Thread: Reasons for getting stronger but not bigger??

Quote: Originally Posted by nathangreen measuring and eyeballing. And every thing ive read has seen i need to be eating about 3500 calories and ive been eating that plus maybe 100 calories. And thats with a 500 cal surplus, 3000 to maintain. Im using Scivations Lean Mass diet, so my diet is pretty spot on. Ill eat more thought, see what happens. My problem is the ONLY place i store fat is my lower stomach which i hate..o well. thanks guys!...

Strength improvements precede size increases. Sounds like you're right where you're supposed to be.

I'm not very familiar with the program, but if you're not growing, I would try eating more. I was having the same problem, different program though, and I just started eating more, a lot more, and I started gaining weight again.

measuring and eyeballing. And every thing ive read has seen i need to be eating about 3500 calories and ive been eating that plus maybe 100 calories. And thats with a 500 cal surplus, 3000 to maintain. Im using Scivations Lean Mass diet, so my diet is pretty spot on. Ill eat more thought, see what happens. My problem is the ONLY place i store fat is my lower stomach which i hate..o well. thanks guys!

Quote: Originally Posted by jack3dx I train mostly to get bigger, with strength gains 2nd, but as of lately thats not the way its working. My strength gains have been crazy strong, yet looking in the mirror and measuring tape im not getting any bigger. Ive been using PRRS, which is suppose to be mostly for size. I get 7-8 hours asleep. Diet is good. About 500 cal surplus. Ive gained a couple of pounds, yet my muscles dont look any bigger. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by zephed56 Are you actually measuring yourself with tape using consistent conditions or are you just eyeballing it? And a couple of pounds gained in two months is not sufficient. 2 pounds in 2 months doesnt equal 500 Kcal surplus, so you are not measuring your diet right. 500 Kcal would measure about 8 pounds per 2 months. Even 8 pounds doesnt really look much better, but when you train for 3x 8 pounds you will start...

If youre consistently adding weight to the bar and not the scale, diets your problem most of the time.

I train mostly to get bigger, with strength gains 2nd, but as of lately thats not the way its working. My strength gains have been crazy strong, yet looking in the mirror and measuring tape im not getting any bigger. Ive been using PRRS, which is suppose to be mostly for size. I get 7-8 hours asleep. Diet is good. About 500 cal surplus. Ive gained a couple of pounds, yet my muscles dont look any bigger. I use about 10 sets for big muscles...

Quote: Originally Posted by Newbaylder 2 pounds in 2 months doesnt equal 500 Kcal surplus, so you are not measuring your diet right. 500 Kcal would measure about 8 pounds per 2 months. Even 8 pounds doesnt really look much better, but when you train for 3x 8 pounds you will start to notice... so... If you gain weight you will grow, there is no way around that, either you will gain muslce or fat. In other words get a real calorie surplus......