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[jadakris31]

it seems as everyone i talk to is taking protein like crazy or creatine, or both- and they seem to be doing many more sets then are recommended here and lift too often as well: but still seem to be getting very good gains...... for myself i take 40g of protein everyday i lift, eat alot and eat reasonably healthy- I was wondering how many sets i should do, per body part with the fact that i am not taking creatine. and . if im working out often enough and all that... right now

chest ( 9-10 sets) tri's (7 sets)
back (10 sets)
off
shoulders (9 sets)
legs (12 sets) bi's 6 (sets
off
off

and what is everyones opinion on static holds on the end of every workout...

 

[agee-unit]

it seems like your doing way too many workouts per body part maybe you should do 4-5 sets for chest, back and legs.3-4 sets for smaller muscles.

 

[jadakris31]

4-5 sets for chest back and legs???? ive never heard that before

 

[Burner02]

4 - 5 sets for chest or back or legs? maybe for one exercise....
I am in your same set range, jada-
I was doing more, but have backed off to about 9 - 11 sets for large muscles, maybe more for legs...bigger muscles.
I do less for smaller muscles, such as bis or tris.


Now, if you were to hit the same body part twice in the same week..yeah, go for less sets..but you are only hitting the muscle once per week...

Do you know how many grams of protein you are taking totally? have you read the stickys in the diet section?

 

[ZECH]

Most BB's take more than 40g of protein per meal!! You need atleast 1.5 to 2g per lb of bodyweight. You need to hold your total sets per body part to 8-10.

 

[Burner02]

morning, DG!

 

[jadakris31]

nah i havnt read anything in the diet section.. and im not positive how many total grams of protein i am eating everyday... i try to eat a sandwich or at least a hardboiled egg every couple hours but my job kinda restricts that sometimes.... all i know is i eat alot, everyday.. and i take protein everyday i lift... should i take it everyday either way?

 

[Burner02]

oh yeah......
go to the diet section. get an idea.
like DG said, how much doyou weigh in at? You want at least 1 - 1.5 grams of protein per pound you weigh.
That can be quite a lot.
Eggs do not have a whole lot of protein in them..unless you eat several at once.
this gets a lot more complicated thatn I am capable of correctly telling you.
Read the info, if cannot get a goo idea from that and then asking the nutricion experts here, then I'd suggest going to a nutricionist near you and have them show you and such.

 

[jadakris31]

alright thanks... im 6' 170... ill read up some more but as far as i know now .. eat tons and eat healthy...