Recent content by mwman

I took all of your suggestions and today (leg day), I performed real squats for the first time and also added straight leg deadlifts. My legs are still sore; I love it! One last question though: is it okay to be doing both regular deadlifts on back day and SLDL's on leg day?

Although I am not a BB'ing expert, I am starting to see some nice results and hope I can give you some advice. You can't do a few curls and pushups everyday and expect to gain significant amounts of muscle. You need to find a good routine and stick by it; one that lets you work each body part...

Thank you all for the responses. Deadlifts always confused me; do they work your back or your legs (which day should I do them on)? Once I get more info on them I will work them into my routine.

Anyone? I want to make sure I am doing things right.

I'd appreciate it if you all could review my routine. The split is based off a split that Rob DiMaggio made that I found. My goal is mass gain and for each exercise I do 3 sets of 6-8 reps, increasing the weight after each set. I am currently not doing squats because of lack of a spotter...

I don't know why anyone would want to do 18 reps per set. Use a heavier weight and keep it in the 6-8 range.

Thank you all for your comments. In my diet, I don't consume much junk food and I stay far away from fast foods, soda, and sugars. I just started bulking 2 weeks ago, and I eat probably around 2500+ calories a day. For breakfast and after a workout I always have some oatmeal and a scoop or two...

That I can't flat bench a little more than 115lb for 3 sets of 8 reps each? I am 18, 5'11, 160lb, 12-13% bf and have started bulking 2 weeks ago. I know that using heavy weights isn't really required for hypertrophy, but I would like to work on getting my strength up.

Why so many sets?

Yesterday I incorporated chin ups into my back/biceps day for the first time. I did the underhand grip version at shoulder's length. Today my chest is a little sore as well. Do chin ups work your chest too or did I use bad form? If they do, would it be wise to keep doing them on back/biceps...

I really hope you mean 2000+ and not 200+ ...

"sweating doesnt burn fat, unless im mistaken. sweating only makes you... well sweat and lose water weight, which needs to be replenished frequently." I also would like some verification on the heat/sweating thing to lose weight. It sounds good, but I always thought it was just water weight as...

I wouldn't recommend going slow on them; try to do them as fast as you can so you use your momentum as much as possible. In weightlifting they say do it slow and don't use momentum so you hit the muscle as much as possible... however your goal isn't a workout, it's to get to the other side, so...

What is a good breakfast to eat before I go to the beach to ensure that I don't bloat a lot? I don't like the idea of going on an empty stomach, but I don't want to look all bloated either.

You've got your goal all wrong. Goalies, specifically hockey goalies, should be fat... at least 20% bf. Helps them block more pucks.