New Workout Routine
Welcome back. You are welcomed here.
I’m into weightraining, I’ve been into it for almost 2 years now. I also follow an eating plan, six meals a day, no fats, no sugars, protein drinks, lots of chicken, tuna, vegetables, and a ton of water. I lift 4x a week and run 3x/week, abs every day. I rest 1x or 2x/week.
If you want to get started, I can help.
Part of muscle growth includes diversifying your routine. Muscles get used to anything after enough time, so you have to keep them guessing. You really should switch up every 3-4 months.
For the last year, I’ve been doing the Arnold’s Body Building Level 1 Program (Arnold is in the middle, holding a towel in the picture). I’ll go back to that someday, perhaps in the Winter. But it’s time for a change.
So, the last 3-4 weeks, I’ve been following Dave Draper’s Program (the Blond Bomber is on the left in the picture), which is a Day 1, Day 2 program and you alternate the two routines. It’s higher rep, different exercises than Arnold’s program, a bit longer (65-70mns) versus Arnold’s which was 50-55mns, but it’s fun, different and most of all stimulating.
The results? I’m no Arnold that’s for sure, I’m all natural, he was on steroids as was Draper. But I’ve noticed more muscle density in my arms the last few weeks. I took pictures last week and they weren’t bad. We’ll see what happens the rest of the Fall.
Into the future,
davidT
themorningmuse
December 31, 2009 at 8:15 pmHey David,
Good job on the iron pumping, and the writing.
You may want to check on the comment about Draper using steroids. I don’t think he did. He was almost done with competing by the time steroids began entering the picture. I could be wrong (I often am), but I’ve read tons about Draper, and I don’t remember him using the stuff.
themorningmuse
December 31, 2009 at 9:04 pmHey David,
Disregard my former comment. After some research, I find that Draper did use steroids “sparingly, under a doctor’s supervision” after he was already 235, and Mr. America.
Press on, Gary