How to bulk up?

[Scottyboi]

Iifym google it will change the way you eat hen getting fit or shredded. No need to eat chicken n rice non stop :) i gained 3 stone in a year and half i did a dirty bulk though lost about a stone now. But will do a lean bulk this winter.

 

[Scottyboi]

Starting strength by mark ripptoe is brilliant too google it and enjoy. Do this for a year if i was you.

 

[adrianr]

Got the stuff through today, am I right in saying just one scoop of protein with 5g of creatine and whatever amount of water I want and im sorted?

You don't have to take your creatine with protein, you can chuck it in a little bit of water if you want. If you find it easiest to just form part of your protein shake that's fine but don't let it stop you taking it should you miss out on the shake for whatever reason.

 

[decmancity]

Yeah I will where I can put it in with the shake but like you say if not just do it by itself.

So after getting freshers and everything else out of the way, starting today I will be doing my training again.

When I went to the gym last week I was lifting within 5kg/10kg on some exercises to what I was before summer.

Would I be best off starting Stronglifts again from the very beginning and just grinding my way through the light weights or going back to near what I was doing before summer and trying to go from there?
For example;
So I benched 42.5kg before summer, I could do 40kg last week. Shall I stick with 40kg and try and get higher or drop to 25kg like Stronglifts recommends to start out with?

 

[adrianr]

How experienced do you feel you are?

Starting light can be great for a couple of reasons, chiefly among which is being able to properly focus on form rather than injuring yourself trying to lift something you shouldn't be. It also lets you progress for longer which can be great for keeping your motivation up. If you feel like you're pretty much starting from scratch with it all, and you're not in a rush (which you shouldn't be anyway), then follow the program as it tells you. If the starting weights are too light just focus on form with slow controlled negatives. Use it as time to try and make that mind/muscle connection for that particular exercise. Also with the time saved getting through your working sets quicker can be used for mobility work, which will be good preparation for when your lifts (especially squats) start to get heavier.

 

[decmancity]

Well reasonably experienced, I have been told I have good form by the instructors and a few of the other lads in the gym so I am confident that I am doing it right.

Rather than start right at the bottom I have just massively dropped down weight from what I know I can do.

 

[adrianr]

Well reasonably experienced, I have been told I have good form by the instructors and a few of the other lads in the gym so I am confident that I am doing it right.

Rather than start right at the bottom I have just massively dropped down weight from what I know I can do.

Fair enough :) The program is designed for someone who's never been under a barbell really, so it doesn't sound like you need to go back quite that far! Just stick to the progression from whatever weight you start from - Don't be tempted to jump 10kg randomly just because you can.

And track it all in a spreadsheet! Or/and post it on here.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Bump(for my own ref.)

 

[Manchester33]

Is the answer to this thread not just 'take roids'?

 

[Dirty Harry]

Is the answer to this thread not just 'take roids'?

Nah, lift heavy things, eat more, rest ad infinitum

Food is the most anabolic substance known to man, not AAS ;-)