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Originally Posted by valo403
Ummm no. Heavy weights yes, but every day? No.
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Even if you lift at 65% of your 1RM, you still shouldn't hit it everyday.
If you do heavy lifts like the deadlift or squat, you should try to get in at least 48 hours of rest/active recovery/foam rolling/stretching before lifting again.
If people say they can't bulk up, they're either not hitting the weights hard enough, or eating enough. It is possible to get 5k in calories per day and still stay clean. Its called drinking a lot of milk with protein powder mixed in. In fact Mark Rippitoe recommends this when people ask him about bulking. Deadlift, squat, and some kind of press, and drink a gallon of milk per day.
Sounds extreme, but if you want to bulk in a short period of time you have to go extreme.
I personally like this program.
http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/R...mGenerator.htm
It says it is designed for gaining strength and not mass, but if you eat enough you'll pick up weight.
Another great one is this.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/irontamer5.htm
It will literally kill you, but if done properly and accompanied by a proper diet, you will gain a lot of mass.
Also, bulking does not mean you gain just muscle mass. You will gain fat as well, which is a problem for hockey players. This is why players that are 18 and ready to go pro actually bulk up over a longer period of time. This allows them to maintain the 10% bodyfat that most want and still gain muscle mass.
I would imagine most players that have been in the league for a few years don't bulk as much as maintain. I know Jarome actually lost a few pounds of muscle mass a few years ago to get a bit quicker.
All in all, unless you're a freak of nature, I honestly don't think bulking or gaining mass is that difficult provided you're actually willing to lift heavy, eat a lot of good food, and be sensible in both.
If you don't do both as best you can, chances are you burn out in a short period of time.