Thread: When in your teens...?

from 13-19 your Hormones are in over drive........16 is the best age to get big and strong.......enjoy it while it lasts..

I am pretty skinny but should I still find it OK to add mass?

yes


Post your workout.....Plus diet is very important....eat, eat, eat.....6x a day

I got this from Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding (my variation)-

Monday-
Chest- Bench press & Incline Press
Back- Bent-over barbell rows & One-arm dumbbell rows

Tuesday-
Biceps- Barbell curls & Alt. Dumbbell curls
Triceps- Close grip bench & French press

Wednesday-
Shoulders- Lateral raises & Dumbbell presses
Forearms- wrist curls

I then repeat this after wed, so i'm doing chest and back on thursday etc.

I do abs in between sets of exercises but I don't do legs as I haven't got the equipment available and I can't afford to join the local gym.

I take sundays off.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

I got this from Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding (my variation)-

Monday-
Chest- Bench press & Incline Press
Back- Bent-over barbell rows & One-arm dumbbell rows

Tuesday-
Biceps- Barbell curls & Alt. Dumbbell curls
Triceps- Close grip bench & French press

Wednesday-
Shoulders- Lateral raises & Dumbbell presses
Forearms- wrist curls

I then repeat this after wed, so i'm doing chest and back on thursday etc.

I do abs in between sets of exercises but I don't do legs as I haven't got the equipment available and I can't afford to join the local gym.

I take sundays off.

Arnolds traing programs are shit!!!!....to many sets and too much training per week

Do you train leggs????

'I don't do legs as I haven't got the equipment available'

Originally Posted by Ross051288

'I don't do legs as I haven't got the equipment available'

whats equipment?? a brain??

Originally Posted by Ross051288

'I don't do legs as I haven't got the equipment available'

When I was Boxing we did lunges with no weight.......went across the gym.....50 meters ...rest 30 seconds and go back.....do a few sets of this....until you can not do any more!!! 2x a week......you can do this at home also......
This was the hardest leg workout I have ever done,,,

Originally Posted by MyK

whats equipment?? a brain??

I can't afford to join a gym and I ain't going to even try legs using free weights IN MY HOME. Besides, I'm not bothered about legs, it's my upper body that I want to add mass to.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

I can't afford to join a gym and I ain't going to even try legs using free weights IN MY HOME. Besides, I'm not bothered about legs, it's my upper body that I want to add mass to.

first, the only limitation you have is in your head!

second. legs are THE MOST IMPORTANT BODY PART TO TRAIN!!!!!!!!!
if your not doing your legs, dont do anything!

Originally Posted by MyK

first, the only limitation you have is in your head!

second. legs are THE MOST IMPORTANT BODY PART TO TRAIN!!!!!!!!!
if your not doing your legs, dont do anything!

why?

Originally Posted by Ross051288

why?

go to the training forum and read!!! you got to do your own home work around here!

Originally Posted by MyK

go to the training forum and read!!! you got to do your own home work around here!

Look, my mate doesn't do legs at all and he's big, strong and cut. I don't see why you insist on it when I really don't care. UPPER BODY is all i'm really wanting to improve.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

Look, my mate doesn't do legs at all and he's big, strong and cut. I don't see why you insist on it when I really don't care. UPPER BODY is all i'm really wanting to improve.

I trained legs very hard when I was young.............now I do almost nothing for them....But I do run 2x a week and do a light leg workout 2x a month...
You dont have to train legs like an animal but you do need to do something for them......
Run
Bike
Lunges
and weights if you want..

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I trained legs very hard when I was young.............now I do almost nothing for them....But I do run 2x a week and do a light leg workout 2x a month...
You dont have to train legs like an animal but you do need to do something for them......
Run
Bike
Lunges
and weights if you want..

explain WHY, given the fact I am not desperate to build my legs.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

explain WHY, given the fact I am not desperate to build my legs.

Would you build a house on quick sand???

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Would you build a house on quick sand???

Enough with the metaphors. EXPLAIN why. How do my legs affect my biceps or chest for example.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

When you're in your teens is it true that the testosterone levels are so high that given the correct training you can bulk up really quickly even with having a less then perfect diet?

yes, it's very easy as long as you have a caloric excess and are consistant with your training. you need to focus on compound exercises

Originally Posted by Ross051288

Enough with the metaphors. EXPLAIN why. How do my legs affect my biceps or chest for example.

Name a pro sport that does not require good leg development..?????
If you have shit legs then your upperbody will never be as strong or big as it can be.....

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Name a pro sport that does not require good leg development..?????
If you have shit legs then your upperbody will never be as strong or big as it can be.....

Why though? I don't see how having weak legs will give you a big disadvantage when trying to build big biceps or something like that.

Do what you want.....
Its clear you are searching for any excuse not to train legs...........so dont.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Do what you want.....
Its clear you are searching for any excuse not to train legs...........so dont.

I'm wanting a clear answer- which i'm not getting.

Originally Posted by Ross051288

I'm wanting a clear answer- which i'm not getting.

Nothing funnier than a dude with a big upper body and chicken legs.......

Originally Posted by Ross051288

I'm wanting a clear answer- which i'm not getting.

Holy shit will someone just tell him that training legs releases growth hormone thus making is easier to build upper body, so he will shut up and go train?

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

Holy shit will someone just tell him that training legs releases growth hormone thus making is easier to build upper body, so he will shut up and go train?

Finally.
And in reply to foremanrules, there's no way I could get too big anyway as my legs arent small.

I can't stand people who do no leg work, but do upper body like a banshee out of hell.
Quit being lazy and just do leg workouts. You will look and feel better.

Originally Posted by myCATpowerlifts

I can't stand people who do no leg work, but do upper body like a banshee out of hell.
Quit being lazy and just do leg workouts. You will look and feel better.

FUCK YOU. I'm not a bodybuilder and have no intentions of being remotley like one so I don't need to train everything if I don't want to.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Nothing funnier than a dude with a big upper body and chicken legs.......

or more pathetic.

tons of dudes in the gym riding around on chickens these days. I don't see how a person could claim to be any type of athlete and not train their entire body.