i lift every day,

triceps and chest one day and biceps and back the next. I lifted today and i am so wore out. I can't wait until i get to the point where i can start toning, this heavy lifting crap is killing me.

I work out 6 a week. I had been going all natural, but I figured as long as I'm in Iraq I might as well go all out. Taking No-Xplode, stacking it with cynth-6. Good results.

I enjoy training people new to working out (if they're serious about it)
I started working out at 6'1, 130 lbs. I've added 50 lbs of muscle to that in the past four years that I've been working out. If anyone want any tips I really don't mind giving them out. Especially skinny people that want to put on weight, I feel where you're coming from.

Tip away. Iv lifted weighs and tried eating heavier for 2 years and have barely gained 10 pounds.

Go out and get yourself a calorie counting book, it lets you know the calories, fats, protiens, carbs of almost every type of food there is. It also doesnt matter if you are eating alot, if you are not eating the right things and enough of them it isnt gonna do ****, for me I was really lean and skinny when I started lifting 6 years ago and managed to gain about 60lbs at my peak before i had surgery, now I am still 40lbs ahead of the game, you need to take in 1-1.5g of protien per pound of body weight and about 2-2.5g of carbs per pound of body weight simple as that, so if you 100lbs thats 100 - 150g of protien and 200 - 250g of carbs, pls about 20-30g of healthy fat per day specifically before bed with a high protien meal at that point as well, fats can come from things like nuts, avacadoes, natural peanut butter. You also should devide up what your body needs to take in food and calorie wise and be ale to eat equal porsions every 2.5-3 hours while snacking in between a few of those meal with a protien shake or something ya know. Also get your self some creatine as well my friend, It really helps pack on the weight and strength. You should go to the store and pick up some bodybuilding magazine they have a ****load of information in there that will really help you out.

Iv heard many things about creatine though. Its expensive and some people claim that it did nothing for them.

Its not expensive at all my friend, if you just get the straight monohydrate powder its really cheap actually, and it works, who ever says is doesnt isnt taking it right or isnt working out or eating properly, there is no majic supplement or thing you can take and just get big without training or eating properly, straight up, but when you do all those thing properly together you would be amazed at what can happen, not over night though, people give up after a short period of time when they dont get any gains, its take a LONG time to build muscle and a VERY short period of time to lose it. You need to take creatine right before or during your workout and right after you workout sa well 5-10g each time, on days you dont workout take 10g in the morning with breakfast and it NEEDS to be taken with a sugary fruit drink such as gatorade or koolaid or any type of juice for that matter, DO NOT take it with water or soda or coffee or anything like that, it wont work, and you MUST drink alot of water throughout the day while you are on creatine to get its full benefits.

nobody would ever know by looking at your skinny ass pictures, I don't think you really do.

i need to start lifting weights or something,....right now mostly what i do is cardio and yoga,....

weight machines kinda scare me

What do you do exactly right now?
Honestly, there's no need to take any supplements. Go natural for now, just go hard. People are going to say **** like don't push yourself cause you'll injure yourself. **** that. Obviously if your muscle starts actually tearing, you're gonna stop. But you're gonna have pain when you build muscle. It's the rebuilding after you break your muscles down that makes them bigger. So if you're just tiring your muscles out a little, and not tearing it down, you wont get results.

Eat a lot of protein and omega-3 fats. Fish is a great way to go, as are peanuts.

Yoga, thats pretty cool!, its always amazed me how flexible people that do yoga are. I never actually tied Yoga myself, I think Id injure myself or pull a muscle trying to pull off some of those moves, hahaha!! Ive heard its relly good for you though.

**** dude hes been lifting now for two years, for sure its time take to take a few light supps. Protien powder, creatine, vitamins, and ALOT of food.

i've been doin it since i was a kid,...i used to show horses competitively (as did my mother) and she had me do it because it improves your ballance, posture, and flexiblity so much

i still do it a few times a week and it makes me feel not quite such a clutz

in the past two years i've really gotten into bikram yoga, where its alittle more intense and you do it in a heated room,..........i feel like i get a good sweat, somedays i swear i can litterly feel my body pulling itself leaner,.....and its intense enough that i feel like i've really done something

other than that, i just run my ass off

i know i need to tone more though

Right on!, yoga in a heated room?....wild. Thats gotta be quite the workout especialy for burning fat. Ive read some articles on yoga and it seems to be quite the workout and a great way to stay toned and in shape and keep a low % of bodyfat, which is always nice! Hey, if where you do yoga has any weights at all you should just do a little bit of light lifting before or after or even on the days you dont do yoga if you are looking for a bit of tone, you must be in good shape as is it so it wouldnt take much to add some definition to you body, or even get some light weights for at home and just work on it at home, thats always easy, then that way you wont get scared by the machines either, ;)

He's 18 though. I always see people get lazy when they start supp'ing. Especially younger people.



Savannah, where in Texas are you from

yea,....that is what i should do
i've also thought of pickin a belly dancein class for my abs, but so that they will be nice and toned but not six packish,.....i need to tone but i think girls should maintain a softness too,...you know what i mean?
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and yea,...yoga in a heated room,....its great,...it is really good for fat burning and creating 'lean' look

dallas area

In Dallas, or around it? Just wondering. I used to live in Dallas/Arlington/Irving/Ft Worth/Bedford.

i'm about half an hour south of dallas on 45,.....ellis county

i have to lift again tomorrow FTL. I'm so glad i love music so much because without it i wouldn't want to lift at all. I am lifting heavy right now trying to gain mass and it just kills me. I literally fall on the ground after doing some of the excercises. I took a 3 day break too, so it's going to be even harder.

i was about to walk to the fridge but then i remembered i'm not addicted to adrenaline, and chain smoked some more for half an hour. Then I went and got a pie. And beat up Hulk Hogan http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/animated/anim_19.gif

i'm trying to get a six pack and I know in order to get one, you need to have your body fat percentage down to a single digit. i'm at 11! so damn close

Not completely true. Lift heavy with your abs so they pop and 11 percent should be dandy.

really?? well. I don't live nearby to any gyms. so I have to settle for crunches and leg lifts and other things unfortunately :( I just heard that you have to get your percentage below 10 for them to show

Hey have you ever checked out P90X?
Download that, and do the Ab RipperX. Sht is gangster.

I used to weigh about 85 pounds more than I do know. Keep it up, your life will feel better to you the longer you work it. I have been on herbalife for the past 6 months. their protein complex is better than the creatine you get at GNC....FDA Approved

Agreed 100%

True my friend, if your bf% is above 11 or 12 you will be able to see a 4 pack but in order to get the ripped abs and be able to see all of them the ideal % is 8, cardio and really being careful with what you eat ie: low carbs will help with that, lots of veggies too, the are heathy and they fill you up but without all those extra calories you dont need if you are trying to reduce bodyfat

Theres no problem with being 18 and taking a little creatine besides your body produces it naturally, but only a very small amount. If one is going to sit around and not workout thinking creatine will get them muscular then I would advise against it but if one truly has a goal in mind then I say go for it for sure, its not harmful, except in EXTREMELY high doses.

agreed.... if your body does not use the creatine you put in it, it is very hard on your kidneys. You can't be a lazy a$$ and expect to get ripped

As a rule of thumb a guy shouldnot take any supplement that mess wth his natural hormonal production system before he is 25, other than that its a free for all really.

what do they call it when you rep a certain amount of weight, then take some of the weight off and rep it again? I did 4 sets of this and after i was done i felt like i was in a whole different world. It was crazy hard to do.

I'm so tired right now

I row. Amazing excercise. Check out an erg at the gym.

yeah, that sounds right. Oh god, that was some of the hardest work i have done in my life.

Its called a drop set, great to finish up a workout with!

I maxed out today at 170 pounds on bench press.

What does everyone else max out at?

Just hit 250 last week.

Not much for bench pressing, Im more focused on endurance training
3 miles run
2 minutes hindu squats
40 sit ups, 30 side crunches, 20 leg lifts, 20 lower back lifts
25 curls each arm, 25 lbs
12 reps each -
lat. pull downs at 120 lbs
rowing pulls at 140 lbs
butterflies at 100 lbs
leg presses at 200-250 lbs
upper body training, 12-24 reps at 90-150 lbs.
leg training, 12-20 reps at 70-120 lbs

I was heavily into training then onto power lifting around 6 or 7 years ago and was lifting some pretty heavy weights mainly training to lift heavy on the Bench, Deadlift and Squats but ended up giving up as it was taking over my life and with the arrival of my second child i just didn't have the time. I am paying the price now though as i had to have both of my knees operated on in the last 2 years due to damaged tissue and cartliage and find i eat far too much due to the amount of calories and protien had to get in while i was training. I keep threatening to get back into the training but i manage to keep in fitt..ish by playing squash and cycling.

This thread is a reminder that I actually need to excercise. I do play Badminton but need to hit the gym. I usually do pilates stretches after cardio.

omg, my triceps are screaming right now. I just did 205 pound negatives.