I've been at it for almost ten years now and have little to show for it. I've been on this board for what will be seven years next month. I'm tall and lean. I'm not a classic hard gainer though. I can gain weight but for the most part I only seem to bulk from skinny to skinny fat and cut back to skinny. Training wise, I've tried the basic 3x10 full body, 'Power, Rep Range, Shock', Push/Pull splits, 'Starting Strength' and have just started HST. My diet has been very strict the last two years and so has my training. I've come to the realization that I probably have terrible genetics for bodybuilding. I need help!
Current Stats: 6'5", 197lbs, 13-14% bf (after cutting from around 18-19% at 211lbs)
Current Diet Macros: 2470 calories, 41/25/34 (P/C/F). That's 263g Protien, 169g Carbs, 101g Fat.
I have it completely planned out but here's a quick rundown...
Protein and Fat sources are the typical Chicken, Eggs, some Steak, fish oil, olive oil, just one protein shake on non workout days(3 on workout days).
Carb Sources are 2 servings Oatmeal, 1 serving Bran Cereal, Plum, low sugar yogurt, 1 cup skim milk.
Current Supplements: Multivitamin, B6, B12, Vitamin C, Carlon's Fish Oil(4.8g per day), Creatine, BCAA's and Forskolin during cut, Jack3d sometimes.
After watching some of Mike Mahler's videos I recently added 30mg Zinc Citrate, 400mg Magnesium Citrate, EndoAmp Max, Melatonin and Korean Ginseng.
I guess I should clarify that about two years ago I had an esophageal dilation done; it resulted in GI issues and I couldn't eat much for weeks and l dropped down to about 168lbs. I've mostly bulked since then up to 211 and just recently cut to 197. So I have made progress the last two years but I'm back to around the best body I could reach previously. I don't plan on winning any contests but I would like to gain some muscle.
I'm not sure what else I can improve as far as training and diet. Two things I haven't tried are Carb Cycling and AAS. So I'm wondering if Carb Cycling will help and if there's anything else I can do? Any help is appreciated.
Current Stats: 6'5", 197lbs, 13-14% bf (after cutting from around 18-19% at 211lbs)
Current Diet Macros: 2470 calories, 41/25/34 (P/C/F). That's 263g Protien, 169g Carbs, 101g Fat.
I have it completely planned out but here's a quick rundown...
Protein and Fat sources are the typical Chicken, Eggs, some Steak, fish oil, olive oil, just one protein shake on non workout days(3 on workout days).
Carb Sources are 2 servings Oatmeal, 1 serving Bran Cereal, Plum, low sugar yogurt, 1 cup skim milk.
Current Supplements: Multivitamin, B6, B12, Vitamin C, Carlon's Fish Oil(4.8g per day), Creatine, BCAA's and Forskolin during cut, Jack3d sometimes.
After watching some of Mike Mahler's videos I recently added 30mg Zinc Citrate, 400mg Magnesium Citrate, EndoAmp Max, Melatonin and Korean Ginseng.
I guess I should clarify that about two years ago I had an esophageal dilation done; it resulted in GI issues and I couldn't eat much for weeks and l dropped down to about 168lbs. I've mostly bulked since then up to 211 and just recently cut to 197. So I have made progress the last two years but I'm back to around the best body I could reach previously. I don't plan on winning any contests but I would like to gain some muscle.
I'm not sure what else I can improve as far as training and diet. Two things I haven't tried are Carb Cycling and AAS. So I'm wondering if Carb Cycling will help and if there's anything else I can do? Any help is appreciated.