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AtomicTweaker
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Alright, so im real skinny and want a way to bulk up a bit for lacrosse in the spring. I just want to focus on my arms and my upper chest. I have a benchpress and some dumbells, so what are the best excersizes to do and like what weights should i use and like how many reps and sets?
Oct 11 2006 4:57PM
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AtomicTweaker
Posts: 2341 - Karma: 16
oh, and i weigh like 145 if anyone cares
Oct 11 2006 5:00PM
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skicraze123
Posts: 1393 - Karma: 12
do some push ups and situp chin ups get alot done just doing that everynight
Oct 11 2006 5:03PM
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JaphyRyder
Posts: 1766 - Karma: 113
its not good to have an unbalanced work out. for example, if you do biceps, also do triceps. If you do chest, also do back. and always do stomach.
Oct 11 2006 5:05PM
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TechnoPotamus
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you can't just focus on your arms and chest...that's called the "beach workout" and it won't work at all. Your muscles all work together as a system so if you're serious about putting on mass and developing a routine talk to someone you know who is at the gym all the time. You need to work your back, shoulders, arms, legs and chest for it to work and it will take a great deal of time...i can promise you that. But in the long run it will be very worth it and you'll feel great about yourself everytime you leave the gym.
Oct 11 2006 5:06PM
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AtomicTweaker
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yeah, i totally agree with you on working out the muslces and there supplements, but i dont really need to work out my lower body because i run and bike a real lot....so yeah, i and just looking for some simple exircizes that i can do for like 20-30 minutes a day
Oct 11 2006 5:15PM
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PicketFence
Posts: 298 - Karma: 24
get a gym membership so you have more options than just dumbells and a bench press.   
Oct 11 2006 5:30PM
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KRASHED
Posts: 7803 - Karma: 466
If your working on triceps use the kickback method, I dont wanna explain it so just look it up on google. Its works quite well.
Oct 11 2006 5:34PM
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ECshredder
Posts: 989 - Karma: 11
very good advice, a few kids on my football team just went to town on bench pressing and didnt do any back work outs and now their shoulders are pulled forward and they cant play cause they are so unstable
Oct 11 2006 6:46PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
if you really want to bulk eat a lot of food. not junk food but a lot of healthy shit and youll get bigger
Oct 11 2006 7:15PM
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twistedxfaith
Posts: 915 - Karma: 20
no wayyy i play lacrosse too, good stuff, yeah i should probly start training too, not that this helps u at all but my current workout consists of a 2 mile run, 50 push ups, 100 situps =) but actually not really now because i have xc and we run like a million miles a day for that so i dont bother with the other stuff
Oct 11 2006 7:32PM
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killabees
Posts: 8558 - Karma: 494
ur not real skinny i weigh less then you and im not growing anymore
Oct 11 2006 7:38PM
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DrewR.
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dude im in the exact same boat as you im playing defense and im the smallest defender so all winter during the week im gunna hit up the gym except for the days i ski
Oct 11 2006 7:38PM
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El.Capitan
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Eat protein. Lots of protein. You can try eating carbs before a workout (for energy) and then protein afterwards (to help build muscle). At least, that's what my soccer coach used to tell us when we had to bulk up a little
Oct 11 2006 7:39PM
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mz2288
Posts: 630 - Karma: 10
and if you just wanna put weight on do high weight low reps and do what everyone else said is good stuff just look up stuff online and remeber back and bis chest and tris works well biceps are pulling toward you body and triceps are arm extenion exercises i dont know if that helped but oh well
Oct 11 2006 7:39PM
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Star_F*cker
Posts: 565 - Karma: 10
if you wanna work on abs seriously the best thing for it is an ablounge you can do sooo many at one time its not tiring it burns but never that bad i seriously did 200 in a night and one sit up on that is equivilant to one sit up on the floor
Oct 11 2006 7:40PM
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AtomicTweaker
Posts: 2341 - Karma: 16
what the hell are those?
Oct 11 2006 8:53PM
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NFproductions
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dude. go to a bodybuilding site and get a customized workout. then go to GNC or something and get a protien powder with like 40 grams or so of protien and drink it after every workout. and dont work out the same muscles more than twice a week!!!! in order for them to grow, they need rest!
Oct 11 2006 8:57PM
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Star_F*cker
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thats an ablounge and it works great
Oct 11 2006 9:04PM
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2+2=5
Posts: 3676 - Karma: 18
ab lounge or any of that shit doesnt work. if you wanna gain muscle you needed resistance, and once your muscles can overcome the resistance you just add more. doing that ab shit and pushups will only get you to a certain point, and no where else. if you want good muscle fast, you gotta lift 3 times a week and eat 3000-3500 calories. drink lots of milk, drink it until you puke.
Oct 11 2006 9:11PM
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mkotten
Posts: 290 - Karma: 19
if you can get to a gym just find out what all the machines do. If you just have some equitment at your house go google a workout and do the upper body. You usually want to rotate muscle groups every day. Back/biceps, Chest/shoulders, legs/triceps. Also always do the larger lift before the small one...so bench before shrugs or biceps
Oct 11 2006 9:11PM
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