I notice whenever I throw in isolation exercises (leg curls, gms, skullcrushers, curls, lateral raises, forearms etc.) my bodyweight seems to go up about 5-15lbs. and im not even a big guy (5’9 135-160).
I enjoy looking more buff but anyone think it would affect performance?
... How is your bodyweight fluctuating that much? Over what period of time?
What events do you do?
and to help answer you’re question I’m 5’11”, 190 lbs and I’m the fastest I’ve ever been (started sprinting at 5’10” 135 lbs, used to hover around 170).
... How is your bodyweight fluctuating that much? Over what period of time?
What events do you do?
and to help answer you’re question I’m 5’11”, 190 lbs and I’m the fastest I’ve ever been (started sprinting at 5’10” 135 lbs, used to hover around 170).
Bulking and dieting. I only drop under 140 when I have very lower bf tho like 7% or less, but usually compete and maintain in the mid 140s. I actually bulked to 188 at my highest but got pretty fat. I do 100m.
so u got to 170 from eating more or b/c you started lifting? then u got to 190 from 170 from eating more or b/c you started lifting?
oh i see youre in high school so the 135 mustve been before reaching full maturity
Lifting weights doesnt make you big and wont put on lbs but eating will.
Lift all you want, control calories and stop doing useless shit like curls/forearms.
Fluctuating from 135-160 is huge, get off the gear.
1st point, you dont take good advice. Im not going to argue with the food part, your mistaken so do some research.
2nd point, it is useless. I can guarantee my grip is stronger than yours without me isolating my forearms and wasting training time.
3rd, the gear was a joke, but doesnt matter what you weigh, anyone can be on it. Your last point i dont understand, youll have to explain the “bulk and diet properly for optimal body composition” bit. Dont question my discipline either, brah.
Sound to be like you need the bodybuilding forums and not elitetrack forums, noob.
1st point, you dont take good advice. Im not going to argue with the food part, your mistaken so do some research.
yep guess ill go do some research on how hypertrophy leads to no increase in body mass. lawl.
joe - 23 October 2010 09:38 AM
2nd point, it is useless. I can guarantee my grip is stronger than yours without me isolating my forearms and wasting training time.
I throw in isos at the end of my workout after finishing up compounds nub. Before I started isolating abs I had had like 0 ab definition. now they are effin jacked.
joe - 23 October 2010 09:38 AM
Sound to be like you need the bodybuilding forums and not elitetrack forums, noob.
weakass excuse
Denis Eradiri (sizerp) - 23 October 2010 07:36 PM
When you say “my bodyweight seems to go up about 5-15lbs.”, can you tell whether your lean mass increases, or total bodyweight?
why would I gain fat by eating the same amount of food and doing the same workouts
I doubt the iso abs did much for the 6 pack. My guess is the decrease body fat did that. I haven’t done a crunch is months now and have a better 6 pack than ever because i’m lighter now with less BF.
I notice whenever I throw in isolation exercises (leg curls, gms, skullcrushers, curls, lateral raises, forearms etc.) my bodyweight seems to go up about 5-15lbs. and im not even a big guy (5’9 135-160).
I enjoy looking more buff but anyone think it would affect performance?
If you weight around 150 and you’re gaining 15lbs. in you arms, then you must look like Popeye. Ten to fifteen lbs. of lean body mass is an impressive full body gain at that weight and that doesn’t come from doing skullcushers, curls or any other arm exercise. And people with under 100 posts should refrain from calling others on this board ‘nube’.
I haven’t done a crunch is months now and have a better 6 pack than ever because i’m lighter now with less BF.
or maybe because you dropped bf and dont naturally store most of your bf around your abs. my guess is if u trained abs theyd gain more size and look bigger and more prominent with more cuts, but thats just a wild guess.
star61 - 24 October 2010 05:19 PM
If you weight around 150 and you’re gaining 15lbs. in you arms
yea… because that actually is what I said
Nick Newman - 24 October 2010 05:14 PM
And people with under 100 posts should refrain from calling others on this board ‘nube’.
yea I forgot having over 100 posts on an internet forum automatically makes you a human physiology expert. sorry for interrupting the manlove circle lawls
What is the real harm in spending 30 mins per week on arms? Especially when it’s at the end of the workout? So many sprinters gain tons of mass in their upper body and get faster… whats so bad about it? I mean… if your RELATIVE lower body strength maintains or even better… increases… then you could even be better in the strength department?
Why don’t you just run and check for yourself?
I stuck around 170 lbs for three years before hitting the weights hard this year (putting me at 190) and I feel the extra strength is really helping my running.
Ill have to ask you to post some training stats before i can take you seriously. You seem to have alot of answers. For all i know your just another regular gym guy that does bicep curls at the squat rack, but likes to run now and again.
You can do all the hyperthrophy sets in the world, unless you eat big, you wont get big (example is them guys you seen at the gym for the last 3 years, looks like they train very hard to failure every time, 10-15 reps, but hasnt changed in size). Snoop around on the bodybuilding forum site. Not gonna find anywhere better for nutrition.
I agree with Nick on the abs. Its all about bodyfat, i havent done more than 4 weeks worth of core work ever and my abs and obliques are very visable. Also never done a curl or isolated arms but they still look pretty good and solid.
