Some lifting/food advice for a sort-of beginner....

[James Anthony]

Hey everyone, a little input please, just to point me in the right direction

I'm a skinny italian kid, 5'6 140 with a fairly built chest and skinny arms and an average stomach...I just started a whole new regiment (this being the beginning of week 2) and I wanted to know if everything I'm doing is ok

THE GYM: 4x's a week lifting (biceps/abs.......shoulders/tris)...I don't really bother with chest right now bc my chest is already naturally built well, as are my legs from playing soccer for 10 yrs as a kid....I do 3 different exercises for each muscle group, 8-10 reps depending on the exercise. I have a friend who is way into this stuff, so he taught me proper form and how to get the most out of each set, so its not like I'm randomly lifting with no concept of what I should be getting out of it. When I get out of the gym I feel sore, but the good kind of sore..........I also do cardio 2-3 times a week depending, usually running on the treadmill for 2-3 miles at a time.........Following lifting I have an Isopure vanilla shake (50g protien)

EATING: LOTS of protien....Egg whites on whole wheat toast, turkey sandwiches, tuna and chicken breast are my new best friends. 1-2 liters water a day. Otherwise, its diet soda. Low carbs, but I am italian so pasta does find its way in sometimes. Minimal snacking, although I will treat myself to fast food once a week or so and if I really feel like some candy or some shit I will eat it.

So far I'm feeling good, I'm really focused and motivated and I just want to go from being skinny with a little stomach to being in good enough shape that I'll want to walk around all summer with my shirt off because I can. Any further advice/comments? much appriciated, thanks.

 

[Lord_Suston]

Look if you want to have a good physique all around then you need to lift legs and chest, these lifts stress minor muscles and help them develope. About your diet I would suggest more water and cut out the diet soda and replace it with milk. Makje sure you get enough sleep

 

[eastarr69]

Legs......legs....legs....they will help you grow all over since they strain and stimulate just about every muscle when you train them....on your turkey sandwiches, do not eat ground turkey unless it is ground breast, regyular ground turkey is all table scrap and fat...and watch the shaved turkey you get from the grocery store.....half of that is crap unless it is breast...one to two gallons of water a day should help you out....you may piss all the time, but it will also help replenish the system as well as clean out the toxins...and to make some nuts, you can control water bloat from as or creatine or whatever buy drinking a ton of water...if your system gets enough water, it wont hold any....and you can bank on that.....drop the soda....period...even diet in junk....you can snack, just snack right.....you need to eat at least 6 times a day anyhow....cram down some brown rice etc...you still need carbs...and the occasional fast food wont kill you...if you want to eat some crappy fast food that will help you out, have a big montana from arbys with no cheese, it has the highest low fat calorie count and the most protein from anything out there including the chicken whopper.....

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[James Anthony]

thanks for the advice guys, keep it coming....yes, the turkey i eat is boar's head ovengold turkey breast, so its quality stuff...im also going to re-incorporate chest back into my routine

 

[gonelifting]

THE GYM: 4x's a week lifting (biceps/abs.......shoulders/tris)...I don't really bother with chest right now bc my chest is already naturally built well,



Do you do Back? You should try deadlifts They will give you lots of muscle quick. Also listen to these guys when they say SQUAT. You say you do 3 exercises per bodypart, How many SETS per exercise? because that might be too much.

 

[James Anthony]

gonelifting: 3 exercises per muscle group....3 sets of 8-10 reps depending on the exercise...on some, the last set i'll go to failure

thank you for the advice on back and squats...will try it! thanks bro