Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

Officially introduce yourself to the community by sharing your goals, obstacles or accomplishments. Don't be shy.. we're all here for the same reason. The more support we share the easier it will be to reach our goals!

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dhurt55
dhurt55
Posts: 93
Joined: 2004/01/02
United States
2004/01/02, 11:06 AM
Just wanted to say hey everyone, Im new and I love the way this site is set up...I hope to gain tons of knowledge and get lots of advice from the people on the messageboards...my goal is to gain muscle..i want to gain about 25 pounds of muscle and keep my body fat percentage around 8%. Anyone out there with similar goals please let me know...maybe we can share knowledge!
agamble
agamble
Posts: 1,029
Joined: 2003/09/22
United States
2004/01/02, 12:27 PM
Welcome to ft. Those are some pretty impressive goals to say the least. One thing that you have going for you is your age. At your age your metabolism is pretty fired up and is very forgiving with respect to what you eat. To gain lean mass you have to eat, and eat alot, but you need to eat right. Concentrate your lifting on the major compound lifts (squats, deadlifts, presses, etc). Good Luck
sandysford
sandysford
Posts: 1,139
Joined: 2002/11/18
United States
2004/01/02, 02:34 PM
Welcome to FT, and yes impressive goals to say the least, good luck to you, you have lots of help and knowledge here here just fire away with your questions.

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dhurt55
dhurt55
Posts: 93
Joined: 2004/01/02
United States
2004/01/07, 05:35 PM
Thanks guys...yes it is true..i have set my goals pretty high but that is the only way to go! Last year i gained 35 lbs of muscle over the duration of probably 11 months. I concentrate on all the major compound lifts including squats, deadlifts, presses, and powercleans as well. I try to eat about 1.5-2 grams of good protein per pound of body weight, currently im about 190-195 and I want to get up to 215 this year while maintaining my current body fat percentage of about 8%. Have one question though...currently I am training each body part once a week except for calves and abs which I do every day, I train each day on a split like for example back in the morning and then bis in the afternoon...I just started this schedule(as opposed to the highschool weightlifting upper body one day then lower body the next)and I was wondering...is this the right approach? I probably spend an hour on each muscle group. Thanks!

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