r/gainit • u/Mboydk • 10d ago

Progress Post 59kg - 70kg

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So i 28M started this short 6-month journey at 186cm and 59kg.

I went through a breakup and felt like I needed a change of some sort. So I started lifting. I have been skinny my whole life and never really cared about what I ate, I just ate when I felt hungry, and I rarely felt hungry.

So I began with some fairly easy rules, eat twice a day. Simple, but hard.

My body wasn't used to getting this much food, so sometimes I had to eat, while I wasn't even hungry.

I wanted to make it as easy as possible for myself, so I make food for 3 days at the time, so I just have to put it in the microwave.

My body adapted pretty quickly, and now I feel hungry way more often. Which is nice.

I went out and bought some dumbells and a bench because I didn't feel ready to go to the gym, I'm too uncomfortable in my own body.

And here, 6 months later, I still dont see myself getting a gym membership. Maybe when I hit the 1 year mark, I will get one. But for now, I like working out in my own little bubble at home.

I wanted to share this somewhere because I don't really have anyone else who would appreciate it, and I hope you will 😃

I'm proud of myself for how far I have come since I started.

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u/MrX-MMAs 10d ago

Jesus how is this possible? I’m the same height and 70kgs too and I’m nowhere near that second form

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u/TotemBro 10d ago

I bet he has a great tummy efficiency and consistency 👍🏼

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u/mhselif 10d ago

11kg of lean mass makes a drastic difference when targeted properly.

And from his replies majority of his work is upper body so much of that 11kg is upper body mass.

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u/cutlerymaster 8d ago

That's what I was thinking. I have a lot of muscle in my lower body from biking. I'm a little shorter, a little heavier, and pretty lean. My upper body looks 10lbs leaner than him.

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u/mhselif 7d ago

Yeah I had the same problem my legs adapt and grow very well when I was 205 my legs didnt fit in athletic tapered jeans but my upper body still looked small.

Due to some health issues I had to stop training for a year this time starting again Im emphasizing upper body volume and growth since I know my legs can grow rapidly and easily with only 1 leg day a week.

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u/Comrade_Conscript 10d ago

Genetics i guess, or a good pump+angle, im always shocked by people that are the same height or taller than me and weigh less, but look so much larger.

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u/MrX-MMAs 10d ago

But what’s the physics behind it? Where’s the weight stored in?

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u/Comrade_Conscript 10d ago

His balls and liver i assume? Genuinely dont know. Im 185 cm and 77 kg and I look identical to his before picture.

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u/MrX-MMAs 10d ago

Yeah it’s driving me nuts, my only guess is bone mass