Beginner Q's

Yabahoobs wrote:
> Im kinda tall and lanky and have been dedicated at the gym to packing
> on some muscle mass. (In addition to losing my college beer gut)

If you are tall and lanky I would recommend that you do about 2 or 3
hour-long workouts per week. These workouts should primarily consist
of the major compound exercises:
deadlift, squat, bench and incline press, pullups and pulldowns, etc.
You should work hard and feel like the off days are recuperation days
where you can rest and grow.

Good Luck,
James
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Yabahoobs wrote:
> Im kinda tall and lanky and have been dedicated at the gym to packing
> on some muscle mass. (In addition to losing my college beer gut)

pack on as much muscle as you can.

> Seems like every book I read on the subject has differing opinions.
> One muscle group per WEEK ? I go to the gym, kill myself with dumbells
> and machines...but I feel like my body is just sitting idol for a
> couple days after the soreness goes away.

if you are an absolute beginner, go buy the bill phillips book body for
life. i know, i know, but he has some good advice for a beginner as
well as some good workouts. if your feeling ambitious, get a trainer
and tell him you want to squat, bench, and deadlift. ask him to show
you the proper form and stick to those.

> I do my routine...drink tons of protein / weight gainer powder and do
> SOME aerobic excersise (not so much that it counteracts muscle gain). I
> feel like I could do it every 5 days...7 days is annoying.

i'd drop the weight gain powder... that's just sugar. replace that with
another meal.

> I want to get bigger ASAP. Why wait an entire week ?

lift 3-4x a week.. what exactly are you waiting for?

-Matt
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Matt wrote:
> Yabahoobs wrote:
> > Im kinda tall and lanky and have been dedicated at the gym to packing
> > on some muscle mass. (In addition to losing my college beer gut)
>
> pack on as much muscle as you can.
>
> > Seems like every book I read on the subject has differing opinions.
> > One muscle group per WEEK ? I go to the gym, kill myself with dumbells
> > and machines...but I feel like my body is just sitting idol for a
> > couple days after the soreness goes away.
>
> if you are an absolute beginner, go buy the bill phillips book body for
> life. i know, i know, but he has some good advice for a beginner as
> well as some good workouts. if your feeling ambitious, get a trainer
> and tell him you want to squat, bench, and deadlift. ask him to show
> you the proper form and stick to those.

I DEFINATLY need help when it comes to dead lifts, and
squats...Benching, hell I just need a spotter / partner.
>
> > I do my routine...drink tons of protein / weight gainer powder and do
> > SOME aerobic excersise (not so much that it counteracts muscle gain). I
> > feel like I could do it every 5 days...7 days is annoying.
>
> i'd drop the weight gain powder... that's just sugar. replace that with
> another meal.

Mmm, I dunno...Many weight gain powders are formulated with carbs that
aren't digested into sugars. Tough call, but with the difficulty in
avoiding fat in a "regular meal", Im gonna stick with this stuff.

> > I want to get bigger ASAP. Why wait an entire week ?
>
> lift 3-4x a week.. what exactly are you waiting for?

Muscle soreness recovery. No good ?

> -Matt
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"Yabahoobs" <chendrikson DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:

> Matt wrote:
>> Yabahoobs wrote:
>> > Im kinda tall and lanky and have been dedicated at the gym to packing
>> > on some muscle mass. (In addition to losing my college beer gut)
>>
>> pack on as much muscle as you can.
>>
>> > Seems like every book I read on the subject has differing
>> > opinions. One muscle group per WEEK ? I go to the gym, kill
>> > myself with dumbells and machines...but I feel like my body is
>> > just sitting idol for a couple days after the soreness goes away.
>>
>> if you are an absolute beginner, go buy the bill phillips book body
>> for life. i know, i know, but he has some good advice for a
>> beginner as well as some good workouts. if your feeling ambitious,
>> get a trainer and tell him you want to squat, bench, and
>> deadlift. ask him to show you the proper form and stick to those.
>
> I DEFINATLY need help when it comes to dead lifts, and
> squats...Benching, hell I just need a spotter / partner.

You'd be surprised. Lots of guys *think* that they know how to bench
press until they hurt their shoulders. Compared to bench pressing
deadlifting is easy.

>> > I do my routine...drink tons of protein / weight gainer powder
>> > and do SOME aerobic excersise (not so much that it counteracts
>> > muscle gain). I feel like I could do it every 5 days...7 days is
>> > annoying.
>>
>> i'd drop the weight gain powder... that's just sugar. replace that
>> with another meal.
>
> Mmm, I dunno...Many weight gain powders are formulated with carbs
> that aren't digested into sugars. Tough call, but with the
> difficulty in avoiding fat in a "regular meal", Im gonna stick with
> this stuff.

Carbs that aren't digested into sugars don't exist, and fat isn't bad
for you (in moderation). If you really want a meal where you don't
have to cook just drink more protein. Heck, it's probably even
cheaper than the weight gain powder.

>> > I want to get bigger ASAP. Why wait an entire week ?
>>
>> lift 3-4x a week.. what exactly are you waiting for?
>
> Muscle soreness recovery. No good ?

Interestingly enough it might very well be that your long rest periods
are *causing* your soreness. Unless you are 100 you don't need 7
whole days of rest.

Jason
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