Looking For A Workout

ToastyLemon · 2014-02-18T06:00:36+00:00

Grumpi83 · 2014-02-18T07:25:39+00:00

"even thought i workout 6-7 days per week." You need to work rest days into your routine. Have a couple days a week where you just relax or maybe do light exercises to give your body a chance to recover. Also asses your diet, you getting enough protein?

pewpewing · 2014-02-18T09:01:48+00:00

SL5X5, starting strength, or greyskull LP are all very good for getting you big. If you can't drop 1k into equipment, I recommend joining a gym. Why isn't a gym an option?

I'm case you're interested, my home gym consists of a power rack, heavy duty adjustable bench that slides into the rack, Olympic bars and weights, trap bar, adjustable dumbbells, and a heavy bag. Worth every penny.

logically_ · 2014-02-18T04:53:39+00:00

The Scientific 7 Minute Workout

Fast and effective. Good for staying in shape, but I don't think you'll get ripped with it.

carolinadreams · 2014-02-18T05:23:51+00:00

What equipment do you actually have available to you? And what is your baseline level of strength and fitness?

RedMindBlueEyes · 2014-02-18T06:44:11+00:00

You should look into Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade.

randomdude600 · 2014-02-18T14:07:27+00:00

Doing more conditioning won't get you built. Your best bet IMO is to train for strength. Training for strength means going heavy, going heavy means major hormonal response (one of the best effects of lifting IMO), major hormonal response means much better gains.

Conditioning workouts (yes that includes a lot of kettle bell work) are great for developing mental toughness and general fitness but they won't make you much larger. Remember the SAID principle of sports science Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. If you are preforming calesthetics with your body weight or a fixed weight like a kettle bell your body will basically optimize for those movement patters, think about how marathoners are so tiny everywhere but their legs, same idea. By continually pushing your overall force production (working on increasing strength) you simply add more weight when your body adapts to a particular resistance. Whenever your body adapts to the demand of the weight you are pushing you just add more weight forcing yourself to adapt to the new higher loading, theoretically you can keep adding weight to the bar in this manner till you reach your genetic maximum potential for strength.

I say theoretically because this assumes you are allowing for enough recovery time for the adaptation to actually take place. All serious strength programs include some kind of periodized de-loading to give your muscles a chance to super-compensate before moving into your next training cycle. Also if you lift heavy more than 4 days a week you are probably pushing it. Your muscle takes longer to recover than you might think.

The best example is to look at a cut on your hand, how long does that take to heal. Your skin is what's refered to as "germ-line" tissue. It has the very important role of keeping nasty stuff outside your body from getting in and mucking things up. Because it's so essential to your survival your skin heals very fast compared to other internal tissues. Think how long it takes for your cut to heal and draw the conclusions to weight lifting.

lord_of_vader · 2014-02-18T15:35:53+00:00

You could at least start with Army Conditioning Drill 1

In Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, Soldiers will complete these exercises every single morning before actual PT (Physical Training). I do them every morning before I go to the gym and it's a great warm up.

When those are boring, try Conditioning Drill 2. It's a little more advanced but still good stuff.

rogueman999 · 2014-02-18T18:27:49+00:00

You work out way too much. Best workout is one that fucks up your muscles so much that you can feel them weak 2-3 days after.

Best workout for a normal guy is:

warmup, then lift close to your max
move slowly, measure time under load instead of repetitions
use movements that involve lots of muscle groups, like squats.
do it once or twice a week.

If you want performance, use alternate days for alternate muscles, but I still wouldn't recommend more then one workout every other day.

Zbron · 2014-02-18T20:36:01+00:00

I would highly recommend Steve Cook's 12 week program called, "Big Man on Campus" Every muscle group is targeted and there is even a free meal plan if you really want to change your lifestyle. Google it, then PM me if you have any questions.

strimpboi · 2014-02-18T23:31:11+00:00

Westside for Skinny Bastards. You should be able to put something together with kettlebells/bench/dumbbells.

http://www.defrancostraining.com/articles/38-articles/60-westside-for-skinny-bastards-a-modified-lifting-program-for-qhardgainersq.html

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