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Workout Thread IV (pg. 44)
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| Zoso |
| I've hopefully got a legitimate question: suppose you reach a size/definition combination that you feel is right for you. What is the best way to maintain that combination? Simply using the same workout template each time? Or do you still need to do occasional sessions of high intensity/low volume lifts? If I worded that poorly, bitch slap me and I'll start over. Thanks. |
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| Danila |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
I've hopefully got a legitimate question: suppose you reach a size/definition combination that you feel is right for you. What is the best way to maintain that combination? Simply using the same workout template each time? Or do you still need to do occasional sessions of high intensity/low volume lifts? If I worded that poorly, bitch slap me and I'll start over. Thanks. |
Hm
It all depends on your diet. Caloric surplus = you grow, caloric deficit = you loose weight.
I never follow a same program for more then few months. Your body gets used to the exercises, sets and reps, you want to keep things changing.
http://www.leehayward.com/workout_programs/index.htm
I like this one. I'm actually going to do it starting Monday. 12 weeks. Your stuff changes around every 3 weeks.
If you don't eat over your calorie intake, you won't get any bigger if that's your goal. But by keeping your routine changing you will break through plateaus and such.
Cheers |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
I've hopefully got a legitimate question: suppose you reach a size/definition combination that you feel is right for you. What is the best way to maintain that combination? Simply using the same workout template each time? Or do you still need to do occasional sessions of high intensity/low volume lifts? If I worded that poorly, bitch slap me and I'll start over. Thanks. |
post a pic and ill tell you if youre perfect and need to worry about that :p |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
post a pic and ill tell you if youre perfect and need to worry about that :p |
Oh, I'm not ripped by any means. It was just a question which I was genuinely curious about. You've easily got me beat by 20-25lbs. |
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| Vitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
thats a lot of machine @@ I think i use 1 maybe 2 per workout.
Whats your goal? That routine is going to lean and define |
My goal is to gain muscle mass overall, or bulk up, as they say. I try to eat a lot, take creatine before my workouts and drink protein shakes.
Hmm, maybe you are saying that i shouldnt use machines so much? |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
Oh, I'm not ripped by any means. It was just a question which I was genuinely curious about. You've easily got me beat by 20-25lbs. |
lol I wasnt comparing you to me :p
maintenance overall would be more of a week to week thing than a day to day thing. You notice youre getting a bit soft so you do a harder workout etc. A steady diet and hardworks tend to maintain though, look at everyone in the gym who has been there for years and made no gains. Hella maintaining hehe |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vitz
My goal is to gain muscle mass overall, or bulk up, as they say. I try to eat a lot, take creatine before my workouts and drink protein shakes.
Hmm, maybe you are saying that i shouldnt use machines so much? |
Machines are used for definition really. They cut out all the stabilizer muscles and tend to over isolate. Id stick with freeweights :\ |
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| nrjizer |
| quote: | Originally posted by OrZonE
You can't gain 6 lbs of muscle tissue in 1.5 weeks, your body just doesn't grow that fast. You can gain fat, water and residuals in your intestines along with some muscle (nowhere close to 6lbs). Also don't expect those gains to be cyclical. |
Well I don't have much other explanation. I had been hovering around 162-163 for a long time, and when I weighed in yesterday I was just over 168.5. I have been running and eating well as always, so I don't see how it could have really been a gain in body fat. And I hadn't eaten any large meals prior to getting on the scale. Having done nothing different the last few weeks except for busting my ass on the weights, I don't see where else the lbs could have come from.
I'll just see what I weigh on Monday. |
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| Clinkz913 |
| quote: | Originally posted by nrjizer
Well I don't have much other explanation. I had been hovering around 162-163 for a long time, and when I weighed in yesterday I was just over 168.5. I have been running and eating well as always, so I don't see how it could have really been a gain in body fat. And I hadn't eaten any large meals prior to getting on the scale. Having done nothing different the last few weeks except for busting my ass on the weights, I don't see where else the lbs could have come from.
I'll just see what I weigh on Monday. |
beginner gains |
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| Nrg2Nfinit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clinkz913
beginner gains |
i miss those lol |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
Machines are used for definition really. They cut out all the stabilizer muscles and tend to over isolate. Id stick with freeweights :\ |
i agree. machines are great to throw in for some variation once in a while, but i use free weights where ever possible. they are great for problem areas though. for example inner pec...i think doing those on cables is a lot more beneficial than doing them with free weights. because exactly what orbax said...really focuses in on the target area. |
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| Danila |
Machines should be used moderately.
No machine will beat a barbell or db bench press. But also, machines are not that evil as some people think they are. |
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