You're just going to have to figure it out :) Try not going to failure, going to failure sometimes, and going to failure a majority of the time and see what works for you.
OP, just train with your buddy and learn from what he's done. If you can't do that for some reason, this routine might be similar to what you'd want to try:
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The generally accepted recommendation is to eat at least 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight every day. That makes it a lot easier to calculate ;)
If lifting every other day allowed you to be able to still progressively add more and more weight to the bar (which means you're continually getting stronger), then that's fine.
Are you referring to whey powder, etc.? You've got to try to get around 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight every day. I would recommend chugging skim milk if you can't afford any powders. ...
Don't take this the wrong way, but nobody is really going to be able to tell you what kind of results *you* personally will see. But my advice is to take measurements of your arms, chest, upper...
Sounds good. Hitting each major muscle group three times a week mentally really helps me to keep going with all pro's routine. One thing I'll say is that you have to give that routine at least 5...
Then you should be good to go if you have a safety catch bar for squatting. That's where most people get stuck on these "do I have enough equipment" threads; they normally don't have any way to do...
Nobody on this site will be able to tell you how many calories to eat to gain muscle mass without gaining too much fat. You're going to have to figure it out for yourself.
