and i do abs every workout not a lot but decline crunches. I am hoping for some or any advice. possibly adding leg exercies and diff exercises that would target my areas better. Open for responses thanks for reading
That is way, way too much work. I'd recommend checking out the pre-made workouts posted in the faq forum. What are your goals? Strength? Hypertrophy (bigger muscles)? Weight Loss? Athletic improvments?
I'm no expert, but I think that is way too much training. Concentrate more on compound movements (bench, dips, chins, presses) and you will see growth, if that is what you want. (and I assume it is) I used to work out 5 days a week, doing all kind of isolation work for biceps, tris, etc. I started to see real growth when I worked out less but did more compound movements. Good luck!
Oops, didn't add this. But if you want to see growth, you need to work your legs. The legs contain the biggest muscles in your body. Doing squats will release more muscle-building enzymes than anything else will. Working your legs more will make your upper body bigger as well. There ya go. Legs are key. =)
I usually do 1 hour at the gym per workout so all those exercises end up translating to that much time. I am looking to get bigger. I think i have a good fram to work with. I am 6'1" 167 plds. so i want to gain size, and gain mass. I also started taking isopure zero carb protein shakes last week. Thanks for all the advice always love to hear more.
Actually, since you are looking to get bigger, then you need to do almost the opposite of what you're doing now!
You need to do fewer sets of fewer exercises... and different exercises at that!
Also, what you eat and how much you eat are incredibly important for gaining size.
First, the exercises:
You NEED leg work. It will help you grow bigger faster than anything else (and I mean entire body growth). Design a routine around these:
Thanks for the info. Yeah i been thinking of fixing the routines. I didnt think i was doing too much but now that i think about it i guess i am. I guess i was and still am worried that if i only do a few routines and fewer sets then i wont grow. But i just added isopure into my diet so im hoping that will add some much needed protein, and i def. need to eat more. But thanks for all the advice and i will try and add legs to the routine
Originally posted by danjonay: Thanks for the info. Yeah i been thinking of fixing the routines. I didnt think i was doing too much but now that i think about it i guess i am. I guess i was and still am worried that if i only do a few routines and fewer sets then i wont grow. But i just added isopure into my diet so im hoping that will add some much needed protein, and i def. need to eat more. But thanks for all the advice and i will try and add legs to the routine
It is a funny thing: you'd think that lifting more weights would automatically mean more muscle. But the thing is, your muscles grow while you're resting ! So you want to "stimulate, not annihilate" (Lee Haney) your muscles, then let them rest (and grow).
A word on Isopure: nothing wrong with it; however, there are much cheaper ways to get your whey protein. Also, if you're looking to grow, don't eliminate carbs from your workout time!
So if not isopure what do you recommend? I dont care baout price i got the isopure at a pretty good deal. Just want to get the maximum from what i am buying.
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