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flamesrule_kipper34 · 09-17-2014, 12:44 PM

Hi guys maybe you can help I’m in a similar situation I think to J Pold and t0rrent98:

At the start of this year I was 139 lbs (at 6’0”) after losing a lot of weight due to too much cardio and having flare ups of Crohn’s.

I’ve made a huge push to try and gain weight and get strong as I’ve never been this way in my life before, either overweight or just more recently skinny.

About Mid-May I changed my routine from pure cardio to much more weight lifting.

My schedule has been Monday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday 20 minutes of cardio on an elliptical (burning 250 calories), followed by 45-60 minutes of weight lifting the same exercises 15 reps/3 sets for each exercise on my lifting days (floor press, one-arm bent over row, get up situp (5 reps instead), goblet squat, one-arm push press, one-arm swing, standing one-arm curls) and this burns about 550-600 calories in addition to the cardio calories. Then Tuesday/Wednesday I play floor hockey (which tends to burn about 600 calories each night). http://www.mensfitness.com/training/...mbbell-workout

I’ve been focused on eating more as well, on ALL days I try to eat between 3,000-3,500 calories and getting 200g of protein (I am a vegetarian so most of my protein comes from lactose-free milk and soy products).

Currently I sit at 152lbs, I’m happy with the weight I’ve gained and other than one week where I think I tried to eat too much my pant size has not changed. My arms have gotten a bit bigger, my chest has gotten bigger and I’ve noticed for whatever reason my traps have gotten quite a bit larger. But I want to see more progress and get more success as I feel like I’ve been training really hard 6 times a week. I’ve noticed that my strength has definitely improved, whereas most of the free weights started at 15-20 lbs in May, they are now almost all at 40 lbs (one of the exercises at 35, another at 30 and one at 50 lbs).

Any tips or ideas from people? Any holes in my routine that people could see could help me see more results/success?

While I want to gain more weight I’m adamant about not putting on much more fat as I make sure that my waist line is not increasing as I’m doing my workouts so the weight I’m putting on for the most part is the type I want. That’s why as mentioned the one week where I tried to eat too much more I gained some unnecessary weight and then had to cut back.

Again any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

09-17-2014, 12:44 PM	#141
flamesrule_kipper34 Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Hi guys maybe you can help I’m in a similar situation I think to J Pold and t0rrent98: At the start of this year I was 139 lbs (at 6’0”) after losing a lot of weight due to too much cardio and having flare ups of Crohn’s. I’ve made a huge push to try and gain weight and get strong as I’ve never been this way in my life before, either overweight or just more recently skinny. About Mid-May I changed my routine from pure cardio to much more weight lifting. My schedule has been Monday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday 20 minutes of cardio on an elliptical (burning 250 calories), followed by 45-60 minutes of weight lifting the same exercises 15 reps/3 sets for each exercise on my lifting days (floor press, one-arm bent over row, get up situp (5 reps instead), goblet squat, one-arm push press, one-arm swing, standing one-arm curls) and this burns about 550-600 calories in addition to the cardio calories. Then Tuesday/Wednesday I play floor hockey (which tends to burn about 600 calories each night). http://www.mensfitness.com/training/...mbbell-workout I’ve been focused on eating more as well, on ALL days I try to eat between 3,000-3,500 calories and getting 200g of protein (I am a vegetarian so most of my protein comes from lactose-free milk and soy products). Currently I sit at 152lbs, I’m happy with the weight I’ve gained and other than one week where I think I tried to eat too much my pant size has not changed. My arms have gotten a bit bigger, my chest has gotten bigger and I’ve noticed for whatever reason my traps have gotten quite a bit larger. But I want to see more progress and get more success as I feel like I’ve been training really hard 6 times a week. I’ve noticed that my strength has definitely improved, whereas most of the free weights started at 15-20 lbs in May, they are now almost all at 40 lbs (one of the exercises at 35, another at 30 and one at 50 lbs). Any tips or ideas from people? Any holes in my routine that people could see could help me see more results/success? While I want to gain more weight I’m adamant about not putting on much more fat as I make sure that my waist line is not increasing as I’m doing my workouts so the weight I’m putting on for the most part is the type I want. That’s why as mentioned the one week where I tried to eat too much more I gained some unnecessary weight and then had to cut back. Again any advice would be appreciated, thanks!