lol. I was the fatter taller one.
Beginning Bulking (progress/advice)
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lol, my brother was like that till I grew a foot over the summer in highschool.
What would the difference in merging exercises or just doing 1 part each day be? I not being fascicous I'm just curious.
As far as my goals go, I want to be in great shape for next november, as I will need to be very physical for School next year. thats my long term goal, But int he short term I wanna be in fair shape for may 2008, As I'm goin to cuba and want to be able to feel good ont he beach.
You could hit your muscle groups more often if you do it that way. You train six days a week don't you?
That way you could hit each muscle group twice a week compared to just once.
EDIT: Holy ****! I just looked at your diet and that is insane! My 225 pound father could gain serious weight with that diet.. haha.
Better to overeat then undereat while bulking though IMO, specially with your body type.
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Merging exercises simply gives you more body parts to workout each day, and more time to rest inbetween. It is important to note that you grow when at rest, not at work.
What will you need to be in great shape for?
What will you need to be in great shape for?
Well, what physical stuff do you need to do for the job? might want to choose exercises that mimic real life movements (you already have some). For example, if you were a firefighter, and expected to have to pick a man up and take him out of a building, you'd probably do, power cleans, deadlift, bent over rows, walking lunges etc.
Honestly, you can't go wrong with the basic 6
Deadlift
Squat
Bench
BO row
Military Press
Pullups
dips
Honestly, you can't go wrong with the basic 6
Deadlift
Squat
Bench
BO row
Military Press
Pullups
dips
I count 7 hehe
although I agree with all the readings and advice ive been givin, those compounds are the way to go, as by the time ur done with em, u'll likely be too tired to hit your isolates.
btw in my opinion u need more greens in ur diet.
although I agree with all the readings and advice ive been givin, those compounds are the way to go, as by the time ur done with em, u'll likely be too tired to hit your isolates.
btw in my opinion u need more greens in ur diet.
Sorry buddy but your routine sucks big time.
If you're gonna start doing splits then why not stick to either a push/pull or an upper/lower split?
Your starting from a light weight, looking to gain muscle? Then the answer always has to be to hit your compounds hard and eat big. If you have enough energy left after your squats, deads, bench, vertical presses, chins and rows to fit in some bicep iso work then you obviously didn't push yourself hard enough on the compounds so go back and squat some more
As AZN pointed out earlier, make sure you add some unilateral work. Newbies always carry imbalances which can hold back progress.
People like Mreik include things like 'bicep days' in their training because of their super advanced physique levels. For someone looking to gain size the important phrase is 'most bang for your buck'; you need to be looking to recruit as many motor units per lift as possible and for this you need compounds
If you're gonna start doing splits then why not stick to either a push/pull or an upper/lower split?
Your starting from a light weight, looking to gain muscle? Then the answer always has to be to hit your compounds hard and eat big. If you have enough energy left after your squats, deads, bench, vertical presses, chins and rows to fit in some bicep iso work then you obviously didn't push yourself hard enough on the compounds so go back and squat some more
As AZN pointed out earlier, make sure you add some unilateral work. Newbies always carry imbalances which can hold back progress.
People like Mreik include things like 'bicep days' in their training because of their super advanced physique levels. For someone looking to gain size the important phrase is 'most bang for your buck'; you need to be looking to recruit as many motor units per lift as possible and for this you need compounds
good man CCR, +rep
CCR, what if he continued to do a body part split but instead did it 3 days on 1 day off, where he worked each muscle group twice a week. He already has some compounds in there, but needs to incorporate all compounds ( the 7 azn stated ). Where he split his routine to something like Bicep/back, Tri/chest, Shoulder,leg with compounds and iso's
Splitting it that way would be better, at least he could get the volume of work in then way and it'd fit in well with his current routine of hitting the gym almost every day.
My favourite split is still push/pull though, I like working legs and upper together
Update
Sorry I haven't been on much to reply or post but I just finished Exams (Good marks ). SO its been about 2 weeks and I took your advice into careful consideration and Have made many changes.
First off my schedule is as follows:
Day 1:
Biceps
Standing Curls 6 x 3 sets
Seated Curls 6 x 3 sets
Back
Deadlifts 6 x 2 sets
Bent Over Row 6 x 2 sets
Day 2:
Chest
Bench Press 6 x 2 sets
Dumbell Flys 6 x 2 sets (Not sure the specific name)
Triceps
Overhead Curl 6 x 3 sets
Single Arm Kickbacks 6 x 3 sets (Per arm)
Day 3:
Legs
Squats 6 x 2 sets
Calf Raises 6 x 2 sets
Shoulders
Dumbell Lateral Raises 6 x 3 sets
Romanian Dead lifts 6 x 3 sets
*Military press 6 x 2 sets* (I want to try this with a spotter tho for safety)
**Then usually whatever else I have the energy for**
MY workout plan is not finalised mainly because I have a bench, dumbells and barbell in my basement. I only have about 100lbs worth of weight in total and will be getting some more soon. This unfortunately limits the heavy weight I can sue for leg exercises.
I have toned down my Diet to about 3 - 3,600 calories and it seems to be working. Its been about 14 days (2 weeks) and I have put on 4 pounds from 138 - 142 Lbs
Here are the progress pics (I noted more size/definition in my chest and triceps specifically):
Day 1
Day 14
*And as scarey as it may sound, I was flexing in the first picture hahaah*
Sorry I haven't been on much to reply or post but I just finished Exams (Good marks
). SO its been about 2 weeks and I took your advice into careful consideration and Have made many changes. First off my schedule is as follows:
Day 1:
Biceps
Standing Curls 6 x 3 sets
Seated Curls 6 x 3 sets
Back
Deadlifts 6 x 2 sets
Bent Over Row 6 x 2 sets
Day 2:
Chest
Bench Press 6 x 2 sets
Dumbell Flys 6 x 2 sets (Not sure the specific name)
Triceps
Overhead Curl 6 x 3 sets
Single Arm Kickbacks 6 x 3 sets (Per arm)
Day 3:
Legs
Squats 6 x 2 sets
Calf Raises 6 x 2 sets
Shoulders
Dumbell Lateral Raises 6 x 3 sets
Romanian Dead lifts 6 x 3 sets
*Military press 6 x 2 sets* (I want to try this with a spotter tho for safety)
**Then usually whatever else I have the energy for**
MY workout plan is not finalised mainly because I have a bench, dumbells and barbell in my basement. I only have about 100lbs worth of weight in total and will be getting some more soon. This unfortunately limits the heavy weight I can sue for leg exercises.
I have toned down my Diet to about 3 - 3,600 calories and it seems to be working. Its been about 14 days (2 weeks) and I have put on 4 pounds from 138 - 142 Lbs
Here are the progress pics (I noted more size/definition in my chest and triceps specifically):
Day 1
Day 14
*And as scarey as it may sound, I was flexing in the first picture hahaah*
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