Looking to get big like big mac

[jimmuhboy]

Hi guys I'm starting a body building regiment for maximum health and wellness. I live in Alberta, Canada and while I've always been proficient in endurance based cardiovascular based sports such running and biking, I've decided to try my hand in body building instead. Right now I'm 172lb with a BMI of 11 and my goal is to put on 10 pounds of lean muscle mass by 2014. This means putting on 1.4 pounds a month starting in May.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you and having a blast getting in shape together!

[rainpony]

Welcome here ! I see you have a schedule, have you chosen your exercises already ?
Anyway, good luck with your progress, and don't hesitate to start filling a training log it it can help you ^^

[DarthAvarous]

Apr 28, 2013 12:03:34 GMT -5 jimmuhboy said:

Right now I'm 172lb with a BMI of 11

You must be really tall. Or that is supposed to say BMI of 21. Good luck with your goals, and welcome to the site!

[A]

Haha actually I am decently tall, 6'2" but your right that was an inaccurate calculation. I checked everything over again today as this was the beginning of my workout schedule and I'm actually 180lb with a BMI of 16.8 which I calculated using calipers and the 3 point skin fold check. Needless to say I've put on a little weight lol.

I have chosen my exercises though I'm not sure if I'm suppose to post them here but this is what I'm starting out with.

for the next 3 weeks I workout 3 days a week using a full body workout method. I'm using one of the principles of charles poliquin which is a training method of multiple sets/low weight at the start of your workout schedule (i.e week 1) and gradually lowering the reps while increasing the weight until the end of your 3 week plan.

Barbell squats rep 6-10 set 3-5 tempo 311 rest 180 sec
Semi stiff deadlifts rep 6-10 set 2-3 tempo 401 rest 120 sec
Standing Calf Raises rep 10-20 set 2-3 tempo 211 rest 60 sec

Wide Grip Chin up (ankle assistance, I do the negatives by myself) rep 6-10 set 2-3 tempo 401 rest 90

flat bench press rep 6-10 set 2-3 tempo 303 rest 90
Crunches rep 15-20 set 2-3 tempo 101 rest 60

I originally had bicep and tricep workouts but I found it was pushing my workout over an hour and they were already getting some attention with the bench press and chin ups

[takino]

sounds pretty intense! I pretty much only have access to bodyweight exercises and running right now, but there's a lot that can be done with that

I wish you luck in your quest!

[jimmuhboy]

Thanks Takino, and yeah never under estimate the possibilities of your own body weight as a source for ultimate muscle!

I'll be keeping a tri weekly record of my progress in the training log section of the forum if anyone is interested.

Also before I forget Trixie is my favorite pony