I hope I stop growing...and a blurb on training

[Nathan]

Seriously, this shit is out of hand. I don't want to be massively massive and I felt like a freak today in the gym. I did not care for that feeling. I am going to cut way back on my calories and just not lift for a while.

On the plus side, I am even more convinced regarding the way to go about progressing is to focus on individual muscles and try to bring 2-3 of them up at a time. Be sure to train everything over the course of the week, but lower the volume for the parts you feel are ahead size-wise, and then blast the few parts you are trying to bring up by upping the volume slightly for a few weeks. Then, after 4 weeks or so of that, move to a couple other bodyparts and blast them for a few weeks while the rest of you heals up. Works like a charm every time.

 

[Kabeetz]

I've never had the fortune of having that problem but cutting calories and raising reps to say the 20 range and also increasing cardio should do a better job of creating a tighter, cut physique than stopping lifting temporarily, I would imagine?

Seriously, this shit is out of hand. I don't want to be massively massive and I felt like a freak today in the gym. I did not care for that feeling. I am going to cut way back on my calories and just not lift for a while.

On the plus side, I am even more convinced regarding the way to go about progressing is to focus on individual muscles and try to bring 2-3 of them up at a time. Be sure to train everything over the course of the week, but lower the volume for the parts you feel are ahead size-wise, and then blast the few parts you are trying to bring up by upping the volume slightly for a few weeks. Then, after 4 weeks or so of that, move to a couple other bodyparts and blast them for a few weeks while the rest of you heals up. Works like a charm every time.

 

[Nathan]

I was going 6 times a week for a while. I went today after only taking two days off - which was the first two days in a row I have taken in weeks. I am just way ahead of schedule from having spent a shit ton of time in the gym lately and then eating my face off when outside of it. Cut my calories yesterday and today and I am starting to feel a little better.

I plan to do what you are saying in the next week or so I just need a break before I commit to cutting for 10 weeks.

 

[youngguns]

Hmm, well, I'm glad you have that problem, it must not be so bad.

 

[Neo22]

I was going 6 times a week for a while. I went today after only taking two days off - which was the first two days in a row I have taken in weeks. I am just way ahead of schedule from having spent a shit ton of time in the gym lately and then eating my face off when outside of it. Cut my calories yesterday and today and I am starting to feel a little better.

I plan to do what you are saying in the next week or so I just need a break before I commit to cutting for 10 weeks.

I'm confused about how your split is. Did you do something like,
back
chest
off
legs
back
shoulders/arms

So you hit the one bodypart you are killing 2x a week?

 

[Nathan]

I split it up more than that and do multiple bodyparts. I have been going 6 times a week lately with the idea that the extra day is a pump day for my weaker bodyparts I want to bring up - I try to make it so that things are spaced out enough that I have at least 2 days between training bodyparts, though usually it's more like 3-4.

I can post up my split tomorrow if you want - it's easier if I can just copy it but I left it at work.

 

[Neo22]

I split it up more than that and do multiple bodyparts. I have been going 6 times a week lately with the idea that the extra day is a pump day for my weaker bodyparts I want to bring up - I try to make it so that things are spaced out enough that I have at least 2 days between training bodyparts, though usually it's more like 3-4.

I can post up my split tomorrow if you want - it's easier if I can just copy it but I left it at work.

ya bro post it up I'll try it out

 

[Nathan]

ya bro post it up I'll try it out

Will do.

 

[trez]

Seriously, this shit is out of hand. I don't want to be massively massive and I felt like a freak today in the gym. I did not care for that feeling. I am going to cut way back on my calories and just not lift for a while.

Damn you and your success!! Good luck with it though! I'm sure I won't be alone in asking for your routine up until this point if you've got a link to a journal?

T

 

[blut wump]

Take a look at Westside. It's predicated around working your weaknesses as a priority over your strengths and has a good 72 hours between muscle groups.

 

[Nathan]

My split:

Day 1: bi's/quads/forearms

Day 2: tri's/calves/traps

Day 3: hams/shoulders

Day 4: off

Day 5: chest (incline press first)/bi's(pump)

Day 6: hams (pump)/wide back

Day 7: deadlifts (and another exercise for upper back thickness)/shoulders (pump)/tri's (pump)

I have been doing something like the above lately. It is a simple thing to take one of the lighter days and integrate into a couple of the others days and make it a 5 day/week routine. I tend to do 10-11 sets of quads and hams in a single workout (3 exercises for each), 8 sets for back width (2-3 exercises), 8 sets for back thickness (2-3 exercises), 12-14 sets for chest (3-4 exercises), 10 sets for shoulders (3 exercises), 9 sets for bi's and tri's (3 exercises), and 6-7 sets for both calves and forearms (2 exercises for each).

And then, on pump days, I pick 1-2 exercises for each bodyprat and go light for 4-6 sets to get blood in there. It's complicated but has been balancing my physique out rather well. I highly recommend something like this for trying to improve symmetry.

 

[ZGzaZ]

Glad you've had success with it, but I could never grow on lifting 6 days/week.

 

[Nathan]

Glad you've had success with it, but I could never grow on lifting 6 days/week.

I was adding 2-4 reps on my major lifts each week. It was working I'd say. I cut back on calories and feel much less bloated and full after only a couple days.

I think this sort of routine is alright so long as you keep it brief - I only did it for 5 weeks after taking some time off, and now I am getting lazy for a week or two to let myself recover.

 

[youngguns]

I lift 3 out of 7 days and that's with mega calories and 10 hours a nights rest.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

you change your dosages or any other factors?

 

[Nathan]

you change your dosages or any other factors?

Yes. This is indeed a big part of it. I was just suprised at how fast I was gaining in everything and did not care for the bloated look. It was mostly bloat though I am now realizing. I weighed in this morning at 209 so I was much happier with that since I haven't put on much bf and I think I could pretty easily be ready for my next show within 5-7 weeks or so. I want to come in at around 195, though will probably end up being a few pounds short if I get a little leaner than I was last time, which I hope to do.