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Help me make sense of my morning weigh ins? [BULKING] - Gokus_Dog - Sep 9, 2015
So small background, I'm 6 foot 3, around ~164 lbs currently and bulking on 3,000 calories a day, IIFYM calculator determined that I should bulk on ~3,000.
Sept 1: 158.4
Sept 2: 159.8 or 160.2 (Kept getting mixed readings and both numbers kept repeating themselves
Sept 3: 159.2 or 159.4 (Same thing)
Sept 4: 161.4
Sept 5: 162.2 or 162.4
Sept 6: 163.4
Sept 7: 164.2
Sept 8: 162.6
Sept 9: 163.8
I've also been taking 5g of creatine a day so I'm assuming the sudden weight gain is water weight from the initial saturation of creatine. Do you guys think I should continue bulking on 3,000 or up it a little more? Personally I think it's too soon to tell from numbers alone due to water weight which is why I came here for advice.
* - UNDERWIRE - Sep 9, 2015
Yeah, gaining 4-5lb on creatine is pretty normal. You're also probably holding a little more glycogen with the calorie surplus, and that leads to more intracellular water retention. A high sodium diet will make you hold more subcutaneous water.
* - Gokus_Dog - Sep 11, 2015
(Sep 9, 2015 09:02 PM)UNDERWIRE Wrote: Yeah, gaining 4-5lb on creatine is pretty normal. You're also probably holding a little more glycogen with the calorie surplus, and that leads to more intracellular water retention. A high sodium diet will make you hold more subcutaneous water.
Sorry for the late reply, yeah I figured that the creatine was what would cause the steady pound every morning until about two weeks in when I reached ~100% saturation. Do you think it's too early to tell if I need to up my caloric surplus or not?
* - Ramisme - Sep 11, 2015
Give it a couple weeks to even out. Trending upwards is a good sign, though.
* - shreder - Sep 11, 2015
3000? Thats how much I'm eating at 140.
* - ZYZZ BRAHHH - Sep 11, 2015
(Sep 11, 2015 11:15 AM)shreder Wrote: 3000? Thats how much I'm eating at 140.
Lol exercise level varies from person to person.
* - Gokus_Dog - Sep 11, 2015
(Sep 11, 2015 11:15 AM)shreder Wrote: 3000? Thats how much I'm eating at 140.
Im 6 foot 3 and I weighed 155 when I first started, I only work out 3 times a week and I have a job where I stand all day, I did the math and ~3000 is about right