Is bulking ok when you are only training the top half?

[wagthesam]

I'm doing a bulk while only working the top half (low rep high weight lifts for arms, chest, abs, shoulders, and back).

Will my legs get fat? Should I do squats and deads anyways even if I don't want any growth on legs?

 

[thekunk07]

 

[wagthesam]

meathead lend some knowledge

 

[thekunk07]

talk to me when you decide training legs isn't beneath you.

 

[breakz]

Originally Posted by thekunk07

talk to me when you decide training legs isn't beneath you.
+1, there's a reason beginner programs include squat/DLs

 

[wagthesam]

I want to get more porportional so I want to train my chest up to a 38 (my chest is 35.5 right now and my waist 33, hips 38) before I want full body growth.

 

[thekunk07]

the facepalm is growing larger and larger. you need to delete this thread.

 

[Milhouse]

Originally Posted by wagthesam

I want to get more porportional so I want to train my chest up to a 38 (my chest is 35.5 right now and my waist 33, hips 38) before I want full body growth.

 

[wagthesam]

... So, just do the lifts (starting strength) and everything will just even out?

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by wagthesam

I'm doing a bulk while only working the top half (low rep high weight lifts for arms, chest, abs, shoulders, and back).

Will my legs get fat? Should I do squats and deads anyways even if I don't want any growth on legs?

Squat dude

 

[Asch]

Your plan is fine. If you're mainly working your top half, that's where your muscles will grow the most, as long as you're eating enough food, just as a cyclist, eating enough food, will grow thick thighs while the rest of his body remains relatively small.

For some reason many weightlifters obsess over the importance and manliness of leg work, maybe in reaction to the goofy looking guys at the gym with huge upper bodies and scrawny chicken legs. But given your current build (I've seen your WAYWT pics), you should be fine focusing mostly on your back, chest, and shoulders for now. Your legs will grow somewhat even if you don't work them at all, since they will be supporting a greater upper body mass, but eventually you'll achieve a more proportional physique. Ignore any bro-science about the importance of elevated HGH and testosterone from heavy squatting, etc.

 

[Milhouse]

Originally Posted by wagthesam

... So, just do the lifts (starting strength) and everything will just even out?

Stop frowning, eat something, and squat some heavy weights.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by wagthesam

I want to get more porportional so I want to train my chest up to a 38 (my chest is 35.5 right now and my waist 33, hips 38) before I want full body growth.
Lose weight first.

 

[Asch]

Originally Posted by why

Lose weight first.
+1 I didn't notice your waist measurement. It's possible your hips and thighs are also storing a lot of fat, though this is unusual for men. Do some moderate lifting and cardio while eating less, and see whether you end up with a more proportionate lower half after slimming down.

 

[Flambeur]

there should be a law against this.