I got to the 2 year mark and entered snap city

Not that long. Like a year.

I had problems with stamina and poor gains that left me in frustration.

were you eating big?

Turns out heart

oh I guess autoimmune would slow it down

I was increasing my carb and protein yeah

I mean eating BIG, I firmly believe that's the way, I had shit gains in my first year because I'd do 2 weeks of eating big then pussy out

thinking I somehow got fat

Nah.

but the second year I committed to a few months of eating big

and made good gains

I was a beginner so I match protein and carb to body weight.

So I didn't bulk territory.

>beginner
that's the best time for gainz son

those noob gains

>can't go out and eat sixteen burgers anymore because not lifting

Maybe I'll try again in the future.

But not right now.

yeah get in a surplus by 100-200 cals

not much

and reap it in

Yeah take it a lot slower this time.

Not worry about gains.

worrying about gains is lifting-for-girls tier, the best way is to just focus on your strength gains

and the good looking muscles come with time

That's the thing

My strength fluctuates a lot.

well yeah that happens

good days and bad days

I couldn't keep consistency with it.

eating a decent surplus helps and sleeping/napping as much as possible

it sounds like you were eating at maintenance

also drama in your life can cause bad days

but your lifting isn't one bad day, you have to think of it as a 3+ year endeavor

too many people come in expecting to get hooge in 1 year because of all the roiding actors and models out there

bad expectations ruin it imo

when Christian Bale comes out saying "I gained 60lb of muscle in 3 months" it fucks with the head of the natty

although I'll probably go on testosterone next time I go back to the gym

get that meme muscle

That's gonna spike your estrogen tho.