Thread: Is this good for mass?!

where's leg day?how about your back? in my opinion 6'1" @143 you sound like a hardgainer or i could be wrong just my opinion. but some one who has a hard time packing on muscle would benifit with more rest. try a full body rtn. 2-3 times a week, pick one from squats or deadlifts, one push (bench,dips,mil press)and one pull(chin ups, DB rows,bent over rows etc.) comound movements. work some back and legs the big ones. legs very important, squat, squat, squat!

Well I don't know I never really wanted to have big leg muscles just upper body. I will definitely begin working my back out, but not too sure about the legs though!

Just a very simple suggestion.
Drop the so alled isolation movements,- tricep kickback, concentration curls.

I would actually focus on just 5 movments.
Bench Press
Squats
Deads
Chins
Shoulder Presses

You need to build a base.
Start eating more, just taking a couple whey shakes will not suffice.
Find out how much you need to take in to spur your body into a anabolic state.
Any ques, just ask

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Exercise, my drug of choice

I guess I forgot to mention that I do not go to a gym for this, I have a bench and dumbells in my house, thus I am not able to do any lifts using machines. I will probably buy a barbell next week and move onto some 50lbs dumbells.

Again I don't really think I am going to start doing squats, not really interested in leg muscles I never really wear shorts

I know I am quite skinny, but believe it or not a couple of months ago I was only at 135lbs, this has been a pretty good gain for me. I do eat a lot, I have very healthy eating habbits, I eat meat everyday, vegetables ofcourse, I drink lots of milk!

My goal is to get a great looking upper body, I have ripped abs and my chest is starting to look good. As I said I am pretty impressed with the results.. but I am just wondering if perhaps I am overworking or not lifting enough because my progression seems to be slowing down..
thanks for the adivce btw!

you will look funny with a great looking upper body and chicken legs. they are the biggest muscles in ones body thus stimulating growth every where. im going to send you a link via IM no offense, it is rude crude but it is the truth.

Reduce your chest work-out to 2 exercises. There is no reason to be doing four exercises every chest work-out.

For triceps, do some skull crushers and cable push downs. I would drop those dumbbell kickbacks altogether!

For biceps, I would reduce to 2 exercises per work-out.

Don't work each muscle group that frequently, try reducing to once per week or at least every 5 days.

Drop your reps to the 6-8 range, increase weight. Personally, I rotate, one work-out heavy weight lower reps, the next week I do higher reps less weight. This helps to keep your muscles from adapting.

Remember, your diet is going to be your key to gaining mass. Make sure your focusing on that as well!



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got muscle?

Again I don't really think I am going to start doing squats, not really interested in leg muscles I never really wear shorts

I used to think that way. Trust me Squats are awesome, I honestly think they help your whole body grow.

yeah, I agree, you really need to work your legs. they are basically half of your body!

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got muscle?

I_M_Huge,
If you think you are going to get huge without working your legs your in for a suprise. I would only workout 1 body part per week with the possible exception of biceps( twice for biceps) Start including deads and squats. You can do these with dumbbells. All your current routine is good for is getting cut. Eat lots of good protein and plenty of rest and you will be amaxed at the gains.There is no better mass builder than deads!

Fine if you don't want to do alot of leg work but Squats and Deads are both compound movements that work your whole body.

If I could only do 2 exercises, they'd be Squats and Deads cause they WILL make your whole body grow.

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Just another day in the gutter

Listen to these guys when they say squats and deads will pack on mass!! I too was like you when I first started working out,I never ever did legs.Yea I was putting on muscle but at a snails pace.Then one day I decided to implement squats and deadlifts into my workout and since then I have seen tremendous gains over my entire body!! You should definately start working your legs!!

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alright you guys convinced me! I will start with the leg workouts tomorrow! thanks for all your input!! I'll let you know how it goes.

thanks a gain!