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Topic	I've been bulking/lifting for 4 months, and I still feel scrawny (pics inside)
Pow Pow Punishment 10/26/17 9:13:38 PM #34:	Vermander posted... It takes me about and hour. Should I also do bigger sets than 5 on my main lifts now that my body is more acclimated to fitness? I would stick to the 5-rep plan for the sake of following the program and just add some higher-rep secondary exercises. Don't go much over an hour. You should be deloading every few weeks to give your body a break, too. By the way, high-rep work after the heavy compounds can actually feel pretty good and restorative. Capn Circus posted... What I'm trying to convey is try first gaining muscle outright without intentionally "bulking" and buying huge jugs of supplement. Get a legitimate, noticeable six pack first, etc. Prove to yourself you are capable of obtaining noticeable muscle FIRST without trying to add weight and muscle at the same time. Working out and gaining muscle will add weight on its own, and it will also give you a very fit look without trying to turn into Hulk. And I know it's a person's own fault if they get fat or do something wrong, but from my personal observations of people, mostly acquaintances I've known over the years, it just didn't work out too well in their favor. They're younger, they get all gung-ho about "getting really big and bulking up", they buy all these jugs of protein crap, and it sort of seems to work for awhile but then somewhere something happens and all of a sudden 5 years later--- their face is fat, and they just look bigger without the sexy muscle tone (and also don't noticeably have a six pack anymore because their belly is too big) There's a lot to unpack here that doesn't make any sense, with all due respect. Gaining muscle through muscle protein synthesis in a concerted effort is bulking. Muscle mass is by definition bulk. Yes, in the past few years there have been some trendy articles decrying the dichotomy of "bulking" and "cutting" and saying that bulking is an outdated concept, but their message always just ends up being don't be a sloppy fatass when trying to bulk. You're sending him completely mixed messages. He cannot gain much or any muscle if he's cutting and eating a deficit of calories. That's not how the law of thermodynamics works. He needs to prove to himself that he can gain muscle mass by getting a six-pack and losing weight? What? --- "I knew that I would get a chance to see the world and beat up its people." -Josh Barnett on martial arts Training: http://Machinhate.blogspot.com <cite>Pow Pow Punishment posted [p:889217799] in I've been ... [t:75923212]...</cite> <quote><cite>Vermander posted...</cite> <quote> It takes me about and hour. Should I also do bigger sets than 5 on my main lifts now that my body is more acclimated to fitness?</quote> I would stick to the 5-rep plan for the sake of following the program and just add some higher-rep secondary exercises. Don't go much over an hour. You should be deloading every few weeks to give your body a break, too. By the way, high-rep work after the heavy compounds can actually feel pretty good and restorative. <cite>Capn Circus posted...</cite> <quote>What I'm trying to convey is try first gaining muscle outright without intentionally "bulking" and buying huge jugs of supplement. Get a legitimate, noticeable six pack first, etc. Prove to yourself you are capable of obtaining noticeable muscle FIRST without trying to add weight and muscle at the same time. Working out and gaining muscle will add weight on its own, and it will also give you a very fit look without trying to turn into Hulk. And I know it's a person's own fault if they get fat or do something wrong, but from my personal observations of people, mostly acquaintances I've known over the years, it just didn't work out too well in their favor. They're younger, they get all gung-ho about "getting really big and bulking up", they buy all these jugs of protein crap, and it sort of seems to work for awhile but then somewhere something happens and all of a sudden 5 years later--- their face is fat, and they just look bigger without the sexy muscle tone (and also don't noticeably have a six pack anymore because their belly is too big)</quote> There's a lot to unpack here that doesn't make any sense, with all due respect. Gaining muscle through muscle protein synthesis in a concerted effort is bulking. Muscle mass is by definition bulk. Yes, in the past few years there have been some trendy articles decrying the dichotomy of "bulking" and "cutting" and saying that bulking is an outdated concept, but their message always just ends up being don't be a sloppy fatass when trying to bulk. You're sending him completely mixed messages. He cannot gain much or any muscle if he's cutting and eating a deficit of calories. That's not how the law of thermodynamics works. He needs to prove to himself that he can gain muscle mass by getting a six-pack and losing weight? What? --- "I knew that I would get a chance to see the world and beat up its people." -Josh Barnett on martial arts Training: http://Machinhate.blogspot.com</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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