Q&A for: 18-Jul-05
192. Q:
Hi, me from 188. ur 'method' seems time consuming.. im trying to lose my 'man boobs', and i feel that spending 6 weeks just to add a rep or 2 would be a waist of time, any way u could shrink it up or something? also, what do u suggest: i take 2 protein shakes and about 7g of creatine a day, along with a regular multi vitamin and vitamin c. since i can onyl buy one.. would u reccomend a sports-like multivitam, glutamine, or soemthing else? i heard glutamine is sposed to be good
A:
I pretty strongly disagree that that program is slow or time-wasting. If you can add 10 pounds to your bench every 6 weeks, that's pretty darn good! That's 90 pounds in one year!! Not sure how long you've been lifting, but the big fast gains only last a few months for most people. After that you have to grind it out and programs like that one give you some of the fastest results possible.
And those 6 weeks will not be a waste of time for your fat loss either. The weights you'll be using are 15 or fewer reps to failure, which combined with high volume will still give good muscle-building and metabolism-boosting effects. Between squat/bench/dead you'll be hitting almost all the major muscle groups. You can do close-grip chinups along with this program if you wanted, and that would bring the muscle group hit to 90-95%! It's a good proven program and many bodybuilders could use something like it as a change-up.
If you can, get the vitamins from real food. Strawberries, kiwis, broccoli, bell peppers are all very high in vitamin C, as are many other fruits and veggies. It shouldn't be hard getting 500% of daily vit C from real foods which is more than enough. Veggies are still the single best bodybuilding supplement :) Protein powder is a good supp if you can't get enough chicken/fish/etc. at home. Creatine is good. Glutamine won't do much for you at this point -- it's more useful for when you already have very low body fat and losing weight. I would save the glutamine money for something else.
193. Q:
How do I lose man boobs?
A:
See here
194. Q:
Considering ive had a lower back injury in the past, is it ok for me to do barbell deadlifts as long as i start off using light weights and VERY GRADUALLY work up?
A:
You definitely have to consult with your doctor and/or physical therapist. There are plenty of people who've taken up deadlifts after lower back injuries and had great results, but do not take any chances and consult your doctor/PT first. I would not recommend doing deadlifts or squats if the old injury still bothers you. If your doctor/PT clear you to do deadlifts, make sure to take as much time as needed learning proper form and, exactly like you said, use very light weights and build your way up very slowly. But talk to doctor/PT first.
195. Q:
Hey Mike
Your site rocks !
> Rama
A:
Thanks Rama :)
196. Q:
how to work out upper chest best
A:
Best way to target the upper chest is to do regular chest exercises on an incline. So do incline bench press, both dumbbells and barbell, as well as dumbbell or cable flies on an incline bench. Focus on the presses more than the flies, however. For extra intensity, you can do all the regular supersets on the incline instead of the flat bench. For example, do barbell incline bench press supersetted with incline dumbbell flies.
Also don't forget that shoulders contribute to the 'big chest' look and also assist in strength when doing incline chest exercises. So you should also work your shoulders, especially anterior deltoids (front shoulders) -- either dumbbell or barbell shoulder press is best for that (either sitting or standing). For optimum results, devote a separate training day to chest and another one to shoulders.
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