Topic: Is it normal to go from 165 to 180 in 3 weeks?

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Posted at August 5, 2006, 11:19 pm:

well 3 weeks ago i started bulking and was taking in about 3000 calories a day. when i first started i was in the high-teens in terms of bf%. and 3 weeks later its still the same. nothing seems to have changed much. i can still see my abs when i arch back in front of a mirror with perfect lighting. is this normal? as of right now im 5`8 180 lbs with would looks like the same % of bf but dont really know for sure. from what ive read im supposed to only gain at least one pound per week. is there something im doing wrong? is my calories too high?

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well, it takes roughly 3000 calories (some say that a lb of fat is 360...

If your waist is still the same then your fine, a bit of course would ...

It's likely that you've simply gained mostly water weight and some fat...

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