Quote Originally Posted by cillenmolin
It's all about eating.. If you aren't gaining weight/muscle, your not eating enough.. It's really that simple..
And concentrate on the basic big lifts, bench/deadlift/squats.
Whenever I think of trying new complex 'fad' workout routines to give my muscle mass that extra boost (that the magazine/website promises), I remember the wisest bodybuilding advice i've ever heard.

If you can bench 300 pounds, is their any way your arms won't be huge?
If you can squat 400 pounds, is their any way your back & torso won't be huge?
If you can deadlift 500 pounds, would your legs not be built like tree trunks??
Some peoples work outs consist of 10 to even 20 different exersices dedictated to building different body parts.. sometimes 10 different exercises JUST for arms... I think thats ridiculous when you can gain just as much from only 2 or 3 exercises.. Like I said, if you can get your bench up to 300 pounds +, do you think ANY part of your arms will be small?

Those are pretty realistic numbers. Currently I am 350 bench, 445 deadlift, and 405 bench. But those numbers are going to improve soon. I did 315 for 3 sets of 8 deadlift, and I also did 285 for 5x5 bench. I suspect in the next 2 months my numbers will be more like 365 bench, 500 deadlift, and 425 squat.

I disagree with you about the training though. It depends on what you are training for. I know this is a boxing forum so most people here are training for strength like myself. However, I am stronger then a lot of body builders, however they have much bigger arms, legs, etc. They do that by training those sick 14 excercise a day lifts, for sets upon sets. Hours and hours in the gym. A powerlifter doesn't have to do that, stick with heavy weights and grip it and rip it. What you are trying to do with your body is how you train.

The road to 405 bench continues...