Questions – 1/30/2012

Sebastian
Me again, do u have any routine to develope chest? Nf btw in the other post I tried to say,: can I eat like bars with chocolate those ones that are pretty caloric ?
30 January 2012

Tyler - check last weeks post I put up a chest workout that I've been using quite a bit

Sebastian
Hey, well first I'm sorry for my English I'm Chilean, well thing is I'm 18 Ive been all my life really skinny I weight 66 kg nd my height is about 1.83 or something, i have really fast metabolism, I'm following ur work out routines nd can eat stuff like bars with chocolate nf stuff to balance the calories I've left to eat for the day or I just eat healthy cause I never eat the calories enough, cause I eat a few things nf I'm already full. Thanks a lot for ur blog nf helping each evrery1 of us nd I'm trying ur workouts nd damn they work I'm getting abs thanks a lot again dude
30 January 2012

Tyler - Even though you have a fast metabolism you still want the majority of your calories to be clean food.  But definitely have a few cheat meals a week.

Cal
Tyler, was just curiouis how muhc cardio you do per week for how long and what types? Do you do steady state eg walkiing or interval? I always have this tiny bit of abdominal fat that I can never seem to shake! Peace!
30 January 2012

Tyler - I do all steady state cardio.  Right now I'm doing 1 session a day 6 days a week for 45minutes.  Either walking on an incline or stepmill.

Jake
When trying to put on mass, did you ever do weighted dips or weighted pull ups? Im debating on buying a dip belt to really shock my lats and tris into growth for pullups and dips.
28 January 2012

Tyler - I have done weighted pullups and dips before but prefer not to.  For the pullups I could never feel it in my back from the added weight because I felt that my arms and shoulders were doing all the work.  Give it a try though and see if you like it and how your body responds to it.

JOHN PETER
I AM TAKING 3 GLASS OF BANANA SHAKE ,..1 GLASS OF MILK IN WHICH 1 SCOOP OF WAYPROTEIN AFTER GYM...AND IN BREAKFAST I AM EATING 3 BOIL EGGS...AND IN LUNCH CHICKEN AMD WHITE MEET USE....THIS DIET IS ENOUGH FOR ME I AM MAKE NOT A BIG BODY I WANT TO MAKE A FIT BODY MEANS HEALTHY BODY
26 January 2012

Tyler - not sure what your trying to ask me?

Brad
Hey Tyler--great blog. I am 24, 5'11'' 170lbs, about 10-12%BF. I've been training for a little over 2 years, and I've added 30lbs of muscle in those 2 years. My goal now is to get to a lean 195, but over the past 4-6 months I've seen almost no progress in strength, size, or weight gain. My diet is not totally clean but I'm getting a decent quality 4000-4500 cal, 250-300g protein, 500-600g carbs per day, spread over 5-6 meals and protein shakes. By the time I leave the gym 5-6X a week, I leave with a big pump, feel like I lifted hard, and almost always have some degree of DOMS which leads me to believe that I still have effective workouts. Do you have any advice for those of us who are stuck at a plateau like this? At this point, is it just a matter of upping diet portions, or is it more of a workout problem?
26 January 2012

Tyler - From the sounds of it your still making progress.  It's just going to take more time now that you've already finished your initial growth spurt that you get from the first couple of years.  That being said I would think about trying out different food sources and experimenting around and seeing if that can help.  Also you didn't mention any fat intake.  To build lean mass you have to have healthy fats. So make sure you incorporate things like nuts,oils,avocado etc.  Adding the fat could yield some new gains.  Good luck hope this helps.