51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Okay so macros is 3,020 calories Carbs 50% 378g Protein 20% 151g fat 30% 101g on my fitness plan ive posted some pictures and i go 3 days a week
Routine
chest, triceps and shoulders
Db bench press 15kg-17.5kg
Cable crossover upper and lower 18kg
ps i dont do bench press because i did it for over 5 months and nothing happened
triceps and shoulder
one arm tricep extension 9kg
tricep pushdown 36kg
tricep extension (dumbell) 10kg
lateral raises and rope pulls 18kg
Back and Biceps
Tbar row i love it personally 30-40kg
Lat Pulldown 59-64kg
Seated cable row 50-55kg
Biceps Straight bar curl 5x5x5
Hammer curl 12.5kg
Cable standing bicep curl 32kg
i am more stronger with back exercises and i dont to legs frequently as they are abit too big for my liking i mean muscly as i did alot of football,cycling,badminon when i was younger
and lastly i do intermittent fasting
Any advices would be lovely and very much appreciated 17yrs 18 next week
51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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I also have a muscle imbalance right arm is bigger than left
7.1K Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: BodybuildingDate Joined: August 8, 2008
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Well.. I would like to give you some help.. but can you be a bit more clear about what your goal is? Lol. On your profile it says muscle gain, so that's your goal, right? And you're not gaining weight with your current macros and calories, is that the problem?
Because you're 18 soon, I'd say it's still probably time for your to be bulking, especially because you don't look like you're carrying too much bodyfat in your photos on your profile. But a little more calrification please so we can help you more ðŸ˜
Your routine isn't very clear either.. the weights you're using aren't as important as how many sets and reps you are doing for each movement. Also, if you are training 3 days a week, you should be training legs every week still, even if they are 'big enough' for your liking already. You maybe just won't need as much volume if you think they are already disproportionate.. but that doesn't mean you should stop training them altogether.
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51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Okay, so i will try and get a bodyfat check in the coming week and my routine is push,pull push because im stronger with back exercises and my chest is lagging and sometimes macros i struggle to hit protein and hit carbs and fat no problem.
Also my weight i went from 84.5 to 87.6 currently but i think thats because of water weight
My goal is to gain muscle and look leaner as i dislike my current state.
Thanks for the responses and help.
51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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kinda suprised you said im not carrying that muh body fat lol and in my photos my lower chest doesnt look right
7.1K Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: BodybuildingDate Joined: August 8, 2008
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It's probably just because the chest needs building out a bit more, more than anything. You might be holding a little bit of extra fat there, but overall, you don't look like you're carry loads of extra bf%. My guesstimate might be a little bit off, but if you can get a caliper test done then that will give you another rough idea as well.
But like I say.. you're 18, and because you're not obese or anything, there's no reason for you to be cutting. If you're seeing weight gain with your current calories, that's great! It might just be that you need to readjust your macros (e.g increase protein and decrease carbs) to try and keep the gains nice and lean. Maybe even adding in some HIIT cardio if you're not doing much or any already.
Again, I would suggest you still train legs rather than just going Push, Pull, Push, because otherwise you'll end up having your chest surpas other parts of your body. It's OK to give it a bit more attention, but if anything maybe you should still go for a Push, Pull, Legs split, and just add some chest work into your leg routine if you feel like your legs are already well built. That would be a good option to make sure you're still training everything, but your weak point (chest) still gets extra work to catch up.
You only have two movements at the moment for your chest, which is OK, but it depends how much volume you're doing with those two movements as well. Dumbbell bench press is your best option for maximizing chest growth, but how many sets and reps are you doing?
And if you're looking for more protein foods to hit your protein goal, you can try Greek Yoghurt, chicken, fish, beef, eggs, beans, tofu, quinoa, other dairy. Those are some options. Check out this list too! http://muscularstrength.com/article/healthy-shopping-list-for-life
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51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Alright i will train legs aswell and for cardio i do loads of different sports so would you consider that cardio like tennis,badminton and football etc for 1 hour and 30 mins roughly also my calories should be 3,520 for bulking i think. I will try and get lean beef more often and am i still able to eat chicken thighs and drumsticks i usually get them raw and put them in the oven for variety. lastly my rep ranges was usually 8-10 but id usually be out by 8 but this is when im doing the heaviest i can lift but recently ive been pushing for atleast 10
7.1K Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: BodybuildingDate Joined: August 8, 2008
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That's great that you'll be training legs, good stuff 😊 Yeah all of those sports are cardio. And they are probably good for HIIT so if you're doing all 3 of those each week, that's fine.
If you are gaining weight with 3020 calories daily it's OK to stick with that. You gained 3kg so not all of that will be water weight. But if you have stalled and you're NOT gaining weight any more, then yes slowly increase you calories - for example, try hitting about 3200 next and increase from there whenever you hit a plateau/notice you're not gaining weight.
Your rep range is fine, but what about your set range? Still might not be enough volume depending on that.
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51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Alright, ive updated 2 photos (back) and my set range is usually 3 sets on all and thank you so much for all of this advise honestly you are an amazing guy.
7.1K Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: BodybuildingDate Joined: August 8, 2008
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I see your photos @RilwanG. Back is getting there!!
If you're only doing 3 sets on each execise, it might not be enough volume.. for example, you're only doing 6 sets for your chest in a week.. compared to 9 sets for biceps and triceps.
I think a little more volume would do you some good. You can keep the same exercises, but maybe aim for more like 6-8 sets per exercise for your bigger muscle groups (chest, back, legs). That would give you 12-16 working sets weekly, and could help you see some more muscle breakdown for more regrowth. Have you seen this video?
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51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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wow that video was spot on i would work out but never really feel like i did enough, ive changed some of my workouts and implemeted more sets plus can you recommend any workout for triceps and biceps. ill post my workout later on
51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Also with bulking my weight is going up at 89.6kg should i go for 6 months or less i feel less because somedays the food gets boring or too much
51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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Chest/shoulder/triceps
Back/biceps/triceps
Legs/chest/arms
DB bench press 5sets
Db incline bench press 5sets
cable crossover 5 sets
shoulder press 6sets
rear delt row 6 sets
Dumbell triceps extention 5 sets
Tricep push down 5 sets
Cable reverse grip pulldown 5 sets
should i go for 6 sets and remove one exercise?
im not targeting front delts as i feel with the db press they also are engaged and i felt so sore after that chest workout with more sets i feel like if i dont feel sore the next day means i didnt train hard enough
Back and Biceps
Lat Pulldown 5 sets
Bent over row (barbell) 5 sets
T bar row 5 sets
Barbell rack pulls 5 sets
Barbell curl 6 sets
db hammer curl 6 sets
anything you would change?
Legs/chest/arms
Seated calf raises 5 sets
Leg extension 5 sets
leg press 5 sets
Db bench press 5 sets
bench press machine 5 sets
Cable crossover 5 sets
Arms same as above
51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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84.5- 89.6 going to 90kg in roughly 3-5weeks ive missed some weeks idk if that matters. lastly would you say i should on days i train 3200 calories and on days i dont 3000cal
7.1K Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: BodybuildingDate Joined: August 8, 2008
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This looks better than what you had before, definitely. You maybe don't need that much tricep work.. at the moment you have just as much tricep volume as you do chest volume.. just two tricep exercises would be enough, like you have for biceps.
Is there a reason you're not doing squats or any free weight movements with your legs? Machines are good, but I'd definitely suggest you do squats as your main leg movement.
And for your bulking period, I'd say you'll want at least 6-12 months for your bulk, but it really depends on how you look and feel as you go. If you get to a point where you feel like oyu've added too much body fat, then a mini cut would be OK.. but you need time to build qualiy mass. Focus on keeping the gains lean so you can bulk for longer, and don't be afraid of gaining a little bit of fat because it WILL happen when you are trying to build muscle.
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51 Post(s)Gender: MaleGoal: Gain MuscleDate Joined: January 1, 2018
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thank you scott and i dont do squats as once in a while after doing quite alot of running my knees start to hurt when i am in a sitting position and walking really or when i land heavily it triggers it but i try to start squating since i kinda maxed out the leg press lol. Also will remove one exercise from triceps once again thank you so much i really appreciate it.