A simple lifting question

GayLubeOil · 2017-06-11T16:41:32+00:00

I'll answer your question. If your prime motivation for working out is looking good and not some wierd fucked up internal conflict like being better than the father you never had, escaping drug addiction, making your ex jealous, needing to be physically better than other men.

Then your not going to see results anytime soon. The only guys who lift with serious intensity for years are the guys running from something.

They guys wanting to look good for the ladies typically half ass their workouts and eventually stop going due to career demands.

Nex54 · 2017-06-11T15:48:54+00:00

First, cut down the 5 days. If u've been lifting for two years and u are asking advice here about lifting, u are probably making tons of mistakes.

So, cut down to three days. Second, fix the sleep thing. If u are taking something to sleep, fix that first. U should be able to sleep normally unless u have some sort of disorder... and if u absolutely have to take something, check it's side effects.

Third, most important thing: how much are u eating? U need to have a caloric surplus in order to bulk and build muscle. Let's say your body needs 2k calories a day to sustain itself, u'd need 2.3k+ to bulk.

Fourth, do some research. Go to bodybuilding forums and lifting related shbreddits and educate urself.

Once u cover all that, gains are realitively easy. The more u eat, the more u gain. There's a catch though: u can only put on a limited amount of muscle mass each month, irrespective of how much u eat or lift.

Let's say, for the sake of argument, that u can put on no more than 2lbs of muscle each month. That doesn't stop u from eating like a lion and put on 8lbs each month. Keep all of this in mind, do some research, and experiment. If u are not steadily gaining weight, then u are doing something wrong.

LordThunderbolt · 2017-06-11T16:10:01+00:00

First of all, you're natty. You won't look miraculously good any time soon. It takes a lot of time and patience to really great. If you're 6ft tall and u weigh 168lbs and you're "shredded", you're actually not yoked by any means you're just lean. You should focus on getting really strong and thick for your first few lifting years. Only by getting stronger can natties get bigger.

TxnyMontana · 2017-06-12T13:21:08+00:00

Bro, if you're making those 5 days a week programs, I can tell you, you won't get bulky. At least cut ripped, (I've done this programas for a lot of years). Get in the gym and lift heavy height (dumbells, bars, etc).

How long will it takes? depends on your current body and your genetics. I was always ripped and un 1 month of lifting I could see the changes.

Anyway, it's all about nutrition. If you wanna get bigger, you gotta eat more so you can add height to your body (no, it's getting heavier is not the same as getting fat, don't worry). So, you gotta add 500/1000 more calories to your diet and eat lot of protein (from food: eggs,milk,meat,chicken,yada yada yada) or from sumplements (bcaa pilds, protein shakes, etc).

Your routine gotta be 3 days a week and doing 8 reps of each excercise with the 80%/85% of the maximum heigh you can lift. those kinda routines bulks you really quick.

Halfassredlife · 2017-06-11T17:55:24+00:00

265x2 in two years, I think I see the problem. Be more disaplined eat more, train like a savage not a fuckboi trying to be cool in the gym.

Title	A simple lifting question
Author	DarkRenaissance
Upvotes	1
Comments	12
Date	June 11, 2017 3:38 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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