Hello ererybody. I am new in this forum but I find the subjects very interesting. I would like to comment my zone experience with sport and I would really appreciate some clues... I have always been slim (about 6, 2 feet and about 150 pounds) and I have been bodybuiding seriously for 3 years now. I have always eated "as much as I can" in order to gain weight and a year ago my fat mass was about 12% (of 150 pounds). I started zoning six months ago and I am amazed: in total, I have lost 20 pounds, and now I weight 130 pounds with 6% of fat mass. In fact, I feel good and I personally find I look greater than ever ("high muscle definition"...). Nevertheless, when I have thought about this period slowly, I realise that, indeed, I have lost a lot of fat (10 pounds)... but also about 10 pounds of muscle! Is that normal? Can I do something to regain muscle? In fact, I have been mesuring what I eat with high precision, even weighing food, but I don't manage to gain lean mass. When I eat 1 or 2 extra blocks, I gain fat not muscle, even if I train 4 days a week with high intensity (heavy weights, no more than 40 minutes training, no more than 1 minute resting between sets...). I feel confused, even if I never thought I could look so lean... I would be very grateful to hear some experienced opinion about the fact. Thank you in advance! Zone greetings from Spain!

[color=darkred:ce517db08f]Weighing 130 with 6% fat, and doing heavy weight training, you'd need a minimum of 16 blocks a day to maintain your current LBM. To gain you'd probably need to add one or two more blocks [/color:ce517db08f]

First of all, thank you for your reply Sue! I fact, I am currently eating 16 blocks exactly, as you suggest. One month ago, I was eating 18 blocks a day, but this was when I used to walk more than I can do now, because of work. So if I now eat 17 or 18 blocks again, I am affraid I will gain fat mass too. Anyway, I will try and see what happens. Thank you again!

Welcome to the forums, Spanishzoner! I would suggest you read the topic "budybuilding" in this thread. It has quite a discussion of adding lbm. Also read the topic "I can't gain weight..." in this same thread.

Thank you Fatboyslim! I'll do it for sure! Hope I find answers... We'll keep on discussing!