FIRST CYCLE LOG - Looking to gain 10lbs

[dd0316]

this is funny y?

[Reed]

this is funny y?

I think he is laughing because you didn't really do much for your chest. 2 exercises?? I'm on a similar cycle right now and I'm doing everything twice a week and four exercises for chest each time. You should probably step it up. And then your doing sprints, are you talking about short burst sprints or running real fast on a treadmill. Is this for something or are you doing cardio?? Real cardio would require higher heart rate; if you trying to burn fat you to need to keep it at a certain rate. And 120 situps in a row, why do this, your not in the military. There are better ways to do your abs. 3 exercises 3 sets maybe?? Just some tips.

[dd0316]

I think he is laughing because you didn't really do much for your chest. 2 exercises?? I'm on a similar cycle right now and I'm doing everything twice a week and four exercises for chest each time. You should probably step it up. And then your doing sprints, are you talking about short burst sprints or running real fast on a treadmill. Is this for something or are you doing cardio?? Real cardio would require higher heart rate; if you trying to burn fat you to need to keep it at a certain rate. And 120 situps in a row, why do this, your not in the military. There are better ways to do your abs. 3 exercises 3 sets maybe?? Just some tips.

Im training chest twice a week, so i was trying not to go overkill on it. But i will take your advice and add in flys and a decline.

Im doing sprints on a tread mill, and believe me, my heart rate is getting up there, when sprinting at 12(which is a 5 minute mile) and the continuing at 4-6 or so certainly gets you going, 1 minute on 1 minute off

I appreciate the tips btw, very helpful

um as far as the situps, it was just a random idea to do them as i didnt have much time and they didnt take long

ive got a pretty big six pack already and a fairly strong core, so do you have any suggestions of other excersises?

[Quicksilva]

I think he is laughing because you didn't really do much for your chest. 2 exercises?? I'm on a similar cycle right now and I'm doing everything twice a week and four exercises for chest each time. You should probably step it up. And then your doing sprints, are you talking about short burst sprints or running real fast on a treadmill. Is this for something or are you doing cardio?? Real cardio would require higher heart rate; if you trying to burn fat you to need to keep it at a certain rate. And 120 situps in a row, why do this, your not in the military. There are better ways to do your abs. 3 exercises 3 sets maybe?? Just some tips.

False. Interval training for cardio is proven to burn more fat.

Now I'm wondering why you are doing so much cardio for your bulk up?

Also in my opinion your weight workouts really shouldn't go over 1h30min in time.

[Reed]

False. Interval training for cardio is proven to burn more fat.

Now I'm wondering why you are doing so much cardio for your bulk up?

Also in my opinion your weight workouts really shouldn't go over 1h30min in time.

Actually this is not false. Were talking about bodybuilders here not your average joe that just wants to stay in shape and look athletic. Yes for the average joe interval training is more effective in burning fat due to the fact if they stay in the same heart rate range they begin to plateau after a couple of weeks. But when a bodybuilder is on a certain diet (ketogenic diet, high protein/moderate fats/low carbs) going too high in the intensity will cause the body to burn muscle once the heart rate goes past a certain bpm. Lower to moderate intensity will burn fat directly as opposed to total calories. Higher intensity will burn more total calories and more fat. The idea is to preserve as much muscle as possible.

This is the new idea among many of the top ranked national and pro bodybuilders to use the ketogenic diet w/ this type of cardio. Michael Liberatore, Evan Centopani, Kai Green, you really can't argue with their conditioning. I know this cause I get my diet from the person who does their diets. You need protein and EFA's for muscle, you don't need carbs.