Posted by Animal on March 20, 1997 at 08:13:29:
In Reply to: IF YOU WERE 18 AGAIN HOW WOULD YOU TRAIN TO GET BIG posted by kevin on March 20, 1997 at 00:20:40:
: I AM 18 YEARS OLD AND NEED SOME TRAINING ROUTINES. CURRENTLY I DO 3X8 OF INCLINES SMITH, 2X10 INCLINE FLY, 3X8 DECLINE BENCH, 3X8 CURLS, 2X10 PREACHER, 2X8 CLOSE GRIP, AND 2X10 PRESS DOWN TU AND SAT. THEN 3X8 BEHIND NECK SMITH PRESS, 3X8 UPRIGHT, 2X10 LATERLAS, 2X8 MED PULLDOWN, 2X10 CLOSE GRIP PULLDOWN, 3X8 SEATED PULL INS TH AND SUN. I HAVE GOTEN OKAY RESULTS FROM THIS ROUTINE I HAVE USED FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. HOWEVER I WANT TO GET REALLY BIG, MY FALL COLLEGE SEMESTER IS COMING TO AN END MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO BE HOME FROM COLLEGE AND I AM GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE TRAIN WITH NOW. I NEED A ROUTINE!!!!!!
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: THANKS FOR RESPONDING IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
Where is your leg stuff! No wonder you can't get big. You need 5x5 or 3-4x6-8 squats at least, plus some STLD's. I'd skip all the 'army' stuff and go heavy on your core exercises. (Bench, sit-ups on a ham glute machine, shrugs, Pull-UPS, rows, shoulder press to front, pullovers) You are wasting your time with inclines as they work the same group as bench. Do all these at least 3x6-8 or 5x5 and if you still feel like you want to do arms you're not going hard enough! Do shrugs on back day, btw. You have to do legs and don't piss around with leg ext. Eat as much protein as you can. too. Anarchy in the USA!