Weight gains slowing down

[Nathan]

Hey. My weight has currently been stuck at about 161lbs. or so for the past few weeks (about 10% bf or so), but my strength seems to be going up still (slowly). I'm eating about 2900-3000cal per day (only clean). I'm wondering if I should increase calories. I eat 6-7 times per day too. Mostly oatmeal, beans, protein supplement, unsalted peanuts, whole eggs (4/day), tuna. Sometimes I eat salmon and veggies too but not as often as I should. Also I've been training seriously for about a year or a bit more so is it possible that gains are just slowing now? I don't want to eat more and gain fat after all.

 

[Rudee34]

Up your calories, or reduce the volume of your workouts. Better yet, switch to short bouts of high intensity exercise no more than 3x/week. Over time your gains will naturally diminish as the body becomes accustomed to the stress. Also, genetics plays a factor in how much you gain and how quickly you gain. Slow and steady wins the race.

 

[Nathan]

How much should I up calories? I guess I could try doing less in the gym, though I just took a week off and I'm still stuck. I don't get why my strength is still goin up either.

 

[BigAndy69]

In your case Nathan, only about 150-200 calories at a time.

 

[Nathan]

Thanks for the advice guys.