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Anonymous
Hey /fit/,

I've been following the rippetoe writeup program as described here:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=712752

I've been doing this for about 3-4 weeks. I weightlift on alternate days, and I've been increasing my weightload by about 5 pounds every week.
When I started I was sore every day, but for the last couple of days, I've hardly been sore at all. I don't really have any extra muscle gain, but even with the increasing weights after I do everything I hardly feel like I've had a workout at all.
How should I fix this empty sort of feeling, /fit/? Add more reps to the workout and make it 3x8 or 3x10?, should I increase the number of reps and make it 6x5 or 5x5?
Or, should I be doing something different entirely?
>> Anonymous
8-12 reps for bigger muscles. If you don't feel tired at the end and you don't ache the next day your doing it wrong, go for 3x10, if you don't struggle with the last 2 reps on the 2rd set also add more weight for next time, go to failure on the 3rd set if you have a spotter or use machines
>> Anonymous
also 2 more sets of deadlift, no idea why they tell you to do only 1
>> Anonymous
Muscle Growth doesn't always come after soreness.
>> Anonymous
>>86632
Yeah, but you do get that "feel good" soreness feeling

>>86629
What if I wanted more tone or cut for my muscles?
>> Anonymous
>>86633
All weight training gives tone, the cut comes from having a low % body fat. HIIT is one of the best ways to get rid of fat, but you also need to watch your diet
>> Anonymous
>>86633

Well then change up your routine a bit.

I've been on Rippetoe in the beginning and saw good gain but only for a short time because the body gets used to repetitiveness.

Pick alternate exercises that hit the same muscles.
Instead of squats (barbell on your back) do front squats (barbell on chest and shoulders).

Instead of barbell rows do Cable T-Rows or pullups.

Also rippetoes doesn't tell you to hit smaller muscle groups like triceps, traps, lats, calves, delts which directly effect the big exercises.

look through this link
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
>> Anonymous
>>86639
What I do is a shrug and a calf raise in the deadlift and push up against the bar while doing squats
>> Anonymous
>>86641

isn't that actually harmful?
>> Anonymous
>Also rippetoes doesn't tell you to hit smaller muscle groups like triceps, traps, lats, calves, delts which directly effect the big exercises.

yeah rippetoe might be effective but i rather workout 4 days a week making sure i hit every muscle structure to acquire a much faster muscle tone.
>> Anonymous
>>86657
>i hit every muscle structure to acquire a much faster muscle tone.

*rolls eyes*