trying to gain

[needtogetaas]

yo

 

[thanas]

hi, im 17 years old and i've been training for one year now. my weight is 89 kg with 81 lean mass and my height is 1,81m. i never did anabolics because i don't really want to be a bodybuilder i just do my work out and eat healthy food like fish. i'm trying to gain weight, the first half year this went easily . the last half year i don't see any difference. i ussualy do a heavy workout 1 to 2 times a week and once a week heavy cardio training. my muscles don't seem to get bigger anymore, especially my bicep , does anybody know what i'm doing wrong or how i could do it better

 

[VSUdude]

Thanas:
Read the above post by Duke of Angels.

Include more info about your training split (i.e. what bodyparts you work and when you work them) and your diet info.

But, right off the bat, the heavy cardio will probably keep a lot of your gains in check because it'll burn off so many of the calories your muscles need to grow. If you HAVE to do cardio try 15-20 mins 2-3 days/week at the most at a moderate pace.

tay1506:
Remember this: real food > supps

I'm really busy like you bud. The easiest thing to do, I've found, is to have one day a week (I use Sunday) to hang out at home for a few hours and do nothing but cook food for the upcoming week. Cook a package of chicken breats, a couple lbs. of lean ground beef, etc. and store it in tupperware containers in the fridge or take with you so you don't have to worry about cooking.

Also sleep is VERY important. Sleeping before going to the gym is o.k. I guess but you NEED it at night for muscle recovery - just in case you didn't know, muscles grow while recovering, NOT while lifting.

 

[tay1506]

Remember this: real food > supps

I'm really busy like you bud. The easiest thing to do, I've found, is to have one day a week (I use Sunday) to hang out at home for a few hours and do nothing but cook food for the upcoming week. Cook a package of chicken breats, a couple lbs. of lean ground beef, etc. and store it in tupperware containers in the fridge or take with you so you don't have to worry about cooking.

Also sleep is VERY important. Sleeping before going to the gym is o.k. I guess but you NEED it at night for muscle recovery - just in case you didn't know, muscles grow while recovering, NOT while lifting.

First of all cooking and storing food for more than 2 days is impossible someone will eat it no matter what I write on the container. I do this sometimes, but also when you try to eat every two hours I just can't lug chicken around with me all day and keep it in my hot ass car. However i have gotten rather used to my schedule so im gona work around it. 8 hours a day im fine though cuz i work at this place called chipotle and it has some of this best food u can get if uve never been there go. As for sleep i always get 7+ hours just at different parts of the day and sleeping before i work out helps my lifts in the gym alot.

 

[thanas]

hmm, i sleep very little and ussualy eat 50 grams of proteins from fish like salmon after a work out, i don't use supplements i just eat meat. when i workout i do about 3 to 4 sets for my upper boddy: pecs or back / upperback, bicep or tricep, or lower body. i ussualy do like do 8 to 10 reps a set and mostly use dumbels. i also want to burn some fat, when i started training a year ago i was thick so my skin isnt very tight. that's why i cardio once in a while . well thats my workout , but i'm not gaining any weight the last few months. dunno why