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#1 ·
Thought I would bring this thread back, has died many times before but hopefully we can keep it going this time. Basically discuss anything to do with working out, weight lifting, body building, dieting, etc. Feel free to give people tips, ask and answer questions, whatever you guys want.

I started pretty recently myself. Never did anything up until I was like 18 as I was always playing high school sports so never had to worry about getting out of shape. Started doing casually since then and now been going hard for the past 4 months about. I am stronger in virtually every area now, stuff is starting to take shape and I am pretty damn happy with the results.

Goal now is to bulk up, which is tougher then it sounds :$
 
#57 ·
Cool to see a thread like this.

I just started working out about a month or two ago and I have to say that I love it. I havent really noticed any growth in muscle mass or anything like that but I guess I wouldnt really notice.

What kind of protein do you guys use (if any)? I use Iso-mass (Sp?)
 
#61 ·
I was gifted with great muscle development. I never work out and I look like a greek god!:rolleyes: If you wanna be built like a tank heres some tips;

1. eat like 7 meals a day.
2. Work out every day for hours on end.
3. Drink protein shakes, eggs etc.
4. WORK OUT!

Those are my tips of greatness.. Use them wisely.:agree:
 
#66 ·
I've always been really skinny, I've been wanting to gain weight and develop some muscle but I don't really know where to begin. I've tried the protein stuff before but it didn't help me all that much, or maybe i just didn't handle it all that well. I'd like to start but all I've been doing for the past few years in running everyday...which I know doesn't help someone gain weight.

:-[
 
#69 ·
Start with Cytogainer/Creatine mono and a diet high in protein (ie chicken, beef, fish). If you're working out 4 or 5 times a week you should see very serious gains in like 3 or 4 months. I was in a similar situation and gained roughly 30 lbs in 3-4 months when I first started. After that is when it gets tricky.
 
#73 ·
I'm 15 years old, 5'7 135 lbs and it pretty decent shape I would say. All I do to workout is bench 125lbs 3 reps of 10, 150 situps, 100 pushups, run 1 1/2 - 2 miles, and do suicides for about 10-15 minutes. I do all of this each time I workout which is 3x a week.

I don't drink any protein shakes or have any protein bars, should I look into getting these?
 
#74 · (Edited)
Yes

Drink them after you work out.

If you aren't working out everyday and you get off of schedule, drinking protein daily could end up making you fat. It just depends on the caloric content of the drink.

Also, your body can handle only so much protein. That's based on your weight. Once your body has had it's amount, it gets rid of the excess. Consuming more protein than your body needs ends up hurting/damages your kidneys.

Creatine isn't that great for you. It has been revealed that Creatine will end up giving you a gut.
 
#77 ·
I work out three-times a week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday for two hours. Basically when RAW and Smackdown are playing, and on Wednesday I just pop in a movie to keep me concentrated.

I do the basic curls, squats, dead-lifts, etc. as well as sit-ups and push-ups. The dumbbells are 30lbs and the bar is 120lbs. Results are showing, with the help of dieting, as well. Supplements are used at times, too. And do NOT forget about the treadmill or cardio.
 
#91 ·
Saw something like that last part myself Icon. Guy at this gym I went to bout 6-7 years ago was tryin to show off and put up like 375. Had a spotter. But something popped in his shoulder and that weight fell. At impact his chest looked like it caved into about a inch thick. Rushed to the hospital and had punctured a lung and broke a few ribs along with a shoulder operation what ended up being the cause of it to begin with.
It put the fear in me. Ill never try to max out. Do the highest of what I can control and feel like I would live through should something happen.

What you said about Cody. Havent really seen him much. But have noticed that about a few other wrestlers. Like Morrison. His waist is so skinny, and he was a gymnast, really doubt hes in that 220 area.

And Skill, Emailed that stuff to you.
 
#95 ·
Creatine can give you more of a gut, water retention, but after you get off it it goes away.

You really don't need to "cycle" creatine though, it's naturally occurring in just about all meats and has no "sides" really to speak of. Cycling is most definetely not necessary for that level of supplement.
 
#99 ·
In over 12 years of working out. Only bought 1 product, 1 time. I was like 16, some friends were using this stuff called Muscle Blast. 3-5k calorie milkshake/protein shake type deal. Bought a can, tried 2 shakes, didnt like it. Never tried anything else since.
I just dont care for using anything. Maybe it does give you enough energy to lift 1 more time. But I think its mostly all mental. You take something and think your going to lift more, usually you can. Ive just never needed that since I workout with others.
For people who work out solo. Put the money spent towards help products on a gym membership and working out with others. And you will get bigger quicker than anything you take while working solo. Just cause of what it does for you mentally more than anything else.
 
#146 ·
In over 12 years of working out. Only bought 1 product, 1 time. I was like 16, some friends were using this stuff called Muscle Blast. 3-5k calorie milkshake/protein shake type deal. Bought a can, tried 2 shakes, didnt like it. Never tried anything else since.
I just dont care for using anything. Maybe it does give you enough energy to lift 1 more time. But I think its mostly all mental. You take something and think your going to lift more, usually you can. Ive just never needed that since I workout with others.
For people who work out solo. Put the money spent towards help products on a gym membership and working out with others. And you will get bigger quicker than anything you take while working solo. Just cause of what it does for you mentally more than anything else.
They dont manufacture that stuff in the form I tried it in, but that was basically the first thing I ever took when I was around 16. It will sound completely ridiculous and implausible, especially given how cheap the product is and its ridiculous amount of sugar, but I absolutely swear that that stuff in the form I took it in contained a steroid derivative of some sort. Nothing I've ever taken legally has ever had the effects that did on me, it gave me an insanely high sex drive and pretty much no recovery, recovery wise it was comparable to M1T (low dose formerly legal as of 2004 oral steroid I've tried). It got taken off the market and repackaged with new ingredients. It may sound implausible when you look at the ingredients but I will go to my grave believing that product contained steroid derivatives or precursors.
 
#102 · (Edited)
To Brute:

You should have PM'd me that you actually man'd up and made this thread! But, I'll give some of my stats and information:

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Height: 5'9
Weight: 174
Body Fat: 9%

Waist: 30 inches
Arms: 15 inches
Thighs: 24 inches
Calves: 17 inches
Chest: 41 inches :( (I want a 50 inch chest)

1RM's
Bench Press: 245
Deadlift: 315
Shrug: 375
Squat: 285
Barbell Rows: 185
Push Press: 170

Supplement Stack:
-Scivation Chocolate Flavored Protein 10 lbs (whey)
-Controlled Labs Green Magnitude (creatine)
-Controlled Labs Orange Triad (multi-vitamin)
-Controlled Labs Purple Wraath (intra-workout)
-Controlled Labs Green Bulge (creatine)

I have tried a westside barbell program by DeFranco before and might be going back to that sooner rather than later. Recently just finished a 12 week sheiko powerlifting template to adjust my body to volume. It improved my overall conditioning a lot but I didn't see any true increases in 1RM's on any of my three main lifts.

When I do a bodybuilding split, it usually will look something like this:

Monday: Chest & 20 minutes Cardio
Tuesday: Back & Cardio
Wednesday: Legs (Quads, Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes)
Thursday: Shoulders & Speed Interval Training
Friday: Bi's & Tri's & 20 minutes HIIT
Saturday: Lagging body parts & Abs & 20 minutes Cardio

Diet changes consistently. Like to stay with moderate protein, moderate carbs, low fat for my macros.
 
#107 ·
I'm pretty happy with my build atm, I'm just in a maintaining mode, though I might try and get a little more cut leading into the summer. Playing/training for hockey really gave me a solid foundation to build on; I'm just shy of 5'10 and the last time I checked I weighed in around 175 lbs.

I do weights 3 days a week, and use the elliptical machine for 30-45 minutes 5 days a week. My knee isn't the greatest so it's awesome for cardio because it's lower impact.

As for diet, I've always followed the rule of eating everything in moderation.
 
#110 ·
Here's my home gym.

Weight stack. Keeps the place nice and tidy.




My main workout station. I can do most exercises on this. I have a heap of attachments for doing different back and tricep routines.





Treadmill.



Bowflex adjustable dumbbells. I love these things. They take the place of 15 pairs of dumbbells with weight ranging from 5lbs to 52lbs. One click and the weight is easily changed.



My other workout station which I use for squatting and benching. I have a couple of attachments for the bench to do legs and preacher curls on. Punching/kick bag in the back ground.




Mountain bike. I try to get a couple of rides in each week. Go for about 25 km at a time.



So I don't get bored on the treadmill or in the gym I have my laptop which i can watch movie on or the TV. I listen to the laptop via bluetooth headphones.

 
#112 ·
Bowflex adjustable dumbbells. I love these things. They take the place of 15 pairs of dumbbells with weight ranging from 5lbs to 52lbs. One click and the weight is easily changed.

I got these as well, they are so nice to have around as like you said they take the place of 15 pairs of dumb bells so saves a bunch of space.

Need to get myself a rack, squatting is kind of dangerous when you do not have anything really to set on, basically got to drop like they do in Olympics.

I shall take some pictures later and put em up.
 
#113 ·
I do visit a local gym every morning, and I have my own personal trainer. It is just a room that we do different stations at, then following that we do several kinds of jogs around the room for 1 minute. Ever since I have been doing this program I have lost atleast 5-10 pounds.

I also have a treadmill at home that I will use atleast 2-3 times a week, running at 30 minutes and I tried to aim for 2 and a half miles. The lowest I go is 4 Miles/ph and highest was 7 Miles/Ph.
 
#117 · (Edited)
Ok here is my set up. My mom and dad have so much junk in our basement...Got an elliptical trainer but did not take a picture of that.



Like Rajah stated these things are so handy and they save a bunch of space.



My sister was trying to bench a little before I took this picture, good stuff. Like 30 pounds plus the bar haha.



Got to have a punching bag. Nice thing to have for getting warmed up or just want to vent out some frustrations.



Small little combo machine. Can do a variety of things on it so is nice to have, only 200 pounds on it but that is plenty for the time being.



Just got this over the past month. I was looking for a good ab machine and it got a lot of good feedback on the internet, I should have not payed as much as I did for it but has done me well in short period of time.

Only complain I really have about my setup is that I have no rack so is dangerous when squatting because I got nothing to set my bar down on and the weights are fucking big. If you look in the picture with the dumb bell you can see them. They are old as hell and I got em from my uncle when he got a new set so they were free. I need to get some plates like Rajah has.
 
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