How am I going?

[sandman27]

Hey all, My first post.

I am 17 and have just started to to do weights for nearly a month now, purely to bulk up and get bigger as I am a skinny guy. I have a set of dumbbells and a bench which lets me do flat, incline and decline bench press and has a leg thingy on the end for leg raises and leg extensions. I train Monday, Wednesday and Friday. To really try to maximise any gains, I am taking creatine in the morning and before the work out, and protein shake after or before sleep on off days, as well as eating as much tuna as I can, cos I love it and it's full of protein.

My current work out is:

Flat Bench Press 4x8reps
Incline Bench Press 4x8reps
Bicep Barbell curls 4x8reps
sitting Bicep dumbbell curls 4 sets-8,7,7,6
as well as mixing in some body weight exercises
4x30 push ups
3x20 chin ups
3x5 one arm chin ups
and 4 sets of abs

Having read an article on this site, I m really gonna get suck into my chin ups, and start doing dips.

I haven't bothered to start using the leg developer because I do Athletics, but That's just ended.

Tell me how do you I am going, and if there is anything I should change, please feel free to let me know, as I want to bulk up as quickly as possible.
Cheeers.

[LiftGirl]

Your goal is to gain mass, yet you aren't working the biggest muscle group (Legs). How can you expect to get big this way? You should add in some squats to that routine, maybe some DLs and rows too.

I'm not sure what you meant by "doing athletics," but don't make the mistake of thinking that running and playing sports is a substitute for weight training legs.

Also, for bulking you'll want to make sure you're consuming more calories than you burn through normal daily activities and exercise.

[minime]

I agree with liftgirl, stick to compound lifts like Squat, Deadlift, Bench, Rows, Pullups.

At 17 years old you can probably get good results even from a poorly designed program : your testosterone levels are high meaning good growth prospects. This is of course ensuring that you eat a lot of food! Without extra calories you cannot expect to gain any reasonable weight at all. Start chugging milk, lots of milk lol!

[.V.]

Oh hell yeah.

Squat
Dead
Bench
Row.

5 ramped sets of 5. Search for he 5x5 threads or the HSST threads or the HST threads for more info.

It will give you some great results.

[Gooseneck]

What everyone else said.

[westside24]

Originally Posted by .V.

Oh hell yeah.

Squat
Dead
Bench
Row.

5 ramped sets of 5. Search for he 5x5 threads or the HSST threads or the HST threads for more info.

It will give you some great results.

how come out of all the various ways to workout, no one ever mentions try utilizing a split routine? especially when his goal is to get bigger and bulkier? I just dont get it, if every workout gives different results to different people, why exclude a long proven effective style of body building (refering to a split routine)...

This isnt really directed at you V, im just trying to gain some knowledge, I feel I spent a whole year working out and discussing fitness here and Im still so confused. please some one help me!

[sandman27]

Thanks, I did some searches(mostly on this site,) and I think I'll change to a 5x5 ramped workout (hope i said it right),

Also should i stick to a full body workout, or use different days to focus on certain areas?

If there's something wrong with what I said then please let me know, you guys seem to know a hell of alot more about this than me.

[LiftGirl]

Originally Posted by westside24

how come out of all the various ways to workout, no one ever mentions try utilizing a split routine? especially when his goal is to get bigger and bulkier? I just dont get it, if every workout gives different results to different people, why exclude a long proven effective style of body building (refering to a split routine)...

Originally Posted by sandman27

Also should i stick to a full body workout, or use different days to focus on certain areas?

The truth is they both work, as long as you're getting all the major muscle groups and pairing it with good nutrition. But full body 3x per week allows you to hit the big mass building exercises more often.

We all just tend to advise what we prefer and what has worked well for us.

[westside24]

Originally Posted by LiftGirl

The truth is they both work, as long as you're getting all the major muscle groups and pairing it with good nutrition. But full body 3x per week allows you to hit the big mass building exercises more often.

We all just tend to advise what we prefer and what has worked well for us.

YESS!!! I love to hear things like that... It reminds me im not crazy...

Thank you LG!

[sandman27]

cheers, i think i'll try the full body workout three times a week, and i let u know how it goes.

Cheers.

[westside24]

cool homie, give her hell!