YAWT: Workout routine of champs

[BD231]

Originally posted by: CPA
soreness != progress

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: BD231
I say just push yourself till it hurts with as many reps as possible.

I've strived to get that Terrell Owens look and I'm actually getting there by using body weight insted of machine's. Free weight's get you looking way better than machiens ever could if you ask me(for arms and shoulders anyway). I see big beefers at the gym all the time who completely rely on machiens and that damn bench press but they all look the same, like sh*t.

No muscle in the forearm, bulky un-toned arms and odd looking shoulders. I just don't see how anyone could enjoy looking like that.

Terrell Owens last time I checked has a very low body fat percentage. I don't know what you're talking about big guys who rely on machines - no decent weight lifter/body builder uses machines in place of free weights except for injury purposes

 

[whaleskinrug]

5'9" is not short but your arm proportion/muscle shape may give you a "bulkier" look -- if so, that's just genetics. Brad Pitt looks the way he does in part because he has long arms and long muscles, coupled with low body fat.

 

[CrazyDe1]

Originally posted by: whaleskinrug
5'9" is not short but your arm proportion/muscle shape may give you a "bulkier" look -- if so, that's just genetics. Brad Pitt looks the way he does in part because he has long arms and long muscles, coupled with low body fat.

Yeah, it's more like 5'9" and 3/4 so almost 5'10" but i tell everyone I'm 5'9". I'm note saying i'm trying to look like brad pitt but because I've concentrated and done the same routine for 3 years basically the same muscles are being worked. Switching it up with high reps tends to make you work muscles that don't get worked in an 8 rep routine which adds tone.

Basically, I don't want my triceps any bigger than they are right now.

 

[Nutdotnet]

"bigness" has more to do with diet than anything else.

If you don't workout your legs you're not a body-builder. Nuff said.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Leg day > all

 

[Gyrene]

I'm a practioner of natural exercise. Everything I do is with out weights, I make use of different postions to maximize the effect of gravity. I build that into my daily martial arts training, and it proves to be very effective. I gain muscle mass, but at the same time keep my flexibility. When I used weights, I found that no matter how much I stretched, my felxibility decreased. That's something I cannot have.

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: M0oG0oGaiPan
Leg day > all

Yeah, whoever doesn't do leg day "because they don't need to" is just fooling themselves.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: dtyn
I'm a practioner of natural exercise. Everything I do is with out weights, I make use of different postions to maximize the effect of gravity. I build that into my daily martial arts training, and it proves to be very effective. I gain muscle mass, but at the same time keep my flexibility. When I used weights, I found that no matter how much I stretched, my felxibility decreased. That's something I cannot have.

I'm sure that works well for you. For people like me, I don't care how flexible I am. I just want to be big and strong. haha.

AND

I didn't look at the "Workout From Hell". That thing is terribly flawed. It isn't a wise idea to work two large muscle groups the same day. Back and Chest = no-no.

 

[NinjaGnome]

I dont do legs cause I need to be able to run. If I bulked my legs up then I wouldnt be able to run.

 

[GeneralDisarray]

"You certainly don't need the 150 grams body builders consume to create those freaky builds; but you'll probably need somewhere around 40 grams to avoid lassitude and zero drive. "


40 grams of protein.... I can't take a word of that article seriously after seeing him recommend someone working out to failure for 22-26 sets only needs 40 grams of protein. Even 150 is pretty low, unless you weight below 150lbs... real body builders strive for 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight off cycle, 1.5-2 grams on cycle.

The entire plans he outlines is more like cardio than weight lifting. Dont get me wrong, it will be effective in reducing body fat while maintaining mucle (if you consume more protein, can anyone say catabolism?), but it's not weight lifting. It reminds me of the sets they do in womens gyms, honestly.

If your goal is to really DEFINE your mucle then this is the wrong way in my opinion. You can focus on concentration and peak without subjecting your body to all of this forced muscle break down. Stop worrying about looking big for a little while and do slow, focused sets with absolute form and full extension. You dont need to do 30 reps of them, 10/8/8/6 or 12/10/8/8 is just about perfect for peaks.

Edit: Also, I forgot to mention, squats are the single most important exercise one can do for overall growth and develoment. Your body releases a lot of hormons (Like HGH) when you work quads. The meat and potatoes of weight lifting, really.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

I think this race happend last year. Kevin Levrone(bodybuilder) racing Dwaine Chambers(sprinter). Although he lost, I think he proves lots of muscle/bulk != slowness.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bigrace.htm

Theres a video of the race on that site.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: NinjaGnome
I dont do legs cause I need to be able to run. If I bulked my legs up then I wouldnt be able to run.

Like I said before- "bulk" comes from diet. Not doing legs is simply being a p****.