Any gym rats in here?

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Originally Posted by Schweet97Z

Ive been working out for about 4 years now. I go Monday-Friday. I used to do it for body building, not to compete, but rather just for myself. Ive taken every supplement known to man, and just use my select few now. Right now im currently at 6ft/200lbs @ 10% body fat, and im happy at this point. @ my biggest and strongest I was @ 240lb at around 15% body fat. You think the car modding game is an exspensive hobby, try body building! YIKES! One thing I like to just state is nomatter the supplement, be educated on it before taking. Anyone have any progress pictures? I like seeing real life transformations.

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i didnt take any progress pics. ive always lifted for baseball to stay in shape now that im done im trying to get big. im 6'4" about 195. its been two weeks since i started though and i can already see a difference. hardest part in college is eating healthy while getting the protein. I've been trying to get as close to body weight in protein i use a whey protein before or after lunch the superpump max preworkout and than a casein protein before bed. any supplement recommendations for trying to gain size? I'm not fat BTW but 195 @ 6'4" looks skinny. if you want you can pm me any insight or anything to keep the thread from being loaded

I'll post some progress pictures here in a little bit.

I don't involve cardio in my workout. I'm trying to gain weight so I avoid cardio (Squats are enough of a cardio)

I was 138 lbs in November. As of now I am 160 lbs, and I've actually lowered my BMI. My post-workout secret is pretty simple.... Milk and eggs! It's definitely helped me push past my mannerisms. I take no Whey Protein or any such thing. My pre-workout drink contains a small amount of creatine, but other than that, It's been straight up heavy lifting and eating.

I plan on competing in May, so I'm at the gym almost everyday.

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Originally Posted by z28rob18

i didnt take any progress pics. ive always lifted for baseball to stay in shape now that im done im trying to get big. im 6'4" about 195. its been two weeks since i started though and i can already see a difference. hardest part in college is eating healthy while getting the protein. I've been trying to get as close to body weight in protein i use a whey protein before or after lunch the superpump max preworkout and than a casein protein before bed. any supplement recommendations for trying to gain size? I'm not fat BTW but 195 @ 6'4" looks skinny. if you want you can pm me any insight or anything to keep the thread from being loaded

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You are a classic hardgainer. You can get away with eating more fat than most people. It will be a lot cheaper for you to get your protein because you can use other sources then someone concerned with watching their dairy intake or fat intake. 2 protein shakes a day for you along with a half gallon of milk and then 4 quality meals with 25-30g of meat protein at each meal. I've tried all sorts of supplements myself, and nothing works as good as a quality diet does. I do use Superpump250 when I feel I need a kick for my workouts, but I only take 1 scoop and I don't take it often.

Pairing is fine, however you want to work workouts of common muscles with common muscles.....

DAY 1: BENCH and TRICEPT
DAY 2: BACK and BICEPTS
DAY 3: ABS
DAY 4: SHOULDERS and LEGS
DAY 5 and 6 BREAK
DAY 7 is your DAY 1....

Thats what I do,

I'm 6' 4" tall
I weight 257 lbs
Bench max 370 for 3
Squat max, nothing, because I have back issues, lol

mine routine is pretty similar to popos, i go 5-6 days a week, i take protien every day when i wake up and before i go to bed, i do chest and tri's, back and bi's then shoulders and legs, after i lift i run a mile and a half, the days i take off change because my work scedule changes every day, when i started lifting i was 155, i got up to 182 then i started running and now im at 173

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Originally Posted by z28rob18

i didnt take any progress pics. ive always lifted for baseball to stay in shape now that im done im trying to get big. im 6'4" about 195. its been two weeks since i started though and i can already see a difference. hardest part in college is eating healthy while getting the protein. I've been trying to get as close to body weight in protein i use a whey protein before or after lunch the superpump max preworkout and than a casein protein before bed. any supplement recommendations for trying to gain size? I'm not fat BTW but 195 @ 6'4" looks skinny. if you want you can pm me any insight or anything to keep the thread from being loaded

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Im with Joel on this one. You will need to up your calorie intake. There are calculators online on what they recommend you take in per day depending on how active you are etc. Now if your trying to gain weight, you can do what they call a "dirty" bulk. Its probably going to be your fastest way to add mass. And what that is, is you eat what you want. You will gain your weight and mass. It works. But then you will have to "cut" to get to your final results that you want. Then that where you begin to watch your intake and slim down. You will notice loss in your strength and you will be alittle fatigued until you get where you want. Then what you do is get the calorie calc out to figure out your "maintance" intake. It will take awhile, but dont be discouraged. If you want something bad enough you will get it. Also, I don't mind answering any questions you might have through PM. I've taken alot of "hardcore" supplements. If your into that kinda thing, there is a right way to do it right, and then there is a wrong way. Everyone will have their opinions on Steroids, but its usually the uneducated people that read media headlines that are against it. I tell everyone though, the key to looking fit and staying healthy is to eat the right foods. Buy a couple good magazines, like mens health and just read it. No muscle mags or anything, they are just going to promote supplements. What the average person needs is a good baseline and understanding on how to get off on the right foot.

im pretty much a gym rat lol..i go 5-6 days a week.
I dont do much cardio cuz im a harsh ectomorph . (super fast metabolism...hard time putting weight on)

i was 130 lbs for the longest time...im now sitting at 170. I got up to 180 last summer.
Gonna try to bulk up again to 180-185 this summer.

this is what i do

Day 1 chest/abs
day 2 back
day 3 legs(i do deadlifts on these days)/abs
day 4 bi's/tri's/abs
day 5 shoulders
REPEAT

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Originally Posted by chris

Oh, Im over weight. Ive been wanting to start lift weights but my one freind who does was goign to show me what to do and everything ended up being sick the past few weeks. I actually got him to start going again because I was bugging him to go play ball , being that he was the one that got me into it in the first place.

I get enough sleep. I havent worked in 8 months lol. I walk at least 2-4 miles a day on campus then go to the gym at night. Stop eating out. Down to hardle any soda or coffee. Maybe once or twice a week with some Beam while I am writing papers. Eating more fruit and all that jazz. I can def do more than when I first started but the weight is still there. A few pounds every few weeks. You see all these people on tv working out and what not loosing 10-15 pounds a week and you get motivated and then its just not realistic.

Heres to looking good while being overweight lol

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4828977_n.jpg

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The only advice I can give is keep at it. If you want it, you can get it. It just doesn't come over night. Watch what you eat, and try and look for a calorie calculator to figure out what you should intake daily. Take your workout session to an hour/hour 1/2 at most. Becareful of the fruit intake. Fruit has natural sugars in them and when eating in large quanities can keep weight on. Vegies, Lean meat like Chicken breats, lean beef, turkey. Cut the carbs to a minimum, and when you need to eat carbs such as bread, try and substitute white bread with whole wheat. A great website for you to cook some healthy meals.... http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/



BTW lookin good in the PIC my man. :cool: Thats not a Mystic Teal Camaro by chance is it?

I've heard of people pairing legs and shoulders together, just wondering why?

My leg workouts after doing squats, bosu ball squats, exts and calf raises is about 2.5 hours. My dedicated shoulder workouts are about 2 hours, can't imagine hitting both in a single workout.

I had no idea there was so many people into working out around here lol. I've competed in 2 small competitions but I can't truly call myself a bodybuilder yet. I've been having a rough time motivating myself to go to my damned public gym. I'll be talking to my highschool football coach about getting myself into the highschool gym for more private and hardcore workouts. If your really interested I could post some pics from my contests, then maybe some current photos of my progress since I'm planning on doing that anyways now... kind of like a fresh start since I've been slacking. Maybe it will help motivate me as well.