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New to Bodybuilding - 12/17/2004 11:48:14 AM

Mallard

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I was an athlete in High School, and began weightlifting when I started college. When I got into weight lifting, Bodybuiding did not appeal to me, so I became a Powerlifter. I have been competing in "Strongman" type competitions for the past year. My muscle mass has improved drastically, but my physique is deteriorating.

Currently I am 6'3", about 290. 19" Bicep, 14 1/2" forearm, 18" neck, 42" waist, 31 1/2" thigh, 19" calf(all flexed measurements)

On Tricep pulldowns I max the stack, with preachers curls I use a 45 and a 25 on each side, stiff-leg deadlifts at 315, on leg press I use 1025 for reps of 3-5, and on cleans I use about 255 for last reps. For my set/reps I use a 3/5 or a 5/3(for pure weight, but good form)

Now I have started to look in the mirror at myself and want a change. What are some of the things I need to start doing, aside from changing my diet(which is my first priority), to start to thicken my lat spread, increase the size of my delts and overall just start to tone my body

By the way I'm 20 and in my third year of college

I appreciate any help that anyone can give me. Thanks

< Message edited by Mallard -- 12/17/2004 11:49:30 AM >

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RE: New to Bodybuilding - 12/30/2004 10:39:48 PM

burniemac1

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I am 15 years old and I am in powerlifting. I am in the 165 pound weight class. Right now i weigh about 170 pounds during training. What can I do to lower my fat/weight without affecting my strength?

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RE: New to Bodybuilding - 12/31/2004 5:34:21 AM

xmax126

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From: Dirty Jerzey
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Nice poundages you use man.

quote:

Now I have started to look in the mirror at myself and want a change. What are some of the things I need to start doing, aside from changing my diet(which is my first priority), to start to thicken my lat spread, increase the size of my delts and overall just start to tone my body

Glad to hear your diet is your number one priority. One arm dumbell rows shoulde thicken those lats for you. And there is a bunch of things to do for the delts. dumbell press, front raises, side raises, bent over rear raises, and upright rows to name a few. to tone your body you need to cut down on bodyfat with cardio. and you have to build up the muscle under the bodyfat with a full body routine.

here's a training split with exercises

chest/bicep
tricep/legs
back/shoulders/traps
train each bodypart once a week.

chest
incline bench
flat bench
flies
decline bench

biceps
standing barbell curl
preacher curl
alternating dumbell curl
reverse curl (forearms)

triceps
close grip bench press
over head extensions
skull crushers
pushdowns

legs
sitting calf raises
standing calf raises
squats
legpress
leg extensions
leg curls

back
deadlifts
t bar rows
close grip cable rows
wide grip pull downs
close grip pull downs

shoulders
sitting dumbell press
side raises
bent over rear raises
upright rows

traps
barbell shrugs
dumbell shrugs

do 3 sets of each exercise in the 8 rep range. with legs shoot for 10-12 reps

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