Educated fellow fitness freaks.. Advice much needed and appreciated!

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the_cobra

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Hello folks would love the get some feed back off anyone who has a spare few mins and wants to give me some help..

So heres my problem: I was aiming to put on muscle and size and i was and still am training pretty hard but i seemed to reach a peak about 3/4 weeks ago and now my muscle seems to be toning and kinda slimming down which is really really bothering me freinds have told me i am slimming down which is not my goal at all.. I am 6"3' and 90 Kgs i weight lift 3-4 times a week, i play soccer which means i do fairly intense cardio 3-4 times a week too(maybe this is the reason i have hit a wall? maybe the cardio is counteracting the weightlifting?) i eat quite healthy but i dont have the biggest apitite..

I like to get in and out of the gym fairly rapidly so i dont take much time between reps and sometimes do two muscle groups straight after each other to save on time.. is this another reason why i could be toning instead of building?

I am currently using protein and creatine suppliments but not very much.. a shake after training would generally be it.. Should i take more?

As i said before any help is greatly greatly appreciated..
 
eating is the main thing if you want size.
also if its size and strength you want its ok to take longer inbetween sets,so you can lift more weight.
put up your routine plus days you do it and cardio.
 
If you want to pack on size you're going to have to eat more.
Soccer shouldn't hinder your progress, just make sure to get enough carbs and protein to fuel your cardio, as well as give you enough extra to add muscle.
 
You say you're slimming up, but are you losing weight? If your weight is staying the same but you're slimming up, then it's a sign that you're gaining muscle and losing fat, which may not be such a bad thing. When this happens, if your body fat is in the teens or higher, you may just appear to be getting skinny, but as the muscle underneath starts showing through, it can actually promote the optical illusion of being bigger. To give an example, I'm about 60-65kg, and look pretty skinny. Back when my weight was in the 50's, people (untrained, not bodybuilders who would still consider me a toothpick) thought I was huge, even though I was easily 10-20kg lighter than almost anyone I knew, because I had a bit of muscle and about 7% bodyfat.

I know I'm not helping much right now, just trying to give some perspective. If you specifically want to increase weight, then increase nutritional consumption by 200-500kcal/day. But IF your weight's in maintenance and body recomposition is happening, this may not be such a bad thing.
 
Thank you all very much for the very helpful advice just to respond to some of your questions.. i sometimes wont eat as i feel i may lose my ab definition(is this niave/stupid of me?) or ill eat lots of fruit which isnt the most substantial food.. Goldfish to answer your question no i dont appear to be losing weight on the scale..

My real problem is i am training really really hard and getting stronger(lifting heavier) with each training week that passes but i am not packing on the size i had hoped i would.. maybe cause i am tall and long limbed i am finding it more difficult to bulk up..

Another thig i forgot to mentions is that i only go the gym on days i play soccer due to location/work i cant really make it on days i dont play soccer..

My routine is as follows:

Monday: Only ab crunches 350 approx..

Tuesday: Gym - Shoulders and Triceps, Abs too, Soccer training 1.5 hrs(pretty intense cardio)..

Wednesday: Ab crunches 350 approx..

Thursday: Gym - Chest and Biceps, Abs again too, Soccer training same as above..

Friday: Gym - Back, triceps, biceps and abs..

Saturday: sometimes gym(shoulders, abs) as i play a soccer match on sat night i only do a small bit on sat morn/afternoon in the gym..

Sunday: Rest

Is there any websites where you can enter your food intake for a day and it will tell you how much protein, carbs or calories you have eaten..

Again folks thanks alot..
 
the_cobra said:
Thank you all very much for the very helpful advice just to respond to some of your questions.. i sometimes wont eat as i feel i may lose my ab definition(is this niave/stupid of me?) or ill eat lots of fruit which isnt the most substantial food.. Goldfish to answer your question no i dont appear to be losing weight on the scale..

My real problem is i am training really really hard and getting stronger(lifting heavier) with each training week that passes but i am not packing on the size i had hoped i would.. maybe cause i am tall and long limbed i am finding it more difficult to bulk up..

Another thig i forgot to mentions is that i only go the gym on days i play soccer due to location/work i cant really make it on days i dont play soccer..

My routine is as follows:

Monday: Only ab crunches 350 approx..

Tuesday: Gym - Shoulders and Triceps, Abs too, Soccer training 1.5 hrs(pretty intense cardio)..

Wednesday: Ab crunches 350 approx..

Thursday: Gym - Chest and Biceps, Abs again too, Soccer training same as above..

Friday: Gym - Back, triceps, biceps and abs..

Saturday: sometimes gym(shoulders, abs) as i play a soccer match on sat night i only do a small bit on sat morn/afternoon in the gym..

Sunday: Rest

Is there any websites where you can enter your food intake for a day and it will tell you how much protein, carbs or calories you have eaten..

Again folks thanks alot..
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firstly,you are probably going to lose some of the 6 pack if you want to gain some muscle.
secondly,there really isnt any need to train abs everyday,infact some dont train them at all compunds like squats etc work them fine,also 350 is overkill,they are a muscle like every other muscle they grow the same,you wouldnt do 350 bench-presses so why 350 crunches,imo planks ab rollouts work better.
i would also do a push/pull split rather than the weights our doing.
 
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