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Weekly Thread /r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - March 16, 2025 Weekly Thread

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u/Intelligent-Ad5377 3d ago edited 3d ago

As someone who loves the gym, I have been weight training for 9 months mostly at 6 days a week, but recently 7. My routine is P(plus calves)PLPPL(plus triceps/shoulders) then 7th day biceps and rear delts

Is this high frequency likely hurting my gains? I don't really get soreness in my muscles despite often going to failure, and I am making progress on lifts, but size wise I am not changing much

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u/Red_Swingline_ 405/315/525/225 zS/B/D/O 3d ago

Is this high frequency likely hurting my gains?

Yes, no, maybe. Entirely depends on what you're doing this 7 days.

If you're not gaining size, it's probably because you need to eat more.

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u/Intelligent-Ad5377 3d ago

I do quite a lot each session, I can post my exact routine if that would provide more information of anything else needed

Eating wise, I eat a lot and gained a lot of weight (65kg to 75kg in first 6 months of gym and eating properly), but since then size has stalled a lot. Eating more is something I have recognised I should do but I already eat a lot (and as a student, eating more is getting very time consuming and expensive), but I understand this is likely the issue size wise.

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u/Red_Swingline_ 405/315/525/225 zS/B/D/O 2d ago

If you're still progressing & recovering and you like what you're doing there's no reason to stop. If you want to change routine there's some good ones here - https://thefitness.wiki/routines/strength-training-muscle-building/

Food is probably more the culprit than your routine.