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12:32 pm
October 11, 2010


joe1lex

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Hi,

I've tried the free e-book "3 months to a new you" and I have seen some really good results. However I wanted to specifically focus on certain areas of my body I wanted to get these areas really firm as well as bigger my chest, lower back, triceps, core area (abs, obliques), hamstrings and calve muscles. Can you give me some advice on what I can do with regards to achieve that??

 

My regualar routine:

I work out 3 days a week-Mon, Wed, Fri on evenings.

Chest press, Lat pulldowns, bicep curls, tricep ext, barbell squats, dumbbell lunges, calves raises. (I normally do this each work out day)

One day I would do a moderately intense 45 min cardio session (Wed).

 

Any advice at all I would appreciate

 

Thanks!!

4:15 pm
October 11, 2010


Darrin

Admin

posts 310

That's great that the free ebook has helped.  Sounds like you are ready for the next level.  I am little confused though – you say firmer and bigger, but I'm guessing you dont' want your lower back or your abs to be "bigger".

Let's review the "firmer" concept.  There are only two factors to "firmness"

a) low body fat

b) enough muscle under the fat so that when the fat is gone, you have more than skin and bones

So to be clear, you can be "big" and "flabby".  You can be strong and non-firm.  My guess is that you might need to lose some fat if you are not "firm".

The routine you describe isn't the free routine in 3 Months To A New You, and quite honestly, your current routine isn't great.  The simplest and least expensive solution for you is to use the routine in 3-Months.

If you can sahre some other info (like your size, bodyfat, etc.) then maybe we can give you some more advice.

3:23 pm
October 12, 2010


Cameron

Greensboro, NC

Member

posts 250

A few tips to vary your workout that may help from what I see (Without buying investing in any routines, because frankly, you should be able to modify these a little and still see great results since you haven't been at this too long.):

-Add some push-ups inbetween sets

-Take out the bicep curls

-Add in some type of shoulder press, I prefer military presses myself

-Change the lunges to Barbell lunges, with the bar on your shoulders, maybe later do it with a front rack or, "genie grip." 

- For calves you are welcome to try, however I would like you to know that calves aren't really meant to "get big."  They are long muscles and they are endurance muscles, as such, they are inherently not designed to be strong.  This is why calves take such work.  Just keep at it, sprints and plyometrics help more than anything else I've found.

-If you are able add some pull-up in there some.

-Add some HIIT on mon. and fri., while still keeping your 45 min. of steady-state cardio on wed.  I prefer to do my cardio after resistance, but that's just me.

12:10 am
November 1, 2010


hsl

Member

posts 6

i think one of the best ways is to incorporate some cardio into your workouts.

7:06 am
November 1, 2010


Darrin

Admin

posts 310

Hi hsl – yes, cardio work can help burn calories so that you lose fat.  Assuming you are lifting strong, then cardio can help.  Just be careful – some people do long and slow cardio (like a slow jog) and sometimes that leads to more hunger (and maybe even muscle loss) which is why a lot of runners have a semi-flabby look to them.  Sprinters on the other hand usually look very lean.  I've written several articles on the site about this.

Good reminder that you have to burn calories to lose fat and sometimes, a few well-designed cardio sessions a week can sometimes make a difference!

3:35 pm
November 2, 2010


hsl

Member

posts 6

i think nutrition is a very important aspect along with the weight lifting.

using creatine you can put on like 10 lbs of lean muscle.

 

you should check out Tom Venuto's 'Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle' program.

http://www.tomvenuto.com/revie…..view.shtml

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