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[iron addict]

I saw this posted today on "another" board. Sad thing is, I see posts like this almost every day......


Why dont i grow like the pros... or do I?

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hey,

Question: why dont i seem to put on much muscle?

stats: 20yrs old, working out for 6 years (1.5yrs seriously), 6day split (every body part once a week), i am totaly dedicated to BB and can analise any exercise and muscle group. 185pounds, 14%bf. 3,500 - 4,400 cals per day (50, 35, 15% carb protein fat ratio). i lift as heavy as i can to get between 3 and 6 reps of each exercise with around 4/5 sets per exercise and around 20-30 sets per bodypart.

i seem to have only gained about 4.5pounds of lean muscle in the last year!

is this normal?

am i doing something wrong?

WHAT IS A "NORMAL" AMOUNT OF LEAN MUSCLE TO GAIN PER YEAR????????????????????


i am asking this because i am considering a steriod cycle (i have done years of reaserch on it), but am not to sure if i will be cheating myself by opting for a "quick fix". should i just keep pluggin away, or go chemical?


give me some feedback and answers, especially from guys that have been in this position before.

 

[blackbeard]

maybe because he "ANALises" everything lol
its true you see stuff like that on the boards all the time..most likely its a training thing as well as diet..it seems there are a ton of people who are afraid to eat and lift heavy!!

 

[iron addict]

Well I can eat all I want and as long as I do:

6 days a week and 4/5 sets per exercise and around 20-30 sets per bodypart.

Like this guy is doing I won't grow either. Shit, 30 sets a bodypart I'd get weaker every workout.

IA

 

[blackbeard]

Well I can eat all I want and as long as I do:

6 days a week and 4/5 sets per exercise and around 20-30 sets per bodypart.

Like this guy is doing I won't grow either. Shit, 30 sets a bodypart I'd get weaker every workout.

IA

yes i hear ya

 

[pullinbig]

sad thing is some mod gave him his training program. =0l

 

[jackcity10]

if i didnt read 'ology everything i would do at the gym and my whole routine and everything would be completely wrong. it would be 6-8 reps, tons of isolation excersizes, 1 body part per day(5 day split), probably no squats, and definetly no deads.

 

[DADAWG]

sad thing is some mod gave him his training program. =0l

it wasnt me lol

 

[pullinbig]

it wasnt me lol

you sure?

 

[BigRonWannabee]

well hes doing 20-30 times the sets I do per bodypart...that might have a little something to do with it.

 

[DADAWG]

you sure?

yep ive got a air tight aliby , i cant count to 30 sets
i know i use more sets/reps than you but im the first to admit that its VERY easy to overtrain and as ive gotten older[smarter] ive had to drop my workload down . i just cant handle set after set of tonnage like i could as a younger man .

 

[pullinbig]

yep ive got a air tight aliby , i cant count to 30 sets
i know i use more sets/reps than you but im the first to admit that its VERY easy to overtrain and as ive gotten older[smarter] ive had to drop my workload down . i just cant handle set after set of tonnage like i could as a younger man .

sorry i forgot you couldnt count. but you can add plates. thats more impressive to me.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

yep ive got a air tight aliby , i cant count to 30 sets
i know i use more sets/reps than you but im the first to admit that its VERY easy to overtrain and as ive gotten older[smarter] ive had to drop my workload down . i just cant handle set after set of tonnage like i could as a younger man .

Tonnage