Novice that has hit a wall, seeking help.

[Maky]

Hi and thanks for looking at my post,

I started weight training in february this year 2011 never having done this before, my goals where to get a small increase in size but also stay lean, i also wanted to get myself more active and fit like i was when i was 17, 27 now,

The first 3 months i saw amazing results i lost loads of fat around my stomach and my whole body in general, i started to put on nice gains of lean muscle on and started to see loads of defenition.

My current problem is i seem to have stalled, im not loosing or gaining any weight my size is the same even though the past 6 weeks i have been at the gym just as frequent and started lifting more heavier weights. What is it im doing wrong???

Old Supplements,

up until now i have been taking the following>>

cod liver caps from holland and barrett
weider 90 plus protein powder holland and barrett
multivitamin tablets, holland and barrett
creatine caps, holland and barrett
bulgarian tribulus caps holland and barrett

New supplements

Impact whey isolate
creatine monohydrate
creatine pure, post workout,
alpha men
super omega 3

Now i know supplements are only as good as the effort you put in @ the gym, but im trying harder than ever with not even little gains but no gains, any help would be much appreciated.

im sure there maybe specifics you may need to know in order to assist me, just ask.

[Tox]

training routine....and diet...post it

[Maky]

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training routine....and diet...post it

ok my training routine would usually involve 4 days on 2-3 days off,

usually hit the treadmill first 5-10 minutes jog then fast run speed around 10-12,

then pull ups, 3 sets of 5, working wide then inwards,

next would be
standing eazy bar curls x6 weight 33kgs
then 17kg dumbells 10 vertical followed by 10 horizontal
then 15kg bar 21 reps 7x7x7 slowly working up the body.

i would do the above as a routine and in a total set of 3,

next would be seated wide grip pulldown 40kg 3sets of 12

then dumbell row 26kg 3 sets of 8-10reps

i would also do some wrist curls 3 sets of 10@ 10-15kg would also do these reverse and usually these kill my forearms.

in between all these i tro to do some crunches and sit ups,

finally back on the treadmill 5minutes fast run speed 10-11, hit showers sauna steam and home.


MY DIET,

well before all the training i would eat junk food i.e takeaways nearly all the time, for some lucky unknown reason i never put on the weight i should of eating all the crap i did,

mornings is usually a cup of tea and if ive the time maybe a slice or two of toast, but most days i skip breakfast,

miday/lunch would usually have a packet of walkers cheese and onion crisps with tuna/sweetcorn sandwich on brown bread, and a cup or 2 of either water or juice,

i only have 1 more evening meal when i get home, this varies alot some days chicken and pasta with garlic bread, sorry but it is my fav dish, sometimes a chicken stir fry with loads of veg and black bean sauce, somedays i just have loads of fruit instead of a meal.

[Bebop1980]

Have a look at Stronglifts, also you would have seen some beginner gains after that you really need to eat lots and work hard. You need to get the big compound movements in.

[Buds]

If youve stopped growing you are not eating enough, it's that straight forward

Which is also why tox asked for your diet. I wouldnt keep him waiting, he's a beast!

[Bebop1980]

Also have a look at the beginner stickies, especially the one by Spiderdan

[Maky]

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If youve stopped growing you are not eating enough, it's that straight forward

Which is also why tox asked for your diet. I wouldnt keep him waiting, he's a beast!

yeah your probably correct, maybe its that im afraid after loosing loads of weight and gaining defenition i never knew i had, that i am reluctant to just eat any old crap and as i used to before, i think that maybe a very good reason as to why i have just come to a hault,

i do sneak in the odd kfc zinger meal 1 a week, but it seems i need to make a crazy packed lunch to take to work,

[MJ.23]

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ok my training routine would usually involve 4 days on 2-3 days off,

usually hit the treadmill first 5-10 minutes jog then fast run speed around 10-12,

then pull ups, 3 sets of 5, working wide then inwards,

next would be
standing eazy bar curls x6 weight 33kgs
then 17kg dumbells 10 vertical followed by 10 horizontal
then 15kg bar 21 reps 7x7x7 slowly working up the body.

i would do the above as a routine and in a total set of 3,

next would be seated wide grip pulldown 40kg 3sets of 12

then dumbell row 26kg 3 sets of 8-10reps

i would also do some wrist curls 3 sets of 10@ 10-15kg would also do these reverse and usually these kill my forearms.

in between all these i tro to do some crunches and sit ups,

finally back on the treadmill 5minutes fast run speed 10-11, hit showers sauna steam and home.


MY DIET,

well before all the training i would eat junk food i.e takeaways nearly all the time, for some lucky unknown reason i never put on the weight i should of eating all the crap i did,

mornings is usually a cup of tea and if ive the time maybe a slice or two of toast, but most days i skip breakfast,

miday/lunch would usually have a packet of walkers cheese and onion crisps with tuna/sweetcorn sandwich on brown bread, and a cup or 2 of either water or juice,

i only have 1 more evening meal when i get home, this varies alot some days chicken and pasta with garlic bread, sorry but it is my fav dish, sometimes a chicken stir fry with loads of veg and black bean sauce, somedays i just have loads of fruit instead of a meal.

Not trying to be rude but this needs a LOT of work. Your training regime is not geared towards anything; as you are missing out most muscle groups. Your diet is not enough to fuel any sort of muscle growth.

Spiderdans' beginners guide will have you going in the right direction

[Maky]

i do try to vary my workouts like doing bench presses and so on, will look at the spiderdans thread for more guidance the fact is i think i need to eat more alot more, just dont want to put on any fat, i noticed a recipe thread may need to look into that also and learn i really need to learn to cook.

[Maky]

would just like to say this site s amazing, thanks for all the pointers guys, will post some ppics as i am now and more in a few weeks lets hope i get some results.