Alright so I've been lifting pretty hard and very consistently since about April and have been going to the gym since about 2005. When I first started, I was about 60 pounds over weight and a pretty fat 265 (not much muscle). Well, as you can see now, I've changed that over the last few years. However, one thing I've noticed recently is that while I am gaining a lot of strength and seeing progress month over month, I'm not seeing much of a size difference. I look around the gym and I see many guys who are bigger than me who are unable to lift as much as myself. While I guess a lot of it comes down to genetics, I can honestly say I'd rather be bigger, look better, and be able to lift less than be in my current position.
Is this pretty common in body building? I am by no means trying to be a body builder, but I assume you guys would know better than anyone else on the forums.
Thanks!
(And yes, I am eating!)
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08-21-2008, 12:09 AM #1
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It's about how much you look like you can lift?
I'm that guy who gets too in to his music at the gym and starts singing and playing the leg drums without even realizing wtf I'm doing.
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08-21-2008, 12:12 AM #2
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08-21-2008, 01:30 AM #5
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Nah, I figured that there were a lot of guys in here who were powerlifters that might be able to relate a little bit, seeing that this section is mostly about strength. I didn't want a bunch of people telling me to "eat more" because I was just curious if this was a pretty common occurrence or not That's all.
I'm that guy who gets too in to his music at the gym and starts singing and playing the leg drums without even realizing wtf I'm doing.
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08-21-2008, 02:14 AM #7
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how many calories you eat a day, champ?...i KNOW you aren't eating enough, because if you were, you would not complain about not getting bigger.... by the way...as internet speak would go....
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08-21-2008, 03:51 AM #8
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08-21-2008, 04:00 AM #9
Using a very rough equation, (bodyweigh x 18) + 500 gives about 4300 calories. If you are following a 40/40/20 diet this means you are eating 430g of protein, 430g carbs and 95g of fat.
These are pretty difficult numbers to hit (especially if you are eating "clean").
What is your current diet like?
How do you train? There is a big difference in terms of weight gain between working to a 5RM and a 1RM.Weak in the gym, weak in the kitchen.
5-3-1 Spreadsheet I've made, feel free to use it http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yxnn0dtrw3j
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08-21-2008, 04:03 AM #10
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08-21-2008, 06:38 AM #16
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This attitude is prevelant on this site. Thats why they made the powerlifting section, for people who dont think this way and who actually want to get stronger, not just look like it.
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08-21-2008, 09:10 AM #28
eat more calories.... and more volume of food. raise your volume and liftin in higher rep ranges... something like this.
bench 4x7
Inc bench 3x8
dumbell bench 4x8
barbell row 3x8
t bar row 4x8-15
pull ups 3x12
SLDL 3x6
romanian deadlift 4x5
squat 4x8
barbell curl 5x12
dumbell seated military press 3x8
tri ext 4x12
no that is not one workout.. those are just misc exercises with the rough rep range you should be doing in them for getting bigger... if you are trying to gain "weight" (muscle) you should ALWAYS drop heavy tripples and singles, or atleast greatly cut back on them. If you put on 10 lbs while still lifting like a powerlifter vs put 10 lbs on training like a bodybuilder, the bbing routine will be more muscle. it makes no sense to me to raise your calories and gain 3 lbs a week but continue to do heavy singles and **** they doesnt produce hypertrophy well.
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