hey, well since i began lifting weights i knew i didn't want to be HUGE. ie to me there is such a thing as too big, and i never wanted to be like schwarzenegger or mr. clean (not that im even close). but i have what i want, and i want to stop. of course just not training at all will shrink my muscles, right? so i was wondering how much is enough to keep my muscles, but not grow them any further? i was thinking 2 times a week, one day for upper, one for lower. about 30 mins for upper, 1 hour + for lower (only because lower for me includes abs). is this enough or would i shrink?
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Keeping What I Have, But no more
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sorry i dont know about keeping muscle, but id be interested to learn.
But im interested in kendo, i was gonna start in september at university. is it a good physical and mentle workout? and would you advise it over other arts?
sorry to diverge.
zan
But im interested in kendo, i was gonna start in september at university. is it a good physical and mentle workout? and would you advise it over other arts?
sorry to diverge.
zan
iv been doing it for abut 3 years now, and the only other iv done is tae kwan do, and that was for maybe a year and in elementary (ie it doesnt count, haha), so i couldnt tell you whether id recommend it over others, but it IS quite a work out (both aerobic and muscle wise). trust me, it's quite vigorous. just be ready for classic oriental style martial arts discipline!
Well, muscle growth is directly proportional to your diet. Your muscles need nutrients to grow and remain in your body. Find your maintenance, daily caloric intake. This is the rough amount of calories in which you do not gain or lose weight, but hold around the same weight (give a few pounds of leadway here).
I'll have to let you know that I HATE when people say this. This means that you are pretty much going to stop trying to surpass what you have accomplished, sinking into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy. Personal satisfaction with mediocracy should be a sin in my mind.
Back to the orginal question, I would train about the same. Do what you have been, while switching up a few things here and there. Keep the calories about the same. I would take the mindset of someone on a cutting routine/diet. You're caloric intake dictates if you will gain mass or not. During a cut a lifter still wants to lift for strength and perform the best they possibly can with what their body has been given (talking about calories here). You still want to try to lift for slight strength gains periodically, but with the lacking of a caloric surplus the foundation has been removed for adding a significant amount of new muscle mass. Muscles need a lot of nutrients to survive, so I suppose just don't give your body the amount needed to add weight/mass (This is absolutely killing me to say this).
I'll have to let you know that I HATE when people say this. This means that you are pretty much going to stop trying to surpass what you have accomplished, sinking into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy. Personal satisfaction with mediocracy should be a sin in my mind.
Back to the orginal question, I would train about the same. Do what you have been, while switching up a few things here and there. Keep the calories about the same. I would take the mindset of someone on a cutting routine/diet. You're caloric intake dictates if you will gain mass or not. During a cut a lifter still wants to lift for strength and perform the best they possibly can with what their body has been given (talking about calories here). You still want to try to lift for slight strength gains periodically, but with the lacking of a caloric surplus the foundation has been removed for adding a significant amount of new muscle mass. Muscles need a lot of nutrients to survive, so I suppose just don't give your body the amount needed to add weight/mass (This is absolutely killing me to say this).
ha, im sorry about that. but im sure you know lots of guys and more importantly girls out there who say "i think those huge muscles are gross", and not that im insulting you, i just dont want a huge bulging body. i want a slim body. but i will tell you, im not "satisfied with mediocracy", ie there is, to me, such a thing as "too much", and anymore than too much would only be negative, in my mind.
thanks though
thanks though
jesus genius
not everyone here is aiming to be the largest they can be.
i have a few personal aims, but not one of them is to block out as much sun as possible.
if your too bulky it can hamper speed and agility, and some people here are aiming for strength, not mass.
"into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy."???
think someone needs to relax a bit.
do to your body halfling whatever you wish, its one of few things in this life which is yours to keep.
zan
not everyone here is aiming to be the largest they can be.
i have a few personal aims, but not one of them is to block out as much sun as possible.
if your too bulky it can hamper speed and agility, and some people here are aiming for strength, not mass.
"into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy."???
think someone needs to relax a bit.
do to your body halfling whatever you wish, its one of few things in this life which is yours to keep.
zan
hmmm
zantheplank r u saying that u dont want to get any bigger...or that u dont want to get any stronger, faster, more flexible (athletic i guess, to be general).
i can def see not wanting to get any bigger, i do martial arts as well so i kno its hard to be arnold and move like bruce. however, u can still get strong and fast (athletic) and without getting bigger. so in that case, i say, never be satistified with how strong or fast or flexible u are, keep pushing it and even if u dont get where u want in the end, ull still get further than u were in the beginning.
zantheplank r u saying that u dont want to get any bigger...or that u dont want to get any stronger, faster, more flexible (athletic i guess, to be general).
i can def see not wanting to get any bigger, i do martial arts as well so i kno its hard to be arnold and move like bruce. however, u can still get strong and fast (athletic) and without getting bigger. so in that case, i say, never be satistified with how strong or fast or flexible u are, keep pushing it and even if u dont get where u want in the end, ull still get further than u were in the beginning.
gona have to go with zan on this one.
fulfil whatever goals you have, but dont look down on another because his/her goals are different from yours.
some people dont want to aim to become insanely huge. I also think that alot of bodys i see in magazines have just overdone it, but my opinion only .... im not gonna go and call huge bodybuilders overachievers, musclefreaks or whatever else they can be called because i can actually respect peoples goals and not label them as "mediocre".
"into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy."... now that quote is a pure example of someone who needs to seek help. Maybe re-align their views on lifting, or maybe even diversity. not everybody wants what you want.
just because someone who doesnt want to weight 300lbs of pure muscle by all means doesnt mean theyre mediocore ...
what kind of world do u live in (one where every human being thrives on being the biggest, which to you equals the best?)
its ridiculous ... im sorry, but that quote disturbed me.
LIFE > MUSCLE GROWTH
thats all ill say.
fulfil whatever goals you have, but dont look down on another because his/her goals are different from yours.
some people dont want to aim to become insanely huge. I also think that alot of bodys i see in magazines have just overdone it, but my opinion only .... im not gonna go and call huge bodybuilders overachievers, musclefreaks or whatever else they can be called because i can actually respect peoples goals and not label them as "mediocre".
"into a state of staleness and taking on a mindset of being satisfied with mediocracy."... now that quote is a pure example of someone who needs to seek help. Maybe re-align their views on lifting, or maybe even diversity. not everybody wants what you want.
just because someone who doesnt want to weight 300lbs of pure muscle by all means doesnt mean theyre mediocore ...
what kind of world do u live in (one where every human being thrives on being the biggest, which to you equals the best?)
its ridiculous ... im sorry, but that quote disturbed me.
LIFE > MUSCLE GROWTH
thats all ill say.
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