Unread 01-17-2010, 02:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Okay so I just started my second semester of junior year in high school and got a gym membership just earlier today. I haven't lifted since the end of freshmen year which I had been lifting that entire year. All I did when I lifted a couple years ago was follow the same routine all the football players did, and I forgot many of the exercises. I checked out one of the beginner workouts that I could fit into my schedule http://www.muscleandstrength.com/wor...s-workout.html

This is a 3 day workout, and with how my schedule is, I would be able to do Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday. Because I was eager to start working out in the gym, I went up there today and just did a full body work out with 1 set of 15 reps on each exercise to start getting my muscles awake for lifting. I also did an ab routine that I normally do before the workout and did about 25 minutes of cardio. Now I'm not just getting into shape, for the last two years I have been doing home workouts and wrestled freshman and sophomore year, but even in wrestling we didn't really lift. I have decided that I need to change my workout and go from toning my body to adding some size and strength. I understand that building muscle takes serious planning and strategy, so that's why i'm typing so much.

I am about 5'9'' weigh 142 pounds with what I'm guessing is about a 10-12 body fat percentage and would like to get up to 150 pounds or so by summer but keep some tone. I understand that with adding bulk you add fat, but I don't want to have a power lifter big guy look, but just be a little bigger with more strength. What all do I need to do along with this wokout routine to make sure I reach my goal based on what I have told you? (Do I need to do anything on off days, such as running or ab exercises, or do I do absolutely no work?)

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Welcome to the forum mate.

Increasing your bodyweight through bulking will bring some fat gain, the degree of this will largely be determined on how good your diet is.
With regards to your abs, try and work them after a workout, not before.

You can include some cardio on your off days if you really want, but make sure you are eating enough to keep you in a surplus of calories.

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Thanks, so pretty much with this beginner work out I can bulk as long as I cut cardio to about 15 min or less and eat a surplus of calories?
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