Q: mike, im bulking right now. how can i tell that i'm actually gaining weight? i bought an electronic scale, and i've been weighing myself naked every morning after i go pee. the probem is my weight still fluctuates a lot every day. one morning i was 212, the next 215, then back to 213.4, and it keeps going all over like that.

A: You are right that day-to-day weight fluctuations will be all over the place so you can't use them as your guide. However over the course of several weeks a general pattern should emerge. For example, if in week 1 your weight bounced between 212 and 215 and in week 4 it bounced between 214 and 218, then you can tell that you've gained 2-3 pounds in those 4 weeks which would be a good aggressive weight gain pace.