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If you want to bulk up you need to lift a weight amount that is slightly strenuous but not too much, and do it until you’re physically incapable of doing it anymore. It WILL hurt and you WILL feel sore (especially in the beginning) but it’s the fastest way to bulk up. Once you’ve reached the size you want you can do lighter lifts but more reps to build lean muscle and get better muscular endurance. Supplements aren’t really necessary as if you’ve got a balanced diet you should be getting everything you need. I’m considering taking some supplements which my dad has given me (because he’s not allowed whey protein anymore) because my metabolism is really damn high and it’s quite difficult for me to put on weight. But assuming you’ve got a normal metabolism and whatnot you should be fine without the supplements.

@DeezNuts 525743 wrote:

Muscular hypertrophy is optimum at the 8-12 rep range. Strength is at 3-5. Endurance = high reps.

There is no ‘fastest’ way to bulk up, but the most optimum way is high calories and actually applying yourself w/ heavy compounds. Should be a weight that you struggle with the last 1/2 reps for.
DOMS (Delayed onest muscle soreness) isn’t a sign of a ‘good’ workout either (I know you didn’t say this, just putting it in here before someone else does), it’s just where your body isn’t used to the strain. I don’t even get it anymore unless I go heavy as fuarrk on a new exercise.

When I used to do rowing they’d just make us go on the rowing machines/weight lifting until we physically couldn’t do it anymore. The better you got, the longer you could go for but you’d break down eventually. The key is to make sure you’re doing the exercise right so you don’t get injured but to build up muscle you do actually have to “tear” it.

No argument! Just two different ways to go about the same thing. You’ll achieve results either way. In the end it’s what works out best for you because you have to know your own body/limits and also what you want to achieve.

Going to failure all the time and for every muscle isn’t good for you as it can cause long term damage if you’re not resting for long enough after and if you’re working muscles that cross over in movements. If you’ve having to rest 2-3 days to heal after each session, this is counter productive as you could of done 2-3 work outas in that time if you’d of just gone a bit easier.

For things like rowing, it’s not so bad, but when heavy lifting, it can be dangerous, especially if you’re not used to it. There’s only certain exercises that I’d go to failure on myself. Things like dead lifts, squats etc. I wouldn’t as it’s so easy to fuck up your back if you’ve tired out them muscles and you try and lift heavy, and these are the exercises you’ll want to be doing to “bulk up” not so much things like isometrics, as these are more for toning specific parts of your body, rather then bulking up.

Also..

HEAVY WEIGHTS WITH STRICT FORM > HIGH REPS.

Would you believe it, this includes abs too? I’ll do my decline crunches with plates 12 times while you do 200000 body weight crunches and we’ll see who gets better abs, ‘nomsayin?

@DaftFader 525812 wrote:

^^ this guy knows what he’s talking about.

You even lift brah?! (serious btw..)

Hate people who know nothing about it and think they need to do 9,000 DB curls everyday using mainly their shoulders to get big arms.. so much broscience in the world of bodybuilding..

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Informative thread. My brother’s into body enhancement. Along with hard workouts and a strict diet, he takes HGH.