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Im 17 and im 6ft tall and i weigh 145 pounds. I started lifting weights about 2 months ago and i think i've gained about solid 10 pounds or so since then. Anyway i got free weights at home and a bench which is what i use to work out and i can basically work out whenever i want, i have a lot of free time. Could anyone help me with a good mass gaining routine? i know the proper form and how to do most lifts.
My current routine is working each muscle group once a week but i really feel like i heal fast cuz even when i do squats the soreness goes away after like 3-4 days (other lifts a day or two). I also started eating a lot more because i know thats key to gaining mass.
Keep training each bodypart once a week. Keep eating a lot. Sleep 8+ hours a night and get plenty of rest. If you have time for a nap in the afternoon, take one. Keep training simple. Below is a good mass building routine. Many of the exercises are not specific, so choose what you like(i.e. - barbell vs dumbell)
Day 1 - Chest/shoulders/triceps
Flat bench - 3 sets
Incline bench - 3 sets
Shoulder press(front) - 3 sets
Side laterals - 3 sets
Tris(any movement) - 2-3 sets
Day 2 - rest
Day 3 - Back/biceps/calves
Deadlift - 2 sets
Pull ups - 3 sets
Rows - 3 sets
Bicep curls - 2-3 sets
Calf raises - 3 sets
Day 4 - rest
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 - Legs(quads/hams)
Squat - 3 sets
Leg curls - 2 sets
Leg extensions - 2 sets
Day 7 - rest
Take all sets to failure for all exercises you can safely perform failure training with.
Last edited by gino; 07-12-2001 at 11:47 AM.
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5'10" 215 lbs
Personal Bests:
Bench 355
Squat 505
Deadlift 560
yeah.
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My best training method for mass gaining was the Garman Volume Training.You exercise one bodypart per week but you'll have to do many many sets and get bored.However it works wonders.
DAy 1
DELTOIDS
Seated dumbbell presses 3sets 6-10 reps
Standing dumbbell laterals 2sets 6-10 reps TRAPEZIUS
Dumbbell shrugs 3sets 6-10 reps
TRICEPS
Pushdowns 3sets 6-10 reps
Skull crushers 2sets 6-10 reps
DAY 2
BACK
Reverse-grip chinups 3sets 8-10 reps
Bent barbell rows 3sets 6-10 reps
Pulley row 2sets 6-10 reps
REAR DELTS
Bent dumbbell laterals 2sets 6-10 reps
LOWER BACK
Deadlifts 3sets 6-10 reps
DAY 3
Rest
DAYG 4
CHEST
Incline bench presses 3sets 6-8 reps
Flat dumbbell presses 2sets 6-8 reps
Dumbbell flyes 2sets 6-8 reps
BICEPS
Cambered-bar curls 2sets 6-8 reps
Concentration curls 2sets 6-8 reps
DAY 5
QUADS
Leg extension 3sets 6-10 reps
Squats 3sets 6-10 reps
Leg presses 2sets 6-10 reps
HAMSTRING
Stiff-leg deadlift 2sets 6-10 reps
Seated leg curls 2sets 6-10 reps
CALVES
Standing raises 3sets 6-10 reps
Leg press calf raise 2sets 6-10 reps
DAY 6
Rest
That routine isn't too shabby despite Dorian's [no doubt] huge gear bill.
I personally think that chins, deads and rows do enough for you not to bother with direct rear delt work.
Cambered bar curls are inferior to straight BB curls cause you build best mass on biceps with your wrists fully supsinated.
I also wouldn't deadlift twice in one week or squat and deadlift in the same session [again Dorian's drug use permitted this]
Other than that all i would change is the order of bodyparts.
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i used it last winter. worked well enough. i gree with you on everything you said though. it just seemed like a good mass gaining routine for the kid.
Yah, well now he has two to choose from![]()
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