Thread: stuck in no grow zone

Either eat more or change up your training style... I say change the training first. Whatever yur workout is turn it around, start with your last exercice and do it first and so forth.... Or change it from a to z. If you normaly do higher reps drop the numbers of reps down 1/3 of the reps. There's all kinda way to make things happen.

man im stuck in a no grow zone to it sucks nuts nothing seems to be working

Anytime you want to gain/drop weight change your routine. I was stuck at 235-238 for about 4-5months and wouldn't gain weight. I'm a pl'r so size isn't everything to me just strength. So I added in 1gallon of milk ed, well most days I'm getting 3/4-1 gallon and in the past 16 days iv gained 8lbs!.... Stick with me, it's not muscle but it's takin me past where iv been stuck for months. Yes my mid-section has grown but I'm not really worryed about it cuz as I take the milk away the weight will come back down but not back to where I was at 235-238 maybe a leaner 240 then before.


My point is just change what you have been doin. Change everything and give it 3-4wks before u give up on it. You have to give the new workout time to workout! Get it, nothin happens over night.

Switch up training. Add more/different supplements. Eat more. Less cardio...things like that should help....

since i havent noticed much change in size and mass with muscle milk and no shotgun for many months already,what other suppklements would you recommend? i was thinking to switch to syntha 6 for a while.also tell me should i quit using smith machine.ppl tell me its no good.i use it cuz i dont have a spotter and i try to lift heavy.if i was benching on smith 3x6x225lbs,what should i do for a change.more weights less reps sholud make bigger muscles but somehow im not getting any.if i go back to bench 3x10x185lbs is that gonna be ok?tell me ur opinion what supplements should i use and training routine e.g. what parts of body on each day,types of exercises,sets,reps,weight...thx much guys.

Originally Posted by poseydon

since i havent noticed much change in size and mass with muscle milk and no shotgun for many months already,what other suppklements would you recommend? i was thinking to switch to syntha 6 for a while.also tell me should i quit using smith machine.ppl tell me its no good.i use it cuz i dont have a spotter and i try to lift heavy.if i was benching on smith 3x6x225lbs,what should i do for a change.more weights less reps sholud make bigger muscles but somehow im not getting any.if i go back to bench 3x10x185lbs is that gonna be ok?tell me ur opinion what supplements should i use and training routine e.g. what parts of body on each day,types of exercises,sets,reps,weight...thx much guys.

First of all the idea of low reps = bigger is totally wrong. To get bigger you need to hit a muscle hard for around 8-15 reps per set (more would be very high reps and will not give you good results). going too heavy with weights you can do only around 4-5 times will make you gain strength without gaining too much mass like olympic lifters it will make your nervous system fire to contract more muscle fibers at one time but you will not hit all your muscle fibers. SO the idea now is to reach a point where you can lift heavier and high reps at the same time how about that?
to do so :you do both one day you train a body part very low reps with really heavy weights with a spotter will get you stronger and this will allow you to lift heavier on another day your high reps day. use this method for each body part.
another way is to do both on the same workout day but choose one exercise where you go heavy low rep and the others high reps, for example when you do chest do heavy low reps on benches and then go high reps on dumbell fly etc.... arms: go heavy on barbell curl then high reps on other exercises.
AND: hit a rep hard and fast on positive movements and go down slowly on negatives that also will get you stronger and bigger
little by little you will lift heavier in your high reps sets because you will be getting bigger. but it takes time and patience and a good workout partner
Don't forget to sleep and rest well
good luck

hey thx big.i will try what u said for sure cuz i never heard this before.ppl tell me different stories but nobody seems to be confident in what they said.i think this is very important post cuz i see in the gym all the time dudes who think they do something but they look the same for years.will switch routine and other protein.thx again.