Need brand new training regimen

looking to go from........ muscular to huge. im about 6 foot 170 and i am muscular but its time to add some serious size. will be reworking my regimen for college. which way should i go? i've tried 5x5 and liked it but would like to try soething else...... what do u think?

Boardin, did you do needsize's 5x5 or the other 5x5?

Anyway, we began on this board at about the same time, there's no reason at 6'1 and the way you eat, to my knowledge, that you should still be 170. How have your strength levels faired? You haven't posted here in a while so I have no idea - or maybe you did but I missed it...

BTW, maybe you should consider a lighter cycle as school starts? That's my plan, as the workload will take a while to get used to.

i lost 15 lbs when i got sick and got my wisdom teeth out. I have leaned out a TON since i began here. i have definately changed my physique immensely. but working 60 hours a week sincei got sick has actually made me lose another 3 lbs the imporatnt thing is im going to college and need to get into good habits there. a light cycle i think would be looked down on by alot of peeps here becuz of our age but i would consider it....

Boardin087 said:

i lost 15 lbs when i got sick and got my wisdom teeth out. I have leaned out a TON since i began here. i have definately changed my physique immensely. but working 60 hours a week sincei got sick has actually made me lose another 3 lbs the imporatnt thing is im going to college and need to get into good habits there. a light cycle i think would be looked down on by alot of peeps here becuz of our age but i would consider it....

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boardin... by "cycle" I do not mean drugs. That's the problem with people in our age group. I'm talking about your training. Look up the single factor 5x5 threads, they should help.

super_rice said:

That's the problem with people in our age group. .

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super rice you make my dad seem fun

j/k bro.

Boardin like he said- check out the bill starr 5x5 variant (VERY different from the needsize one). You are unlikely to find anything more appropriate for your situation/goal.

Eheh, I'm becomming more and more like my dad as the days go by. I'm not sure whether or not that's a good thing.

i'm not worreid about strengh and that seems to be what that 5x5 is about.........

Boardin087 said:

i'm not worreid about strengh and that seems to be what that 5x5 is about.........

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WHat gave you that idea? Besides, size and strength go together.

Boardin087

Consider using the 5x5. It will provide mass to an extent. Perhaps the 1-6 might be to your liking (look up Poliquin over on t-mag.com)? Ian King also some interesting programs that address balance, size, and strength.

There are really too many to name or try. What exactly are you looking to commit to?

Guinness5.0 said:

WHat gave you that idea? Besides, size and strength go together.

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Be careful using blanket statements like this. After all - are "bodybuilders" stronger than Olympic lifters or powerlifters half their size?

mekannik said:

Be careful using blanket statements like this. After all - are "bodybuilders" stronger than Olympic lifters or powerlifters half their size?

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Perhaps a better way to put it would be:
Increasing strength in the core compound lifts in a hypertrophy-oriented rep range will result in increased hypertrophy in the trainee, assuming diet (more specifically caloric excess) and rest are adequate.

Beyond that, increased strength in a lower rep range carries over into the higher rep ranges as well. Since a pl has minimal use for pure hypertrophy, their efforts revolve around lower reps for the most part.

I'm not trying to start an argument (from what I can tell we agree so far ), but it's tough to compare elite bb'ers with elite pl's if for no other reason than the vast role drugs play in both endeavors. As madcow has said repeatedly, bb'ers are big in spite of their training rather than because of it. If someone were to run 6 IU's a day of HgH, 2 grams of test/week, a gram of deca and some tren, they could probably grow 20 inch arms with intense masterbation