| I'd be happy to add my 0.02$
fuck it
First, Scyth, that's a great shredding routine especially on days 1+3. Second, the amount of exercises, per muscle group, per day is directly related to the body type, how often you work said group and level of aggression you put forth each set.
That said, i just took a 5 1/2 month break from the gym. I went from exactly 195lbs. to 145 lbs. eating regularly just not exercising period. It's been around 1 1/2 months back in the gym and I've not only gained all the weight I lost but am now totaling 207 lbs. 5% body fat. BTW I'm 6'2" with a psycho fast metabolism.
I can tell you first hand that working 2 muscle groups in 1 workout won't show you the fast results your looking for. Try working legs one day, chest another, break day, ect. Its simple, working out results in tearing the muscle fiber in the group, and by only working that one group means all the blood your utilizing(you may know it as a pump) is rushing to the fibers to build and heal. Essentially working out causes muscles to tear and in turn blood to repair and create scar tissue to form larger stronger fibers. By working another muscle group you are actually taking the blood already healing the other muscles and dividing the efficiency.
Mass is all about diet. 85-90% diet to be more exact. EAT EAT EAT. Stop overworking your muscles. Working your chest once a week hard with 5 exercises 5 sets with 8-12 reps each set is OVERWORKING. Relax and eat, sleep and get laid. Muscles don't need once a week workouts to get results at all. I workout my chest hard, but only once every 10-12 days and I get amazing strength and mass gains with it. Once a week workouts along with bad form and improper exercises are the leading causes of plateauing. Practice good form, mix up your exercises at least every 3 months and stop overworking your muscles. Mass=diet.
So mass isn't hard. Try what i do-
3 meals a day breakfast, lunch and dinner. I add a 1-2000 calorie protein shake with each one. I know it sounds hard but the stomach is like anything, it can be trained to do what you need it to do. If your having trouble getting calories, go to costco or a wholesale store and get yourself a bunch of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Its a very healthy oil, packing a whopping 120-150 calories a TSP and mixing it with a shake you would'nt know it's there.
I workout arms, shoulders, chest, back, core and legs individually seperating repeats with 10-12 days. Most believe lower reps per set means more mass, It's not been proven, but try it and see if it works. 4-8 is low btw.
Workout with some fucking aggression towards something, anger, hate or something thats gonna get your testosterone and focus going. Get some pump up music. The reason why you need this is because your not gonna get weight gains pussyfooting around doing a set of 4 with weight you can rep 10 times like every other skinny fuck in the gym. You want to do a set of 4 with a weight you normally can't put up more than twice. Thats the mentallity you need to bring to the table.
Look up T-Nation, read some bodybuilding magazines and use the internet(duh).
So do your deadlifts on back or leg days, not both, and try not to favor a single exercise just because you like to do it. Work it out once every now and then, mix it up, or else your gonna look like a dinosaur with huge legs and special arms. Trust me, girls would rather have a chicken legged V for vagina douche under their sheets than a dinosaur legged rib cage boxing olsen twin. Trussst meee.
Hopefully if you ever read this dictionary lengthed post, I know I wouldn't, you'll have some questions for me.
I'll be here. BuB
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