Having Trouble Balancing Diet With GOMAD Approach

[Briks42]

In the other thread, the guy said he's stalling slightly at 3,000 calories a day. He could bump to 3,500, which is an additional pound a week for him, and keep making progress and gaining weight. GOMAD and 5,000 calories is still not necessary.

[Bazza20]

In the other thread, the guy said he's stalling slightly at 3,000 calories a day. He could bump to 3,500, which is an additional pound a week for him, and keep making progress and gaining weight. GOMAD and 5,000 calories is still not necessary.

Is his weight gain stalling or his lifts.

If he isnt gaining any weight, up calories by 10% and give it a few weeks and see what happens.

If he is gaining some weight but his lifts are stalling there is something wrong with his training program.

[unclean]

He probably stalled on both, so diet problem. If he got fat in 3 months and then dieted for 2/3 he still probably could've ended up better off. Personally if I started out skinny, I probably would've went for something closer to 1.5-2 pounds a week at first.

[Bazza20]

He probably stalled on both, so diet problem. If he got fat in 3 months and then dieted for 2/3 he still probably could've ended up better off. Personally if I started out skinny, I probably would've went for something closer to 1.5-2 pounds a week at first.

Why does everyone here always assume stalling lifts is only a diet problem. With decent training a beginner should increase lifts even on a shitty diet.

Getting fat is unnecessary to increase strength.

[Corrie]

Why does everyone here always assume stalling lifts is only a diet problem. With decent training a beginner should increase lifts even on a shitty diet.

Getting fat is unnecessary to increase strength.

Well if a novice is stalling within the first 3 or 4 months odds are their form is off or their diet is off. The OP in this case is obviously underweight so diet is the likely culprit. If someone isn't posting form videos they usually just say "my form is fine" so there's nothing else really to go on. Unless they're just giving up when they really could lift the weight then it's the diet.

No one said getting fat is necessary. Eating more usually is though.

[Bazza20]

If beginners can't gain strength at all training is the most likely problem. They are usually weak as a kitten and should get stronger just looking at a bar.

Yeah you dont need to get fat to gain strength but you wouldn't know it reading some of the posts here. 20%BF is fat. Most people don't need to go above 15.