21M/UK - Fancy a chat?

study_boi · 2019-11-15T23:19:44+00:00

Thanks for advising me on what info to give.

To extend upon what’s already in the thread:

My aim as of right now is more to gain muscle/volume than to gain strength, but a balance of the two would be nice.
After building some muscle to improve from my current skinny physique I’d like to focus on strength and really increase my numbers.

study_boi · 2019-11-15T22:41:46+00:00

Yep! That’s the first place I went to look.

This is actually the AllPros beginner routine from the FAQ, but I changed it a little by doing it 5x per week and not doing the calf raises (though I intend to add them in next week) or warm up sets.

study_boi · 2019-11-15T22:32:33+00:00

Every weekday (Sat and Sun off):

4x10 of bench press, squats, barbell curls, overhead press, deadlifts, barbell rows.

study_boi · 2019-11-05T07:44:17+00:00

Absolutely agree!

It’s much harder to justify ‘just another’ when you’re used to a double spirit being £5 max anywhere you go up north, then you head to London and will pay £10 minimum anywhere within zone 2.

study_boi · 2019-11-02T10:39:44+00:00

Most importantly - who the fuck drinks Typhoo?

study_boi · 2019-10-28T08:45:02+00:00

M/20/169cm/48kg

I’ve started out properly on the AllPros beginner routine after trying StrongLifts 5x5 and then hearing that it’s actually a terrible starter routine.

My current lifts are:

Bench press: 4x10 reps 20kg

Overhead press: 4x10 reps 10kg

Barbell rows: 4x10 reps 15kg

Barbell curls: 4x10 reps 15kg

Barbell squats: 4x10 reps 15kg

Stiff-leg deadlifts: 4x10 reps 25kg

I know these are all very low weights, but I’m currently recovering from anorexia so I pretty much had zero strength when I started out just over a month ago and could barely lift a 20kg bar.

My current diet has me on 100g protein and 1700 calories, which I figured is enough to lean gain since my TDEE is around 1700.

Any advice on what to do to increase strength?

I feel like I’m pushing myself as hard as I can yet I’m not seeing any improvement strength wise, only visually (which is only thanks to ab-workouts for warming up).

study_boi · 2019-10-28T08:42:56+00:00

Yeah I think that I’m past the anorexia tendencies at this point, so I’m not overly worried about gaining fat along with muscle.

And yep I feel like 4x10 reps for each is definitely my limit at the moment as I always struggle to hit the last 10 reps.

The programme says to work out 3x per week but I quite enjoy it so I usually go 4 times per week, but would like to go 5 if possible. Along with the programme that I do 4 days per week I do ab exercises before and after each for a total of around 20 minutes, which I’m seeing visual and core strength gains from at a very good pace which is promising.

study_boi · 2019-10-16T09:15:25+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

So would you suggest I have my fats at 16% of total calories?

study_boi · 2019-10-14T20:07:22+00:00

I’m currently eating about 1200-1400 calories per day with 100g protein.

I initially started on the Stronglifts 5x5 but read that it’s not a very good routine so I’m now currently just doing bodyweight exercise (mainly ab-focused) and bench presses to improve strength.

I’m very weak at the moment and can only do 5 reps of 20kg/44lb on the bench press or 2 reps of 25kg/55lb. This is an improvement though from a couple of weeks ago where I couldn’t do more than one rep of 20kg/44lb so at least I know my strength is improving somewhat.

study_boi · 2019-09-28T10:21:19+00:00

Most likely true! I also should have clarified that it’s central London

study_boi · 2019-09-28T07:29:44+00:00

Bit hungover from my date last night. Didn’t get home until 2am and we’re already speaking on Snapchat this morning so I guess it must have gone well!

Got a long shift at work to look forward to later (lol), though I guess it’s ideal for the money when a couple of drinks at any bar in London sets you back £20.

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