Having trouble packing on more weight need advice

[Showtime25]

Looking good bro, I am on a four day workout schedule as well cuz since I work at golds at night I just hit the weight while I am there. But I have to agree with you on the more resting part cause I have see changes on my body with more rest.

 

[big in vegas]

I actully cut my training back to only 4 days a week.

I do

tues - delts and triceps
thurs - legs (all in one workout)
sat- chest and bis
sun - back and traps

I have found that by cutting my volume down, and giving my body more rest time, im growing better than ever. Im holding down a very lean 246-248lbs right now. I have been doing this for about 3 months now, and my strengh is crazy right now. Remember you grow while your body is resting, not when it is in the gym. Go to the gym to tear your body down, so it can build it back up stronger and bigger. If your in the gym to much you wont grow as fast or at all. Why ? Because your not letting your body recover. Some people can train 6 days a week, and grow, but they are the genetic elite. People who can look at a hot dog, and grow...lol !!! But ,for normal people, you gotta really think about how your training and eating is. Make it fit your body, and learn from what your body is telling you...

Are your bis not still crushed from the day before when you go in to do back?

 

[big in vegas]

Here are some recent pics of me at around 246lbs. This was prob about 3 weeks ago. I would say, im a tad fuller now, as I have finally giving myself more cals to grow on...But training as I said, is down to 4 days a week, super intense, lots of forced reps, rest pauses, drop sets, negatives, ect, ect. Anything to make the workout more productive.

Dude, you are looking great, still lean and getting bigger

 

[Chris250]

Are your bis not still crushed from the day before when you go in to do back?

No, not really...Hell this is what i did today for chest and biceps...

Smythe flat presses (to the neck) - 2 warm up sets of 15/10 reps
1 all out set to 15 reps, to failure

DB flat fly/prs - 1 warm up to 10 reps
1 all out set to 17 reps to failure, used 80lbs dumbells

Cable crossovers - no warm ups
1 all out set to 20 reps to failure

standing cable curls - 1 warm up 10 reps
1 all out set to 15 reps to failure

DB pin wheel curls - no warm ups
1 all out set to 15 reps to failure

Looks pretty simple doesnt it ? prob, doesnt look to tough either. But honestly with my training partner pushing me, to TRUE failure, and with forced rep or two...im pretty beat up...

we have also been cycle our training..this week is mid range to higher reps to failure...so 12-20 reps to all out failure. Next week will be heavy week, so 4-8 reps to all out failure, upping the weight to get less reps overall, but with a tad more volume. The last week is high intensity week, so rest pauses, drop sets, negatives, supersets, ect, ect...That week we bring it all out of the bag and just kill it. I know today, it doesnt look very tough, but if you really go to true failure you would know it. The mind always quits before your body does. You really have to learn to love pain, and to tell your mind that your going way past the point of failure. I mean most people dont even know what true failure really is. It will kill you if you can just go to positive failure, and it is even worse pain if you go to positive and negative failure (to the point you cant even control the weight on the way down) Its really a mind thing...

 

[Chris250]

Dude, you are looking great, still lean and getting bigger

thanks bro, I shoudve taken pics today, I was at 249lbs. and was very lean and full looking. I was pretty impressed with myself....lol :dizzy:

 

[Ox 51]

thanks bro, I shoudve taken pics today, I was at 249lbs. and was very lean and full looking. I was pretty impressed with myself....lol :dizzy:

Chris have you finished your shows for the year?

 

[big in vegas]

Damn Chris, 249 and lean, you are a huge guy, I'd be happy at 200, but damn, that's just crazy