My First Post - Go Easy ;-)

crazycal1

lol mate dont feel silly

if you dont learn fook all there no point in being here

my god some of my earliest posts are hilarious

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Ali M

yes mate split into 4 sessions, still at least your body had been shocked and would not of done any harm if any good. i train Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri.

crazycal1

lol without starting a training frequency debate-
4 x week is too much for a natty-imo!

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Tall

okay just back from the gym with interesting results.

I followed BodyWorks suggestion about starting at 12 for perfect form and then increasing the weight - long and short if I'm doing that I will need to go at least 4 times a week to split everything up.

Feeling a bit crap today, weight has dropped to just under 17 stone, and my head hurts from too much wine.

Since hammering the gym iv not really been bothered about having a drink, but a few bad days at work have meant i've really fancied some vino - long and short friday night had too much.

Todays workout was a bit hap-hazzard, but I really liked bodyworks suggestion, so today I did:

12 Cable Curls @ 55kg
10 Cable Curls @ 60Kg
4 Cable Curls @ 65Kg << Arms went on the 5th one.
12 Cable Curls @ 50Kg << This killed!!

12 Cable Tricep Pushdowns @ 60kg
10 @ 65Kg
10 @ 70Kg << These killed but felt great afterwards
12 @ 60Kg << Really squeezed these out.

Seated Leg Press... Omg my ass kills!!!!
12 @ 97Kg
10 @ 106Kg
10 @ 115Kg
10 @ 124Kg << These hurt my knees a bit

Lat PullDowns
12 @ 50Kg
10 @ 65kg
8 @ 70Kg <<< My face in the mirror was a picture!!!
12 @ 50Kg << Aching from these...

Barbell Shoulder Press
2x 12 @ 25kg

Shrugs - 2x 10 @ 35kg Per Hand

That took me somewhere between 35 and 45mins.

Tall

Her of the indoors has just commented that my arms look really big following the workout and her mate commented that my shoulders are too big for my t-shirt

Going out for tea tonight so I shall be ordering double steak!! yum!! Body is craving more food but i cant move!! argh!

Ali M

do u think cal? would be interested to know why mate...

crazycal1

lol ali i cant really back that up at all.
just seems to me its just obvious most peeps cant actually grow on 4 times a week training.
ive chatted with a lot of people who say they train that often and when i ask if theyre easy gainers,they say oh yeah.
when i see their pics alot of the time i think theyre wildy deluded....

(the person i have in mind is Bpeppers who some will know )

i reckon its hard to dead and squat AND train 4 x week AND grow.
take out those big 2 exercises and yeah you can train 4 x week-probly grow too,in certain areas...
i have another bro i know in he comp with me and he`s frigging huge from training that much(not natty)aint got legs tho

soo back tracking slightly-training 4x a week is ok if you`re an easy gainer and can genuinley recover.(i`m not talking recover enuff to force ya self to train either)
lol step forward all you easy gainers

to coin a phrase "just my 2 pence worth"

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Tall

Will update this post again tomorrow - caught a 24hr bug and then had to do a load of work on the house and garden so training schedule has been thrown out a bit.

Interested about the 3/4 times a week thing Cal/Ali - whats your thoughts on these 'rapid' muscle gaining routines that actors use for 3-6 months when a part requires it - they are in the gym for 2/3hours at a time, upto 5times per week. I'm thinking specifically of the guy from the '300' and the bloke who did blade trinity.

Any thoughts?

rawresultsgym

the guy from 300's body was computor enhanced with shadows on his abbs and things it was in the paper a real pic of him he just looked pretty normal15% bf

Tall

Hi RawResults - true, but he did bulk up quite quickly (not too bothered about the definition), but it was more a question in relation to the over training / 3-4 day split lol

Back into the groove at the gym.

Yesterdays set:

Cable Curls
12 x 60kg
10 x 65Kg
6 x 70Kg <- Disappointed I only hit 6 before failure
12 x 55kg

Cable Tricep Pulldowns
12x 60kg
12x 65kg
12x 70kg <-- Turned into a grunter on those
10x 60kg <-- Turned my arms to jelly

Bent Over Rows (Well laid flat on a incline bench...)
4x 12 @ 25kg

Shoulder Presses
3x12 @ 25kg

Lat Pulldowns
10 @ 56kg
2x 10 @ 63kg
10 @ 56kg

Arms are looking bulkier now - especially in the mirror on the shoulder presses and lat pulldowns.

Should have included Abs, Lower Back and some cardio but had to get back.

Triceps seem to be progressing nicely, biceps doing ok.

Question - Is it worthwhile bring in an exercise to make the outside of my bicep look bigger at this stage?