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2003/07/18, 07:33 PM
1- How much muscle can someone build with this program in 8 weeks? I already workout, and have been for over a year, but I wanna bulk up about 10 lbs.
2- How noticable is a pound of muscle. For example, to add an inch to your biceps or chest, how many pounds would that be equivalent to?
3- How can I bulk up my chest? I'm 190 lbs., can bench press about 185 lbs. 6 times, I do pushups etc. but can't bulk up much. Is working the chest once a week enough? I know i wont build muscle if I overtrain.
4-If I eat a lot of protein, and just eat carbs- mostly fruit and oatmeal, early in my day, maybe some whole wheat bread mid day, can I bulk up and burn 2 inches of fat around my waist simultaneously? This can't be impossible to accomplish.
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2003/07/18, 08:13 PM
Umm, here goes my shot at it..
#1 Some of it is genetically determined, how fast you bulk up. And you read a lot of statements in magazines that people added 20 lbs of muscle while doing a 12 week challenge. In school my instructor said you are lucky to put on 2 lbs of quality muscle in a year. According to body composition testing with calipers, I put on 9 - 10 lbs of muscle in seven months. Everything you read will give you a different answer on that. Just keep pushing the weights, low reps, lots of recovery and good fuel for it to build with and growth will happen. There are many supplements that will help prevent catabolism and promote the anabolic environment.
#2 I know I have read a statistic for that, let me look it up and get back to you..
#3 Prioritize your chest by starting your workout week with it when it you have the most energy to really hit it. Do your three or four sets of 6 reps , do something flat, something incline and something decline. You may want to hit it twice a week.
#4 If you are trying to bulk up you need more carbs, just be sure they are good carbs, not too refined. You may want to calculate your calories and carbs and split your carbs up so you get more at breakfast and after training, those are the really important times to get the carbs into your system.
Creatine and glutamine help with growth and recovery.
Good luck, I will try to find the stats on the first few questions, i know I have them around here somewhere....
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