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theduse2002 Posts: 9 Joined: 2002/03/11	2002/07/05, 10:51 AM Hi everybody, i am 16 years old , and have been weight training/bodybuilding since august last year. I am eating the correct foods and plenty of them. My form is rite. But i havent really seen much gain, i no things take time, but surely i would have noticed something by now? I also train with a friend, but we measured ourselves the other day and he has put on more mass than me but is lifting lighter weight, how come? any good programs i could follow that would gurantee my seing an improve would be greatly appreciated.
willywig Posts: 35 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/07/05, 11:26 AM much of the size you are able to reach is due to your genetics... I work out with many guys who are smaller than I am but can lift a lot more than me.... also since you are only 16 your body is still growing don't take any Supps yet as they are not really needed just Eat more than you have been and keep up the working out... Also check out the 12 week mass program here at FT...
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/07/06, 01:59 AM Oh and one thing quite important, we are body builders (well most of us) not power lifters. This means to put on muscle mass it's NOT a question about how heavy you can lift but all about the right execution. -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
theduse2002 Posts: 9 Joined: 2002/03/11	2002/07/09, 05:13 AM when i first started training i was told by other ppl that were already training, that if i wanted to put on mass i had to lift lift a heavy weight for less reps. I thought that ment the heaviest weight i could lift. which i did and i havent seen much growth. I can do dumbell curls with a 15kg weight, for 10 reps and do this 3 times. That is my maximum, if i am lifting that and not seing much improvement myself how much weight should i lift for that exercise and for how many reps? Also how many exercises should be done to each muscle group?
duketter Posts: 76 Joined: 2002/05/01	2002/07/09, 08:13 AM Why don't you try and move up on your weights. You don't always have to do 10 reps. If you can do 3 sets of 10 reps move up on the weight and do 3 sets of 8 reps and do that weight till you can do 3 sets of 10 reps and keep moving up. This will build mass. Even better yet do the weight till you can do 3 sets of 8 reps and then move to 3 sets of 6 reps. I hope this makes sense. Stick with it though and don't give up.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/07/09, 09:18 AM It is best to go up in the weights like ws said above till you can reach 10 reps then move up again...this is how you bulid up.
dsarco Posts: 102 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/09, 06:44 PM For major muscle groups, i.e. chest, back, and legs, I recommend between 10 and 12 sets. For secondary muscle groups, i.e. tri's, bi's, and shoulders, I recommend between 6 and 8 sets. This is because, for example, when your doing back, your biceps are also getting worked, ergo, you don't need to do as many sets of exercises isolating the biceps. Good Luck!