Hello guys, I decided to start a new thread since the other one was about leaning and this one is about (lean) gaining!

It has been 1.5 months since I've finished dieting and already only ~6 months away from my next cutting diet.

I am now at 175.4lbs so 1.2lbs more then the previous week.

I still missing some muscle volume but getting back at it.

Like I said in previous threads I started back training in 2011 after a 20 year break with the goal to go back competing in a natural tested competition, master category, regional level. I have no freak genetic, far away from that, but I am a hard worker, disciplined and passionate. In 2011 I figured I would train for 5 years and see where it would lead me, ie if I could put on enough muscle mass to compete. My initial hopes were to get back where I was in 1990 and even add some more.

Here was my stats in 1990 (cold) at near 5'10'':

Arms : 16.75''
Legs : 27.5''
Calves : ~18''

Like I said I never been a huge bodybuilder, but I was barely training the legs cause they would grow way too fast compared to my arms, peoples thought I was a cyclist.

Now when I got back in 2011, I did not wrote down my measurement, probably because they were to small for me to write.

But in 2012 at near 5'9'' (yes I lost near 1'' due to 5 compressed disks) I was at (cold):

Arms : 15.25''
Legs : 23.0''
Calves : 16.25''

In 2013:

Arms : 16.0''
Legs : 25.5''
Calves : 16.5''

In 2014:

Arms : 16.25''
Legs : 26.0''
Calves : 17.0''

Right after the diet I was:

Arms : 14.75''
Legs : 23.0''
Calves : 16-16.25''

I know you guys said it's normal, but I have never been so small after a diet.

Now 6 weeks after the diet I am at:

Arms : 15.25''
Legs : 23.5''
Calves : 16.5''

Eric