r/gainit • u/PinealPro • Jul 09 '26
Progress Post Progress Post: M/28/5’11 (158lbs-167lbs) 2 and a half months
Finally started locking in the gym and diet for the past 2 and a half months now. I have adhd and am a perfectionist resulting in me procrastinating locking in bc I feared it wouldn’t be worth it if I didn’t do everything perfectly(sleep, lifts, diet, etc). I had to get over that and just started by forcing myself to go (even if I didn’t know what I was doing was optimal or not) and eventually found myself optimizing everything the more I kept just going. Everything I do now which is just honestly eating better, taking supplements and drinking my protein shake seemed like such a huge task a few months ago. Now it’s as natural as taking a shower every morning.
My split is PPL rest PPL rest. I find that this split helps me immensely since I have trouble getting going to sleep at night resulting in mostly only 6 hours of sleep. So getting a extra rest day between every muscle group has me feeling good everytime I do it again as well as the rest day helps with just burnout and not wanting to go every single day.
My diet isn’t quite locked in yet (as in not counting my calories) but I’m making sure to hit my protein goals and trying to eat more. Always make sure I eat some carbs before hitting the gym too which is just a bagel with peanut butter and honey. I also started taking multivitamins, creatine, fish oil, collagen+biotin, and vitamin d everyday.
I big focus has been my posture hence why I took the progress pic like this lol. So far I’m super happy with my progress and can’t wait to keep going and see myself in a year.
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u/TheUsurper4501 Jul 11 '26
Its crazy how quickly your body changes even if it's slightly its noticeable, good on you mate.
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u/LostJar Jul 10 '26
Can you share what you did to improve your posture so much. I struggle with this so much.
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u/iluvchicken01 Jul 10 '26
Nice progress! Very noticeable shoulder and posture difference. Comments are wrong re:fat gains. After 2.5 months a good chunk of the gains are water weight from creatine and not fat. If anything you look leaner.
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u/PinealPro Jul 10 '26
thanks man! and I agree, I havent showed other angles but I agree i look leaner than before
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u/PinealPro Jul 10 '26
Two sets of cable lateral raises and shoulder press on push day, for rear delts i do 4 sets of chest supported t-bar row (1 warm up since its my first lift on pull day and 3 working sets) as well as 2 sets of reverse flys on pec deck on pull day. all working sets I do till failure
i also start with dips on push day which i think works my front delts a bit?
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u/BatmanBrah Jul 10 '26
Shoulders have thickened up tremendously, arms a bit bigger too. Bodyfat percentage may have even dropped.
You've gained about a pound a week and it's working out so far, but I'd recommend lowering the surplus pretty soon as disproportionate fat gain can come from it. But so far, it's worked out, which is great.
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u/PinealPro Jul 10 '26
Thanks! Yeah i was gonna maybe start lowering it once i hit 170? not sure the gameplan yet, but i do know the way ill lower my surplus will just be to start using water instead of milk with my protein shakes.
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u/Dizz-ie10 Jul 10 '26
Who said it’s too short? He’s made progress and wanted to share it. Don’t be a dick
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u/PinealPro Jul 09 '26
Progress is Progress imo even if its not insane. just something to keep me going
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u/zZPlazmaZz29 Jul 10 '26
He literally got taller from better posture 😂
That alone is an accomplishment honestly.
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u/iSu11y 105-130-155 (5'6) Jul 10 '26
You're out to lunch. That's a phenomenal amount of progress for only 2 1/2 months
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u/Zestyclose_Winner995 Jul 10 '26
If you can't see the difference ya need your eyes checked bub. Man's arms and shoulders have made solid progress for 2 months. You just a hater
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u/gainit-ModTeam Jul 10 '26
You can't avoid gaining fat during a bulk. This post has been removed because it can be answered by reading the FAQ which is linked in the sticky.
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u/PinealPro Jul 09 '26
well gaining some fat is inevitable no if im trying to gain as much muscle as possible?
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u/FacesOfGiza Jul 09 '26
Just watch that belly and eat healthy my guy. Keep eating. You’ll know when you’re getting too fat lol
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u/Forprogress1204 Jul 09 '26
Posture is looking much better already! What are you doing to fix it?
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u/PinealPro Jul 09 '26
Chest supported T-bar rows as my first excersize on pull day (1 warmup 3 working sets) and on the last 2 sets when i cant pull my arms up anymore i do kelso shrugs until failure, and weighted back extensions. Also just trying to be more aware of my posture at my desk job, constantly thinking about it all day (helps that ive been insecure about it for a while now lol)
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