I posted a thread like this a while (few years I believe) back, and got lots of good responses. So I'm counting on my friends here once again.
Here's the story. The first go around with lifting went really well, I did bulk up quickly and was happy with the results, but due to the metal rods and screws holding my spine together starting to really bother me, I had to back off. Well, that was only 2 or 3 years after my surgery. Now, it's been about 5. I feel healthy and confident in my spine to hold up, so I'm giving it another shot.
Here's the rundown:
I am 6'1". Roughly 125lbs. Really skinny. No body fat whatsoever that I can think to mention (I know I have SOME body fat, but what I'm trying to express is that I have no belly, no muffin top, no butt, etc.). I am not looking for cut abs and rock hard legs (at this point anyways). What I'm shooting for right now is the build my biceps and shoulders.
I have a curl bar and dumbbell set only at this point. I can add to this set later if I get a general agreement from people here that something else would benefit me.
What do I need from you guys? Well, a few things really. So I'll list them in no particular order.
1) Eating advice. I've been told to eat lots of chicken and red meat, as well as pasta's and other grains. This is simple enough. Is there something extra I should eat? How much and how often? Is there such a thing as too much? I plan to try to eat salads for lunch, then some kind of chicken or red meat for dinner, with a pasta based side. Good idea? Or bad?
2) I will be drinking whey protein 4 times daily. Once in the morning before work, once on my lunch break, then before and after lifting in the evenings. Is this sufficient? The container says 4 times daily, so that was just what seemed logical to me for a schedule. Should I try to space them out more?
3) Since I don't have much fat, I've been told I'll bulk up really fast. So that would mean more weight and less reps, correct? Less weight and more reps would be for toning and definition and I really don't have anything to tone and define at this point.
4) I need advice on every angle here. I tried google searching, and it's just a clusterfuck of contradicting articles on what eating right is, and what routines give what results. That's why I'm turning to cb7tuner again. I trust that I'll get answers from experience and not just a bunch of shit.
I also think it would be a good idea to track my weight, as well as pictures of my arms throughout this time. Did anybody else do this? If so, if I could see some before and after shots it would be really motivating. If I can get up the courage I'll throw up a pic of how I'm built now. I know that sounds odd, but I'm really pretty self conscious about my size for my height. It's just not normal.
Any thoughts or advice outside of the things I've listed would also be greatly appreciated. I really want/need all the info I can get here. Thanks guys, I always know I can count on my cb7tuner family not to judge.
Here's the story. The first go around with lifting went really well, I did bulk up quickly and was happy with the results, but due to the metal rods and screws holding my spine together starting to really bother me, I had to back off. Well, that was only 2 or 3 years after my surgery. Now, it's been about 5. I feel healthy and confident in my spine to hold up, so I'm giving it another shot.
Here's the rundown:
I am 6'1". Roughly 125lbs. Really skinny. No body fat whatsoever that I can think to mention (I know I have SOME body fat, but what I'm trying to express is that I have no belly, no muffin top, no butt, etc.). I am not looking for cut abs and rock hard legs (at this point anyways). What I'm shooting for right now is the build my biceps and shoulders.
I have a curl bar and dumbbell set only at this point. I can add to this set later if I get a general agreement from people here that something else would benefit me.
What do I need from you guys? Well, a few things really. So I'll list them in no particular order.
1) Eating advice. I've been told to eat lots of chicken and red meat, as well as pasta's and other grains. This is simple enough. Is there something extra I should eat? How much and how often? Is there such a thing as too much? I plan to try to eat salads for lunch, then some kind of chicken or red meat for dinner, with a pasta based side. Good idea? Or bad?
2) I will be drinking whey protein 4 times daily. Once in the morning before work, once on my lunch break, then before and after lifting in the evenings. Is this sufficient? The container says 4 times daily, so that was just what seemed logical to me for a schedule. Should I try to space them out more?
3) Since I don't have much fat, I've been told I'll bulk up really fast. So that would mean more weight and less reps, correct? Less weight and more reps would be for toning and definition and I really don't have anything to tone and define at this point.
4) I need advice on every angle here. I tried google searching, and it's just a clusterfuck of contradicting articles on what eating right is, and what routines give what results. That's why I'm turning to cb7tuner again. I trust that I'll get answers from experience and not just a bunch of shit.
I also think it would be a good idea to track my weight, as well as pictures of my arms throughout this time. Did anybody else do this? If so, if I could see some before and after shots it would be really motivating. If I can get up the courage I'll throw up a pic of how I'm built now. I know that sounds odd, but I'm really pretty self conscious about my size for my height. It's just not normal.
Any thoughts or advice outside of the things I've listed would also be greatly appreciated. I really want/need all the info I can get here. Thanks guys, I always know I can count on my cb7tuner family not to judge.
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