Recent content by Big_pimpin

It all depends on your level of fitness. If you are used to super high volume then 30 sets won't cause overtraining. When I was younger I could work out for 90 minutes to 2 hours at a really high intensity. Now I am fried after 30 minutes since I am so out of shape. Doing more then 5-10 sets...

Well Ryan, it all depends on what your goals are. You sound pretty lean already so I'm going to assume you want to pack on some muscle, especially with the Test replacement therapy. That means basing your workouts around the big compound movements, ie squats, deads, presses and rows with the...

I agree with the rest of the guys. Sounds like you need to eat more. You are young and if you are a skinny body type (ecto) you really need to eat alot. The way you have have everything down to the exact gram makes it sound like you are restricting your intake. Just eat Big, lots of meat and...

Back in the day I had Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern bodybuilding. Its a pretty cool book with lots of famous bodybuilding photots. Anyhow, If I remember correctly Arnold was all about LOTS of sets. His beginner workouts had about 15 sets per bodypart ie 3 exercies for 5 sets for each part...

I remember coming across his post workout meal on youtube. If I remember correctly it consisted of a huge plate of shredded potatoes, a huge plate of rice cakes, a plate of oatmeal, apple sauce and a protein shake. I think he said it was 300 grams of carbs and 40 grams of protein, which he was...

Scotsman is dead right. I was getting tired of not seeing my bench progress so I decided to take a bit of a break and focus on dips and dumbell inclines. Over a period of about 2 months my inclines went up by about 20% and I went up from bodyweight to 2 45lb plates for dips. I was all...

I don't think the bench is a good indicator of raw, natural, real world strength. I work with this HUGE guy who doesn't lift. I can bench FAR more then he can, but he picks up and carries huge pieces of freight like they are balloons. If we went strictly by bench numbers I should be the...

5'9'' @ 180 lbs Dead: 425 Squat: 355 Bench: 275 I've heard that a good ratio would be: Dead: 500, squat 400 bench 300. I'm slowly getting there.

I've been working graveyard (11 pm- 8 am) for nearly two years now. I've tried lifting after work, but I'm usually far too tired by this point for any serious training. I sleep between 10 am - 5pm, and workout at 7 or 8 pm. That way I'm well rested, but I still give my body enough time to...