bulking?

[brocksta]

ok...i was told before that it is good that i eat atleast 2300-2500 calories a day (i calculated with some buckwild formula) and then some guy told me that if i wanted to get bigger,i should bulk....he said eat everything in sight
so idk which is the way to go....
my goal is to get rid of the fat (not all of it of course lol,just like the all the visible crap) and get bigger,cut arms and legs,flatter stomach
this goal is set for april 17th (im going to hawaii)....which i started this whole thing on February 12.
im 14 and a freshman and in high school
i started at 163 lbs. and now im down to 159 lbs. (159, i weighed myself this morning)
i only have a curl bar and 40 lbs in plates. (all i had money for AND i am not that strong yet)
i already get good amount of cardio a day (atleast an 1 hour and 30 to 2 hours)

here is my circuit which lasts throughout a 5 day period:
Run for a 5-10 Minute Warm-Up Before Lifting

Monday : Chest, Triceps, Forearms

3 Sets of Bench Press (lay on the floor and use your curling bar for bench press)
during the Bench Press,press weight above your head,then perform a Skull Crusher or a Tricep Extension,as you bring the weight back to above your chest - pause - lower back down to chest
3 Sets of Dips (you can use a chair or your bed for this)
3 Sets of Bench Press
3 sets of Barbell Wrist Curls
3 sets of Reverse Wrist Curls


Tuesday : Back, Biceps, Abs

3 Sets of Bent over barbell rows (stand up, bend forward, keep your back and legs straight, and lift the bar off the ground and pull up to your chest like your rowing a boat. make sure your all straight and bent over so your actually working your back)
3 Sets of Bicep Curls
3 Sets of Reverse Curls (do normal bicep curls but have your grip and palm facing down towards the floor instead of facing you)
3 more sets of bent over barbell rows
3 sets of floor crunches
3 sets of side raises (hold a heavy weight in one hand, stand up straight, touch your knee with the hand thats not holding the weight without bending back or forward, this will work your sides)


Wednesday : Legs

3 sets of squats ( put the bar with weight on ur shoulders, lower your body as if your sitting on an imaginary chair and stand up again, isolate your legs)
3 sets of Standing Leg Calf Raise (load the bar with weight and place on shoulders,then raise heels by extending ankles as high as possible.)
3 sets of Standing Leg Calf Raises (bar held in front)
3 sets of Good-Mornings

Thursday : Shoulders

3 sets of front raises ( stand up straight, hold the bar at your hands down and relaxed at your front, raise the bar up to shoulder level in front of you without bending your elbows, keep your arms straight, and lower again)
3 sets of Front Shrugs (pack on weight on the bar, hold the bar in front of you with your arms down, pull your shoulders up and try and touch your ears with your shoulders without bending your arms)
3 sets of Behind the Back Shrugs (Rear Trap Thickness)
3 sets of Wide Grip Shrugs (Overall Trap Growth)
3 sets of military press ( use a chair to keep your back straight, raise the bar above your shoulders and make believe your doing a handstand with the bar as the floor, raise/lower the bar)


Friday : Abs
3 sets of floor crunches
3 sets of side raises (hold a heavy weight in one hand, stand up straight, touch your knee with the hand thats not holding the weight without bending back or forward, this will work your sides)
3 sets of Bicycle crunches
3 sets of Vertical Leg Crunches
3 sets of Reverse Crunches

here are pics:

do i really need a bulking period?and what exactly is the point of bulking?i try and eat as much protein as possible because i know protein is good for muscle.
please comment after you read, and please give suggestions!!!
thanks alot
-Brent

 

[fiction agent]

why are you trying to lose weight? at 14 you still have baby fat. considering the pics you posted, you should have no fears of taking your shirt off.

now, you also said you want to get bigger.

you might have heard this, but you are too young to be weightlifting. it will affect the growth of your body in the long run. just play on a sports team and you'll naturally develop muscle. wait a few years before you start lifting, at least until 16. most gyms prohibit you from joining until you're 16 anyway.

it's good that you excersize, but move it towards games like baseball with friends or pick up basketball.

 

[dce2956]

I'm sorry, but i disagree. Any highschooler on a football team will have a mandatory lifting program, in season and off season. and it's rough too. Very close to 5x5 lifting in the off season. Not to mention the water polo players at my school (the most physically fit people i know). 2 hours of heavy lifting before school, then 2 hours of water work after school.

Now, do i reccomend you start doing serious olympic lifts and doing 1rm's 3 times a week? no. I think what you're doing isn't bad. In fact, I have read that light weight lifting can increase your growth by spiking HGH and testesterone, as well as strenthening the skeletal and muscular system.

Just keep the weights light and don't worry so much about physique right now. If anything, find a sport you like and start training for that seriously. The trainers and coaches at your school will put you on the right path.

 

[fiction agent]

no offense bro, but if you think a highschool football coach, who's really just a gym teacher, knows what's right for nutrition and weightlifting, you're on another level.

unless you live in texas or any state where highschool football is life and they hire professionals, most of these coaches put together a half assed program that they assembled from various sources.

and have you seen most guys 10 years after they finish highschool football? they're fat bastards with a drinking problem. you know why?

the school's encourage you to eat 2lbs of pasta + garlic bread + sugary sauce every thursday night before the big friday night game. do you think those tendancies just go away after 4 years? hell no.

EDIT: No offense to teachers. I know it takes a lot of years in college to become one, but I know more than a couple of people who booze every weekend and are gym teachers.

 

[immortalis]

why are you trying to lose weight? at 14 you still have baby fat. considering the pics you posted, you should have no fears of taking your shirt off.

now, you also said you want to get bigger.

you might have heard this, but you are too young to be weightlifting. it will affect the growth of your body in the long run. just play on a sports team and you'll naturally develop muscle. wait a few years before you start lifting, at least until 16. most gyms prohibit you from joining until you're 16 anyway.

it's good that you excersize, but move it towards games like baseball with friends or pick up basketball.

I'm sorry, but i disagree. Any highschooler on a football team will have a mandatory lifting program, in season and off season. and it's rough too. Very close to 5x5 lifting in the off season. Not to mention the water polo players at my school (the most physically fit people i know). 2 hours of heavy lifting before school, then 2 hours of water work after school.

Now, do i reccomend you start doing serious olympic lifts and doing 1rm's 3 times a week? no. I think what you're doing isn't bad. In fact, I have read that light weight lifting can increase your growth by spiking HGH and testesterone, as well as strenthening the skeletal and muscular system.

Just keep the weights light and don't worry so much about physique right now. If anything, find a sport you like and start training for that seriously. The trainers and coaches at your school will put you on the right path.

Theres a big difference between 14 years old and highschool.

That being said, Brocksta I really admire that at a such a young age you are trying to take proactive measures in a structured environment to better your bodys condition. Like the guy above me said, its a tad too early for you to start lifting, at least heavily. Do not worry about bulking right now, you have plenty of babyfat left on your body. You need to give yourself some time to grow, simple.

If you do lift, lift extremely light weight, medium to high rep count to increase overall muscle tone, and thus increase your metabolism. If you stick with a good workout regimine and keep your work ethic going since you already have this mindset at such a young age... youre body will look like a ferrari when you are 18-22 man.

Trust me, its worth waiting for and being safe on your body. Anything you try to do now to speed the process up is going to end up doing more harm than good. Focus more on diet, overall cardiovascular health and muscle tone. In a couple years (really i think 16 is even too young to start lifting heavily but it seems to be widely accepted as ok...) your bodies natural testosterone levels are going to really start kicking in, and you can safely really start putting on some good size and strenth without worrying about any sides like stunting of growth.

I hope this post helped.


Also, I just noticed that your workout routine is every day pretty solid through the week. Give your body time to recover, especially since you are so young. I personally take every Wed off as far as weight training specifically goes.