Hey Im fairly new to weightlifting in general and really want to bulk up. Im 18 extremely skinny, stand 5 foot 10 inches and will be a freshman in college in a few days. I really want to play football in college (its d3), but Im way to small. Ideally I would like to bulk up to around 200 pounds then cut. Im also trying to improve my vertical leap and my speed so I am going to buy the Vertical jump bible by Kelly Baggett and do one of the strength programs from it for my lower body. Unlike some people Im not worried about loosing my definition in my abdominal area. O and I know this is not a goal that can be completed overnight, that is why I dont plan on playing football until my junior or senior season.
So I have a few questions
- What foods are really good for putting on weight?
- Will doing a program from the VJB be counter productive for gaining weight?
- What is a good upper body program to do while doing a program from The VJB?
- Does anyone know where I could find some info on improving my skills as a Defensive back?
If anyone really wants to insult me or anything feel free too, just if you are going to could you make sure you at least give me some sort of info or advice to along with it.
- You are 5’10" and 200 lbs already and you want to put on weight. Screw being a defensive back. Bite the bullet and play fullback (or linebacker, but linebacker is harder). Trust me, as long as you learn to tackle and block and the basics, you will love this position.
Nothing is more fun than mowing down linebackers and d-backs as a lead blocker…I was a pulling guard. It brings back fond memories…Also, taking a few hand-offs is fun. You are a human battering ram as a fullback.
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Westside for Skinny Bastards or a simple 5x5 or 3x3 program is excellent for strength/power. Make damn sure your neck/traps and core are strong as well as your legs.
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Milk, shitloads of whole wheat grains, oatmeal, peanut butter, eggs, lean beef, chicken, turkey, fish, pork, veggies and fruits. Eat A LOT. I am thinking you will need at least 4000 kcals a day, but more than likely, more than that if you’re doing intense two-a-days.
Figure it out with the formulas you can find online. Split your kcals into 6-8 big meals including the all-important breakfast and right before bed. Do as much reading as you can on post/pre/during workout nutrtition. Hell, educate yourself as much as possible. Shitloads of info here, man.
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- You are 5’10" and 200 lbs already and you want to put on weight. Screw being a defensive back. Bite the bullet and play fullback (or linebacker, but linebacker is harder). Trust me, as long as you learn to tackle and block and the basics, you will love this position.
Nothing is more fun than mowing down linebackers and d-backs as a lead blocker…I was a pulling guard. It brings back fond memories…Also, taking a few hand-offs is fun. You are a human battering ram as a fullback.
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Westside for Skinny Bastards or a simple 5x5 or 3x3 program is excellent for strength/power. Make damn sure your neck/traps and core are strong as well as your legs.
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Milk, shitloads of whole wheat grains, oatmeal, peanut butter, eggs, lean beef, chicken, turkey, fish, pork, veggies and fruits. Eat A LOT. I am thinking you will need at least 4000 kcals a day, but more than likely, more than that if you’re doing intense two-a-days.
Figure it out with the formulas you can find online. Split your kcals into 6-8 big meals including the all-important breakfast and right before bed. Do as much reading as you can on post/pre/during workout nutrtition. Hell, educate yourself as much as possible. Shitloads of info here, man.
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Thanks alot for the advice, but i’m not 200 pounds im trying to get to 200 i’m quite a ways from it right now. I’m sorry if i made my original post confussing, I’m just tired.
i played D-back at a D-3 school at 180, your fine at 200. Plus thats a pos where technique is more important than size. Do what you can to speed up your reaction time, jumping slants and hooks against good recievers is not easy. also depending on your goals you may be able to start playing by your sophomore year, and if you can find a way to pay for an extra semester of college then you can get 4 seasons out of it. Start talking to the coaches as soon as the season ends so they can fill you in on info for spring practice etc. good luck
Oops, my bad. I was tired yesterday from work. Yeah, still eat a lot, lift hard and work on your basics. Especially backpeddaling. Also, practice a lot of one on one drills with recivers to get a feel for covering a man.
[quote]t3h_Squirr3l wrote:
Oops, my bad. I was tired yesterday from work. Yeah, still eat a lot, lift hard and work on your basics. Especially backpeddaling. Also, practice a lot of one on one drills with recivers to get a feel for covering a man.[/quote]
Thanks alot for the help.
Ice cream is the king of mass building. Also shakes made with heavy cream instead of milk (1800 calories), or if that sounds a little unhealthy add 2/3 cup of flax seed oil (although this is more expensive) (1500 calories).