Group: Competitive Bodybuilding & Fitness

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Wanting all the mass

mattawesome
mattawesome
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2005/02/16, 12:48 AM
Back when I was in Highschool I was about 180 lbs. of all muscle in all the right places Now I am 24 years old, 5'9 195 lbs. Been on my own homemade lifting and training program for maybe a month. Eating pretty good. I have also packed on some good muscle. Not having all the money I need for powders and stuff. What natural food can I eat and when, to put on the mass I want? I use mostly freeweights and a lot of cardio.
jdb1979
jdb1979
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Joined: 2004/03/25
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2005/02/16, 09:02 AM
For the Foods you can eat:
Eggs
Tuna
Fish
Extra Lean Beef
Chicken Breast
Oatmeal
Brown Rice
Fibrous Vegetables

If you are trying to put on mass I would cut the cardio down to around two 30min sessions a week.

Do some Fitbuddy searches at the bottom of the page. It has a lot of information to help you out.

Good Luck!
Josh
mattawesome
mattawesome
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2005/02/16, 09:10 AM
Well on my cadio I was walking 1/2 mile every other day, and once a week jump rope, is that to much?
jdb1979
jdb1979
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2005/02/16, 09:17 AM
During a Cardio session you want to do whatever activity your doing elliptical, treadmill, etc. for around the 20-30 min. range at your target heart rate.

Target Heart Rate= Weight - Age X .7

So you want to keep your heart rate at 120 with the info you gave above during your cardio.

After reading your original post again though are you looking to Bulk and add weight or get back to your highschool build?
mattawesome
mattawesome
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2005/02/16, 09:23 AM
I am a little bit over weight, in my stomach and my backside. I want to firm all that up, and add mass to my whole body. My frame is perfect for body building. So I need really to know what I can do to make this happen. I won't ever compete, but I want to look like I could. I have the willpower to get into good shape. Remeber I use freeweights. What type of lifting do I need? And thanks so much for the help
jdb1979
jdb1979
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2005/02/16, 09:36 AM
Diet wise, You need to make a decision on whats more important to you right now as far as if you want to put on overall size with a little fat gain ar if you want to burn fat and preserve as much muscle as possible while doing so.

Lifting wise, You can try a program from here.

A schedule that I am partial to based on personal gains is:

Day1 Shoulders & Triceps
Day2 Back & Biceps
Day3 Cardio
Day4 Chest
Day5 Legs
Day6 Cardio
Day7 Rest

Just an example you can adjust to fit your specific needs.

The fitness resources on this website has a list of excersises you can do for each of the body parts listed above.

Goodluck!

mattawesome
mattawesome
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2005/02/16, 01:00 PM
Thanks a lot