First Time Out

[Sharp]

These pics are of me from 2003, two pics in the shorts are from two days out. I was 168 lbs on show day. I'd like some feedback just to see what you all think, thanks - C

 

[rAJJIN]

My opinion-

You look Like a SOLID 168.
Now Id just concentrate and Getting Bigger and thicker.
That was two years ago though rite?
How ya doing now days?

 

[Steak Helmet]

hey do not let anyone knock you....it takes a lot of nuts to get up there in your underwear and pose before hundreds of people.

send us some recent pics??

looking like a good 168 contest weight

 

[Reload]

Squats, leg press, racks, deads...you may fear their rotation in your workout, you may puke your guts out, but they simply must be done to achieve muscle density/size.
You've figured out your diet as well as pre comp prep (tan, routine etc.). Now hit the gym with a partner and go balls out on leg and back days!

 

[moose]

Squats, leg press, racks, deads...you may fear their rotation in your workout, you may puke your guts out, but they simply must be done to achieve muscle density/size.
You've figured out your diet as well as pre comp prep (tan, routine etc.). Now hit the gym with a partner and go balls out on leg and back days!

You got it brotha man!

 

[Sharp]

Training

I always trained one bodypart once a week do you guys reccommend doing a body part twice a week. I read up a lot on nutrition a lot its the mising key everyone forgets about. Jay Cutler once said that is 80% nutrition 20% rest and 20% training thats about right. I have notes and notes full of meal plans and diet plans and workout plans.I became really interested in what to eat and when to eat it. As far as workout plans thats not really important. I have been around a lot of good people and trained with national level competitors, the only thing they have over me is great genetics and a lot of juice. My routine most of the time looked like this:

Mondy:Chest
Tuesday: Legs
Wed: Off
Thurs:Arms
Friday: Back
Satff
Sun: off


Just curious if its wise to train a bodypart twice a week, I have been playing around with twice a week and its going ok so far. Usually less is more - C

 

[Reload]

There is a ton of info right here if your willing to dig for it and by that I mean use the search function. Look under phil hernon workout or Doggcrapp. There is no "right way" to train and many variables to consider. Mainly it comes down to diet. Do you eat enough of the right nutrients to ensure that you recover fully from each workout before you bomb the same body part again?
Simple as that! Some benifit from a routine similar to yours...training each body part one time per week, others twice per week. It's a "find what works best for you" kind of thing and the only way your going to find out is through experimenting with various routines. Many people here prefer the HIT style of training...I know I do/did. The diet is what will make or break you when it comes to adding lean muscle mass over time. This means an endless routine of cooking, packaging, freezing, cleaning and most of all...chewing/swallowing.
If you can organize your life around your meals and be consistent at it, there is no way you can't add muscle mass to your frame...juiced or natural.
It all comes back to how much you want it and what your willing to sacrifice to get it...relationships, beers with the guys/ladies, "quality" time with the wife/kids, your health, hairline, testicles etc. etc.
OK, i'm gonna shut up now. I believe xcell has summed it up in his signiture quite succinctly, 60% nutrition, 25% training, 10% rest, and 5% supplements.

 

[pushnpull]

Listen to what reload is saying, there are a quite a few guy's on here that have real world exsperience that will save you alot of wasted time in your quest to get bigger. Just do a search on reload,lats,mr magoo,phil hernon,DC and mikeS just to name a few. I've been at this 20 years and i still learn little things from these guy's post's...................

 

[rAJJIN]

I say 100% training, 100% Food-nutrition, 100% Rest
Traing is very important.

Workout Plans you say are not important?

 

[Reload]

Workout plans are extremely important!! Understanding your body and it's recuperative abilities in the midst of the high volume trash that so many mags spew can save you invaluable time in figuring out what works and what simply drives you into an overtrained state where your imune system and CNS can't recover...long run-on sentence but I think you get what I'm saying. Hell, I remember when I would train for 3 hours doing way too many sets and wonder why I wasn't packing it on. Then Mike Mentzner starts talking about this low volume to failure stuff. I thought...no way. Then I started incorporating some of his concepts, backed off on my volume (time in the gym) and started seeing changes. From that point on I have been an avid supporter of guys like Mike and of course the new HIT advocates such as Dante a.k.a. (DC). Phil incorporates a type of HIT thats burried somewhere in here as well.
raJJIN is right...you have to give 100% to every aspect of your bodybuilding lifestyle. Unfortunately, we all cant do that. 12 hour midnight shifts, family obligations, eating on the run, squeezing in maybe 5 hours of sleep if were lucky. All aspects of the real world that many of us face. That isn't to say it can't be done. Again, it all boils down to how bad you want it and what your willing to sacrifice to get it. Go get yours!

 

[Sharp]

Correction

I orginally posted what Cutler said and the numbers didn't add up. I put Jay Cutler once said that is 80% nutrition 20% rest and 20% training. Its 60% nutrition 10% training and 10% rest.







Set the Mind and the Body will follow - C

 

[Sharp]

1 +1 = 2

I still can't add up my numbers too long of a weekend 60 20 20... thats 100 right. - C

 

[Queefer]

Just keep it simple and stay consistent and the gains will come with time. I don't think it really matters whether you train each group once or twice a week. Your intensity and protein consumption will determine your gains.

 

[luckyone]

EAT EAT EAT!! Excellent base bro , now start chowing down!!

Your brother in Christ,

Lucky

 

[Sharp]

Just Numbers

My current big three lifts are Deadlift 500 lbs, flat bench press 320 lbs and barbell squat 450 lbs. I curently weight about 187 lbs, Its so hard to train like a bodybuilder and a powerlifte at the same time but I try to incorporate both in my training. Thanks for all the help and info everyone its appreciated