Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if there's even a point to nutrition

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Fuck that shit man, don't ever get into a routine. And yoga is for winding down, not warming up. Warm up by going for a walk, walk until you are tired. Then when you go home if you feel energtic throw some dumbells around and do some press ups, otherwise do some light yoga. If you don't then maybe the next day. Get the blood pumping through your heart before you try lifting anything heavy. You don't need excessively heavy weights to put on some muscle either. Use the same weight until you feel like your not lifting anything and you can throw them around like they are weightless, and then build up that way. Use the same weight for ages and don't worry about how many reps you do. Wind down afterwards by relaxing and stretching. Sleep on a hard surface if you can. I sleep on the floor using a quilt as a matress, I wont have it any other way.

Actually yoga has warm up excercises, we used them to warm up at Yoga class . And sorry man but I can't go for runs like you, the spine's just too fricked up.
As for the weights, I actually did it by the method you describe for 3 years, and baaaaaaarely saw results. It's when I changed to the system I do now, where I have plenty of weight but still enough that I can curl 30 times, that I've seen major results. Not as stong as my friends, like I said, but a hell of a lot stroner than I was. At the rate I'm going, I'll surpass them all within the year.

You say you know yoga stretches. You know the one where you have to lift your leg into the air, stretch it out and hold? From time to time you move it at a 45 degree angle?

I think what you're describing is the warrior 2 pose.

Don't do it for very long since you have a considerable amount of pain, but in burst, it's pretty managable.

I don't even bother with that one anymore. It's all good if you're actually going for a yoga workout, but the weights just proved better.

[thcbongman]

Actually yoga has warm up excercises, we used them to warm up at Yoga class . And sorry man but I can't go for runs like you, the spine's just too fricked up.
As for the weights, I actually did it by the method you describe for 3 years, and baaaaaaarely saw results. It's when I changed to the system I do now, where I have plenty of weight but still enough that I can curl 30 times, that I've seen major results. Not as stong as my friends, like I said, but a hell of a lot stroner than I was. At the rate I'm going, I'll surpass them all within the year.




I think what you're describing is the warrior 2 pose.



I don't even bother with that one anymore. It's all good if you're actually going for a yoga workout, but the weights just proved better.

It's not a warrior 2. I'm unsure of the name, but you lift your leg, at a 90 degree angle and hold it with your arm. Essentially using your 1 leg to balance. Great exercise for balance if you attempt to hold it. I wouldn't call weights better because both works different aspects of strengths. I only started learning Yoga a month ago, but it definitely has helped when lifting weights. After all, usage of free weights partly balance as well as strength.

However if you want to seriously bulk up, you gotta eat 3 full meals and 3 semi-meals, and do exercises at 8-10 reps at 70% of your max. To develop it you have to switch every week with speed sessions, which is doing 8 sets of 3 reps with 30 second rest where you lift as much weight as you can forcibly while in proper form. It improves on your power, and helps with your strength gains.

I saw your picture and you have a similar body-type to mine, yeah, I think you just have to eat more. Believe me, it's a struggle, but just keep eating!

Another thing is your friends could have more body fat than you do.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I'll try that 8 sets of 3 thing, thanks man.

[MegaOctane12]

3x8-10 is dosen't have to be fixed 8 all the time, pick a weight you are just comfortable with and use that. Post workout nutrition is extremely important, so is eating on days you don't train. When doing cardio you must have carbs before and after workouts otherwise you will lose muscle. You need protein every four hours to build bulk and to prevent catabolism (muscle burning), do it properly otherwise you will only be wasting your time and prolong the amount of time it takes to get anywhere.

[thcbongman]

3x8-10 is dosen't have to be fixed 8 all the time, pick a weight you are just comfortable with and use that. Post workout nutrition is extremely important, so is eating on days you don't train. When doing cardio you must have carbs before and after workouts otherwise you will lose muscle. You need protein every four hours to build bulk and to prevent catabolism (muscle burning), do it properly otherwise you will only be wasting your time and prolong the amount of time it takes to get anywhere.

Yeah, but you use 8 as a base. When you could do 9-10 sets too comfortably, it's time to raise the weight a little.

But I 2nd everything said. Eating is highly important!