almost as bad as the primo pip I got first time

I think it works though but I just started my cut fr this time
 

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