btw not nocking koyla and rdj etc. ur advice was good but if u look at his routine its ****ing garbage he wil never get far with that. he needs to get a real routine. and we cnat help him with that
Geesh, a bit harsh. I apperciate the advice, and will check out the site, but my workouts can't be that much garbage. Anyways, I avatared a pic I took about a month ago. I'm 5'6, and around 163. I'm not looking to be 220 pds of muscle for bodybuilding....I can bodybuild at practically any weight. I could bodybuild at 163 really, but would rather gain a little more size (as long as it's functional muscle). I'm sure I could quit boxing, and doing martial arts altogether, lift 5-6 times a week, and grow like hell, but that isn't what I want. I'd be just another big, stiff guy with absolutely no skill, that would be torn apart by anybody with a little skill. As for roids...nobody reacts well to steroids (MENTALLY). of course my body would react to steroids, but I'm talking about your mind. Plus, it's cheating, and has harmful effects on you. Honestly though, I see myself doing more of the fitness modeling. Bodybuilding is usually a cheating sport anyways...Where a lot of guys took steroids for years to acheive size, quit once they got big enough, and all they have to do from there is rip up. It'd be an uphill battle for anyone not taking them, but I don't rule it out. Something I could maybe do in a few years. At least with the modeling I can still focus on martial arts, boxing, and as long as I diet/ stay ripped it doesn't matter what size I am.
When you become a jack of all trades, you will also become a master of none. If that is your intention then you are doing a good job.
bull****. as long as u dont sacrifice your endurance training and skill training weight lifting will only make u stronger and mayby make u ove up a weight class if u eat alot.
sorry i just want u to be ur best. and that workout is absolute ****. start here. http://www.t-nation.com/archives.do?y=2008&s=bodybuilding
This thread is about gaining MUSCLE MASS. Which adds weight, and wastes energy faster. The tiresome phrase "when done correctly" doesn't apply here.
LOL, think I started a war here. Ralphc: " When you become a jack of all trades, you will also become a master of none. If that is your intention then you are doing a good job." I agree with that statement, but what percentage of people ever become a MASTER at anything? My martial arts trainer is a 5th degree black belt, and has been training for 35 years....He is a legitimate badass, and would rip a lot of people apart, but he's no master. I'm 22, just started martial arts, I'm not asian so that pretty much rules out my chances of being a master LOL As for being a master of boxing (not sure what you would consider) I'd say that is at least a pro whom is a main event draw, and making a lot of $. If I pursued it I think I could do pretty well in boxing, but don't want to take a chance of getting serious hurt/ messing up my face. So, rules that one out. And as for bodybuilding...Most of the guys who win are on/ have been on so much **** to get to look that way. I mean whenever you have guys at your local gym (whom don't even compete) pumping the juice...what do you think guys are willing to do when there competing, and making lots of $ off there bodies? So, to master something takes many, many years, and most will never acheive it. So, think I'll stick with doing all 3 (with common sense). Maybe I'll use more of the boxing/ martial arts as cardio/ toning, and get more of my size from lifting. I'll figure something out, but doubt many people could help me. I mean you don't see Mr. USA doing splits...You don't see a 300 pd muscled up boxer. Meaning if I talk to somebody who boxes doubt they'd be able to help me with any bodybuilding. And I damn sure know if I talk to somebody who bodybuilds they wouldn't be able to tell me about my martial arts/ boxing. There so stiff they don't even know what the word *stretching* means.