(Feb 22, 2019 01:06 PM)Hydroponics Wrote:  Start drinking 1-2k calorie shake everyday to get your calories up

(Feb 22, 2019 01:13 PM)Godfather6 Wrote:  Never do dirty bulk man, its always best to go on a long clean bulk gaining pure mass with very little body fat. I did dirty bulking when I first started lifting heavy weights, it only got me fat as fuck so I had to do a shit tonne of cardio and was back to square 1 with only little muscle gained. Much better to focus on high protein meals. Only increase your carbs on your workout days, and decrease carbs on rest days. Also do not over train yourself, for example if you did squats on one day avoid squats until the day after. You need to have rest days, I recommend you get on a full body program 3 times a week instead like Stronglifts 5x5 or Fierce 5. If you have any questions let me know bro

(Feb 22, 2019 01:38 PM)Shelob Wrote:  Yeah its a long ass time tbh, my body fat is low yeah around 12% and my body looks fit and its good, its just bulking is taking a long time for me, i train hard because i love the gym, its a therapy for me going 5 days a week, what you suggest 3 days full body is better?

(Feb 22, 2019 01:51 PM)Godfather6 Wrote:  Nothing is easy, ofcourse it takes a long time to achieve long term goals. As long as you are hitting your short term goals every week and increasing your compound lifts getting stronger and bigger. What days you train don't matter too much but what does matter is you are consistent with it, eat well enough and have enough rest days. 5 times a week is not recommended for beginners though, 3 days a week is much better in my opinion full body workouts.

Look at Fierce 5 it is an excellent novice program or do Stronglifts 5x5.

(Feb 22, 2019 01:13 PM)Godfather6 Wrote:  Never do dirty bulk man, its always best to go on a long clean bulk gaining pure mass with very little body fat. I did dirty bulking when I first started lifting heavy weights, it only got me fat as fuck so I had to do a shit tonne of cardio and was back to square 1 with only little muscle gained. Much better to focus on high protein meals. Only increase your carbs on your workout days, and decrease carbs on rest days. Also do not over train yourself, for example if you did squats on one day avoid squats until the day after. You need to have rest days, I recommend you get on a full body program 3 times a week instead like Stronglifts 5x5 or Fierce 5. If you have any questions let me know bro

(Feb 22, 2019 02:04 PM)Shelob Wrote:  Im not beginner ive been working out for almost 3 years now
Though thank you, i will look for what you suggested

(Feb 22, 2019 02:09 PM)boost Wrote:  That's me right now. Started doing some cardio to burn the fat I had. Now I do cardio regularly which I never did, but still can't run a full mile without getting tired af lol. How much cardio do you usually do weekly?

(Feb 22, 2019 02:36 PM)Godfather6 Wrote:  Haha bro what I did was I went on a calorie deficit and did moderate cardio to lose the weight. I still do cardio but not that much, like once a week just to keep myself healthy. My main priority right now is increasing my strength.

If being fit and athletic is your goal then keep at it. Go for a MMA fighter's type training, their programs are designed to increase muscle endurance and stamina. Unless you have Conor McGregor's genetics, where you run out of breathe after 5 minutes lol.

(Feb 22, 2019 02:44 PM)boost Wrote:  Mainly, I want to increase my strength a good amount from where it's at now, but I don't want the huge body builder look. Being fit and athletic is ideal as well though

(Feb 22, 2019 03:08 PM)Godfather6 Wrote:  Same here, I don't really like the bodybuilder look, looks too bloated, stiff and unnatural and my missus doesn't like it either. Much prefer being strong and athletic. I would say focus on your strength first before doing the athletic stuff because compound lifts can reduce flexibility in sports. That is why MMA fighters do the lifting weights when there is no fights coming up or early on the training months and then the aerobics and endurance stuff nearer to the fight. You should definitely try Fierce 5 though, it has a mix of compound lifts and isolation exercises so it definitely is not boring and has a lot of variation.