[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Xav wrote:
unless you plan to gain weight in between sets.[/quote]
lol.
Hey X. I know this is stupid but do you mind PMing me what your diet looked like trying to break 200lbs. I know everyone is different and some people require more food then others but I just need to get a picture of the volume of food I might need to break that barrier.
[quote]Elite0423 wrote:
Hey X. I know this is stupid but do you mind PMing me what your diet looked like trying to break 200lbs. I know everyone is different and some people require more food then others but I just need to get a picture of the volume of food I might need to break that barrier. [/quote]
You don’t want my diet when I was 200lbs…because my diet was pure crap and fast food. I didn’t know how to eat and didn’t have the MONEY to do so any better than I was. I ate what was available in college…and then hit fast food joints in the afternoon. I also had a fast metabolism, rode a bike and worked out daily so a lot of that gain was muscle despite that.
I have written all of this in this thread already though.
For a picture of the volume of food, imagine the most food you’ve eaten…and double it.
Than add 4.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Elite0423 wrote:
Hey X. I know this is stupid but do you mind PMing me what your diet looked like trying to break 200lbs. I know everyone is different and some people require more food then others but I just need to get a picture of the volume of food I might need to break that barrier. [/quote]
You don’t want my diet when I was 200lbs…because my diet was pure crap and fast food. I didn’t know how to eat and didn’t have the MONEY to do so any better than I was. I ate what was available in college…and then hit fast food joints in the afternoon. I also had a fast metabolism, rode a bike and worked out daily so a lot of that gain was muscle despite that.
I have written all of this in this thread already though.
For a picture of the volume of food, imagine the most food you’ve eaten…and double it.
Than add 4.[/quote]
that sounds exactly like what i did the first time i got my weight to 210, except my workouts were shit and not often enough. but pushing the weight that far even to you going from 185-190 or so to 210 is probably nothing im glad i did it because now getting to that weight is a lot easier and i can get there a lot leaner then the first time.
when i get back there and go for 220 i might have to do the same thing but im fine with that its only temporary.
[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Elite0423 wrote:
Hey X. I know this is stupid but do you mind PMing me what your diet looked like trying to break 200lbs. I know everyone is different and some people require more food then others but I just need to get a picture of the volume of food I might need to break that barrier. [/quote]
You don’t want my diet when I was 200lbs…because my diet was pure crap and fast food. I didn’t know how to eat and didn’t have the MONEY to do so any better than I was. I ate what was available in college…and then hit fast food joints in the afternoon. I also had a fast metabolism, rode a bike and worked out daily so a lot of that gain was muscle despite that.
I have written all of this in this thread already though.
For a picture of the volume of food, imagine the most food you’ve eaten…and double it.
Than add 4.[/quote]
that sounds exactly like what i did the first time i got my weight to 210, except my workouts were shit and not often enough. but pushing the weight that far even to you going from 185-190 or so to 210 is probably nothing im glad i did it because now getting to that weight is a lot easier and i can get there a lot leaner then the first time.
when i get back there and go for 220 i might have to do the same thing but im fine with that its only temporary.[/quote]
That is why I gained so fast. Cedric McMillan wrote in MD that his diet was pretty much the same early on and that is why he grew so fast. But that isn’t what people want to hear. They want to hear that you can get fucking huge by being extremely restrictive with the diet. That may work for some people with great genetics for lean mass gains but some of us make better gains by not doing that.
I would not eat the same now but that is how I went from 150 to over 200lbs in the time I did. If was to do it again, I would cut out some of that crap because it was overdone at times, but those mistakes helped me only learn more about my body.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Elite0423 wrote:
Hey X. I know this is stupid but do you mind PMing me what your diet looked like trying to break 200lbs. I know everyone is different and some people require more food then others but I just need to get a picture of the volume of food I might need to break that barrier. [/quote]
You don’t want my diet when I was 200lbs…because my diet was pure crap and fast food. I didn’t know how to eat and didn’t have the MONEY to do so any better than I was. I ate what was available in college…and then hit fast food joints in the afternoon. I also had a fast metabolism, rode a bike and worked out daily so a lot of that gain was muscle despite that.
I have written all of this in this thread already though.
For a picture of the volume of food, imagine the most food you’ve eaten…and double it.
Than add 4.[/quote]
that sounds exactly like what i did the first time i got my weight to 210, except my workouts were shit and not often enough. but pushing the weight that far even to you going from 185-190 or so to 210 is probably nothing im glad i did it because now getting to that weight is a lot easier and i can get there a lot leaner then the first time.
when i get back there and go for 220 i might have to do the same thing but im fine with that its only temporary.[/quote]
That is why I gained so fast. Cedric McMillan wrote in MD that his diet was pretty much the same early on and that is why he grew so fast. But that isn’t what people want to hear. They want to hear that you can get fucking huge by being extremely restrictive with the diet. That may work for some people with great genetics for lean mass gains but some of us make better gains by not doing that.
I would not eat the same now but that is how I went from 150 to over 200lbs in the time I did. If was to do it again, I would cut out some of that crap because it was overdone at times, but those mistakes helped me only learn more about my body.[/quote]
I believe that the next time i push for a weight goal this is the route ill have to take, Because even though at times its not pretty and can be hard to deal with it does get the job done.
but i got a question X. until recently the way i trained was a body part split but honestly most of the time except for arms my reps didn’t go above 5 for most of the time ive been lifting it was usually 3 and i was training movements not muscles so i think because of that I don’t look as big as I should at all. In your opinion is that because of the way i was training or maybe because of my height ill have to be way heavier to fill out? im about 6 feet btw.
Hey X, not gym related but I remember u talking about a motorcycle backpack a while back.
What was it again, still recommend? Buying my first bike looking for good gear.
[quote]hit the gym wrote:
Hey X, not gym related but I remember u talking about a motorcycle backpack a while back.
What was it again, still recommend? Buying my first bike looking for good gear.[/quote]
Gee, I’m not sure I want to give that out because I like having a backpack that I see NO ONE else with.
I still have the first model I ever bought…which was in 2004 (I still use it the most). I own three of them now and am about to get another. They always get comments and they last forever. I just want different colors.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]hit the gym wrote:
Hey X, not gym related but I remember u talking about a motorcycle backpack a while back.
What was it again, still recommend? Buying my first bike looking for good gear.[/quote]
Gee, I’m not sure I want to give that out because I like having a backpack that I see NO ONE else with.
I still have the first model I ever bought…which was in 2004 (I still use it the most). I own three of them now and am about to get another. They always get comments and they last forever. I just want different colors.
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Not bad, I like the back protector! Costs extra if you want the helmet net. Expensive but might be worth it.
This thread made me finally register on T-Nation.
Reading this thread made me realise how I to some degree have neglected the basics of building muscle.
So, I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to share your experiences.
[quote]BounceNOR wrote:
This thread made me finally register on T-Nation.
Reading this thread made me realise how I to some degree have neglected the basics of building muscle.
So, I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to share your experiences.[/quote]
No problem. Cool avatar.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
[quote]Mr. Frost wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Matthew9v9 wrote:
What would it take to get a snapshot of a week-in-the-training-life of Professor X?
You mentioned in the Beginner’s forum that your workouts are very brief which enables you to go daily. I’d be interested in reading what you do. Weekly split, exercise, set, reps, and % would be great!
Oh, and have you ever done anything like DJ’s One-Lift-a-Day?
Thanks in advance, either way.
Matthew[/quote]
I don’t even know who DJ is, so no, I haven’t tried his one-lift-a-day. Writing down a weekly split implies that I have my training planned out days or weeks in advance. I used to train like that. I don’t anymore. I am thinking of training chest tonight…because my chest feels rested, I trained back yesterday so no muscles should overlap, and it just feels right.
I used to split my chest into two different days (upper and lower chest) but now that my chest is pretty filled in on top, I now just train it all in one day. I have walked into the gym before, sat on the shoulder press Cybex machine, started the exercise and just felt like the muscle wasn’t rested enough…so I trained another body part that day. I have also driven to the gym before, got into a good parking space and then realized that I didn’t have full energy to train well…so I drove back home.
I know what you’re thinking, “Dear Lord, he doesn’t have a brand name training plan using theories based on the concepts of Russian trainers and, GASP, no super-sets?”
If it sounds chaotic, it isn’t. I know what I trained most recently. I know I trained legs about 3 days ago so I may train them again 2 days from now…or tomorrow if they feel rested and my biceps aren’t tight from training back yesterday. Breaking the body parts into exercises is probably best;
-Chest
HS incline (4 sets working from two plates a side to five plates, the last set ending in 10 reps lately)
HS flatbench (3 sets working from 3 plates a side to 5…I did that for 8 reps last week)
Pec deck machine (however many sets gets enough blood into the area)
-Biceps
Warm up either going really light on the HS curl machine or real light with dumbbells (like 25lbs)
HS curl machine (3-4 sets going up to 4 plates)
Preacher curls (starting with a 45lbs dumbbell and moving up to around 85lbs lately even though I have done more in the past…I am trying to concentrate more on form lately)
Cybex curl machine (last exercise, usually just to get more blood pumped and not for going extremely heavy)
-Shoulders
Cybex plate loaded military press (warm up is real light, working sets go for about 4 sets)
Lateral raises (3-4 sets)
Shrugs (I may start cutting these out because my traps grow fast compared to the work I do for them)
One arm laterals (two exercises for the same muscle group because my focus is on really bringing them out because I don’t believe I have ever seen someone with lateral delts that were too big)
Reverse pec deck flyes for rear delts.
-Back
T-Bar rows (3-4 sets)
Lat pulldowns (3-4 sets)
Upright HS row
Cybex plate loaded Lat machine (again, two exercises for the same muscle group because I am really trying to bring them out as well.
I may do a couple more sets on the lat pulldown last but not going heavy
-Legs
Calf raises (seated and standing, 3sets of each…my calves still fall short but I?m trying)
I believe it is considered a hack press, but it allows you to get into squat position with no back support on a plate loaded machine with pads for my shoulders. I have been doing these lately instead of regular squats simply because I feel it more and can apparently go heavier on it.
Leg press (go up 22 plates over 4-5 sets)
Leg curls (3-4 sets)
Leg extensions (3-4 sets)
That is pretty much it. If you need me to go into further detail, just ask but that is how I train lately.
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holy shit. That’s almost the exact same split as mine. Even though I am not lifting anywhere near as much as you, that makes me feel kind of… good I guess?
I’m always second guessing because everytime I think something I’m doing is right I find someone that says it’s not. And as always it’s just up to me to figure out what’s what.
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On Shoulder day when you say “working sets go for about 4 sets” on the Cybex plate loaded military press, do you mean it takes you about 4 sets to get to your ONE working set or are you doing 4 working sets?
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I think that quote was from a few years back. I do not worry about the “working set” nonsense that apparently has so many people confused. I am in the gym to train. I am working during every set. I go from a lighter weight to a heavier weight because doing anything but that is a great way to get injured. I do not specify whether one or two sets is or isn’t a working set. They are all done for a specific purpose and that purpose is not spelled out before I hit the gym.
I do about 4-5 sets currently of overhead presses and how many sets are “warm ups” is based on how I feel during that workout. Nothing else.
I hope that answered your question.[/quote]
That sounds very IBB/perfect rep like.
[quote]xilinx wrote:
That sounds very IBB/perfect rep like. [/quote]
That’s what CT said…which is why he keeps stating that most of the really big guys you see were already doing many of the things some of you seem to think are brand new. Just because someone making way more progress can’t explain their methods like a college professor doesn’t mean there is no method behind their actions.
Hey X, did you end up getting a dip belt or are you just doing other stuff for triceps now?
Doyle
[quote]Doyle wrote:
Hey X, did you end up getting a dip belt or are you just doing other stuff for triceps now?
Doyle[/quote]
A “Fitness Connection” opened near my other gym that has the dip machine I used before they got rid of it at 24 hour fitness. They only charge 10 bucks a month and they have all of the equipment I was missing at the other place including that laying hs chest press, the decline along with dumbbells that at least hit 150…but yeah, I will eventually get another dip belt anyway.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Doyle wrote:
Hey X, did you end up getting a dip belt or are you just doing other stuff for triceps now?
Doyle[/quote]
A “Fitness Connection” opened near my other gym that has the dip machine I used before they got rid of it at 24 hour fitness. They only charge 10 bucks a month and they have all of the equipment I was missing at the other place including that laying hs chest press, the decline along with dumbbells that at least hit 150…but yeah, I will eventually get another dip belt anyway.[/quote]
That’s great, I’ve heard you mention before that you use more than one gym. I work at my university gym so I train there for free but they are missing some equipment. I’m considering joining a world gym which has a lot of HS machines. I’ve never used them before but you guys all rate them well so I’d like to try them.
The machine I miss the most ATM is a leg extension, just not sure I can afford it ATM.
This is the best thread on building muscle I ever read.So much great info.
prof you look like nate dogg ( facially ) but with a better physique, a compliment , one of my fav artists.
[quote]hiphoptothetop wrote:
prof you look like nate dogg ( facially ) but with a better physique, a compliment , one of my fav artists. [/quote]
Lol, thought I was the only one seeing the resemblance but I feel like it has more to do with the goatee and facial expression than anything else…btw the other dude should get off X’s nuts
Prof,
When you are focusing on one body part and training it 2x weekly, do you have a different exercises for each day, or do you stick with the same basic movements for each session?