Newbie Seeking Advice

[Alann314]

Hello everyone I am new here to bodybuilding.com and I would like some opinions on what I can do to improve my gains. To start off with a little bit about myself...Im 20 years old 5'4 and weigh 125. I was always the type to go to the gym for 2-3 months then quit but starting this year in January I started to go again and this time was different, I am actually consistent and have never pushed myself so hard. I started at 108 in January and today I am 125. The main reason Im posting this is to get advice on how to build mass and specifically I want to get my chest a lot more massive.

Supplements:
Currently I started taking Monster Mass(Test Booster), Kreactive(Creatine), Fish Oil, and Pro Complex(Lean Mass Gainer).

Diet:
I have the metabolism of a humming bird so this is where it gets difficult. My diet is a eat whatever you want diet as my goal is to bulk and reach 150. The daily routine goes as follows. Wake up and have breakfast, go to work and have a shake about 2 and half hours after breakfast, take my lunch break and have a meal, take another shake 2 and a half hours after lunch, go home then eat dinner, then finish it off with another shake then sleep after the gym. To average it out its close to 3500-4000 calories a day with 200+ grams of protein a day and 300+ grams of carbs.

Training:
Let me start off by saying I do no cardio at all.When I workout I only do heavy lifting with 4 sets of 6-8 for each workout and make sure the last reps are to absolute failure. I workout every muscle 2 times a week with 3 day rest in between so for example if I do chest on Monday I wont do it again until Friday.
Here is the basics:
Day 1: Chest/Tri
Day 2:Back/Bi
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Rest
Then start back over again.
One of the most important lifts I do is on back day and I am constantly told that dead lifts builds mass like no other and ever since I started doing them I can actually say its true. So back to my main topic of wanting to get a massive chest which seems nearly impossible no matter what I do. I started off in January doing flat dumbbell presses with 50 pound weights and maxing 155 on the bench press. Currently I am doing flat dumbbell presses with 85 pound weights and at a max bench press of 225 and for weighing 125 that is extremely heavy for me but I am constantly frustrated seeing how my chest has barley increased in size but has increased in strength massively. My chest workout usually goes Flat Dumbbell Press/Decline Dumbbell Press/Incline Dumbbell Press/Incline Dumbbell Fly, then 2 cable exercises of my choice to help build more of the upper and inner area of my chest.

Conclusion:
So what can I do to get that bigger chest I want and I would also like opinions on anything else such as my diet,training or anything I can do differently to build mass.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for reading!

[MrBillson]

You don't ever train your shoulders?

It's all about diet. If you're not gaining mass then you're not eating enough. You don't need 200g protein. At 125lb you need a minimum of 102g protein and a minimum of 50g fat. Then just fill up your calories with whatever mix of carbs, protein and fat you want.

Also I expect you are miscalculating how many calories you are eating as if your stats are correct and you are doing that amount of exercise you will gain weight on 3500 - 4000kcal. I'm 6' and ~180lb and I'm clean bulking on 3700kcal with 5 lifting sessions a week.

[Alann314]

That's good to know I will increase my food intake. I know that 300g or protein a day is overdoing it but each shake is 70g of protein so too much will never hurt. I just got this new protein called serious mass which has less protein but 250g of carbs per serving so is 600+ cabs a day too much?

[Crimzin]

too much will never hurt.

It can, actually.

[dhimaan997]

Hello everyone I am new here to bodybuilding.com and I would like some opinions on what I can do to improve my gains. To start off with a little bit about myself...Im 20 years old 5'4 and weigh 125. I was always the type to go to the gym for 2-3 months then quit but starting this year in January I started to go again and this time was different, I am actually consistent and have never pushed myself so hard. I started at 108 in January and today I am 125. The main reason Im posting this is to get advice on how to build mass and specifically I want to get my chest a lot more massive.

Supplements:
Currently I started taking Monster Mass(Test Booster), Kreactive(Creatine), Fish Oil, and Pro Complex(Lean Mass Gainer).

Diet:
I have the metabolism of a humming bird so this is where it gets difficult. My diet is a eat whatever you want diet as my goal is to bulk and reach 150. The daily routine goes as follows. Wake up and have breakfast, go to work and have a shake about 2 and half hours after breakfast, take my lunch break and have a meal, take another shake 2 and a half hours after lunch, go home then eat dinner, then finish it off with another shake then sleep after the gym. To average it out its close to 3500-4000 calories a day with 200+ grams of protein a day and 300+ grams of carbs.

Training:
Let me start off by saying I do no cardio at all.When I workout I only do heavy lifting with 4 sets of 6-8 for each workout and make sure the last reps are to absolute failure. I workout every muscle 2 times a week with 3 day rest in between so for example if I do chest on Monday I wont do it again until Friday.
Here is the basics:
Day 1: Chest/Tri
Day 2:Back/Bi
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: Rest
Then start back over again.
One of the most important lifts I do is on back day and I am constantly told that dead lifts builds mass like no other and ever since I started doing them I can actually say its true. So back to my main topic of wanting to get a massive chest which seems nearly impossible no matter what I do. I started off in January doing flat dumbbell presses with 50 pound weights and maxing 155 on the bench press. Currently I am doing flat dumbbell presses with 85 pound weights and at a max bench press of 225 and for weighing 125 that is extremely heavy for me but I am constantly frustrated seeing how my chest has barley increased in size but has increased in strength massively. My chest workout usually goes Flat Dumbbell Press/Decline Dumbbell Press/Incline Dumbbell Press/Incline Dumbbell Fly, then 2 cable exercises of my choice to help build more of the upper and inner area of my chest.

Conclusion:
So what can I do to get that bigger chest I want and I would also like opinions on anything else such as my diet,training or anything I can do differently to build mass.

Sorry for the long post and thanks for reading!

just life heavy and eat eat eat