[quote]RampantBadger wrote:
With those numbers I would move on to 5/3/1 now[/quote]
I second this. Get diet in check as well.
Here’s a pic of my current body. I was little ashamed of it but because i wanna get help i posted it.
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
Here’s a pic of my current body. I was little ashamed of it but because i wanna get help i posted it.[/quote]
I think you need to get your diet sorted before you start questioning the workout program.
And please stop using words like “ashamed”. It implies some kind of moral responsibility to maintaining six pack abs. If you kill someone you should feel ashamed, if you don’t get the results you want in the mirror, you should be figuring out why.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
Here’s a pic of my current body. I was little ashamed of it but because i wanna get help i posted it.[/quote]
I think you need to get your diet sorted before you start questioning the workout program.
And please stop using words like “ashamed”. It implies some kind of moral responsibility to maintaining six pack abs. If you kill someone you should feel ashamed, if you don’t get the results you want in the mirror, you should be figuring out why.[/quote]
I think I’ll have to pay someone to do the diet part for me. But for the workout should I move on 5/3/1 even if my goal is bodybuilding.
I’m little confused in this point why continue with strength training like 5/3/1 if my goal is bodybuilding ?
Because the fastest way to gain muscle is to get stronger in moderate rep ranges. Ever seen a muscular guy who wasn’t also strong to a certain degree?
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
Here’s a pic of my current body. I was little ashamed of it but because i wanna get help i posted it.[/quote]
I think you need to get your diet sorted before you start questioning the workout program.
And please stop using words like “ashamed”. It implies some kind of moral responsibility to maintaining six pack abs. If you kill someone you should feel ashamed, if you don’t get the results you want in the mirror, you should be figuring out why.[/quote]
I think I’ll have to pay someone to do the diet part for me. But for the workout should I move on 5/3/1 even if my goal is bodybuilding.
I’m little confused in this point why continue with strength training like 5/3/1 if my goal is bodybuilding ?[/quote]
What level of bodybuilding show are you wanting to compete in?
[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
Because the fastest way to gain muscle is to get stronger in moderate rep ranges. Ever seen a muscular guy who wasn’t also strong to a certain degree?[/quote]
So when should I move to a bodybuilding routine ??
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
Because the fastest way to gain muscle is to get stronger in moderate rep ranges. Ever seen a muscular guy who wasn’t also strong to a certain degree?[/quote]
So when should I move to a bodybuilding routine ??[/quote]
Dude - you can just do both. Start 531 and pick an assistance template that allows you to do assistance work for high volume. Triumvirate or the bodybuilding bible, for instance.
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
I think I’ll have to pay someone to do the diet part for me.
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You can’t pay someone to eat right for you, you just need to stop avoiding the issue.
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I’m little confused in this point why continue with strength training like 5/3/1 if my goal is bodybuilding ?[/quote]
Because you need a decent strength base to help you gain the size.
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What level of bodybuilding show are you wanting to compete in? [/quote]
Im not planning to compete I only do it to look good and be strong.
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Dude - you can just do both. Start 531 and pick an assistance template that allows you to do assistance work for high volume. Triumvirate or the bodybuilding bible, for instance. [/quote]
Thank you, I’ll take that into consideration.
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Because you need a decent strength base to help you gain the size.[/quote]
I thought by reaching the intermediate level that would be a decent strength base.
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
It sounds less like you need a bodybuilding routine and more a routine that will get you bigger and stronger, which is what 5/3/1 does.
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
I thought by reaching the intermediate level that would be a decent strength base.[/quote]
You are not intermediate level. Those numbers are not intermediate for a man. You still have room to grow there. And your pic clearly supports that.
Even if your eventual goal is to focus more on the bodybuilding over strength; having the strength base is important. Being strong means you can use much heavier weights to do the hypertrophy work, and actually see some results from it. Not much hypertrophy worth seeing if all you can handle is light weights.
You should see some body shape changes simply from increasing your general strength.
Please give your weight if you haven’t already posted it in the thread.
[quote]TheSoulstriker wrote:
Please give your weight if you haven’t already posted it in the thread.[/quote]
183 lbs
Height 5’11
Just seconding what the more experienced folk have said:
Do 5/3/1, and add accessory work. You can find recommendations on this website for how to add accessory work to 5/3/1.
Just as important is getting your diet in check. Put some serious elbow grease into learning for yourself how nutrition works. Don’t get distracted by fad-diet discussion. With enough reading in legitimate strength, coaching, and conditioning circles, you’ll be able to learn what it takes to fuel your body properly.
[quote]Ronaldinho92 wrote:
Im not bullshitting but to start Stronglifts you start by around 50% of your lift. Thats how i calculated it. And some of the lifts I felt like lowering the weight more thats it. [/quote]
This is the single biggest problem with Stronglifts as a program. You wasted many weeks starting at 50%, or the empty bar.
EDIT: Start eating at least 200g of protein / day, in a slight caloric excess, and choose a program that has you lifting heavy on the big lifts 3-4 times / week.