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kbayne
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It takes time to gain actual lean muscle mass along with strength. As stated and will continue to be stated, diet + program + rest is very important. There are supplements that will aid in helping achieve mass and strength.
Have you looked into your lifting technique for bench and DL's? Sometimes the smallest fix can add more pounds to the lift. Also if strength is your main concern, look into PRRS or 5/3/1 workout programs.
Have you looked into your lifting technique for bench and DL's? Sometimes the smallest fix can add more pounds to the lift. Also if strength is your main concern, look into PRRS or 5/3/1 workout programs.
R1balla
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bench more and squat/deadlift more. create a routine that revolves around those lifts. have you ever used Prime before? Prime is GREAT for strength if you respond to it. some do, some dont. i love the stuff. Prime + Anabeta is great along with proper training and a bulking diet.
PaulBlack
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If you are looking for "1RM" gains, then most likely lower reps ie: 5's,3's,2's,1's and most likely on the given/exact lifts, ie: BP's and deads will train as much the CNS to get you to respond/lift your heaviest weights as it will the fiber recruitment to move it. That said, if you want mass gains to go along, then some kind of volume and or rep set scheme should follow and certainly "eating enough to elicit that growth" and mass/strength gain.
If you do not have a lot of experience at singles, or very low reps, then I would not suggest jumping right in, as you should train them long enough to build some tendon and ligament strength which takes a little time, so as to not get injured and be curtailed for a month trying to catch back up on lost time.
That all said, 5x5's (as was mentioned) is a good start and if you have some experience, the 5/3/1 (as was mentioned) can work along with an old pyramid style set up (x10, x8, x6, x4, x2, x1, or whatever) or even old school Doug Hepburn or Anthony Ditillo stuff over at "Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban".
jburchak
New member
What type of supplements?
kbayne
Legend
Obviously staples such as Creatine and Beta Alanine.
Anabeta and Versa-1 are two I would look into. Another one that has been getting good reviews on strength is Tropinol XP. And another I haven't ran yet but I know many people on the forum who have ran it and report awesome strength gains, X-Factor or X-Gels (Arachidonic Acid).
jburchak
New member
Im going to try out the tropinol xp
jburchak
New member
Im going to give the tropinol a try
kbayne
Legend
Sounds good. I have a friend on it right now seeing good results and only been on for about 2.5 weeks.
jburchak
New member
Alright thanks for the help man!
kbayne
Legend
Anytime. Hope it helps you out man.
PaulBlack
Well-known member
Maybe actually a topic for another thread, but just a few points...
Yeah if I am too low in cals, you can get that sugar drop or just that shaky no energy feeling. That said, I do not like to have much in my stomach if I am heavy deadlifting, since it can tend to want to herniate the top of the stomach. I think Louie went into this once or twice.
Just a little tip to be mindful of.