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How Much Weight to Gain Per Week When Lifting

Published Jul,18 2017 | By J.M. Andrews

Lifting weights strengthens your muscles, but it doesn't necessarily lead to huge amounts of muscle gain. To actually gain muscle mass and bulk up, you'll need to eat more while you're training -- which may sound great to you. However, you can't simply eat piles of chips and fries and expect to gain muscle mass.