Silverwex's Bulking Thread

[silverwex]

Hey lifeforce:

Thanks a million for the reply! Am in a rush at the moment but will look at it in huge detail when i get the chance!

Btw Im gonna purchase the power rack within the next few days so hopefully then ill be able to get bigger as ive stayed the same size for the past three months!

My next post is gonna consist of images of myself as i am now (22 feb 05) and my vital stats. Hopefully these will change over the next few months as im getting the rack and eating more...

Later

 

[silverwex]

STATS & INFO.

Date: 22 February 2005

Current Weight: 168lbs

Goal: Bulk then to cut to about 185/190lbs

Months in Training: 6 months

Programme: Skinnyguy - changing to the above posted by Lifeforce (thanks man!)

Supplements: Whey Protein

Problems to Date: Not lifting enough. Need to start intaking more food. Investing in a Power Rack soon - need to move onto the next level - I haven't got any bigger in three months.


MEASUREMENTS

Bicep - Right - Flexed: 13.5 inches

Bicep - Left - Flexed: 13.5 inches

Chest: 36 inches

Neck: 14.5 inches

Thigh - Flexed - Right: 21.5 inches

Thigh - Flexed - Left: 21.5 inches

Waist: 34 inches

Calf - Right - Flexed: 15.5 inches

Calf - Left - Flexed: 15.5 inches


IMAGES - 3 months lifting

Pose: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/threehalfmonths.jpg


CURRENT IMAGES - 6 months lifting

Back: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/back.jpg

Tshirt: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/tshirt.jpg

Legs: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/legs.jpg

Side: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/side.jpg

Flex: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/flex.jpg

Top Off: http://homepage.eircom.net/~youngwexford/topoff.jpg



Feel free to comment on any of the above...

 

[Lifeforce]

No problem silverwex, but as I said many times, the layout above isn't anywhere near perfect, if it doesn't work with you then skip it or change it around until you find something that fit you. Afterall I am stilla newbie and I have only got a fair understanding how my body responds. To be honest, when I'm in the gym I have a basic program I am suppossed to follow, but I try to listen to my body, what it want to be trained and what exercises would feel good. Try to listen to your own body. If it feels bad and you are all weak, change it around.

Anywys, it can be fun to try some new exercises though.

You look a ton better in the afterpics now. 6 months, you looked scary on the first pic and now you have gained enough to look good.

You talked about cutting. Well it's up to you, if you want to do that. If you bulk a little more then you will be able to do a cut in april to get fit to the beach or you can just bulk up alot and cut down later if you can manage that. It's really your call and how much fat you can stand on your body. Personally I think you should cut up in the beginning of april so you look good to the beach season, it will get you eyed more and give you more motivation =)

 

[gav]

nice gains dude. keep it up

 

[silverwex]

Posting images of your body on the net feels kinda weird!

Anyway, thanks a lot for the hug help you've given me over the past while Lifeforce.

Cheers for the reply too gav.

What programme are you on gav?

What do people think of lifeforces new workout for me?

thanks.

 

[Lifeforce]

No, prob =)

yeah it's a strange feeling posting images like that.

I was thinking a little on the back day, you might want to try to do the rows before the deadlifts to be more fresh when working the lats.

Gav's on the MAX-OT program as you can see when you read his big fat journals title "Gav's MAX-OT journal"

 

[silverwex]

***UPDATE***

Got my Power Rack today. Day off tomorrow so I'll set it up then - gonna take some time to set this mother up tho...

Now ill be able to do proper hardcore squats on friday!

 

[silverwex]

***UPDATE***

Power rack installed!

Perfomed squats today - and squatted an extra 18kg with the help of the rack!

Squat up to 66kg now, not much but getting there!

 

[silverwex]

Hey lifeforce, your workout routine u gave me above is cool and all but you have deadlifts and stiff legged deadlifts on two different days. is that right/ok?

also, is this a power clean?: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/Clean.html

Also, can u give me a link for a sample of a t bar excercise?

thanks

 

[Lifeforce]

Hey mate... yeah, it's ok... most people condiser sldl a hamstring exercise. It's great if you want to boost the power in the ordinary deadlifts. SLDL is less taxing than deads so you should be ok if you keep some distance between back and legday.

Yep, that's the power clean.

scroll down a bit and you'll see a video off someone performing a T-bar row.

http://members.shaw.ca/bodybuilding/Exercises/Back.html

 

[Double]

hey silverwex. congratz for your gains. if you hit a plateau or get bored check out the routine in my journals it is very good for hometraining. nobody in this forum seems to like it.....but watch my gains, they aren't the baddest. also this is not some sh1t that i made up, it is covered for expample on bodybuilding.com as a very good routine for beginners. and with beginners i mean everybody who doesn't squat150kg,bench100kg etc.

cheers

 

[silverwex]

Thanks double.

Thanks lifeforce - so its ok to do sldl one day and normal deads another then?

Cheers.

 

[silverwex]

UPDATE

Hey all, if you havent heard from me in a while its because ive been over on the bodybuilding.com forums - great place.

Anyway ive been working out 7 months now and have most certainly hit a plateau so its TIME TO CHANGE!

Im gonna take this coming week off and the start on MAX-OT!

Whats anyones experience like with this?

Can you do 3 day splits on this prog?

 

[Lifeforce]

Hey welcome back. It's great to have you back here. I was starting to wonder were you've gone.

When I did Max-Ot I kept my routine but I changed the rep range and my diet. It worked too.

 

[silverwex]

hey lifeforce,

good to talk to ya again! bt you guys thought id given up working out?! pah! never!

So itll be ok if i keep my 3 day split but just implement the basics of max-ot? if so thats cool!

thanks.

its 15mins before i should be working out and since ive taken the week off i feel really lazy and horrible! hurry up next monday!

 

[Double]

i agree good to see you back silverwex. how was the workout? yeh bb.com is a good place but the worlds best journals are posted only here

 

[Lifeforce]

I think it should be OK. I did grow from it.

No prob dude. Get online more often.

 

[silverwex]

hey double, hey life.

check out my post on bb.com - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=449975

i really dont wanna do a 5 day split as that means way more protein intake after workouts which means more money, somthing im not full of at the moment.

so basically i want a 3 (maybe 4) day split that will get me gaining again! im getting frustrated here!

these were my muscle/day workouts for the past 7 months:

- shoulders/chest/tris

- bicep/back

- legs

i wanna mix these up? know what i mean? something like: Monday Chest/biceps - Wednesday Legs/shoulders - Friday Back/triceps

any routines at hand? bear in mind that i work out at home so i mainly use free weights altho i have a lat bar, cable, dip bar, chin up bar etc on my power rack.

thanks.

 

[Lifeforce]

Build one yourself, you're competent enough to know how your body respond better than any off us. Just include the big compound lifts and you'll be fine. And EAT MORE!

 

[Double]

thats was the most common and certainly one of the best splits.

but why dont you give my workout program a shot

day1 benchpress(better: dips), squats, bentoverrows
day2 deadlifts, chin ups, military press


if you want to grow faster, you have to buy more protein