gaining mass

italbello · 05-09-2003, 03:29 PM

i have a bit of a problem i work out about 4-5 times a week for an hour each session and its been bout 4 months and ive only gained 5 pounds

whast wrong with me i do 3 different excersizes for each muscle group 4 sets of 8-10 reps,and i also intake abou a gram of protein for every pound on me and on a good day ill intake 1.5 grams for every pound on me

WHATS WRONG WITH ME CAN ANYONE HELP ME

Monolith · 05-09-2003, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by italbello
i have a bit of a problem i work out about 4-5 times a week for an hour each session and its been bout 4 months and ive only gained 5 pounds

whast wrong with me i do 3 different excersizes for each muscle group 4 sets of 8-10 reps,and i also intake abou a gram of protein for every pound on me and on a good day ill intake 1.5 grams for every pound on me

WHATS WRONG WITH ME CAN ANYONE HELP ME

post your diet, stats, etc. typically the problem is you're just not eating enough.

italbello · 05-09-2003, 04:16 PM

im 5'4 130 pounds and ive never really tracked how much i eat but i do usually eat a lot ill start trackign it and post it later

pood · 05-09-2003, 04:17 PM

you eating 5 meals a day?

make sure if get a good amount of protein in right after you eat

i gained like 8-10 lbs in less than 4 weeks

italbello · 05-09-2003, 04:18 PM

ye i eat about 4-5 meals a day

**Prince** · 05-09-2003, 04:24 PM

if you're not gaining weight you need to EAT MORE calories.

shwaym · 05-09-2003, 05:03 PM

true eating more could help. make sure you have pure whey protein & a high GI carb (preferably pure dextrose) RIGHT after you lift. dont do cardio the same day you lift without a meal or 2 in between or on an empty stomach. try working each muscle twice a week instead of just once. try lifting for less than an hour(especially if training same muscle group 2x a week)
by trying different things & choosing what i liked(like above)ive gained 18 pounds since december & 95% of it is muscle.

italbello · 05-10-2003, 03:23 PM

maybe is could also be the fact that i dont work out legs at all and those do weigh the most in a human body but still 5 pounds in 4 months for upper body isnt that much.

**Mudge** · 05-10-2003, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by shwaym
true eating more could help

Eating more, or burning less calories is the ONLY way to gain weight (short of water weight - sodium). If your not gaining weight your not eating enough, simple as that. You need to make sure its frequent through the day (positive nitrogen retention, less fat gain) and that its quality food.

**Prince** · 05-10-2003, 05:30 PM

exactly

J'Bo · 05-10-2003, 05:32 PM

ummmm isnt 5 lbs good?

**Prince** · 05-10-2003, 05:37 PM

depends on how long you have been training, your bodyweight since that will be a relative number, and whether or not the 5lbs was LBM.

**Mudge** · 05-10-2003, 08:46 PM

It helps to look at the whole picture, if you write everything down that your currently doing, diet, training etc, since it requires a systematic approach. Sometimes simply trying something new will help break your rutt. I had to up the protein a couple times because I'd reach a sticking point, and that is what helped get me out of the rutt. I dont have fabulous genetics where I can eat anything and gain muscle, so for me upping the protein helped get things going again.

Stadtmeister · 05-10-2003, 10:33 PM

I personally think you are working out to much. When you lift weights you damage the muscles. If you damage them again before they recover (grow to accustom the greater amount of stress placed on your muscles) how do you expect to get any bigger?

pureplaya616 · 05-18-2003, 07:17 PM

A newbie number one mistake is overtraining, and you just might me doing that. Try to take in protein every 2 to 3 hours at least 30 grams of it, wiht that alone you will see a change. If you get a MRP like Myoplex, or Nytro pro, and as those in as extra meals you should definitely se some results. Try condensing your split a little to a three day split would work well for you.

MeanCuts · 05-20-2003, 05:44 PM

How can you be serious about getting bigger if you don't workout your legs?
You don't workout your legs but you workout 4-5 times a week what's your workout program like?

05-09-2003, 03:29 PM	#1
italbello Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 26	gaining mass BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com i have a bit of a problem i work out about 4-5 times a week for an hour each session and its been bout 4 months and ive only gained 5 pounds whast wrong with me i do 3 different excersizes for each muscle group 4 sets of 8-10 reps,and i also intake abou a gram of protein for every pound on me and on a good day ill intake 1.5 grams for every pound on me WHATS WRONG WITH ME CAN ANYONE HELP ME
	jus lift it and shutup

05-09-2003, 04:16 PM	#3
italbello Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 26	im 5'4 130 pounds and ive never really tracked how much i eat but i do usually eat a lot ill start trackign it and post it later
	jus lift it and shutup

05-09-2003, 04:17 PM	#4
pood Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 166	you eating 5 meals a day? make sure if get a good amount of protein in right after you eat i gained like 8-10 lbs in less than 4 weeks
	ASDF!

05-09-2003, 04:18 PM	#5
italbello Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 26	ye i eat about 4-5 meals a day
	jus lift it and shutup

05-09-2003, 04:24 PM	#6
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,195 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	if you're not gaining weight you need to EAT MORE calories.
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05-09-2003, 05:03 PM	#7
shwaym Junior Hess Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PA Posts: 87	true eating more could help. make sure you have pure whey protein & a high GI carb (preferably pure dextrose) RIGHT after you lift. dont do cardio the same day you lift without a meal or 2 in between or on an empty stomach. try working each muscle twice a week instead of just once. try lifting for less than an hour(especially if training same muscle group 2x a week) by trying different things & choosing what i liked(like above)ive gained 18 pounds since december & 95% of it is muscle.
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05-10-2003, 03:23 PM	#8
italbello Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ontario Posts: 26	maybe is could also be the fact that i dont work out legs at all and those do weigh the most in a human body but still 5 pounds in 4 months for upper body isnt that much.
	jus lift it and shutup

05-10-2003, 05:30 PM	#10
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,195 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	exactly
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05-10-2003, 05:32 PM	#11
J'Bo Cuddle Slut Join Date: May 2002 Location: Back in Canada Posts: 9,753 Photos: 6	ummmm isnt 5 lbs good?
	....and thats my $.02

05-10-2003, 05:37 PM	#12
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,195 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 313	depends on how long you have been training, your bodyweight since that will be a relative number, and whether or not the 5lbs was LBM.
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05-10-2003, 08:46 PM	#13
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,946 Photos: 1	It helps to look at the whole picture, if you write everything down that your currently doing, diet, training etc, since it requires a systematic approach. Sometimes simply trying something new will help break your rutt. I had to up the protein a couple times because I'd reach a sticking point, and that is what helped get me out of the rutt. I dont have fabulous genetics where I can eat anything and gain muscle, so for me upping the protein helped get things going again.
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05-10-2003, 10:33 PM	#14
Stadtmeister Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1	I personally think you are working out to much. When you lift weights you damage the muscles. If you damage them again before they recover (grow to accustom the greater amount of stress placed on your muscles) how do you expect to get any bigger?

05-18-2003, 07:17 PM	#15
pureplaya616 jacked black college kid Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 72	A newbie number one mistake is overtraining, and you just might me doing that. Try to take in protein every 2 to 3 hours at least 30 grams of it, wiht that alone you will see a change. If you get a MRP like Myoplex, or Nytro pro, and as those in as extra meals you should definitely se some results. Try condensing your split a little to a three day split would work well for you.
	"well when i need to bang out a couple extra reps, i think to myself the weights my bitch, and the bitch wont get the best of me, hopefully in the gym they are also playing smack my btch up by prodigy"

05-20-2003, 05:44 PM	#16
MeanCuts Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego,CA Posts: 473	How can you be serious about getting bigger if you don't workout your legs? You don't workout your legs but you workout 4-5 times a week what's your workout program like?

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