I am tending to agree with this. I've seen better mass after I started lifting in 8 rep range with MMC, from the sets of 5 I would initially do while on SS. Squats is the only exercise where I stick to sets of 5 that too because I recently started front squats, intend to keep up the progression till I stall and then hit higher rep ranges. Key thing to note is that my diet was actually better 3-4 months ago than it is today
Too early to say the same conclusively but I should have an opinion based on personal experience on this 5-6 months from now
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Thread: The Journey of the Skinnies
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12-17-2012, 10:34 PM #3211* Skinny to non skinny transformation crew * - I am gonna effin nail this
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12-17-2012, 11:52 PM #3212
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12-18-2012, 04:53 AM #3213
Did take before pics and measurements. Will post back with results at the end of my cut.
Completely agree with you. Arms grew the same in 2 months of doing anything between 8-20 reps as ~6 months on 5-3-1. Can't compare the strength gains, but at the moment I'd rather look like I can bench 2 plates than be able to bench 3 and not look like it.
Just don't complain you're not growing then.
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12-18-2012, 07:00 AM #3214
- Join Date: Aug 2007
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Age: 33
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Who is making the rules? Everyone is different, if i stay in the 8 rep range, i don't get much of a work out. I've been doing better in the 5-6 rep range with higher weights. And i feel everything growing...
Everyone is different, learn to listen to your body and what it needs for it to grow.He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.- Edward Herbert
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12-18-2012, 08:13 AM #3215
- Join Date: Oct 2012
- Location: Oklahoma, United States
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It just depends on your goals. My goals are more strength oriented than size oriented. I don't care how big or small I am, I want my lifts to progress. Which means, lift heavy, eat a ton, sleep a lot, and repeat. Not everyone wants to look strong, some of us want to be strong.
My log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149523363
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415/295/455x2 1165
Goal
448/339/515 1302
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12-18-2012, 02:23 PM #3216
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12-18-2012, 06:51 PM #3218
- Join Date: Mar 2011
- Location: Henderson, Colorado, United States
- Age: 37
- Posts: 619
- Rep Power: 165
I'm back
I probably don't know any of you anymore, but I was on this thread when it first got started. I stopped the gym for some stupid reasons (divorce, moving, getting out of the Navy, etc.) I'm back and ready to jump back in the gym. I haven't hit the gym yet though. I'm getting back in the routine of the diet right now. I decided not to count calories every day, just go back to what was working before. 4-6oz of protein with each meal, about a cup to 1 1/2 cups of complex carbs, and veggies like spinach and broccoli with each meal. Eating 5-7 times a day depending on rest days or workout days. 2 of those "meals" are shakes. Every day I'll drink a mass gainer shake, and on the workout days I'll add a post workout shake. Basically the diet looks like this:
Workout days:
7 meals
5 out of 7 meals are whole food meals
the other 2 are a mass shake in the morning and post workout shake.
Non Workout days:
6 meals
5 out of 6 meals are whole food meals
the 6th is the gainer shake.
My diet is strictly chicken breast, lean steak, fish, tuna, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, spinach, broccoli, and asparagus. Post workout I'll have a snack with the shake that has a fast carb like a bagel, bread, etc. that restores my glycogen. Right now, I'm 155 and shooting 175 by end of winter. Doing a 3 day split. I'm not new to this but just thought I'd share the beginning of my 2nd journey.STRENGTH. POWER. FITNESS.
EAT BIG, LIFT BIG, GET BIG!
TRANSFORMING MY BODY ONE DAY AT A TIME::
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12-19-2012, 06:12 AM #3219
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12-19-2012, 12:35 PM #3220
- Join Date: Oct 2012
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Good workout today. Tried front squats for the 2nd time ever. 135x5, 185x5, 205 1x2. Deloaded my deadlifts recently and pulled 325 2x5. Felt great. Hopefully increasing my sets to 3x5 once a week will keep my gains going.
What'd you guys do today?My log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149523363
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415/295/455x2 1165
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448/339/515 1302
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12-19-2012, 12:46 PM #3221
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12-19-2012, 01:02 PM #3222
- Join Date: Oct 2012
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Not bad, why are you cutting? Are you still 177 like avi says?
I'm thinking of switching from Madcow to 5x5 Advanced. Haven't gained much strength after 12 weeks of Madcow, so I'm thinking of changing it up. Advanced has more Squat volume, and 3x5 Deadlifts, so hopefully I'll see some gains again.
Thoughts? Anyone tried Advanced before?My log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149523363
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415/295/455x2 1165
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448/339/515 1302
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12-19-2012, 01:39 PM #3223
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12-19-2012, 03:15 PM #3224
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12-19-2012, 03:23 PM #3225
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12-20-2012, 07:16 AM #3226
Killed chest today, PR on BW as well. I was kinda plateauing on bench but over the past 30 days my 1RM is up by 10lbs
BW up by 3-4 lbs since I am almost back into the groove on the diet, I can feel the BW packing into the right areas. Motivations levels up!* Skinny to non skinny transformation crew * - I am gonna effin nail this
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12-20-2012, 08:41 AM #3227
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12-21-2012, 03:07 PM #3228
cot dayum...
any of you look in the mirror some days and think "holy **** im still skinny", then on other days look and think "wow, im looking big"?. seriously, i dont know if its me or the mirror, but my body seems to fluctuate like this weekly..Certified GIF reactionist
++Positive Crew++
Reps back
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12-21-2012, 05:32 PM #3229
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12-22-2012, 04:23 PM #3230
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12-22-2012, 04:28 PM #3231
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12-23-2012, 04:30 PM #3233
- Join Date: Jan 2009
- Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
- Age: 33
- Posts: 639
- Rep Power: 250
Signed up for a new gym since its winter break! Found a pretty good gym, still looking to hit that 400 on deadlifts :/ going to seriously kick my ass
We Win OR We Learn
Journey of the Skinnies main thread==>http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=131655893
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IG: BobbyBooSh4y
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12-23-2012, 04:46 PM #3234
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12-24-2012, 09:34 AM #3235
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12-24-2012, 09:35 AM #3236
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12-25-2012, 09:44 AM #3237
- Join Date: Jan 2009
- Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
- Age: 33
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SOME MOTIVATION. IF IT DOESN'T WORK GTFO
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2013...challenge.htmlWe Win OR We Learn
Journey of the Skinnies main thread==>http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=131655893
Journey of the Skinnies Group=======>http://groups.bodybuilding.com/the_journey_of_the_skinnies
IG: BobbyBooSh4y
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12-25-2012, 02:43 PM #3238
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12-26-2012, 07:30 AM #3239
- Join Date: Oct 2012
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That video only had like 2 skinny brahs. Pretty sure they're looking for morbidly obese people who became bikini/physique competitors. It would be nice to win some of those packages though! I wish I took before pics a year ago when I was 5'10", 145!
My log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149523363
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415/295/455x2 1165
Goal
448/339/515 1302
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12-26-2012, 04:22 PM #3240
Journey of me. I started working out in August, started at 84 and am now 110 pounds.
My finals lifts at whilst working out at a friends house were:
Squat - 120 - 130
Bench - 75
Dead Lifts - 135
Military Press - 60
I believe almost everything doubled. But recently, I joined a gym just to have the convenience of working out when ever I want, unfortunately to my disappointment, my lifts at the gym were no where near my lifts when working out at my friends house.
I think the bar I was using at home was probably at max 7-15 pounds. The bar at the gym is pretty heavy, I don't know what the standard is at gyms but my guess is it's greater than 15 pounds, maybe 20-30?
But, yeah, my lifts at the gym are terrible, and I was so emo when I couldn't do what I did before.
My Squats were 100, Military Press was 60 but I struggled to complete full reps, I went until failure, Bench was measly 40 pounds. It's disappointing, I feel as if I started over and no gains were made. God I am so weak, its pathetic.
I am also starting to track my caloric intake/Macros but it's hard to track like eating a bowl of rice or slices of meat you put in a Sammich, how do you guys do this?Last edited by Willnotquit; 12-26-2012 at 04:53 PM.
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