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Gaining mass
Camp:
to bulk--you need to eat.
I feel like a spammer when I post this because I post it all the time--but check out www.stronglifts.com and start that program. I've put on 25lbs since summer using it.
Another thing you should look into would be a GOMAD diet--
To bulk, you must eat LOTS. A lot of people have a hard time finding 'good' things to eat all day long. GOMAD is a diet where you add one gallon of WHOLE milk to your diet every day. One gallon--EVERY DAY... and that is on top of everything else you are eating (lots of protein). Milk is a really really good balance of fat, protein, and carbs, and a lot of people find it easier to drink milk than to prepare good food to eat all day. I did the GOMAD diet for about a month and was able to put on a quick five lbs. Mind you, those five lbs weren't ALL muscle, but I could definitely see the difference in the gym.
dieseldan04:
To gain mass, you just need to take in more calories than you expend. I would recommend getting yourself a good whey protein powder and add that to your diet. Whey absorbs quickly and will give your body more protein to build muscle without adding fat. I also recommend a creatine monohydrate supplement. Creatine will volumize your muscle cells and help you lift more to build muscle. I cycle on and off creatine all year and really notice a strength difference while using it.
Razor X:
Dan, how much creatine do you take? I've taken it intermittently but I can't say I noticed a huge difference one way or the other.
D.A.L.U.I.:
You need to remember not to lose sight of the mass inherent in the muscle groups, and the bicep is a smaller muscle than the tricep. The issue w/ the tricep is to be able to work the entire muscle and that requires working it in different ways, dips on bars, dips between benches, French tri-presses, etc., you get the idea? Also, eating and exercise must be balanced or you'll just get fat, muscular but fat too. Muscle weighs more but has a smaller mass than fat.
The other issue w/ "guns" that people also forget is that it's not just the bicep and tricep that show the gun--the shoulders also need work, military presses w/ barbell and dumbbells, etc. Then you have the whole package front-bicep; back-tricep and top-shoulder. To balance try super sets of bis and tri's finishing w/ shoulders for a split routine session. Just a thought.
Razor X:
--- Quote from: saintc on March 04, 2009, 07:17:57 PM ---You need to remember not to lose sight of the mass inherent in the muscle groups, and the bicep is a smaller muscle than the tricep. The issue w/ the tricep is to be able to work the entire muscle and that requires working it in different ways, dips on bars, dips between benches, French tri-presses, etc., you get the idea? Also, eating and exercise must be balanced or you'll just get fat, muscular but fat too. Muscle weighs more but has a smaller mass than fat.
The other issue w/ "guns" that people also forget is that it's not just the bicep and tricep that show the gun--the shoulders also need work, military presses w/ barbell and dumbbells, etc. Then you have the whole package front-bicep; back-tricep and top-shoulder. To balance try super sets of bis and tri's finishing w/ shoulders for a split routine session. Just a thought.
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Yeah, I'm workin' on it. ;)
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