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hows it lookin? its only 14" though :'(

 

As long as you're not trying to get massivly gigantonormous, gaining mass shouldn't have any long-term negatives.

try looking at what you eat, there's "bulk up" diets online that help. If you really want to gain you're gonna have to work for it; and one protein shake before bed is good, but you won't see much gain from it.

After I lost 15 lbs from only running, I had to go into overdrive to get some weight back while maintaining cardio.

my thing was/is
3 protein shakes a day, one a few hours before the gym, one immediately after, and one before I went to sleep
mixed with strength routines at the gym/ crossfit type of stuff
mixed with a protein/ complex carb rich diet

and after 2 months I went from 132-135 to 148-150, while keeping a good run time.

Cytogainer's pretty good, it's basically just a ton of protein mixed with some creatine.
(but they sell it in bullshit jars; one $20 jar lasts 1 week at the 4 scoop serving size)

I prefer any type of whey protein with a small dose of kre alkalyn rather than cg tho




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I guess that's my update too. Went from 135 to 150, tryna work in more crossfit type of stuff too

 

Anybody have a good change of pace from a heavy chest workout?
I do work tri's and back on different days. I am willing to change that around though. I'd like to work on shaping my chest more before I get back into a heavy routine as well. I have most any type of equipment available at the gym. If needed, I can provide more info on my previous workouts/weight etc.

 

been doing more close grip lately especially since i started a completely seperate day for arms.

lol i just have a winter coat on, dont hate haha

and kona, just tryin to boost up to about 150, but eating too much fatty foods makes me sick so my diet consists primarily of chicken breast, whole grain bread/noodles/brown rice, and the occasional plate o ground beef/bison or lamb chops haha and usually i eat every 1-2 hours

i also got back into kick boxing today....that kicks yer butt haha

and twltrd11 idk if itll help you, but back when i had a boxing coach hed set up light weight on bench and to 15 reps 3 sets, and then the same for incline and decline, then pushups, inclin push ups, diamond push ups close grip pull ups and bag work

 

Experience with it? I see the icon is from MusclePharm, but is it just a pick up from a mag or what?

 

Ah, I see. I will give it a try and see how I like it. Thanks for the help.

 

Sean, found your next routine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_IiH4TPwmE&feature=player_embedded#!

 

So learn!

 

There is really no use in quantifying your strength/size by the size of your biceps. I see too many guys, walking around with clubs for arms and no chest, or top heavy guys who couldn't do a squat if their life depended on it. Keep working all around, boost your calorie intake and work your legs! My advice to hard gainers is calories calories calories. This is first hand experience as I was 140 at 18 and put on 25 lbs in a year. ( sidenotes; 6 foot tall)

 

working on the cals, gonna start adding pb to my shake and eating atleast 1 pb sammich a day.


i know arms arent the only thing to work, and i dont spend all my time on them like some other guys i workout with, mondays legs, tuesdays chest/abs, wednesdays back, and friday is arms shoulders and abs.


proportionally my leg strength is far superior to my arms and chest. im trying to add a lil more mass without adding too much fat as contradictory as it seems

 

im going to try this at the gym