What is the maximum results I could hope for?

[BassMaster]

First post guys and gals, I've been lifting for about 10 months and keeping my diet in somewhat of a check (eating 4 meals and about 10 scoops of whey a day)

I have a 44" chest 42" waist, stand 6'7" and currently weigh about 215lbs and could probably cut off 15/20lbs of fat. I understand I don't have the build to be a power lifter or anything, but is there any hope with time I could run in the 250/275lb range? My strength and overall health has had a huge improvement, but sadly I feel like I'm wasting my time with 15" biceps after all the work I have done. I deadlift in the 250ish range and bench in the 150 on MAX. Thats all I can do and I have been stuck at those figures for several months.

With my build would you keep lifting weights trying to get built? Or take another route? I'm mainly wanting to be in great physical shape, but wanting to really accel in one way or another-

 

[ZGzaZ]

Being so tall, you have a huge amount of potential to get into the 250-275 range pretty easily, I'm 5'11 and sitting at 225 right now...so at 6'7 you can easily attain this.

The main things here, are you need to be taking in MANY more calories, your lifts are very low too, focusing on adding 5lbs to the bar every week on big compound lifts like the bench, incline, squats, rows, deadlifts and you will improve on them drastically.

When youre adding weight each week, this creates a stimulus for growth, you're telling your body that "I need to grow to keep pushing these weights." And your body responds by growing as long as you have enough food to fuel this process. Don't be afraid to eat, I'd get at least 4200-4500cals/day at your weight, and take them in spaced out throughout the day to give you 6-8 meals. When you start seeing some weight gain, you're going to have to increase your calories even more...

Gl bro, don't give up, keep lifting...do those two things and you'll see some good gains in the next few months.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

What's the routine you are doing right now?

 

[Kabeetz]

Yeah man try eat more whole foods, but if for some reason various factors force u to lean on protein powders, stay away from a straight whey replacement (which is usually only 90-150 cals a scoop tops) to a meal replacement (which is usually 350++ per serving) OR, better yet, use that whey to create a homemade meal replacement, the kind often touted by protobuilder, take a gallon of milk, add a ton of whey, throw in some natural peanut butter, maybe even some ice cream...

at 6'7" your potential is tremendous, and you may not believe it now, but there is no reason why your body CAN'T fill out beyond your wildest dreams.

EAT!

 

[BassMaster]

I don't really have a set program-

I bench, curl, stiff arm push down every 2 days

Squat once every 4 days

Dead lift every 4 days

I have other workouts mixed in there but no set program.

I do 3 sets of 5 on bench and 5 sets of 5 on curl...15 squats and 15 dead lifts.


I'm pretty stoked, went and stocked up on tuna and cottage cheese last night and 2 gallons of 2% milk.


Cameron

 

[palehorse51]

Test, Dbol. EAT. LIFT. SLEEP. Whala!!!

 

[ZGzaZ]

Test, Dbol. EAT. LIFT. SLEEP. Whala!!!

.........dumb...

 

[BassMaster]

Well I have been dieting pretty hardcore, restricting calories and drinking tons of protein shakes...

I'm guessing a lot of this is simply not having as much food running through my intestines...but I'm sitting at 199lbs 42" and 39.5" waist. Why are my muscles shrinking so fast? I didn't have much...but I wanted to keep what I had

 

[BassMaster]

Also, I'm wanting to get down in the 180ish range before I start bulking...

Would you guys suggest cardio or just simple restrictive diet until I think it is time to bulk?

 

[soco]

I would cut out the protein shakes with the exception of post workout and eat more real food (tuna, chicken, brocolli, oatmeal, salads).

You're losing muscle size because you are restricting calories and not taking in enough "real food", and because, as ZGzaZ stated, you need to focus more on your lifts. Adding more muscle will cause you to burn more calories, lowering your waist size, if that is what you are focusing on.