Hi!
I've been looking through all the old threads trying to find a definitive answer to my questions but I'm still a bit confused so I thought I'd ask for your help, as everyone here seems really nice and helpful (and clued-up, unlike me!).
I used to train hard but unfortunately due to illness I had to stop and ballooned in weight. I'm ok now and have been back training for about a year, losing all the horrible fat I'd managed to pile on!
I've now almost got back to something like I was before. I'm 26, 5'6, and 136lb. Not sure about my BF at the moment, I'll try and get it checked tomorrow. It's probably between 15 and 20%.
I do cardio 4/5 times a week: a combination of body combat classes, hi-energy aerobics, treadmill, cross-trainer and stepper. I also alternate Clenbuterol, ephedrine and Stack II for fat-burning, with breaks in between.
Weights-wise, at the moment I'm doing an IST programme as recovery before I up my weights again so I'm doing all my body parts three times a week rather than splitting them up. I do all the body parts as one circuit and do that for three sets. The exercises are all sets of 12 with a 4-2-1 tempo.
Chest: single-arm DB chest press on exercise ball, 12kg.
Back: single-arm DB row on ball, 7kg.
Shoulders: single-leg abduction, 5kg.
Biceps: single-leg DB curl (opposite arm/opposite leg), 8kg.
Triceps: single-arm DB tri extension on ball, 6kg.
Legs: single-arm, single-leg squat, 8kg.
I'll be finishing that this week and starting a new programme though, which will be more like a usual BB programme.
Diet-wise I'd like to think I'm pretty good. I eat about 1500 cals a day, 93g or thereabouts of which is protein. Breakfast is usually porridge or eggs, lunch is salad with tuna/chicken, dinner is chicken/fish with green veg and rice or pasta. I have a cheat day where I normally end up having takeaway or something sweet, although my sweet tooth seems to have diminished lately (hurrah!)! I have a soy-based protein shake after I train. I know I should probably eat more than three times a day but it's hard to fit into my day! I've not been drinking alcohol for a few months either.
The thing is, I'm not getting any definition even though I'm getting my muscle back. My abs aren't too bad but my legs and arms aren't great. My arms are just getting bulky. Someone suggested Anavar or Winnie to me for getting ripped but I don't want to go that way just yet, my BF is still probably too high and my diet needs a bit of work. Someone suggested creatine but in the past I've found that just bulks me up more without giving muscle definition.
What do you guys think about methoxyisflavone stacked with protein or ecdysterone? Methoxy has some great write-ups (bodybuilding.com for e.g.) but I noticed in one of the other forums on here that a lot of people said it had no effect on them and recommended ecdysterone instead. I just need something to give the muscle that I'm getting a bit more of a ripped look before I end up looking like I'm just big and bulky!
Sorry if this is a bit long but I wanted to try and give you as much idea about my habits etc as possible - sorry also if I forgot anything!!
Thanks in advance for your help.
I've been looking through all the old threads trying to find a definitive answer to my questions but I'm still a bit confused so I thought I'd ask for your help, as everyone here seems really nice and helpful (and clued-up, unlike me!).
I used to train hard but unfortunately due to illness I had to stop and ballooned in weight. I'm ok now and have been back training for about a year, losing all the horrible fat I'd managed to pile on!
I've now almost got back to something like I was before. I'm 26, 5'6, and 136lb. Not sure about my BF at the moment, I'll try and get it checked tomorrow. It's probably between 15 and 20%.
I do cardio 4/5 times a week: a combination of body combat classes, hi-energy aerobics, treadmill, cross-trainer and stepper. I also alternate Clenbuterol, ephedrine and Stack II for fat-burning, with breaks in between.
Weights-wise, at the moment I'm doing an IST programme as recovery before I up my weights again so I'm doing all my body parts three times a week rather than splitting them up. I do all the body parts as one circuit and do that for three sets. The exercises are all sets of 12 with a 4-2-1 tempo.
Chest: single-arm DB chest press on exercise ball, 12kg.
Back: single-arm DB row on ball, 7kg.
Shoulders: single-leg abduction, 5kg.
Biceps: single-leg DB curl (opposite arm/opposite leg), 8kg.
Triceps: single-arm DB tri extension on ball, 6kg.
Legs: single-arm, single-leg squat, 8kg.
I'll be finishing that this week and starting a new programme though, which will be more like a usual BB programme.
Diet-wise I'd like to think I'm pretty good. I eat about 1500 cals a day, 93g or thereabouts of which is protein. Breakfast is usually porridge or eggs, lunch is salad with tuna/chicken, dinner is chicken/fish with green veg and rice or pasta. I have a cheat day where I normally end up having takeaway or something sweet, although my sweet tooth seems to have diminished lately (hurrah!)! I have a soy-based protein shake after I train. I know I should probably eat more than three times a day but it's hard to fit into my day! I've not been drinking alcohol for a few months either.
The thing is, I'm not getting any definition even though I'm getting my muscle back. My abs aren't too bad but my legs and arms aren't great. My arms are just getting bulky. Someone suggested Anavar or Winnie to me for getting ripped but I don't want to go that way just yet, my BF is still probably too high and my diet needs a bit of work. Someone suggested creatine but in the past I've found that just bulks me up more without giving muscle definition.
What do you guys think about methoxyisflavone stacked with protein or ecdysterone? Methoxy has some great write-ups (bodybuilding.com for e.g.) but I noticed in one of the other forums on here that a lot of people said it had no effect on them and recommended ecdysterone instead. I just need something to give the muscle that I'm getting a bit more of a ripped look before I end up looking like I'm just big and bulky!
Sorry if this is a bit long but I wanted to try and give you as much idea about my habits etc as possible - sorry also if I forgot anything!!
Thanks in advance for your help.