Looking to gain mass, whats the best routines?

flyinlowsup · 08-31-2007, 05:00 PM

Hey guys, ive been doing the Macdow 5x5 for the last 15 weeks, and ive gained tons of strength. My bench has gone up from 170 to 225, and my squat went from 245 to 305. Ive noticed that im starting to slow down tho, and my body is just getting used to this rouitine. Now that ive gained the strength i wanted, i want to shift my attention to gaining more mass than strength. What workout routines do you guys recommend that will have awesome results in gaining mass?

OgMudbone · 08-31-2007, 06:03 PM

I say try Waterbury Total Body Workout, its intense ****.

olinerules87 · 08-31-2007, 07:19 PM

TBT is very good

TheGame240 · 08-31-2007, 08:52 PM

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1355861
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=493507

Enjoy.

flyinlowsup · 09-01-2007, 12:59 AM

Thanks for the links TheGame420. Only thing im confused on is how much wieght do i do? I dont see anything in those threads. I assume i do a certain precentage of my 5RM?

flyinlowsup · 09-02-2007, 05:41 PM

After readin up on it more, i found out that i do as much as i think i wil be able to do without going to failure correct? So for the first week of 3x8, i do as much weight as i think ill be able to do 8 times without going to faliure? Do i stay with the same weight for both weeks of 3x8, or do i try to increase weight for the second week?

Is this the best routine for gaining mass, or are there better ones? What do you guys think?

Orlando1234977 · 09-03-2007, 12:05 AM

OMG that program is great, I highly recommend it. I'm on a program similar to that posted in the attachment by TheGame, and to clarify the confusion on the amount of weight to use (there was a TON of consusion on that thread too lol), here's what I do..

Pick a weight thats good for your 3X12 in the first week, and then add 5-10% each week, and the decrease in reps will inevitably coincide with the plan. Remember, the purpose of the continous decrease in reps is to allow for the increased load, this just another way to look at it, and for me its easier to follow. (just add 5-10% every week.)

But remember, a huge point of his program is to keep the volume the same as the total workload increases, he calls for around 24 total reps (3X12, 3X10, 3X8, 4X6, 5X5, 8X3), so increase the weight and make sure you're getting the 24 total reps per exercise.

nellyei · 09-03-2007, 03:02 AM

20 rep squats ftw

cut man · 01-23-2008, 11:35 AM

go for 3 sets of 8 on everything but more is not better you can do 3 or 4 execises per bodypart but not biceps do no more then 3 is gets hit alot with back