natural bodybuilding

I recently started to lift again and I'm looking to follow more of a routine. Rarely do I have time to workout on a 12 hour workday, which is: Week 1:M-work T-work W-off T-off F-Work S-work S-work Week 2:M-off T-off W-work T-work F-off S-off S-off I appreciate the help, thanks!

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(F) I love training but I am not a natural rocket scientist with legs. I need help structuring a quad/calves day, and maybe tweaking my glute/hamstring day (at the end of post). My goal is to build strong muscle to ultimately lift heavier, and have a nice build. I favor certain exercises like...

I started lifting after hitting a "normal" weight ~3 years ago, after being 100lbs overweight most my adult life. I'm cautious about gaining weight due to my history of obesity, so I've been doing 2 to 3 month periods of gaining 0.5-1.0lb per week followed by 4 to 6 week cuts to lose a portion...

I'm an intermediate lifter who started out lifting following Starting Strength, and as I progressed I've been shifting around my exercises, including some isolations to manage fatigue as my lifts got heavier and my goals shifted towards aesthetics. I've just moved house and I've now got access...

Currently very behind in terms of physique at 5 weeks out. I'm 5'11, 181 lbs. Started this prep at 203 lbs. Was planning to get down to 175 lbs, but I don't think that will be enough. I only have 5 weeks left of prep and want to do anything I can to get as lean as I can on stage. Completely...

6 day bro split Yes yes, the bro split. I know it’s not optimal. I know i should be doing PPL twice a week. But I hate PPL, makes me feel miserable and hate working out. Something about just getting into the gym and completely obliterating only one muscle makes me smile and excited. Now...

Background: type 1 diabetic, 18 y/o, 180 lbs, weight lifting hobbyist & blue collar worker (calorie incinerating lifestyle). Daily vitamins/medications: Insulins- lantus once per day 28 iu, novolog @ 1iu per 9 carbs Enalapril-5 mg for proteinuria Vitamins: Vitamin a 600mcg Vitamin b12...

As you likely know, during a peak week the name of the game is maximizing intracellular water retention and eliminating extracellular water retention. While I’m in no way shape or form looking to take to the stage soon (still at 12-15% bf), my question is, is there a way to manipulate this all...

The scheme would be everything starts hard and heavy and I go until I can move those same weights for more reps. I know that sounds textbook, but Im talking everything Right now I can do a 195lbs barbell row for 6 reps, and 30lbs dumbbell hammer curls for 6 reps. If I benched 170 for 6 and...

Hi there, 1,5yrs ago I discovered strength training/bodybuilding and fell in love with it. Pretty quickly I got a sore elbow but the pain was very manageable so I kept on training. When the pain didn't go away I visited a physiotherapist and an Echo and x-ray was made. Diagnosis: triceps...

People often say that the number of repetitions doesn't matter as long as you're training to failure or near failure, and any range between 5 and 30 works. However, this isn't the best answer because performing deadlifts or squats at the upper end of that range is not optimal; they are typically...

I'm 5'6 1/2 and 150 lbs. Been bulking on and off and training for a year now. I am wanting to cut as my BMI is high, but not sure if it's the best idea. What would you recommend? I also have a lot of extra skin on my stomach, since I was once 180lbs. I know I'll never lose that extra skin, but I...

As for the training focused natural bodybuilding YT channels w/ quality info these 2 have some of the most lean mass on their frames, and their training styles are very similar: They train HARD (extremely close proximity to failure, if not to failure). Same as me, now They do a lot of volume...

Hello guys, I currently do close grip bench press and I’m able to do 225 for 4 x 8. If I want to at some point work with 275 for 4 x 8 what exactly is required? I have lifted for 12 years now consistently and I don’t have an advanced bench, while bulking multiple times. I currently weight...

5’10” 32yrs 16%bf I’ve seen a lot of natural bodybuilders on YouTube claiming to eat as low as 800-1200 calories for 4-8 weeks near the end of a cut, keeping protein high and exercising. These body builders have anywhere between 5’8”-6’0”+ and 160-200lbs. Is this common practice among...

Hi . Can u guys give me some examples of 6.2 or 6.3ft tall natural bodybuilders please ? Would be fine if they have some social media or yt channels.

Hello everyone, I always had trouble going very deep on squat. When I go to full range of motion ( eg 90° that’s it ) I tend to feel my ass more and not so much my quads. In this situation would you recommend going heavier with a lesser range of motion or keep working at full range ? Thanks...

Couple days ago, it was my pull day which consisted in: • Close neutral grip lat pulldown, 2 sets, 8-10 reps • Wide grip pronated low cable (gironda) row for upper back, 3 sets, 8-10 reps • Single arm low cable row, narrow trajectory for lats: 2 sets, 8-10 reps, last set to failure • Wide...

My whey hydrolysate has >7 g of glutamine per serving. Can I have 4 servings (>28 g of glutamine) of that whey every day or is that too much glutamine? I’ve heard it raises ammonia in blood serum at higher doses. Thanks!