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I went from 140 to 150 cause I got older. Then I put on like 165 pounds of belly fat. More recently, I was lifting weights and got to 165 pounds with muscle. Same weight but a totally different look. I think I was still like the 150. I was eating more, but I didn't get the diet right.

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Great going with your fitness journey. Don't feel bad about the diet either. That is the hardest thing for most to get right. I was only able to dial in my diet once I started using a food scale. After a few months, you'll be able to recognize what a proper serving looks like of any dish and won't have to use it as much unless you are autistic about counting calories and macros. I hate to plug Amazon for them but they are truly the cheapest place for them.

The body weight scale can be extremely deceiving for some. Muscle is more dense & weighs more so weight doesn't mean much to me (& most gym bros) other than when I wish to convey an image that most can comprehend.

When I was 165 Auschwitz mode, I actually had more fat on my body than I do now at 70 lbs heavier.

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I am really limited with my weight lifting now. I hurt my shoulder. Now I'm thinking it is from shrugging too heavy. It was just so hard to wear out my traps, so I tried using a lot of weight for it like the same amount I'd deadlift with.

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Traps (shrugs specifically) grow fastest through use of anabolics since traps and delts have the most androgen receptors. If not employing anabolics, then they respond like forearms and calves, meaning extreme volume. This does not have to translate to heavy weight. Light weight will work but will take more time.

If shoulder takes too long to heal, the peptide BPC-157 will do wonders and heals most lifting injuries almost miraculously. I don't know the laws in your state, but at this time is still considered a 'research chemical' in most and can be purchased easily as such.

I loathe trap work bc I have the same problem that they are hard to wear out as I can shrug 6 plates (585lbs) 20-35x for 5 sets which is mostly time consuming for loading and deload of the bar. In order to fix that, my current trap program is performed on leg days with farmers walks with a trap bar which will hit legs/traps/delts.

I hope you recover well and don't give up as some do when injured.