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wevie
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Packard wrote:I've met guys who train their upper body only and they look big on top and have skinny legs. It looks silly.

If you only train your upper body you will only build muscles in your upperbody.

If you only train one muscle group that is the only muscle group that will grow.

You should do a balanced rountine for 12 to 18 months and make adjustments to your workout to address any insuffiencies. So if after 12 months you see that your lats are not keeping up with your other development you would add some lat work.

Or if you feel you biceps are too big, you can cut back on the biceps work.

Etc.

As a rule heavier lifting will promote more muscle growth (and it will be longer lasting) than lighter lifting.
This makes more sense. I just do not see how doing squats will make biceps or chest grow.
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Post by Packard »

wevie wrote:
Packard wrote:I've met guys who train their upper body only and they look big on top and have skinny legs. It looks silly.

If you only train your upper body you will only build muscles in your upperbody.

If you only train one muscle group that is the only muscle group that will grow.

You should do a balanced rountine for 12 to 18 months and make adjustments to your workout to address any insuffiencies. So if after 12 months you see that your lats are not keeping up with your other development you would add some lat work.

Or if you feel you biceps are too big, you can cut back on the biceps work.

Etc.

As a rule heavier lifting will promote more muscle growth (and it will be longer lasting) than lighter lifting.
This makes more sense. I just do not see how doing squats will make biceps or chest grow.
Nonetheless, as a proponent of a balanced physique, I would recommend that you work all of your muscles equally and later on put emphasis on those muscles that have been lagging behind.
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it has tips and exercises

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Post by BeyondGymWalls »

This reminded me of when I was in college. In mind all I could think was more work= bigger muscles. If you are on steroids or hundreds of dollars worth of supplements then this may work. I am 100% all natural bodybuilder and have seen more gains with doing less work then what I did in college. Our bodies naturally can only handle so much wear and tear. Thats why there are supplements to take over where are bodies are lacking. I say all that to say these are the things I did to pack on solid lean mass naturally.

1) Power Lifts (excellent overall full body blaster that is gauranteed to pack on muscle.
2) Train legs heavier and harder (more growth hormones are released when legs are trained then any other muscle group.
3) Eat and sleep like a king (your body needs nutrients to fuel your recovery and sleep to make it all happen)

Good Luck!

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Post by iamtreadmill88 »

Looks a bit intense, make sure your staying in your MHR
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