Bodybuilding/Workout/Diet thread

[mpmcgraw]

I'm having a bit of a philosophical crisis on the best way to build muscle mass.

For the past 3 or four months I've been doing this

Day 1: upper body
Day 2: legs
Day 3: rest

Then just repeat. This means I usually hit my upper and lower body hard twice a week each. Now I've definitely seen results but would I be better off if I did something like

Monday: chest, shoulders
Wednesday: arms
Friday: back

I've had people suggest to me I may be running in place because I'm overworking my entire body.   

[reese125]

Mon, Wed, Fri---you have a days rest in between. how are you overworking your body?

youre talking to a bunch of dunces--try talking to a trainer in the gym kiddo

[mpmcgraw]

No I lift 2/3 days right now. My biggest concern is my biceps.

[mpmcgraw]

I mean it makes sense, but I really don't like not giving it a go when my biceps feel fine.

The general consensus seems to be work out your biceps hard only once a week.  Thats annoying. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mon, Wed, Fri---you have a days rest in between. how are you overworking your body?

youre talking to a bunch of dunces--try talking to a trainer in the gym kiddo

Gym trainers are a waste of money. The rates those clowns charge are ridiculous and they don't help much.

Hit bodybuilding.com and read the stuff on that site. Then hit Google and read up. Go buy a book and dig in.

[Sgt PSN]

trainers in the gym are for people who don't have any friends willing to spot them. 

[reese125]

Mon, Wed, Fri---you have a days rest in between. how are you overworking your body?

youre talking to a bunch of dunces--try talking to a trainer in the gym kiddo

Gym trainers are a waste of money. The rates those clowns charge are ridiculous and they don't help much.

Hit bodybuilding.com and read the stuff on that site. Then hit Google and read up. Go buy a book and dig in.

oh I couldnt agree with you more. my advice to monk wasnt to pay for one and run him through a routine, but to talk with the trainer on days/training specific body parts.

[Munson]

The guys I know that do one body part at a time do eventually gain size, but I think you'd be better off doing total body work outs instead of concentrating on one area a day. Bench of Mondays and Fridays, incline bench on Wednesdays. Squat on mondays and fridays. Do lat pull downs, seated rows, butterfly machine, etc every mon-wed-fri.

[Sgt PSN]

The guys I know that do one body part at a time do eventually gain size, but I think you'd be better off doing total body work outs instead of concentrating on one area a day. Bench of Mondays and Fridays, incline bench on Wednesdays. Squat on mondays and fridays. Do latissimus dorsi pull downs, seated rows, butterfly machine, etc every mon-wed-fri.

for igy (not that he reads this thread)

[mpmcgraw]

Okay so here was my workout today for all of your enjoyment, in order.

Pull Ups (real ones not the Hoyda kind)

3 sets of 10 reps

Bench Press 180 pounds

3 sets of 5 reps

Standing barbell curl
3 sets of 10 reps

Bench Press 130 pounds

3 sets of 20, 15, then 8

40lb Dumbell isolation curl

3 sets of 15, 10, 10

Butterfly arms

3 sets of 10

20lb Lat dumbell raises

3 sets of 5

135lb lat bar pull down

3 sets of 10


Tomorrow I will do leg press, leg extension and some squats.  I will have a day off and then the day after that I will repeat my routine above with the exception of the bicep workouts, since apparently i'm overworking them.

Thoughts?  Feel free to mock my weakness.

[Munson]

I don't know if it'll work for you but the fastest way I've built muscle was to increase the bench weight every set. For your bench, instead of doing 3 sets of 5 at 180....do a set of 8 at 175, a set of 8 at 180, then a set of 6 at either 185 or 190.


Keep building, even if it's only 5 pounds at a time, on every set. Start out lower if you want....First set, 8 reps, 160, then 8 reps at 170, then 6 at 180, etc and so on.

[mpmcgraw]

I can't get over this plateau with my farging biceps.

My shoulders are sore, my back is sore, my lats are sore, my biceps are not sore at all.

What the farg do I have to do?

[mpmcgraw]

Got NO Xplode and Cell Mass today.  Very exciting.

[rjs246]

After three months off I'm back at the gym and training for a 10k. Try to contain your excitement.

[reese125]

since the holidays, Ive been on that same exact 3 month kick with no lifting at all. I wish I was still single or had caribbean vacations every other week to have something to actually lift for.

it usually takes looking at a picture of myself gaining 2 chins or when I sit in the car and I have to unbutton my pant button after a meal to make the move and hit the gym. its an ongoing yearly cycle...horrendous. farg you and your sausage sandwiches dunkin donuts