I have just restarted a weight training regimen to supplement my endurance training. Per recommendation of a buddy I started an EDT program. So far it been going quite well here it is as follows
Day 1(Monday/Thursday)
PR Zone 1- Hang Clean
PR 2- DB Bench and Machine Back Fly
PR 3- Arnold Presses and Pullups
Day 2(Tuesday/Friday)
PR 1- Front Squat and Straight Leg Deadlift
PR 2- DB Bi Curl and DB Standing Tri Extension
PR 3- Lower Back Raises and Ab work
All my zones are 20 min.
Quite honestly my reasons are varied for strength training other than competition in my sport. First, and most importantly I enjoy the struggle and conquer, I can or cannot lift this. However I am quite attracted to the aesthetic ideals of bodybuilding. Any comments/questions/ideas welcome.
6’2’’ 170 lbs (I haven’t maxed out in quite some time, I will give a conservative est. Bench-180, Clean-190
From an objective standpoint, your physique is extremely poor. You need to eat large amounts of a variety of whole foods, lift as heavy as you can with good form in compound exercises, and get as much rest and recovery as possible.
When you have done that for 2 years or so, come back and ask again. Im in the process of doing that and I know I have no business posting here yet.
Hooker, I understand your lament. But hear me out…
I am an endurance athlete. I am going to be skinny, I already take in about 3000 calories a day. I just resumed weight training. I have a large frame with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. I have an optimal template to take myself to new levels of physique.
So I should just throw myself out there with reckless and blind ambition? Possibly wasting some of the most physically capable training years of my life?
No, I chose to avail myself to the help of like minded individuals, the ones who made mistakes and discoveries, and are willing to share them, to help me realize my full potential.
donfrye, as a former triathlete and still skinny guy, I understand you may be satisfied with your thin physique. As an endurance athlete, thats great. Bear in mind this is a bodybuilding/powerlifting website, not Runners World. You are being judged by bodybuilding standards, not by whether or not you achieved your goals.
If you are looking to get into lifting, you will have to cut down on your tri events, as I did. Lift heavy, eat, and sleep. It is really that simple. For more specific advice, check the stickies in the beginners forum.
Thanks for the advice, will do. I am obviously going to be done with my season soon. This will give me a great chance to really gain some size and definition this winter. The purpose of this thread was to see what areas of my physique need concentration to stand up to bodybuilding standards,( i.e. size).
If you’re already eating 3,000 calories a day and you’re that skinny then you need to eat 4 or 5,000 to grow. This site has been a real eye opener for myself. Since realizing the actual amount of food needed I’ve gained more good solid mass than ever before.
If you have broad shoulders than your head must be 3-4 times larger than normal.
You need to choose one, bodybuilding OR endurance sports. Unless you are a genetic freak you won’t be able to build a substantial amount of muscle and still perform well in endurance events. Don’t kid yourself.
[quote]donfrye wrote:
Hooker, I understand your lament. But hear me out…
I am an endurance athlete. I am going to be skinny, I already take in about 3000 calories a day. I just resumed weight training. I have a large frame with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. I have an optimal template to take myself to new levels of physique.
So I should just throw myself out there with reckless and blind ambition? Possibly wasting some of the most physically capable training years of my life?
No, I chose to avail myself to the help of like minded individuals, the ones who made mistakes and discoveries, and are willing to share them, to help me realize my full potential.[/quote]
Yes. i was a triathlete too. However that is not the purpose of this forum. The purpose is to rate your physique…hence the name. This is a bodybuilding/power lifting website.
You might be 6 or you might be 80. We don’t care. We rate your physique, not what you do or who you are. Your physique is sub par. That is all.
Zraw is right. I have been training for 2 years and I still look the same for exactly the reason he mentioned. My tri times did not improve, and my lifts stalled fast. You really should reduce your tri training if you intend on packing on mass.
