bodybuilding questions?

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by gthorn2000

Hey Bob, as long as you are getting enough protein, do you see anything wrong with losing more than 2lbs a week when cutting?

As long as it's done without losing muscle....the sky is the limit.

[Michael_lala]

So Bob what do you think of my arms routine? Is there anything I should change? (the routine is on the page over, you wanted to know if that was the order, it is)

[Teench]

Originally Posted by Pro Bob Chick

It's fine...not everyone is training to compete, or be a pro

Thanks for the reply Bob.

So what kind of beginners routine should someone be on if they DO want to compete or be a Pro?

[Problem]

Bob, how can i bring up my lagging muscle group to match my entire body?


thanks

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by Problem

Bob, how can i bring up my lagging muscle group to match my entire body?


thanks

Train it LESS often, and much harder. You need to bring constant change by way of routine, reps, weight, etc....never do the same thing twice for a lagging BP

[lvan046]

Hey Bob,

I have a friend who has been training for 3 years and cant stick to a routine for more than a week or two before he gets bored or feels a specific excercise is not working. I know change is good, but that often? He does have a good physique however- so what ever it is, its working :S



Also, I read in the early pages of this sticky someone asking whether they should take a protein shake "just in case" before their morning slow cardio, but you didnt get round to replying. Whats your view on this, beneficial, unnecessary, or detrimental for muscle preservation/fatloss?

Thanks

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by lvan046

Hey Bob,

I have a friend who has been training for 3 years and cant stick to a routine for more than a week or two before he gets bored or feels a specific excercise is not working. I know change is good, but that often? He does have a good physique however- so what ever it is, its working :S



Also, I read in the early pages of this sticky someone asking whether they should take a protein shake "just in case" before their morning slow cardio, but you didnt get round to replying. Whats your view on this, beneficial, unnecessary, or detrimental for muscle preservation/fatloss?

Thanks

The only thing that matters in BB is results...your friend probably does't know it, but he's actually providing plenty of fresh stimulation for the muscles, and by your account, seems to be working.

no disadvantage to changing things up...


As for protein BEFORE cardio...that's fine

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by .assassin.

Bob,
when you first started training how big were your arms and what bodyweight?

hard to say....I was 12 years old

[bigcalves]

Bob what's your take on MuscleMeds new product: Carnivor
Isolated Beef Protein? have you tried it

[MHB3003]

i am 27% FAT AND I STILL HAVE ABOUT 4 MOUNTHS TO THE SHOW

[svillasenor]

Bob,

Over the past 6 months I have been hitting the gym extremely hard, my gains have been "above average" most seem to tell me. I went from 140 to about 225-235 range, depending on food and water intake, since the first of the year. My gains have not stopped and I seriously want to get into bodybuilding, I am just loving the growth and intensity levels rising in the gym. What steps do you recommend for taking it to another level?

[Brianterz]

Hi Bob.. Just wanted to thank you on the advise of slow cardio to loose fat.. After loosing 50 lbs I was stuck at 196 for almost a year. Tried HIIT, steady but higher intensity cardio, but nothing was working. Since July i changed my diet a little and added 6 days of low intensity cardio for 45-60 min. Now the weight is comming off lost 10 lbs since july 1st.

[Adibo]

Ok bob i was wondering

People say 6-7 reps build muscle, but they mostly say it builds strenth + size, Now iv heard and seen bodybuidlers (ronnie and them doing 8-12 reps)

they say 8-12 reps builds muscle better and makes you look bigger and gets your bigger faster.

I want to look liek you (Muscle Wise) liek big , what do i do 6-7 reps or 8-12 what do you best recomend??

thanks

[Problem]

Bob,

Would taking a protein shake or free form amino acids post training decrease fat burning if i do cardio afterwards? Would the body convert those amino acids to glucose to be used for energy?

thanks again

[Mighty Kev]

What's the name of this pose?

[AuntJackie]

Hello,

My cousin in Colombia is training however, bodybuilding isn't as big over there as in the U.S. I wanted to know if you knew how he could break into the bodybuilding world, if there are any competitions in South America. Or if you could give any advice on what he should do?

Thank you.

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by Brianterz

Hi Bob.. Just wanted to thank you on the advise of slow cardio to loose fat.. After loosing 50 lbs I was stuck at 196 for almost a year. Tried HIIT, steady but higher intensity cardio, but nothing was working. Since July i changed my diet a little and added 6 days of low intensity cardio for 45-60 min. Now the weight is comming off lost 10 lbs since july 1st.

Another satified customer!

Congrats brother...well done.

[wickedinc]

Hi Bob, I've been having a lot of trouble hitting my rear delts. Any suggestions on how I can specifically target them?

[seanoh]

whats your view on DC training bob?

[|ceman]

Originally Posted by seanoh

whats your view on DC training bob?

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Originally Posted by YadieIronz

Bob,
What is your take on the DoggCrapp method of training?

Originally Posted by Pro Bob Chick

I tend to stay away from training methods with the word "crap" in them...!

Originally Posted by Pro Bob Chick

Looks like a bunch of Crapp to me....

Originally Posted by Pro Bob Chick

It's a ****ty system to use...

[Michael_lala]

Hey Bob, Arnold said that pulldowns shouldn't replace chins as the staple movement for back width, what do you believe is the best, pulldowns or chins? Also a lot of people say that close grip chins/pulldowns are actually better for width than wide grip...is this true? I always thought close grip hit the lower lats and wide grip hit the higher lats

[little1337]

Hey again Bob.

First, thanks for the help about cardio. Working great, will make an update when like 2 months have passed.


But I got a other thing now

It's the arms. The "tiny" muscle that sepperate the tricep from the bicep(like, right in the middel of it). Can't really remember what it's called. But, I would like to know how I hit it good, when training my arms.

[BillabongVolcom]

Originally Posted by |ceman

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Exactly! That's whats great about Bob, he gives it to you straight! Even if it's not what you want to hear.

Damn, it didn;t quote all those multi quotes about Dogg**** training haha..

[KurtyJ99]

When you lost muscle on a diet Bob, it did not happen without you feeling like absoulute crap yes?

[Beastmode475]

Hey Bob, I was just wondering because Im offically hooked to bodybuilding and I plan to do a show in about a year or two and I was wondering Im about 160-165 right now I want to bulk up to 200 lbs with at least no more than 14-15% bodyfat. Is that too much Bf at that weight because than my compeition weight I want to compete at will be 175 or 176 lbs. so cutting 24-25 lbs hopefully getting to 6-7% BF. Is this a good plan? idk

[Michael_lala]

Originally Posted by little1337

Hey again Bob.

First, thanks for the help about cardio. Working great, will make an update when like 2 months have passed.


But I got a other thing now

It's the arms. The "tiny" muscle that sepperate the tricep from the bicep(like, right in the middel of it). Can't really remember what it's called. But, I would like to know how I hit it good, when training my arms.

it's called the brachialis. It's best hit with close grip movements eg close grip curls (with ez bar is better option), close grip preacher curls, close grip spider curls, and in my opinion the best brachialis exercise is hammer curls (if you do it cross body you can work it in nearly complete isolation, straight up and down hammers hit the bicep and forearms quite hard, so you won't get the same results)

[goddessamazon]

Bob!

Loved your comment about the Europa trophy. "Thanks to our friend Lee Priest for posing for the trophy!"


Hahahahahahahahaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You crack me up sometimes.

[hennessy88]

hey bob, i hope you can help me because i have a problem thats seriously stressing me out. about 2 years ago i was fat and decided i had to do something about it. i lost about 40 pounds and became i suppose what you call skinny fat. since then ive added a little bit of muscle mass about 12-15 pounds but im still around 15% bodyfat. i gain fat pretty easy. i had gone up to near 20% but i just did a small cut and got back to around 15%, problem is i dont have a lot of muscle mass and just look skinny in clothes. my long term goal is to put on as much muscle mass as possible, i understand im never going to be a pro but i hope to compete here in ireland on a national level. i was cutting on about 1800 calories, training 5 days and doing 2 30 min cardio sessions a day while losing about a pound a week. when i got to where i am now i stopped cutting and am currently eating a 2,300 cals and doing 30 mins cardio every morning, im maintaining weight at that but i dont know where to go from here. my diet is very clean and im completly commited to reaching my goal, i just dont know if i should stay cutting to a lower bodyfat, where i would just look skinny or if i should just bulk and add on as much muscle as i can before cutting in maybe a years time, its just i feel like im always cutting and getting nowhere, what would you advise? thanks

also i forgot to say ive got low testosterone levels and im seeing a specialist in a few days time and possibly be doing hrt,maybe my test levels arent helping my fat loss

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by hennessy88

hey bob, i hope you can help me because i have a problem thats seriously stressing me out. about 2 years ago i was fat and decided i had to do something about it. i lost about 40 pounds and became i suppose what you call skinny fat. since then ive added a little bit of muscle mass about 12-15 pounds but im still around 15% bodyfat. i gain fat pretty easy. i had gone up to near 20% but i just did a small cut and got back to around 15%, problem is i dont have a lot of muscle mass and just look skinny in clothes. my long term goal is to put on as much muscle mass as possible, i understand im never going to be a pro but i hope to compete here in ireland on a national level. i was cutting on about 1800 calories, training 5 days and doing 2 30 min cardio sessions a day while losing about a pound a week. when i got to where i am now i stopped cutting and am currently eating a 2,300 cals and doing 30 mins cardio every morning, im maintaining weight at that but i dont know where to go from here. my diet is very clean and im completly commited to reaching my goal, i just dont know if i should stay cutting to a lower bodyfat, where i would just look skinny or if i should just bulk and add on as much muscle as i can before cutting in maybe a years time, its just i feel like im always cutting and getting nowhere, what would you advise? thanks

also i forgot to say ive got low testosterone levels and im seeing a specialist in a few days time and possibly be doing hrt,maybe my test levels arent helping my fat loss

The low test levels could certainly be responsible for where you are currently...I would switch to the slow cardio I advocate to preserve as much muscle as possible...

I would need to know more detail of what your diet consists of in order to see if that is adding to, or helping the weight loss

[Pro Bob Chick]

Originally Posted by KurtyJ99

When you lost muscle on a diet Bob, it did not happen without you feeling like absoulute crap yes?

If you lost MUSCLE while dieting, you probably had the wrong program...

THat said, contest dieting (specifically, low carbs) will tend to make you feel lethargic and drained of energy...just the breaks of the game