Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I've been working out for a while now and I've working out 4 days a week. I've doing my chest, shoulders and arms on Mondays and Thursdays and my back, legs, and abs on Tuesdays and Fridays. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays are my days off. I've thought about changing it to routine I saw yesterday which was day 1 quads/glutes, calves, day 2 chest and hamstrings, day 3 back and calves, day 4 shoulders and hamstrings, day 5 arms and calves, and day 6-7 off. Should I stick to my current routine or should I switch to this one or do you guys have any better routines?
Good Routine?!?!
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al420 said:
Well I'm a skinny guy and I just want to get bigger. I'd like to weigh around 175 to 180 and be cut. I've been working out for around 2 months now and I've gotten stronger but I've not gained that much weight. I started out at about 150 and now I currently weigh 155.
s8nlilhlpr
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Well if you want to get to 180 cut, that means 200+ before shredding down. Start eating A LOT. Its taken me 2 years to get from 145 to 200, so it is possible. Really you are probably doing way too much with your routine.
The more exercises you do, the more calories you burn in the gym. More exercises doesn't always mean better gains either, especially if you've only been going for 2 months. Stick to the basics, and start adding a little weight at a time.
In case you didn't catch the first part START EATING A LOT. Each lb of body weight is 3500 cals. To go from 155 to 200, you need to eat 150,000+ cals ON TOP of what you are currently eating. All the routines in the world can't make up for not eating enough.
The more exercises you do, the more calories you burn in the gym. More exercises doesn't always mean better gains either, especially if you've only been going for 2 months. Stick to the basics, and start adding a little weight at a time.
In case you didn't catch the first part START EATING A LOT. Each lb of body weight is 3500 cals. To go from 155 to 200, you need to eat 150,000+ cals ON TOP of what you are currently eating. All the routines in the world can't make up for not eating enough.
al420
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Satan is correct. Eat big..really big, and train 3-4 times a week. Stick to the basics like Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, and Barbell Rows. Do each 2x per week.
If you want to actually learn look into the Rippetoe 3x5. There is some info in the training sticky.
Do you know how to squat properly? Deadlift?
If you want to actually learn look into the Rippetoe 3x5. There is some info in the training sticky.
Do you know how to squat properly? Deadlift?
SgtSlaughter
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arm growth... add bodyweight.
You can't miraculously keep doing curls and have them be 18" on a skinny 140lb body.
The dudes with 18" arms are 240+lbs most of the time.
Well... depending on your height.
Maybe your deadlifting form need help... deadlifts are arm builders when you eat enough.
You can't miraculously keep doing curls and have them be 18" on a skinny 140lb body.
The dudes with 18" arms are 240+lbs most of the time.
Well... depending on your height.
Maybe your deadlifting form need help... deadlifts are arm builders when you eat enough.
Cynical Simian
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^^^Agreed. For a start on deadlifting properly, look at the sticky in the powerlifting forum (and read the squat and bench press ones while you're there). Also, unless you have access to an excellent strength coach (that PT at the gym who has his clients spend 45 minutes on the Swiss ball and 15 on the pec deck doesn't count), buy Starting Strength for the best description of the basic lifts in print before concluding that you can't do them safely.
