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Well I got 4 more days of P90x left and then it’s on to the P90x/Insanity hybrid! I've gone from a pathetic 0 pull ups and chin ups to doing 20! I'm down 20 pounds and abs are starting to come in. This program works and if you haven’t tried it GET IT!
 
I just started Insanity: The Asylum. It's very intense but effective. I am doing that in the morning and P90x at night. Trying get really fit and cut my body fat percentage.

Been doing a Insanity/P90x hybrid for two months now. The Insanity is great cardio and burns fat like crazy. Although I have Asylum and I'm looking forward to getting started on that next. It seems incredible although I don’t know if I could do Asylum in the morning AND P90x later that night :lol But that would be the way to do it.
 
Fellow Freaks, I, Eli26 is coming out of retirement to compete in body building again. I am bigger, stronger, more conditioned than last time.

I will compete and take my body to new heights! :yess:
 
Okay, a couple of things before I start.

I am 14 years old and weigh 115 pounds. I am 5'7. What I want to get done by the end of summer is to be more fit, by getting stronger and with more endurance, (and it wouldn't hurt to look pretty buff) and get good at running.

I have been going to the gym for about a year now, 5 days a week, and I've gotten pretty much no results. The only things I do are running, bicep curls, and Lat Pulldowns. The maximum I can do for bicep curls are 10 pounds, and I usually do 10 curls about 5 times.

For the Lat Pulldown, I can do 80 pounds and I also do that 10 times, about 5 times.

Can someone actually give me some kind of regimen, or anything I can follow that will give me the results I want? (Get strong, look buff)



Now for running. I'm signed up for Cross Country when I start high school next year, because running is really the only sport I have a chance of getting into. However, I need a lot of training.

The maximum miles I can run in one shot is 3 miles, and that's going at a 9 mile pace.

The most I can run one mile is 7:00. I once ran a mile in 6:40 but that really killed me.


What I want is to be able to run at least 5 miles in at least 7:30, and run a mile in 6.
Can this be done by August 1? (The day of tryouts)


I'd appreciate it if you guys can help me with everything I asked.

I also don't know that many technical terms for working out yet. (I don't know what a "set" is, and stuff), so can you guys also tell me what all the technical words mean, so I can actually follow training regimens that you guys hopefully post?

Thanks, I know this seems like a lot, but I really need this.


Personally ,I find it's too young to start worrying about weight gains at 14.. your body hasn't stopped growing. I would wait until your body has fully matured before looking to add muscle to your frame. I suppose you could condition yourself, but I am just not sure if I could promote someone doing big training. But yes, the problem with running is it will keep you lean, and the faster you go over a longer period of time the more you will burn into muscle vs. fat.
 
Personally ,I find it's too young to start worrying about weight gains at 14.. your body hasn't stopped growing. I would wait until your body has fully matured before looking to add muscle to your frame. I suppose you could condition yourself, but I am just not sure if I could promote someone doing big training. But yes, the problem with running is it will keep you lean, and the faster you go over a longer period of time the more you will burn into muscle vs. fat.

SRS -

I mostly agree with Eli on this one. You can keep lifting, but I wouldn't worry about your strength at this stage, especially if cross country is going to be your sport. I would focus more on endurance training if you can. The strength programs will come as you get deeper into high school (and also depends upon which sports you take on).

Some questions for you, SRS....
Have you visited the doctor yet and had a physical exam? Also, have you talked to your HS coaches yet (especially cross country)? Have you expressed to them an interest in cross country and/or a training program?

You definitely need to get that physical first before continuing or upping your training, but you also should open the lines of communication with your HS coaches now. It will show them how motivated you are, and hopefully in turn they can recommend a specific routine to get you started. You can also ask them about your other weightlifting questions. There's much more to learn than just reps and sets at your age, such as lifting techniques and most importantly, lifting safety.
 
Okay, a couple of things before I start.

I am 14 years old and weigh 115 pounds. I am 5'7. What I want to get done by the end of summer is to be more fit, by getting stronger and with more endurance, (and it wouldn't hurt to look pretty buff) and get good at running.

I have been going to the gym for about a year now, 5 days a week, and I've gotten pretty much no results. The only things I do are running, bicep curls, and Lat Pulldowns. The maximum I can do for bicep curls are 10 pounds, and I usually do 10 curls about 5 times.

For the Lat Pulldown, I can do 80 pounds and I also do that 10 times, about 5 times.

Can someone actually give me some kind of regimen, or anything I can follow that will give me the results I want? (Get strong, look buff)



Now for running. I'm signed up for Cross Country when I start high school next year, because running is really the only sport I have a chance of getting into. However, I need a lot of training.

The maximum miles I can run in one shot is 3 miles, and that's going at a 9 mile pace.

The most I can run one mile is 7:00. I once ran a mile in 6:40 but that really killed me.


What I want is to be able to run at least 5 miles in at least 7:30, and run a mile in 6.
Can this be done by August 1? (The day of tryouts)


I'd appreciate it if you guys can help me with everything I asked.

I also don't know that many technical terms for working out yet. (I don't know what a "set" is, and stuff), so can you guys also tell me what all the technical words mean, so I can actually follow training regimens that you guys hopefully post?

Thanks, I know this seems like a lot, but I really need this.

I started whenever I was 10-12 (33 year of age now), my grandmother gave me a set of dumbells. I can say even though being a novice and knew nothing about bodybuilding I wanted to be like Arnold. I saw that his biceps where giganto, so what did I start training....? Biceps, you guessed it. I only trained biceps until almost my teens, I was a wirey athelete so I was strong, fast but not big by all means. I was maybe 145lbs as a Freshman in high school. I had the skills though to be an athlete, the problem was to become a stronger more angile athelete. (played mostly point guard in basketball and shortstop in baseball) So back to my story, I was only training biceps later that I realize ok I'm going to look pretty funny with just big biceps, no forearms, no shoulders, chest, etc... I so I started putting a routine together. The days where I would work upper body, then lower body and then upper again and so forth. I worked out a 2-3 day split and rest like crazy on the days that weren't for working out, practice or any other extra curricular activity.

Something like this:
M - Chest and Bi's
T - Quads, calves
W - REST
TH - Shoudlers, Tri's
F - Back, hamstrings
S - REST
S - REST (maybe start if I was feeling fine)

So you've been lifting for a year and 5 days a week with no results right? What is the diet, what are your calories this is going to crucial in your growth 95% of everything else you do in the gym. If the diet is off, not enough calories are taking in order to grow there will be minimal results. Of course there's genetics but I've been the avid believer in beating generics for the most part of hitting your peak body. Consistency in the diet is the major contribution of changing a physique almost over night, once your metabolism is getting used to the fuel your body is being fed you will understand this. I can gain 10-15lbs of water in the wrong foods and become looking full in almost 24hrs, I kid you not because of the way my body has adapted to what will make me lean and what will bloat me. Sugar, flour, carbs are the worst enemy for my body in order to remain lean. Now that's my metabolism and age playing a role in this but I'm sure it can be much worse on others that are not as strict as I am, or maybe I'm just ultra ____ about the way I want to look. You are going to have to find the happy minimum on how many calories it's going to take in order for you to grow and you will have to
keep track, chart down the differences by trial and error on calorie intakes or what foods effect your body differently. Some people have a extremely high burning rate with the carbs or can handle more good fats within the diet that it doesn't affect someone that is carb sensitive. A good nutrition would be to have protein be the main bulk of your meal for repairing and building muscle, minimal carbs in order to have fuel to push harder during workouts and blood flow of nutrients to the
bloodstream in order to absorb the protein into the muscle and of course healthy fats for the joints and lubrication of the skeletical foundation that your body will need to prevent broken joints, injuries, flexbility, etc...

Most Meals (percentage on in grams per serving per meal : MACRO NUTRIENTS):
Protein 50%
Carbs 40%
Fats 10%

Now there's meal timings, most people that want to build muscle and remain lean will eat 6-8 times a day. With this schedule it's not for everyone, therefore everyone on this planet would be shredded and ripped by all means. People have jobs, school, kids etc... but if you want to fuel your body and have the best workouts, this is what I recommened, at least 6 meals or tiny meals a day. Try packing small snacks, pieces of fruit, handful of almonds and so on. This is mainly to keep your insulin level normal and not the up and down cycle of getting cravings and binge eating and then therefore ruining the diet.

RUNNING!!!! Yes, that is counter productive. I always ask the person at the gym that comes to me for advice, it's a two way street for building and leaning out. There's magic window for some who grow at the same time they become shredded but that is mainly due to puberty and a hormone growth spurt. Otherwise whenever your natural hormone growth factor is stopping or slowing down and testosterone levels are slowly creeping down by the time you are 30 years old, it's almost non-exsistant unless it's due to unnatural abilities or injections. All of men are on the download spiral after we peak, it's up to you on how long you can hold onto it afterwards. So back on the running tidbit, if you are running a marathon or are a long distance runner, the dream of putting on a muscle at the same time is pretty much counterproductive. You notice that all those atheltes are neither bulking, buff, etc... unless you are a sprinter. Perhaps track might be a better method of running where it is required of speed, stamina and power. The problem with running is that it uses so much calories in order to be good at, you can never build onto the frame if you are constantly tearing it down. Now this is not bad for those that want to remain lean, stay in shape, etc... but by all means it's like hell to a bodybuilder. We still would like to have a healthy heart, lungs and so on but that will come from our diet and a modertaion of low intensity cardio. Biking, walking on a incline, doing a drop set on weights after doing heavy repetitions.

All this being said, it's a journey my friend, lifting building your body the way you would like, piecing it all together is like a never ending marathon. If you are serious about this it does take time, consistency, patience the whole nine yards. Train hard, train fast, eat smart, repair, grow and do it all over again is the only way that these goals are accomplised. It's not for everyone and everyone has their level of strictness, but the more stricter the better, the faster you welcome and teach your body the long road of a transformation. I get the riod thing constantly from people that knew me in the past, work employees, people at grocery stores all the stares and looks, hate, jealously and eventually some people that actually show compliments here and there once in a while that actually know what it takes on accomplishing such a look. Some people think you only love yourself, are egotistic, etc... but they don't undestand that's it's a passion and long time goal, almost 2 decades in the making and I will never give up until I can't do it anymore. That kind of mindset doesnt' suit with everyone, more or less they like to tear you down, ask you why are you cheating, "Oh no gym today", "what do you bench?" :rotfl It all goes into every day of living the dream that most can't understand but enouhg of my ranting just trying to give you the overall mindset, dedication, goals, facts, passion about being healthy, strong, fit, athletic, etc... that any athelete/bodybuilder would have and not let nothing stop them in way of accomplishing whatever feat it is that you choose.

I've got athletic scholarships because of this lifestyle, won a few amateur titles placing as low as 5th to several 1st place placements and overall a placement in order to compete for a Natural pro-card. The ultimate goal would be one of largest natural bodybuilders here in Missouri and finally take home a pro card 1st placement in a competition or die trying :lol :thud:

There's tons of material in my blog, feel free to look and PM me if you have any questions. I could more or less go on for hours on the subject of strength training, putting on size, etc...

Ski :peace
 
Here's an example of the exercises: (you can basically google each of those exercises and they'll show you the basic movements, you won't be using my weights that I've shown here but this gives you an idea of how many reps, sets and weight increase you can try for yourself by gadging your own strength at the gym)

Cut before winter bulk.

Morning 4:00 a.m.
Cardio Session 1
1 hours of cardio, 15 miles bike (heart and lungs are right where I left off after the bulk, felt great)

Chest and Bi's

Dumbell Incline Bench Press
1) 80lbs total 160 X 20
2) 90lbs total 180 X 12
3) 110lbs total 220 X 10
4) 135lbs total 270 X 8
5) 145lbs total 290 X 6

Incline Press Nautilus
1) 45lbs plate total 90lbs X 20
2) 45lbs + 25lbs total 140bs X 12
3) 45lbs 2X plates total 180lbs X 10
4) 45lbs 2X plates + 2X 25lbs total 230lbs X 8
5) 45lbs 3X plates total 270 X 6
6) 45lbs 3X plates + 2X 25lbs total 320lbs X 5

Butterfly Press Nautilus
1) 90lbs X 20
2) 110lbs X 15
3) 130lbs X 12
4) 150lbs X 10
5) 170lbs X 8

Decline Bench Press
1) 185lbs X 10
2) 225lbs X 8
3) 275lbs X 8
4) 315lbs X 6
5) 405lbs X 4

Concentration Preacher Curl - One Arm (Wrist point down, no cheat with forearm)
1) 45lbs X 8
2) 45lbs X 8
3) 45lbs X 8
4) 45lbs X 8
5) 45lbs X 8
6) 45lbs X 8
7) 45lbs X 8

Standing Straight Bar Curls - Negatives
1) 135lbs X 4
2) 135lbs X 4
3) 135lbs X 4
4) 135lbs X 4

Hammer Curls (Hold and pause at 90 degree angle of curl and then release negative)
1) 35lbs X 12
2) 45lbs X 10
3) 55lbs X 8
4) 65lbs X 6
5) 70lbs X 4

Cardio Session Number 2
1 hour of cardio, 15 miles bike

Ski

All exercises 30 seconds rest between sets.

Legs + Cardio

Leg Extensions
Set 1: 50lbs X 20
Set 2: 50lbs X 20
Set 3: 50lbs X 20
Set 4: 50lbs X 20

Leg Press
Set 1: 315lbs X 20
Set 2: 495lbs X 15
Set 3: 675lbs X 12
Set 4: 855lbs X 10
Set 5: 945lbs X 8
Set 6: 1045lbs X 6

Hack Squats
Set 1: 90lbs X 20
Set 2: 180lbs X 15
Set 3: 270lbs X 12
Set 4: 360lbs X 10

Front Barbell Squats
Set 1: 135lbs X 20
Set 2: 135lbs X 20
Set 3: 135lbs X 20
Set 4: 135lbs X 20

Calve Raises
Set 1: 90lbs X 20
Set 2: 180lbs X 12
Set 3: 225lbs X 10
Set 4: 270lbs X 8
Set 5: 315lbs X 8

Cardio Liss Walk on treadmill 60 minutes

Stretch.........

Back/Hamstrings + Cardio

50 chinups

Deadlift (superset push ups in between each set, no rest)
Set 1: 135lbs X 12
Push ups X 20
Set 2: 185lbs X 10
Push ups X 20
Set 3: 225lbs X 10
Push ups X 20
Set 4: 275lbs X 8
Push ups X 20
Set 5: 315lbs X 6
Push ups X 20
Set 6: 365lbs X 6
Push ups X 20
Set 7: 405lbs X 4
Push ups X 20

Late Pull Downs
Set 1: 70lbs X 20
Set 2: 90lbs X 15
Set 3: 110lbs X 12
Set 4: 130lbs X 10

Nautilus Hammer Rows
Set 1: 70lbs X 20
Set 2: 90lbs X 10
Set 3: 110lbs X 8
Set 4: 130lbs X 6
Set 5: 150lbs X 4

Bent Over Rows (Close Grip for lower lats)
Set 1: 135lbs X 10
Set 2: 145lbs X 8
Set 3: 155lbs X 6
Set 4: 185lbs X 6

Lying Hamstring Hammer Strength
Set 1: 50lbs to failure
Set 2: 50lbs to failure
Set 3: 50lbs to failure
Set 4: 50lbs to failure

Standing Hamstring Hammer Strength (Single Legged)
Set 1: 30lbs to failure
Set 2: 30lbs to failure
Set 3: 30lbs to failure

Lying Hamstring Free Weighted
Set 1: 15lbs to failure
Set 2: 10lbs to failure
Set 3: 10lbs to failure

Cardio Liss Walk on treadmill 60 minutes

Stretch........

Ski

*All exercises within 30 second rest between sets*

Shoulders and Tri's

Dumbbell Military Press:
Set 1: 70lbs X 20
Set 2: 85lbs X 10
Set 3: 95lbs X 8
Set 4: 100lbs X 6

Quadruple Super Set: (Barbell Military Press, Front Dumbbell Rows, Lateral Raises, Upright Rows Plate)


Set 1: Barbell 65lbs X 10, 25lbs X 10, 10lbs X 10, 45 X 10
Set 2: Barbell 65lbs X 10, 25lbs X 10, 10lbs X 10, 45 X 10
Set 3: Barbell 65lbs X 10, 25lbs X 10, 10lbs X 10, 45 X 10
Set 4: Barbell 65lbs X 10, 25lbs X 10, 10lbs X 10, 45 X 10

Upright Rows Barbell:
Set 1: 85lbs X 10
Set 2: 105lbs X 8
Set 3: 125lbs X 6
Set 4: 145lbs X 6

Reverse Hammer Fly:
Set 1: 85lbs X 10
Set 2: 115lbs X 10
Set 3: 125lbs X 10
Set 4: 135lbs X 10

One Arm Cable Pulldowns for Rear Delt (pulled toward opposite end of torso superset with push ups (20)):
Set 1: 20lbs X 10 (20 push ups)
Set 2: 20lbs X 10 (20 push ups)
Set 3: 20lbs X 10 (20 push ups)
Set 4: 20lbs X 10 (20 push ups)

Closegrips Bench Press:
Set 1: 135lbs X 10
Set 2: 185lbs X 8
Set 3: 225lbs X 8
Set 4: 245lbs X 6
Set 5: 275lbs X 5

One Arm Extensions: (Alternate towards head elbow bent motion, and switched to bent over motion over chest)
Set 1: 25lbs X 30, 25lbs X 10
Set 2: 25lbs X 20, 25lbs X 8
Set 3: 25lbs X 15, 25lbs X 8
Set 4: 25lbs X 10, 25lbs X 6

60 minutes of 3.5-4.0 steady walk on the treadmill.

Stretch.....

Ski

1. Building Muscle 101

You must stretch and contract muscles while lifting weight to build them up. Marathon runners would have huge muscles if strenuous, long endurance type exercise could enlarge them. Stretching and contracting with weight makes small tears, and while your body heals them, they also build muscle. This is when the food you eat becomes important.

2. Before Lifting

The faster your body recovers, the faster and more efficiently you can build muscle. You also should be able to sustain energy long enough for a productive lifting workout. Some research suggests that eating even just a couple of ounces of protein before lifting helps your body to recover faster. Eat high quality protein, including lean beef, eggs, tuna, turkey, whey protein and chicken.

3. A Little R and R

If you eat protein after a hard workout, you heal and recover more quickly. When really trying to build muscle, after a lifting session eat a mixed carb and protein meal such as chicken and a sweet potato. Get to bed early so that you can get at least 8 hours sleep to let the rest you get do its trick and build you some muscle.

4. Timing is Everything

The timing of your pre- and post-workout meals matters. Eat high quality protein at least 1-1/2 to 2 hours before lifting. Eat at least the same amount of protein you consumed during your post-workout meal right after lifting. Eating soon after a workout reduces chronic muscle fatigue, and speeds your recovery time, studies say. As long as you are eating soon after your weight workout and every 3 hours throughout the day, as well as every meal containing protein you will be on track.

5. Eat High Quality All the Time

Your diet should be composed of lean meats, few fruits, vegetables, few whole grains, nuts, beans and “good” fats, such as olive oil or nuts or, nut butters. Red meats, like tenderloin or sirloin steak, extra lean ground turkey, chicken breast and broiled fish are perfect proteins to add to your muscle-building diet plan. Leafy greens, such as spinach and broccoli, and fruits such as strawberries, grapefruits and blueberries.

As for the diet, it's way below anything you need in order to grow as in protein... Where's all the lean meats, beef, pork, ground turkey, steak, shrimp, eggs, etc...

Here's my cut diet, everything stays pretty much the same with the exception of cutting out protein shakes subbing in more food, more carbs and more fats whenever I'm bulking. Notice one thing is that the protein always stays the same. It is the stable to keeping muscle while trimming fat away and trying to lose minimal muscle while doing so and it's the staple for building muscle and keeping cravings or junk food and repairing muscle at the same time.

Skiman's Cut Diet 2500

DURING Workout Shake = 4-8 scoops Xtend (Bodyweight pending – 0.17g BCAAs/lb
bodyweight) in 20-24 oz cold water
Meal 1 12 egg whites
1 whole egg
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 8 oz steamed asparagus
12 almonds
6.5 oz PEELED ruby red grapefruit or 99g blueberries
49g protein, 30g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Meal 2 2.5 scoops Scivation Whey
2 tbsp peanut butter
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 8 oz steamed asparagus
49g protein, 15g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Meal 3 7 oz grilled chicken breast or halibut/tilapia or Sirloin fillet or Tuna
(albacore packed/canned in water)
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 12 oz steamed asparagus
2 tbsp peanut butter or 18 almonds
49g protein, 15g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Meal 4 7 oz grilled chicken breast or halibut/tilapia or Sirloin fillet or Tuna
(albacore packed/canned in water)
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 8 oz steamed asparagus
2 tbsp peanut butter or 18 almonds
49g protein, 15g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Meal 5 7 oz grilled chicken breast or halibut/tilapia or Sirloin fillet or Tuna
(albacore packed/canned in water)+ 5g GlutaForm
18 almonds
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 8 oz steamed asparagus
49g protein, 15g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Meal 6 2.5 scoops Scivation Whey
1.5 cup steamed Broccoli or green beans or 8 oz steamed asparagus
3 oz avocado or 18 almonds
6.5 oz PEELED ruby red grapefruit or 99g blueberries
49g protein, 30g carbohydrates, 15g fat

Protein – 294 = 1176 Calories, Carbohydrates (not including Carbohydrate night) –
120g = 480 Calories, Fat – 90g = 810 Calories
Total Calories – 2466 Calories NON-carbohydrate night
Total Calories – 2885 Calories – Carbohydrate nights

Every 18th meal is the Carb meal. It is the last meal and it replaces Meal 6. The
Carb Meal must be eaten in this order.

1.5 cups steamed green beans or 12 oz asparagus = 15g carbohydrates
¾ cup oatmeal (measured dry then add water and microwave) = 45g
carbohydrates
6.5 oz PEELED ruby red grapefruit or 99g blueberries = 15g
carbohydrates
¾ tbsp honey = 15g carbohydrates
4-6 packets splenda for sweetening
18 almonds = 15g fat
8 oz sweet potato = 60g carbohydrates
2 tbsp peanut butter or almond butter = 15g fat
4-6 packets splenda for sweetening
150g Carbohydrates = 600 Kcals, 30g Fat = 270 Kcals

2500 Calories Servings
Meals Carbs Protein Fat Calories Carbs Protein Fat
Meal 1 30 49 15 451 2 7 3
Meal 2 15 49 15 391 1 7 3
Meal 3 15 49 15 391 1 7 3
Meal 4 15 49 15 391 1 7 3
Meal 5 15 49 15 391 1 7 3
Meal 6 30 49 15 451 2 7 3
Total 120 294 90 2466

Ski :peace
 
Tonight:

Movies: Super 8, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Ninja Assassin

Fireworks, customs, gym time 2:30 a.m., eat, customs, eat, etc...
 
Finally got back into the gym this past weekend after a month and half break. I found out that I have some stress fractures in my foot so I'm trying to slowly nurse them back to healthy. I did some biceps/back on Saturday, Chest/Triceps yesterday. Tonight I'm back into Crossfit!!!
 
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