Gym rats

[Tenchuu]

I lifted for 8 months every day for at least an hour. and after it was all over, i looked the same and could bench 10 lbs more. I think i will wait until out of the millitairy, juice for a couple of cycles, and if that doesn't help me out, just live with the fact that i will not be any mre muscular than i am right now. ever.


also 420sx, i will be needing an engine hoist soon, I'll buy the beer if you come over and lift the engine/trans out of my car. (since you're already almost there)

[revat619]

Originally Posted by Tenchuu

I lifted for 8 months every day for at least an hour. and after it was all over, i looked the same and could bench 10 lbs more. I think i will wait until out of the millitairy, juice for a couple of cycles, and if that doesn't help me out, just live with the fact that i will not be any mre muscular than i am right now. ever.


also 420sx, i will be needing an engine hoist soon, I'll buy the beer if you come over and lift the engine/trans out of my car. (since you're already almost there)

It could have something to do with your work schedule and how much rest you're giving your muscles. But most likely its your eating. If you're burning more calories than you're putting in, you wont gain any mass. I'm a hard gainer too, so i know how that is. I've changed my diet and how much i run and it has really helped me a lot. You basically have to eat all the time, like every few hours. So about 6 times a day. Make sure its quality food and good calories though and you want to take in atleast 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. There's other stuff too, like your water and good carbs, but thats pretty easy. But yeah, the main thing with getting bigger is eating. And fwiw, the only supplements i take are protein shakes and regular vitamins.

[publicenemy137]

Originally Posted by Tenchuu

I lifted for 8 months every day for at least an hour. and after it was all over, i looked the same and could bench 10 lbs more. I think i will wait until out of the millitairy, juice for a couple of cycles, and if that doesn't help me out, just live with the fact that i will not be any mre muscular than i am right now. ever.


also 420sx, i will be needing an engine hoist soon, I'll buy the beer if you come over and lift the engine/trans out of my car. (since you're already almost there)

what revat said and maybe you are lifting wrong and not hard enough? you should give your muscles a rest to rebuild themselves. or you might not be having the right workout. You should do around 9 sets a muscle and lift as hard as you can.

[420sx]

Originally Posted by Tenchuu

I lifted for 8 months every day for at least an hour. and after it was all over, i looked the same and could bench 10 lbs more. I think i will wait until out of the millitairy, juice for a couple of cycles, and if that doesn't help me out, just live with the fact that i will not be any mre muscular than i am right now. ever.


also 420sx, i will be needing an engine hoist soon, I'll buy the beer if you come over and lift the engine/trans out of my car. (since you're already almost there)

hehe yea the last 2 swaps i had to lift up the engine a few times to adjust a few things, its really not that heavy. and tranny is light anyway. benching the block however is a lil more problematic

[YakuzaS14]

what kind of supplements do u guys use.

[revat619]

I use a protein supplement only. Just your regular "powder form and mix with water" type. Well that and a regular multi-vitamin. Creatine monohydrate is a popular supplement as well, but imo, its soooorta "cheating". Creatine has causes your cells to hang on to more water than they normally would, so in turn you get a ballooning effect. You look bigger, but its not all muscle. Plus once you come off of a creatine cycle, you lose some of your bulk because its not in your system causing your cells to hold the water anymore. It does however have the benefit of helping your muscles recover faster. Its not reeeeally cheating, but you see what i mean? So really its up to the person. I've thought about trying it myself, but i want to see how far i can get just by changing my diet and doing the protein thing.

[420sx]

i used creatine for a year and i get really good gains. but then also my genetics is excellent and i get gains fairly easy. now im 5'10, at 225 lbs, about 6-7% body fat. but lately i used twinlabs isolate for my protein since its cheap, sometimes i get perfect Rx as my afterworkout, it comes in 20lbs buckets and fairly inexpensive too.

for creatine Optimum nutrition would do just fine. load for 4 days, then maintain and repeat every 3 months. 5grams at a time 4 times a day while loading.
btw, dont spend all your money on crap. creatine is creatine. Optimum is cheap and very reputable.

[revat619]

+ 1 for Optimum Nutrition products. I just switched to using their protein a few months back and i'm very pleased.

420sx, 5' 10" at 225 and 6-7% body fat...

Geeez fool! You sound like a monster! Now the Drago quote in your sig makes sense! hahaha

[sideview_180sx]

easiest way I noticed is get the work out routine from college football teams. they also have a chart that lists what your max is, and in relation to how many reps and sets you do, that determine the weight you should train at. I know in high school I increaseg my bench about 5 pounds every 2 weeks from using that method. I peaked though in my leg lifts 405 squat, 425 deadlift, and 205 clean. Also countered by the fact I was at 170 at the time.

[drivens13]

Dang son,yeah i remember back in high school as a freshmen i was able to bench like 170 and i only weighed 141.Now i'm getting older and some fat on me and work out about once or twice a week if i have the time.One thing i do know is i love being sore,strange as that sounds.

[theicecreamdan]

Best I've heard is to hold off on the creatine until you hit a plateau and are having a lot of trouble gaining any more mass, But I think the thing to do if you cant pick up more weight, is to eat eat eat.

[420sx]

^thats right. eat eat eat workout eat and sleep.

[Romeyo07]

Snail, I called this weekend to see if you wanted to grab a beer, I just gave it up. Oh well. I feel fat and there's a pair of $60 pants I want to fit in again. I know I sound like a chick, but I'm pissed cause I like them.

I'm getting a nutrition analysis today to tell me to quit eating garbage.

[Djrepete]

I'm a volunteer fire fighter with my local town. I'm currently in a contest that for 1st phorm. They're going to sponsor 5 athletes. I need to gain followers on social media ie Facebook Instagram. If you guys could help me out I would be eternally grateful. My Instagram is @djrepete


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[S14_kouki504]

I started going back to the gym about 3 months ago. Marriage does take a toll on your body and fitness. i go on average about 5 days a week for about 2 hours a night. i've lost about 20 lbs and about 1 inch off my waist. i've also increased my muscle mass. I started out with 15" arms now about 16.5" arms. When i started 3 months ago, i had to fight to do one sit up or push up, i can now do about 50-75 pushups and sit ups a night.

[Agamemnon]

This is a god damn 9 year old thread!
We already have a body bulding thread. Use that.