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2008/02/05, 10:38 PM
I have been lifting the same weight for about three months, switching my routine up about every two weeks. I eat alot for my weight(135lbs), and track my diet. I take whey protein, and stay hydrated. However, I don't do cardio. I do 6 sets of 8 reps of heavier weight. But besides that, I feel like I'm not making progress. I am still sweating blood and clenching my teeth by the end of the workout. So I am at a loss of why I have such a hard time adding more weight to any of my exercizes. Any suggestions?
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2008/02/05, 10:45 PM
Eat more. Eating a lot for your weight will cause you to be your weight. I've never met someone that said "i eat a lot for my size" that actually ate enough. In fact, I've met very few people that have trouble gaining weight that eat enough.
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SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde
Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
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2008/02/06, 11:02 AM
You should try to up the weight every time you are in the gym. If you are making all your sets with a specific weight then you need to add more weight.
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2008/03/20, 05:34 PM
You are extremely small, so I am willing to bet you are classified naturally as a HARDGAINER.
I am only 150, up from my 144lbs.
I just started training and believe we both need over 4000 calories every day religiously to gain considerable size.
Milk, milk, milk, chicken, tuna, eggs, eggs,,,, and to get your calories lots of carbs.
Get over 4000 calories and start your meals off with a raw vegetable to add to proper digestion - works great to ease the tummy when you are scarfing down loads of milk and food.
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2008/03/23, 04:26 PM
in addition to eating more you can try increasing weight every set. but while increasing do less reps. maybe try doing sets of 8-6-4-3-3-3 for your compound movements and up the weight each time you drop in reps. also make sure your form is correct and you dont cheat yourself by using straps and to an extend a weight belt.
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2008/03/26, 12:59 AM
I have read soo many articles and posts about the same problem you are having and they all say the same thing you will never improve if you work the same all the time and too much, try to cut back to 2 sets of 8 or 10 using the most weight you can to barely accomplish that task and only do that muscle group once or no more than twice a week you will improve I did and still am. Good luck
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2008/03/26, 10:49 AM
a lot of the lifts you do will build over all body strength as well. deadlifts, squats, snatches, cleans, etc... large compound movements that require lots of muscles.
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