Any way to boost progress at all ??

[RockstarParkingDude Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RockstarParkingDude]

by gaining lean muscle, i meant putting on weight. there are threads for hard gainers and skinny guys like me and you and ones for guys looking to cut their weight down. those supplements will help you body synthesize protein better - build more muscle with less work. keep at it man.

[wantitbigger Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wantitbigger]

I'll chime in again. As in PE, we need to get some of our terminology straight. Weight is simply a loose measurement that a scale conveys. Your muscle mass to fat ratio is an entirely different thing. Two people of the same height and weight can look entirely different in person.

I stopped using the term weight loss over a year ago. We should concentrate on fat loss and work to increase lean muscle mass. Increasing sets with weight is the time old adage of marathon workouts with slow gains. If you truly are seeking the scientific and fastest route to increasing lean muscle mass while decreasing fat levels then High Intensity Exercise is the simplest and safest route. Overuse injuries abound in the longterm application of these prescribed multi set workouts that you read about in Muscle magazines and from gym rats' mouths at your local health club. Don't buy into them. I'm not here selling something, simply showing others the light. You don't need all those protein shakes and crap they sell at GNC to gain muscle mass. If you were from the Sudan and wanted to be a body builder I would make the assumption that the availability of whole foods with proper nutrients may not be as available to you as the average American. But since you live here, these are simply burning holes in your pockets and many have empty calories full of sugar.

Now, back to the meat of it all. You do not need an arsenal of movements and angles to reach your fitness goals in the gym. Increasing the intensity on the same exercise by approximately 5 percent is more than enough to stimulate the next growth response if you've surpassed the previous sticking point where you failed last time. Gains of 30% in strength are the norm in the first 3 months. How many other routines can claim this, and prove it in every case study?. When I first started this routine I was as skeptical as I was with PE. However, like PE, I was seeking truth, not the get in line and follow the routines of the masses methodology. HIT simply makes sense no matter how you slice it. It can be conveyed like this....you can strike a stick of dynamite with a hammer on concrete 20 times, but only one properly placed of those 20 blows is necessary to cause an explosion. If it took twenty until it exploded, should I make it law that 20 strikes is the necessary amount of strikes to cause an explosion? So why do you increase the load in progressive sets with weight until you've done 3 sets of 10 with progressive resistance? Why 10? You leave a lot on the plate (so to speak) if you follow this routine or similar pyramid routines. If you did a light warmup set and went right to the maximum you could bench between 5 to 8 times and failed at 6 then you would start with that same weight next time and I guarantee that at least in the beginning months you would surpass 10 reps with the same weight on the very next schedule you worked that exercise. That's when the little light goes on in your head that you're onto something that makes sense and rewards you for your efforts. And when I speak of momentary muscular failure I'm not talking about saying to yourself enough is enough...but hand shaking, leg quivering and heart pounding gut busting will not allow for the completion of one more rep. Simply put...this is the essence of Momentary Muscular Failure and it's the proven way to add muscle mass and decrease fat in every disciple that finds this path. No secret exercises, no crazy diets or supplements. Just a whole bunch of soul searching to see if you have it in you to truly test yourself every time you reach for the weights instead of following someone's marathon routine and hoping for the best.

The necessary rest of at least 48 - 72 hours is mandatory to let your recuperative abilities kick in. This is really non-negotiable, as you will almost always have some level of muscle pain after every workout. Only those with recuperative, anabolic steroids could attack their muscles the same way the next day...and I don't care how genetically gifted you are. This leads me to aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is defined as the elevation of heart rate into a metabolic burning state for a minimum of 20 minutes. Notice that I did not mention the mindless movement of your legs in repetitive acts like running, cycling and climbing the road to no where on a stair master or eliptical contraption. These are aerobic exercises but by no means define the aerobic state. And for those of you that are still not on board, I have some horrible news for you that you can't refute from any reputable source. If aerobic exercises like running, cycling and stair climbing burn less calories than high intensity weight training while you're doing them....how many calories is that activity burning an hour after you've left the gym? The answer is ZERO!!!! High intensity Weight training with little to no rest between the prescribed workout will have you panting like a schoolgirl and almost ready to feel your heart leave your chest. And the beauty of it all is that it's the gift that keeps on giving. The entire time that you're away from the gym until you've recuperated your body is burning calories to aid itself in building muscle mass and eating fat stores to ward off the possible recurrence of a stress like the one it just experienced. And herein lies the rub. The more running, cycling and stair climbing you do, the more your body cannibalizes itself by eating muscle mass to allow you to get better at a sport specific activity. Do any of you want to look like a marathon runner? Do they seem like the picture of health to you? This is the result of improper exercise science...an ill balanced lifestyle where more running is now necessary to burn the same amount of calories because there is less muscle to consume and burn calories the way nature made you. Take a guess which method Olympic male gymnasts use. It shouldn't take long. And I don't know who among us wouldn't trade our physiques for the look of an Olympic gymnast save a few hardcore muscleheads who've been watching too many Mr. Olympia competitions to see who can ingest the most steroids in a year without dying.

Folks, to each his own. But again, if you've come this far in your PE endeavor and want to reach a true self fulfillment and eye opening experience in exercise science...do yourself a favor and google high intensity training. It's tough, it's effective and it works every time on everybody. Who among us wouldn't trade an hour or more in the gym 5 days a week for one 20 minute workout every 3-5 days? Even if they both yield the same results, wouldn't the obvious choice be the one that required less waste to achieve the same result? Give it a shot if you really want to stop listening to the supplement nonsense and start seeking truth not only in PE, but in all the things that strive to make you a better person. Muscle growth and strength increases are the result of your body's natural built-in instinct to heal and repair itself before something so traumatic happens again. When you look at it this way, you understand that a 110% effort is simply impossible for your physiology to handle every day, and gains will cease if you become your own worst obstacle in becoming the best "you" that you can be.

Sorry....couldn't say it in less words.

Ok, I gotta reply to this post by itself as it looks like my grammar class's lectures!

We got 5 paragraphs so I'll separate answers with a blank line just like u did.

I do know what ur talking about! I actually have one of those little body fat percentage readers that u hold with both hands and it supposedly gives u your body %.

As far a protein and shakes, I always argued with ppl about that. And even today, I still believe you do not 'need' any of them. However; I do believe they can just give you a push to accomplish goals in less time. What do you think??

What is a sticking point?? First of all, let me tell you that Im following routines because I have few to no knowledge of bodybuilding, and rather than staying home playing playstation until I read enough to know exactly what to do, Id rather start the gym doing whatever that gives me no gains at all, and learn along the way to my goals.
Now, you do make a lot of sense. As a matter of fact someone told me something similar but as I didnt pay much attention back then (cause gym was a project for SOME day) I never really got it nor followed it.
So, I do the first set with less weight to drive blood to the muscle to train, 12 reps. Then I add the weight and do the rest. Also, I thought muscular failure was when u try and do a rep and it just wont happen. Let me see if I got the point. Instead of doing 1 set of 12 and 3 more of 8-10 all nice a cute, Id be starting off with the weight I failed to do the 8 reps last workout? Than what do I do? how many sets of 8 or what?? Also, assuming I train lets say mondays and thursdays. How do I fit a full body workout in 2 days?? I'll be like 8 hours at the gym those days lol
I have been advised to take Creatine as a must, amino acids, whey protein and some Jacked juice or something. But I dont like taking supplements so I only bought the one that'll help me on my hardest task which is gaining weight! Ive been skinny all my life no matter how bad I ate. This shake at least made me 'look' healthier.

Uhm, I dont get it then, what would aerobic exercise be? Or how do I do aerobic exercising??

NOW, how will this apply to PE ??? or how do I use HIT method with PE??

Thank you bro!!!

[wantitbigger Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wantitbigger]

by gaining lean muscle, i meant putting on weight. there are threads for hard gainers and skinny guys like me and you and ones for guys looking to cut their weight down. those supplements will help you body synthesize protein better - build more muscle with less work. keep at it man.

Hey buddy thanks for the push! Thats exactly what I think supplements are for, just to get results faster and with less effort lol but u take all that in pills or what?