Someone will give you a more detailed answer, but if youre looking first to put on mass, because youre that worried about how thin they are:
Look for a workout plan that contains primarily exercises such as overhead/military presses, bench presses, pullups, dips, squats, and deadlifts. And then follow that workout. If you don’t know how to do something, ask someone who works at the gym. Especially for deadlifts and squats.
Thanks. Where could I find workout plans? Otherwise, I’ll just go to the gym and do those 'till I’m tired (but not strained). How many groups of muscles can I work on per day?
BTW, I’m not too into looks. For me, in the end, it’s about strength… if that matters in this case.
I’m 5’9 and 160 which some people say is a fine weight, but personally, when I look in the mirror I still think I should be a bit heavier. Basically, it’s more based on what you consider skinny, average, and overweight.
Longshot, what’re you looking for? Strength or mass? You said strength, but then one post mentioned arms skinnier than Paris Hilton so I’m not sure how to respond.
If you’re looking just for strength, Truong and Magnus Madness talked about it in good detail one or two pages ago.
No one can really answer that for you man, everyone will have his ideals
Personally, I am 5’8, 147Lbs, and I think I am a little skinny
well i dont mean like am i too skinny in a bitch kinda way. I mean when is it unhealthy for me? at wut level am i like on anorexia’s doorstep skinny.
I guess I’m training for mostly strength.
I read the first page and went to gym today. Here’s what I did in order:
Triceps machine - 3 sets of 12 @ 50 lbs. (last set was only 10)
Vertical Press - 3/12 @ 45 lbs.
Bicep Curls - 3/12 @ 15 lbs.
Deltoid Raise - 3/12 @ 5 lbs.
I was running late, so I didn’t do any back exercises. Also, 1 and 2 worked my triceps twice. I guess I’ll drop 1 for some back exercise next time. Also, I guess I should do more for the chest.
The Bicep curls went weird. What is the proper from for them? I sat on the bench, put my elbow in my hip and laid the back of my hand on my knee. I sat with my back straight and did the curls. One arm, then the other arm (my right seems to be much stronger than my left). Afterwards, I couldn’t straighten my arms. Also, my hip hurt.
Assuming I got it right, I figured I’d do this routine Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday, when I can’t go to the gym I figure I’ll do cardio at home (run up and down the stairs or w/e).
A few weeks ago, I got a physical assesment and I got the results back today. I can post them up later.
Okay, this is my fitness assesment:
Blood Pressure
Systolic: 131
Diastolic: 70
Cardiovascular
Max VO2 (the maximum rate your body can consume and process oxygen during exercise) = 20.0 (A.K.A. piss poor. I need a 90.0% improvment to equal a normal person :sad:)
Strength
Bicep strength: 64lbs (that one really hurt my back)
Flexibility
Sit & Reach: 12.5 in. (like a 2 on a scale of 1-5)
Body Composition
Body weight: 139 lbs. (hey! I gained since the last time I checked)
Lean Body Mass: 122.9 lbs. or 88.4%
Fat Mass: 16.1 lbs. or 11.6%
Basal Metabolic Rate: 1744
Body Age
My Age: 20
Body Age: 21
Obtainable age: 18
So, does this affect how I should go about my training at all?
Hmm without putting height into it, I would say the universal answer to that would be 110lbs or less and a Bodyfat less than 6%, thats pretty much when you risk illness.
Keep ur Resting intervals short if you would like to see ur VO2 max improve. That would also be good for building size, especially for a beginner. Stick to big, freeweighted, compound movements for the meat of your workout.
I don’t understand why they measured ur strength with one of the weakest muscles in the body…We use the bench press to test our clients strength and I still don’t think it in any way is a true measure of strength. What did they do? See how much you could barbell curl?
Well anorexia itself is more of a psychological problem that is characterised by certain behaviours such as intense fear of gaining weight, never being satisfied, distorted body image, low self esteem and eating related disorders, but you probably knew that.
To answer your question, the best way I can think of is using the Body Mass Index (BMI). It is generally found that people suffering from anorexia nervosa usually have a BMI of less than 17.5. That is definately not to say, that if you have a BMI of less than 17.5 you are anorexic. The key here is refusal to maintain a normal weight. That being said, it probably is not healthy to be at that lower spectrum of the index. But ofcourse, there are many factors that the BMI index doesnt take into account (your level of exercise, muscle mass etc…) so you may still be healthy at that lower spectrum. Still it is a good tool.
Yeah it was a barbell curve. What are the particular exercises I should be doing? How was the routine I created myself?
Think “pushing” and “pulling” movements…pushing and pulling both horizontally and vertically in balance. Now just a few squatting and hip extending movements and you can begin to organize ur workout…What you had before looked like random machines.
Hey what’s up guys. This is my first time checking out this thread. I was just wondering what kinda ab work outs you do. For a long time I was using a decline bench holding a 25 pound plate. But lately a friend got me into dragonfly sit ups. Any one else do these? What do u think of them? If you don’t know what they are, Sly did them in Rocky 4 as part of his workout.
why do some people eat very well during the week and then on weekends eat fatty food? wouldn’t that ruin their diet? i’ve seen some people in here post they do that.
If it’s a lot of junk food, it does ruin their diet. Some people just crash if they eat nothing but clean food for a while.
It’s hard to keep a strict diet on the weekend because ur out of ur element…you might be traveling for the weekend…or just be out of pocket. Unless you sit at home all weekend or really make great choices about where to stop and eat and what to eat…it’s hard.
Started going to the gym in May, and I’ve been getting awesome results so far.
Gained 15lbs (which is crazy for me cause I’m a hardgainer really hardgainer with a super fast metabolism), plus all my weights and reps have gone up significantly.
I highly recommend doggcrapp training. Its simple, hardcore and to the point.
http://dc-training.blogspot.com/
He’s trained some serious bodybuilders, so he knows what hes talking about.
Essentially, the routines are all about rest-pause sets. You do your normal 3 easy warm up sets. Then you do hardcore rest-pause set.
Do 6-8 reps first, basically you wanna go to failure, but you don’t wanna go over 8.
Then 15 deep breathes (this is the pause)
Then grab that shit again and do it until failure, probably 3-5 reps
15deep breaths…
Last set, probably 2-3 reps…done.
Then you do extreme stretching… This is very very simplified but thats the basic jist…
Also whats important is to not overtrain, you gain muscle when you recover. He suggests doing a mon-wed-fri. split. There are different versions though, read the blog if you are serious.
Lift heavy with good form, EAT A LOT, take your protein, and you’re good to go.:china:
So when I run, my diaphram hurts (or what I’ve been told), but whatever it is, it pretty much stops me from doing anymore. I’ll have energy to do more, but since the pain is greater, I end up walking for a while.
Is there anything I can do about this? Usually my routine is walk then run and repeat.
well actually… if you want to run and lift weights at the same time… and you dont want to lose a lot of weight due to running, what you are doing is just what you need… interval running… and its found to be an excellent cardio workout, and even works your aerobic metabolism (which is what marathon running does, just without the huge weight loss)
really have to check out that pain thing though
I heard its really hard to do both though, since they are counter productive, and thats its better to alternate or something like that… not sure, maybe someone else can enlighten us on that matter
is it possible to have not eat alot while getting muscle cuz I’ve been eating alot the past 6 months and gaining alot of weight but gained a gut at the same time. Is it possible to lose my gut while I eat alot to build t that muscle cuz it doesn’t seem like I can’t. I didn’t eat bread, potatoes, and rice for 3 days and my stomach was flat then I ate rice and bread and that shit is back on me. HEEELPPPP
ps 200-220 and I’m good but it seems like I’ll be carrying a gut around