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my best advice is: keep going. Dont stop. Your doing great. Remember if you are building muscle mass you ought to get heavier. The scale is not the best indicator for your fitness. Ive even heard this as a reason to go diet only. If "diet" for you means healthy eating, go ahead, but dont starve yourself.
What i am trying to figure will/is being on a deficit will hinder my muscle growth… coz i feel like 2 months is a long time, i feel like i should have atleast have somewhat noticable muscle growth from what i have heard…
I'm not well versed in recent research in this area. But muscle growth is expensive, keep your protein intake up. Have a good dose of protein within 2hrs of exercise.
What is your gym routine? You need to be consistent, at least 3 times per week and lift to fatigue at least 3 sets of 'x' .
Edit: Most importantly this will take quite some time. So do it in a sustainable way. Don't worry about scales for weight as your weight loss and muscle gain won't give you accurate representation of your body's changes
Yeah gym is expensive lol, as for the routine i lift weight 5-6 times a week and do cardio 3-4 times a week
Are you a beginner? Lifting 5-6 times a week is a bit much, even for an experienced lifter, but especially for someone new.
What kind of lifting are you doing? Olympic lifts? X sets of y? Keeping track of your weights and increasing when you can?
Yeah i am, actually i (was) on a vacation and started hitting the gym just because i was bored and also wanted to get in better shape, so thats why i went 5-6 times a week, i dont do olympic lifts, i only use 4-5 machines (Chest, Shoulder, leg press, pulldown etc)for each major muscle grp I perform 3 sets of 10-12 reps and when i feel like they are getting too easy, i increase the weight…