Would anyone rate "The Skinny mans guide to bulking up!" article

[Maximumbass88]

Would anyone rate Tom's MP article "The Skinny mans guide to bulking up!"? I've recently taken it up as I've never tried a routine that has such little volume but also I find it hard to put on weight. I've gone from 50% carb diets to 50% fats back to 50% carb again, after eating 5200cals on the fats diet and not gaining weight! Im currently eating 4500cals on a 5 meal a day 50% carbs jobbie and I'm gaining weight and strength each week following his routine. Some of you are probably thinking why is he even asking if he's gaining, well I just want to hear your thoughts on this routine...

[radicalry00]

Good little article IMO with some decent advice. As for the routine; it looks like a very good one. Very similar to Bill Starr's 5x5 except it's 4x6 for most exercises and on the Bill Starr one you squat 3 times a week. I agree that for most people to start with, training only squat, bench, rows, deads and a little arms is the way forward. No point wasting time on 12 sets of isolation exercises per workout.

[Luffers]

Its a good article but I wouldn't advise a rep range of 4x6.

This is supposed to be a bulking routine so hypertrophy should be key, for the best possible hypertrophy you should be in the 9-12 rep range.

[Maximumbass88]

Hi Guys,

Just out of curiosity which rep range out of 4x6 & say 3x12 would you expend more calories, if you were lifting as heavy as you could with say a minutes rest between sets?

[Luffers]

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Hi Guys,

Just out of curiosity which rep range out of 4x6 & say 3x12 would you expend more calories, if you were lifting as heavy as you could with say a minutes rest between sets?

3x12 is metabolic so more calories will be expended.

[ATZ]

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Its a good article but I wouldn't advise a rep range of 4x6.

This is supposed to be a bulking routine so hypertrophy should be key, for the best possible hypertrophy you should be in the 9-12 rep range.

Load determines hypertrophy, not rep range.

[Luffers]

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Load determines hypertrophy, not rep range.

How so?

Reps under 6 are mostly neural adaptions not size increases.

[Cakeface]

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3x12 is metabolic so more calories will be expended.

So why is it that if I more reps per set I put on more fat unless I cut calories? I'm curious as to whether this is other peoples experience as well.

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How so?

Reps under 6 are mostly neural adaptions not size increases.

Agreed, with the proviso that you don't increase the number of sets to give more reps in total than when higher reps/set are used. Although then you can end up running into overtraining type problems.

[Luffers]

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So why is it that if I more reps per set I put on more fat unless I cut calories? I'm curious as to whether this is other peoples experience as well.

How many reps are we talking? Are you saying if you keep calories the same but do more reps you get fat?

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[Luffers]

Above 15 reps and you are training for endurance not size.