Only stronger never any bigger

[babymonkey]

It seems like no matter how strong I get, I can't seem to put on any weight. When I graduated HS 8 yrs ago I was 120lb. Now I am 140lb only with the help of AS. I've been up to 155lb, but I was really bloated off of enanthate. As You might have read in another post I benched 265lb when I weighed 130lb. Strength is cool but muscles are cooler. Any advice on how to put it on and keep it on?

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

how tall are you?

 

[babymonkey]

5' 7 1/2"

 

[The Shadow]

increase TUT by aletring rep ranges or tempo

 

[babymonkey]

I did not understand a word you just said cornholio. Can you put it in dummy terms for me?

 

[teen1216]

Increase the Time under Tension of the muscles you are targetting by changing rep ranges or tempo to make it higher is I believe what Cornholio was meaning. ex. 2 sec down 2 sec up for 8 reps is 32 secs TUT

 

[t3c]

eat eat eat

 

[The Shadow]

exactly...eat and lengthen the time you are doing a set try around 40 seconds per set

 

[vinylgroover]

Baby,

I don't understand what you're saying. You say you've put on 20 pounds but yet you don't look muscular. Is it all fat and water? surely it can't be. I too am a hargainer, no steroids, but whatever i put on is muscle. I am only 165 pounds at 5'7. I am not as strong as you btw.

Give me more of an idea of your workout, eating habits etc.

 

[b fold the truth]

EAT!!!!!!

 

[louden_swain]

I think there is a direct correlation between having mass and strength. If you are looking to pack on mass, train heavy and eat 6 times a day.

 

[b fold the truth]

Why stop at 6 meals a day?

B True

 

[louden_swain]

Oh I forgot. . . . the notorious B fold diet!! I agree, if you are a hard gainer eat as much as your body will hold. I can only put away 6 squares per day. Right now, I have a chicken breast in the oven and I am getting prepared to cook some rice. . . .that will be my sixth .

 

[gettinlarger]

I agree totally B Fold's "EAT!!!" comment. Not gaining weight = not enough food.

 

[Deepsquat]

Eat yes ...but give us an idea as to how you workout...no excuse to not weigh more after 8 years of training ...my guess is you are overtraining severly

 

[babymonkey]

The "EAT A LOT" route is obvious. It is also obvious that if i'm complaining about not gaining weight i am not starving myself. How do you possibly find the appetite for six meals a day? I've read some of these diets you guys post and they can not be for someone my size. And to respond to vinylgroover, I have packed on muscle but I am still PUNY (I will post some pics soon). I would also love to be 165lb. I know strength doesn't necessarily go hand in hand w/ mass. If this were true, the other guys w/ 8% body fat could bench double their body weight. Eat? Eat what? What time? Any ideas on quick snacks that can pack on the pounds?

 

[The Shadow]

TUT

 

[babymonkey]

Eat yes ...but give us an idea as to how you workout...no excuse to not weigh more after 8 years of training ...my guess is you are overtraining severly

I work one body part per day, once a week. I've had set backs because of injuries, but nothing I couldn't overcome. I do a warm-up set then i do another 3 sets till failure adding weight each set. Ex: Chest day I do flatbench, incline dumbbell press, Incline dumbbell fly, peck deck, decline cable cross-overs, then I go into the hammer strength room. I do some diff wide and close grip chest exercizes. I rotate some exercizes with dumbbells and barbells.

 

[vinylgroover]

The "EAT A LOT" route is obvious. It is also obvious that if i'm complaining about not gaining weight i am not starving myself. How do you possibly find the appetite for six meals a day? I've read some of these diets you guys post and they can not be for someone my size. And to respond to vinylgroover, I have packed on muscle but I am still PUNY (I will post some pics soon). I would also love to be 165lb. I know strength doesn't necessarily go hand in hand w/ mass. If this were true, the other guys w/ 8% body fat could bench double their body weight. Eat? Eat what? What time? Any ideas on quick snacks that can pack on the pounds?

Up your carbs. Take in a low fat carb shake. If like me you are a hard gainer, it is difficult to eat 6 meals a day, your stomach and appetitie just can't take it. Drink a shake or two instead as a meal replacement, but focus on carbs. Buy a carb powder that has at least 55 grams of carbs per 100 g serve and take with low fat/skim milk.

Be patient, it sounds like you're on the right track. It won't happen overnight, but be thankful that whatever you put on will be muscle, which is an upside to being lean or a hargainer.

As far as steroids i can't advise you because i don't take. What sort of routine/exercises are you doing?

 

[jeremys]

and after changing all this, you have to eat again

 

[Lord_Suston]

Eat all the time in the morining have some eggs and then have some milk then bring some food to work or class and then after midmorning meal have lunch, then mid lunch then go home an have a predinner meal then another meal... the point is mass only comes on when you have enough calories..... BTW guiness and a whole pizza a night works wonders, or red beans and rice....

 

[jeremys]

set your alarm clock for like 3 in the morning and eat again. then go back to sleep and eat when you wake up.