Hi Scott, I stopped working out for about a year and now I want to go to the gym again. I just got the platinium membership because I wanted to have a routine to use at the gym but I couldn't find one that works the whole body so I downloaded two routines, one is:

150 REPS OF REDEMPTION!
UPPER BODY STRENGTH & CONDITIONING!

and the other is

BLAST YOUR LEGS: HAMS, GLUTES & CALVES!

I want you to help me on the way I can combine both to work my entire body. Thanks

Hey bro! Just click ADD THREAD in the top right corner once you go into a forum category

Hey man,

I will take care of it

Hey @fernandohual,

Those are two GREAT routines!

Can you give us more information on what your goal is?

Also, what about meal plan. Have you figured out your daily macros yet? Using the @mealplan page?

I want you to pick a forum topic from the main @forum page and create a NEW THREAD.. so pick MUSCLE GAIN or WEIGHT LOSS, whatever your goal is. You want to make your own thread because your questions will get lost in the masses in this one as more people chat and talk.

Well I didn't choose a meal plan yet mainly because I have lunch and dinner at restaurants everyday. But I always eat chiken or meat or fish with rice, sometimes beans and a lot of vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, letuce and onions.

Hi guys, I have a valgus elbow and I want to know if I would have problems if I do weight training. Thank you.

Hi Scott,

Love the videos and really appreciate the intensity behind workouts.

My question is regarding tearing the muscle fibers and muscular growth.

The only type of workout where I feel the muscle fibers tear is when I do supersets with slow negatives such as Bicep Blaster 2. Why is that? I know I have to mix things up but nothing seems to help me get the tear unless I do supersets with slow negatives. Is this normal?

Speaking of normal, why is it that my left arm (I'm right handed) seems to get more of a stronger feeling of the muscle fibers tearing than my right arm. Should I do a few more reps with right arm until I get the same feeling of muscle fiber tears as I do with my left?

Also, what is your view on protein shakes after workouts. I usually take shake immediately after workout and within an hour or two I get hungry and eat solid food. But sometimes, I'm literally starving after workout for solid food and feel like I am making mistake with first taking protein drink. Anything wrong with skipping shake all together after workout? My meals vary from 6oz Grilled Chicken with either rice, vegetables or pasta.

Thanks for your hard working buddy! We all appreciate it! :)

@manuelpdla you should post this in the Injury Recovery & Prevention forum.

Just go into that forum, click Add a new thread, and post your question. That way more people will see it and you will get a better range of advice.

Jordan

Hey @Snake-Griffin!

You should post these different questions in their appropriate forums for more advice. For example, try posting in the Muscle Gain and Diet and Nutrition forums.

In short to answer your questions...

Different people respond to different types of training. Some grow more muscle with lots of volume, like super sets and drop sets like yourself. Others respond better to less volume, like longer rest periods and heavier weights with less reps. That's totally normal to feel like you get more out of high volume workouts.

I wouldn't recommend doing more work with one arm compared to another - that is how you cause imbalances. If you haven't been training that long, it is normal to have one arm stronger, maybe even slightly bigger than the other. Over time, it should balance out. Just make sure you are doing full range of motion with each arm.

Protein shakes are a great way to get some protein in quickly after your workouts, to help the muscle start the repairing process. But again, it's normal to eat a meal after your protein shake as well to get some good carbs, protein and fats in. A good rule of thumb, in my opinion, is have a protein shake basically as soon as you get home from training (or at the gym after training, whatever suits you), then 30-60 minutes later eat a balanced meal with carbs, protein and fat. Skipping your shake won't be the end of the world, as long as you get some sort of food (namely protein) in straight after your workout.

Be sure to post these in those other appropriate forums for more tips, and if you have any other questions, post them too! #HTH

Jordan

Scott. The $7.99 was deducted out of my account again on 3/25/15. This is the second month that it has came out of my bank account when it shouldn't have. Can you PM me or can I give you my email address so we can get this taken care of.

Hey Scott,

I've read all the arguments for and against which muscle groups to work together. It seems there's a wide variety of different workout splits. In your opinion which split works best for you? I scrolled through the forum looking for someone who asked this before, which I'm sure they must have but couldn't find it. So sorry in advance for the repetitive question!

Hey @shark0866!

OK, I know I am not Scott, but I will try and answer this anyway :)

Different splits work for different people. Some people see great results by working muscle groups twice a week, while some even go ahead and do them three times a week.

If you are looking at what groups to pair up on particular days, there is nothing set in stone, but some regular ones are...

Chest/Triceps

Chest/Back

Back/Biceps

Biceps/Triceps

But again, there is no universal way of pairing muscles together - it's all about finding what is best for you!

Hope this helps! #HTH

Jordan

Thanks for the input Jordan. I've kept the same same pairings for a few yrs now. Typically opposites, BI's/TRI's, CHEST/BACK, SHOULDERS/ABS, LEGS and threw some isolation exercises in on random days when I've had time. I just wondered what worked for SH over the years

No worries man! Glad it helped!

If you have any other questions, be sure to post them in the forums, under muscle gain, strength training, diet & nutrition, or whatever your questions relate to! #HTH

Jordan

Is there any way to get the modile webapp texted to your phone when you live in the UK?

Ben

hi scott , today i was just totally pumped up , i wanted today to be a chest day so i went out today to the park and they have those machines that you sit on you do you incline chest press, which supposely you are lifting your own body weight, so i t did 5 sets of 15 reps, for my chest. then i went home  and started doing push ups with the push up bars, with that i did 5x5, but when i got up after doing the push ups i am now in alot of pain from neck...if i try to look up i get this intense pain, i should also mention that when using the push up bars i had them facing up and down like in the hammer curl postion ( ! ! )  and not side to side ( -  - )... so when i did them the up and down postion i still bent my elbows like i was doing the side to side pushup, i think i should have left my elbows tucked in to the side of my body and not flaring out, Scott can please help me with some advice like in what i might be doing wrong and what i could do to help ease the pain??

p.s , i also wanted to thank you Scott because even though im in pain, i actually did my first real push up , in fact i did the whole 5x5 , something i have never ever done in my life. you truly do change lives Scott :) thank you.

forever a hermanite and your friend Derek