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Originally Posted by Thisisdudewhoru
I've been working out consistenly for about 5 months now. I'm 5'10 145lbs. And haven't gained an ounce of weight yet but my lifts have constantly going up and my muscle mass has about doubled, not really sure why I haven't gained weight. I started off weak as hell only benching around 135lbs max. I'm now maxing 220 and doing pyramid sets with 180lbs x6, 190lbs x4 then 200lbs x2reps. I've tried to go up 5 or more lbs per week and it's seemed to work well so far. All curls(40lbs), overheads(42lbs), lie down fly's(42lbs), pulls(75lbs), standing flys(25lbs), shrugs(50lbs) are done with dumbbells(all exercises 3 sets of 6). Also do 2 sets of 20 dips with 80lbs on my lap. Hell, I'd like to get to 165 or 170 and I'd be happy. I look like I weigh a lot more than I do but I have a pretty small waist. I only have 265lbs in free weights at the house so that's all i've been squating with.
Drinking a 62g protein shake a day. 2 servings of creatine a day. Jack3d as preworkout. Have a pretty high protein and carb diet as I don't eat any veggies except corn and potatoes.
My mentality is just keep working hard and you'll eventually get there. Never settle.
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Give it some time. Not all gains are measured on the scale and a lot of changes take place early on that you may not see. Think of it as laying the foundation for a house. You don't see it once the house is built, but good luck building the house without it. Besides, it sounds like you've made some great gains that other new-ish lifters would kill for.
You sound like my fiancee about the "veggies." Corn and potatoes aren't veggies. You're cheating yourself by skipping out on them and may not be doing yourself any favors if you are filling up on empty carbs instead.
Great mentality, btw.