2 Questions: Overtraining and Diet

[stevesmi]

I will tell you straight up what is wrong and give you advise as this is an easy one to figure out.. you probably won't like what I tell you but since you asked.

your workout split frankly sucks. you aren't doing compound lifts it seems and you are doing these silly 1 muscle part a day nonsense that works for guys cross training but not guys who want to put on muscle mass.

at your height and weight you need to put on another 20 pounds naturally before touching steroids. this is another problem i see, you don't have your workouts down yet to need to juice.

so lets change your workout and go with it for the next 6 months to a year minimum and see how you react.. i bet you will do very well. below in my signature i have a 3 day split, read that and follow it. it will be a vast improvement over what you are doing now.

as far as cardio you don't need much of it, you are too skinny as it is.. do you want to be fit or put on muscle mass? you can worry about cardio later on once you get over 200

you didn't list your diet but i'm assuming you aren't eating to get big either.. remember to get big you have to eat big and lift big. wish you lived close to me i would love to have you watch my workouts so you understand what i mean by this. maybe i will put up a vid sometime

 

[seamusm]

I will tell you straight up what is wrong and give you advise as this is an easy one to figure out.. you probably won't like what I tell you but since you asked.

your workout split frankly sucks. you aren't doing compound lifts it seems and you are doing these silly 1 muscle part a day nonsense that works for guys cross training but not guys who want to put on muscle mass.

at your height and weight you need to put on another 20 pounds naturally before touching steroids. this is another problem i see, you don't have your workouts down yet to need to juice.

so lets change your workout and go with it for the next 6 months to a year minimum and see how you react.. i bet you will do very well. below in my signature i have a 3 day split, read that and follow it. it will be a vast improvement over what you are doing now.

as far as cardio you don't need much of it, you are too skinny as it is.. do you want to be fit or put on muscle mass? you can worry about cardio later on once you get over 200

you didn't list your diet but i'm assuming you aren't eating to get big either.. remember to get big you have to eat big and lift big. wish you lived close to me i would love to have you watch my workouts so you understand what i mean by this. maybe i will put up a vid sometime

Thanks for taking the time to answer

I read your 3day split. Seems like I was thinking too much about the overtraining. I have one question about the legs: should I perform squats and deads on the same day, split them so Im doing squats once a week and deads once a week, or do one for say a month then switch to the other?

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ i answer questions like that in that thread.

but no i wouldn't do both on the same day.. and no don't do it a month and switch over.. do it one leg session then do the other the next leg session. and try and workout 5X per week.. that is a good amount and it isn't overtraining. however at first you probably will be very sore cause what you are doing now isn't conditioning you.

remember COMPOUND heavy lifts.. i would aim for 3-5 reps per set on benches, squats, deads, militaries, etc etc. don't forget dips and pullups.. read the whole thread and i explain more.

i see guys in the gym all the time who lift small to stay small.. the issue is they stand in front of the mirror doing curls for 30 minutes, then go do machines for another 30 minutes.. and doing small weight. gotta change your workout demeanor and go in there like a beast, and leave there like a beast.

your body will react very well and you will notice your chest and shoulders will grow very quickly

 

[dylangemelli]

one thing i can say is this... its great to read and learn, which it is clear that you are doing... but you are taking every little thing you read too literally... just because one person said it worked for them, there will be another that it didn't... you need to try these things first and see what accomodates your body... its taken me a decade to get it down properly and it STILL needs tweaked...

i really don't like the all day fasting and then slamming everything down in one sitting or two at night... your metabolism is just dead then during the day which makes it not move at all when you do slam, and its harder on you to do that all at once... you should be eating, even if its small, contiuously throughout the day, to keep your body in check, metabolism right, muscles growing, etc... i eat something small literally every 1 to 1.5 hours... i work 9 hour days so i hate when people say "i work so i can't" yes you can... you just have to figure it out and make it work...

as far as your training goes, you can hit them twice a week, thats how i do it but you need to figure out what method works best and what your muscles respond to...

as steve said, you need to get your weight right first and you need to assess and figure out what works before you start any cycle...

hope this helps...

 

[johnnyboy3689282]

Im glad everytime I wanna tell people they need to train more naty before juicing Steve always beats me too it...

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[RADAR]

Hell me too , we should just call him "lightning Steve" :

 

[gymjunkie09]

Hell me too , we should just call him "lightning Steve" :

lol