Recent content by chrischarles

Sorry - should have been more clear, I'm cut "now" and have reduced body fat to where I'm happy, and now I want to bulk up, but not lose the heavy lifting work I'm doing to a cardio routine that will cause me to "over train". Thanks.

I do heavy lifting in the effort to bulk up (natural skinny guy frame with fast metabolism ? but heavily cut now), and am going to try this HIIT routine to get better definition (fat loss) a little faster than what I've been doing: ***** Amp up the intensity on the treadmill so that performing...

I know this question has been asked a lot, maybe in different ways, just searching for answers on the internet alone ended up popping up even more questions than answers. I do a 6 day training program for cutting and fat loss. I do my cardio (treadmill) at the end of my weight training...

Hi everyone. I???m a little confused on this point with all the reading materials out there. I could be considered a ???beginner???, and I currently do a 4-day split. I have a fast metabolism and I???m eating about 1500 ??? 2000 calories a day in about 5 to 6 portions. I???ve been told...

I've read in different places that cardio is not necessarily a good thing when starting to train for mass gain. However, I've also read several articles / posts where people say that STARTING their workout with some cardio is good to get the heart rate up and also bring up the body???s...

Thanks for all the feedback - I'll cut down on the excersies and focus on quality and cu out the smith machine as well. I am gaining in mass, and to answer the question above, I am progressing in weight on the bar. My pre-conception, was that I was supposed to be feeling the tighness in the...

Hi there. This is a newbie question for sure, but I've been training hard for about 4 months now. I do a 4 day split routine. On one of the days, I focus on Pectorals. I do 4 sets, and increasing weight / decreasing sets, last set to failure: Bench Press (Dumbbell) Machine Chest Press...

Hi FMJ - thanks for the insightful info To asnwer a couple of your questions - Here is my daily calorie intake I rotate on different types of Chili recipes that I've found: 360 Calories 15.5 grams of fat 30.5 grams of protein 25.4 grams of carbs and various types of Burrito recipes...

Hi there - I've just started to work out seriously again for the last 3 months, with the goal in mind to really BULK up my upper body. Age: 34 Height: 6'0" Weight: 170 lbs When I started, I was almost 190 lbs, with LOTS of body fat, and whereas I and others are already seeing the results...