Is this a good eating/cardio/lifting regimen?

I think it would be better to spend more time focusing on certain body parts,on different days, then trying to get your whole body done in one day. oh, and get at least one pair 25 pound dumbbells.

If you can continue this shit, you will either be the next Arnold or will be dead soon. Not sure which one though.

Ah, missed the 48 hrs rest part though. I think it would be better to do something smaller every day instead of spacing out massive workouts far apart. Just a personal preference though.

that is a shitload of machines/sets/reps. this some kind of bizarre lactate generating workout? here's my completley amateur advice: if you have access to free weights at all, I'd say man up and use them instead of the machines. if you ever get serious about lifting and taking care of yourself in the future, you'll be happy you didn't fuck around so much on the nautilus/cybex. also, get a good book on weightlifting and a good coach.

I wouldn't worry about losing body fat right now, work on putting on mass first and then cutting later. In order to lose weight you have to have a deficit of calories and in order to put on weight you need to have a surplus of calories its one or the other. Your really skinny right now so I woulnd't be overly concerned with eating clean but more about eating lots as your obviously a hardgainer since your super skinny. As for your workout I would try as hard as possible to get to an actual gym. Your routine is missing the 3 most important exercises being the squat, dead-lift and bench-press. The squat and dead-lift are going to give you more muscle then anything you could do on the cybex machine. Take a look at that program I've heard alot of good things about it. http://www.defrancostraining.com/art...rds-part1.html

crossfit?

Perhaps the BrandX scaled down versions might be doable, but they still rely on being familiar with barbell exercises.

wmmk, PM me and I'll send you a link to a Starting Strength ebook.

Screw all that shit and do Stronglifts. There is a way to do it, just find it.

Listen, man, I did dumbbell shit for a year in my basement. I don't regret it. In hindsight, it did help get me ready to do Stronglifts. I probably couldn't have performed the exercises with an empty bar in some cases.

But 8 weeks of Stronglifts and The Bear has done more for me physically than 18 months of running, dumbbells, and body weight exercises. I'm just saying.

stronglifts?

the bear?

Disclaimer: I'm an amatuer myself and is considered very weak compared to the average guy at the gym. I do have some knowledge about weight lifting, though, from extensive researches and working with friends who are serious lifters. You do a lot of isolation exercises on machines. That's not good at all. I know you said you want to build up your muscle before attempting free weights but that's not neccessary. Can you bench the 45lbs Olympic bar? Start with that. I know you'll look incredibly pathetic at the gym benching the empty bar but who gives a shit? Get rid of all those extensions, curls, etc. and start working with free weight exercises with a lot of compound movements. Since you want to bulk up, focus on the Big 3 lifts and keep your reps between 8-12. If you can do more than 12, add weight. 1. Bench Press. Bench the empty bar if you have to. Try other variations like pushups or inclined dumbbell press. 2. Deadlift Start with light weight and work your way up. 3. Squats Do cable squats if barbell squats intimidates you. Also, you can try walking lunges. Add other exercises to round these out and you're all set. Chest: (assisted) dips, dumbbell flys, inclined dumbbell presses, pushups, tricep extensions Back: (assisted) pullups, lat pulls, barbell rows, cable rows, bicep curls Legs: Lunges, squats, dumbbell step-ups Shoulder: Dumbbell shoulder presses, one arm snatches Abs: crunches, medicine ball crunches, leg thrusts These can all be done with very light weights. Keep the reps between 8-12.

most important thing is to eat! i'm assuming you're trying to bulk (add muscle mass and probably some fat) and you're an ectomorph if these two assumptions are true and your budget isn't too constricting, i'd just eat fast food. for most people, it's a lot easier to consume 5,000 calories of shit rather than 5,000 calories of cleaner or more healthy foods also, don't be too concerned about protein intake. if you're bulking, you don't need 300+grams of protein per day to grow. i'm guessing 100+ would be fine. you can bulk successfully with the majority of you calories coming from carbs if you do start compound lifts, keep your workouts as short as possible. 40min-1hr every other day is plenty and lift heavy edit: or if you want to work with a split routine, i'd recommend max ot as its a short and flexible plan that works on strength and size

Don't just eat fast food, that shit will kill you. Just eat until you are full and then eat a little more. And lift as heavy as you can while being safe.

I don't know, crossfit is pretty intense..even with the scaled workouts it would be better to have some muscle before attempting crossfit IMO. I tried to start crossfit and just got discouraged because the exercises were too advanced for me without basic strength.


I'm not a huge guy either. I just started doing the Starting Strength program and I see progress already. I would second the Deadlift, Squat, Bench recommendation.