Gaining more Muscle and losing a little fat

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I copied this Straight from Stevers training, as I am going to do mostly the same but with few minor changes. Copyright Stevers lol I hope I don’t get in trouble for plagiarizing!

IMPORTANT:
Basically, every workout will have multiple exercises per body part, each Exercise will be put into one of three categories. Each body part has one [H] exercise and the rest of the exercises will be [M] and [L] variations.

Category || Description [ Sets x Reps]
H [Heavy] || 5 x 5 The target goal of this type of exercise will be strength building.
M [Medium] || 3 x 8-10 The target goal of this type of exercise will be for mass building.
L [Light] || 3 x 12-15 The target goal of this type of exercise will be for mass and definition.

WG = Wide-grip
CG = Close-girp
UH = Under Hand (Overhand is the norm so I wont add any acronyms for it)
DB = Dumbell
BB = Barbell
BtB = Behind-the-Back
BtN = Behind-the-Neck
Monday: Chest
Tuesday: Biceps/Triceps
Wednesday: Back
Thursday: Rest Day
Friday: Shoulders/Traps
Saturday: Legs
Sunday: Rest Day
Abs and Forearms are done with Bi’s and Tris’ and shoulders/traps

Chest Day
[H] BB Bench Press
[M] BB Incline Press
[M] BB Decline Press
[M] DB Flyes (Flat Bench)
[L] Cable Crossovers. Focus: Lower-Inner Chest. (Put cables on ground)
[L] Cable Crossovers. Focus: Upper-Inner Chest. (Put cables at shoulder height)

Biceps/Triceps Day
[H] Skullcrushers
[M] Standing Overhead Extensions
[L] Cable Kickbacks (alternating, 1underhand kickback with 1overhand kickback, 1 of each counts as 1 rep, so you end up doing 20reps for one set)
[H] Standing BB Curls
[M] Preacher Curls (Seated)
[L] Incline DB Hammers w/ Twist

Back Day
[H] Deadlift
[M] Lat Pulldowns (Just outside Shoulder width, slightly angled on pulldown)
[M] CG Lat Pulldowns (with Triangle bar /\ or two handles, heavy lean backwards to focus on lower lats)
[L] Seated Cable Rows
[L] Bent-over DB Rows
[M] Low-Lat Cable Rows (one-handed)

Abs/Forearms
Jamcore Training Abs Beginner Circuit - watch the videos :)
[L] BB Wrist Curls
[L] Reverse BB Curls
[L] Standing BB Wrist Curls
[L] Reverse Preacher Curls
[L] Reverse BB Wrist Curls

Shoulders/Traps Day
[H] Seated Barbell Press
[L] Standing Db Shrugs
[M] WG Upright Rows
[M] Rear Deltoid Machine (its the Pec-deck machine, only reversed)
[M] Side Deltoid Laterals

Leg Day
[H] Squat
[M] Seated Calf Raises (for Soleus)
[M] Leg Press, (Toes In, Close Stance -> Targets outer sweep and upper quads)
[L] Leg Extensions
[L] Leg Curls
[L] Standing Calf Raises (alternate toes in/toes out for both heads of Gastrocnemius)

Body Fat is around 10-12% I would say, I weigh about 170 at 5’11. I need to get my strength up and calories up, because I have been lifting steadily for about a year now, and have always done supersets with not enough calories for bulking.

awesome!

will_i_am's picture

I wondered where you went buddy! you fell off for a few weeks...

hope your diet has still been good.. dont fall off already :)

just come back strong & motivated !! wooooo!
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Hey Will...

Ravinous's picture

I've been wondering if you're in on this action too bro. What's up??

Hey Guys,

Wajid's picture

Hey Guys,

Internet has been down for a while where I'm staying so its been hard to get online here lately and I've been sick, But no excuses so I will be back soon!

Wajid

Umm

Stevers's picture

So where'd you go bro?? LOL you went missing in action again!!!

Welcome back!

Stevers's picture

good to hear bro!

2-13-08 Back Day

Wajid's picture

Back day-
Starting with Jamcore warmup, and 10 minutes on elliptical, I was really sleepy didn't sleep good last night cuz my stomach was kinda upset, maybe because of the sudden increase in caloies.. The sleep deprivation affected my workout today after deadlifts.

Deadlift-a few warmup sets then 5x5-225, 225, 245, 245, 245

[H]Lat pulldowns-3 setsx10,10,8 6,6,7, on the plate scale thing

[M]Triangle bar targeting lower lats-6,6,7 on plate scale 10,10,8 really feeling like crap by now, as i didn't have ample sleep and my body is starting to give out.

[L]Cable Rows--1x15 190 pounds and I'm wiped out.

So i run a few laps and leave, I wish I could have done more, but when I am sleep deprived it is more counter-productive I believe. Also I am feeling really sick, which sucks since tomorrow is valentines day and I had plans, but I am being positive because I am saving hella money lol "rest day"

Bi's and Tri's-Really cold

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Bi's and Tri's-Really cold outside I'm starting to feel sick, getting a runny nose and a little cough noticed after working out. Anyways I made some changes to the bi's.

Warmup-10 minutes on elliptical and jamcore warmup x2

Tri's-
[H]Skull Crushers-75 pounds 5x5 strict form to forehead
[M]Standing overhead extension-40 pound dumbbells with elbows in all the way through 3x10,9,8
[L]cables overhand and underhand kickback supersets-20 pounds 3 x 10/10

Bi's-
[H]Seated Ez bar curl-85 pounds 5x5
[M]Standing barbell Preacher curls-65 pounds 3 x 10,9,8
[L]standing hammer curls-20, 25, 25 3x15

Finished off with a few sprints as I didn't have time to do low intensity cardio,.

Overall a good workout I really focused on the bi's and didn't squeeze my forearms on the curls. Great pump my face was turning red as a cherry on the heavy movements lol..Kinda feeling sick but lets hope its nothing.

Looks good

Stevers's picture

Hey you forgot to close one of your bold tags lol. I hope you can still go back and edit it ^ ^ Once you open a bold tag with the *b* you have to close it with */b*
Replacing the asterisks with < and >

Workout wise, looks good. I dont do cardio following my workouts. If i have time later that day I will make a second trip to the gym, or perhaps wake up in the morning and do 1/2 hour of cardio on an elliptical if you have one. Or go walking if its not too cold out. Exercise before you eat in the morning is a good idea, but for the most part I have difficulty doing it (its a mental thing, im so programmed to eat a.s.a.p. upon waking).

Lol naw I made it all bold

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Lol naw I made it all bold on purpose. Defintely too cold for morning cardio outside..I could start using my treadmill though, its just sitting there collecting dust. I'm the same way, I get up and head for the kitchen.

LOL

Stevers's picture

well the bold is cascading down, its pretty annoying to read >_< especially if someone wants to follow your blog.

Do you plan on performing

Stevers's picture

Do you plan on performing the same exercises that you copy/pasted from my workout?

I do some variations of things so if you've never heard of something and I didnt describe how to execute it then lemme know so i can elaborate for you

Yea I plan on doing the same

Wajid's picture

Yea I plan on doing the same ones..Everything I can understand pretty much butI'm not sure about the "twist" in the incline hammer curl though, like inward or outward as you come up?

Outward.

Stevers's picture

Its a normal dumbell hammer curl and as I'm nearing the top 25% of my range of motion i start rotating my hand so my palm faces upwards (towards me) and you get a full contraction on your biceps heads

Today was my first day on

Wajid's picture

Today was my first day on HML and I hit Chest. My chest is my lagging body part, and I need to get my strength up as I always have done supersets and fat loss training, thought abuot doing 5x5 before altogether but threw it out. I had a crazy pump today surprisingly, even though I wasn't doing supersets, energy was kinda low because I slept only 6 hours and am used to around 8-9. Well here's the workout, gotta start somewhere.
[H]-BB Bench Press-165 Ib's 5x5
[M]-BB Incline press-135 Ib's 3x10,9,8
[M]-BB Decline Press(easy)-135 x 3x10
[M]-Dumbell Flies(easy)-25,30,30-10,10,10
[L]-high cable flies-6 on the plate scale thingy, I don't know the exact poundage. 3x15
[L]-Low Cable Flies-4 on plates scale 3x15

Well This is where I start, and I am glad I am doing this so I can really get my strength up with this training, proper nutrition and rest!
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Good for you bro!good luck

Ravinous's picture

Good for you bro!
good luck with it. You guys are making me want to switch.. lol kidding!

damn

will_i_am's picture

everyone and they mothers is doing HML abbreviations and shit.

my philosophy remains the same. My bro likes heavy heavy heavy. I dont agree with that entirely.
I've switched mine upa bit, but my philosophy is this:
in order to grow, you need to add new stimuli..
to add new stimuli you need new forces against your muscles...
too add new forces you can increase weight in free weight exercises,,,, add weight in machien exercises, or increase the resistance in the bands if you use them....

jamo has always taught me to do a heavy weight, then a medium weight, then a lightewight for each exercise. this makes sense to me, and this is what i do.
i dont say im doing heavy , medium light... and its not for one exercise each. rather its for all of the exercises. but lately i've switched up trying heavy as possible for most exercises and keeping the ranger lower than normal. then on the last exercise, i pick the most isolated exercises i can think of then go for high reps. I like to do 15. I usually only get 12 b/c im being stubborn and i try to push higher weight than i can handle for 15.. :D then again.. the last exercise is ONLY less than 30-60s rest... so i bet i could do 15 if i rested. but thats not the point for me, for the last exercise.

but i always think you shoudl start with not just heavy movement, but the most compound movement possible. this way your muscles get warmed up as well.. and you can't possibly push the most weight possible at the end of a workout as you could in the beginning... just my opinoin. unless there were (not just hypothetically) but a REAL way to use ONLY your fast twitch fibers when you needed them....and ONLY your slow twitch when you needed them. this isnt possible esp. since yeach person has a completely diff. set of each. meaning more of one than the other, or equal of both, etc. etc.

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Priming your body before a workout [Warmup]: http://www.myfittribe.com/forums/best-ways-prevent-treat-post-work-out-s...

You said "jamo has always

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You said "jamo has always taught me to do a heavy weight, then a medium weight, then a lightewight for each exercise. this makes sense to me, and this is what i do." Do you do any warmup sets before you start with the heaviest weight possible?

naw

bchenk's picture

ur # 3 doing HML rav is ona different thing also warm up COMPLETLEY before heavy sets..

Bobby
- if you let your fears keep you from flying, you will never reach your high-

thus..

Stevers's picture

You'll see all my heavy exercises are generally the most compound movements one can perform for each muscle group.

Deadlift, Squat, Barbell bench Press, Military Press, Skullcrushers, Barbell Curls.

HEY

bchenk's picture

IM HML #2!!!

Bobby
- if you let your fears keep you from flying, you will never reach your high-

Haha funny...I guess that

Wajid's picture

Haha funny...I guess that would make me #4?