Are you looking to add some significant size to your physique? Most people who go to the gym usually are. This excludes the fitness bunnies and the leotard men, of course. Most people lifting weights are looking to add muscle to their bodies. They tackle various pieces of equipment and use a variety of movements with the same goal in mind - getting bigger. However, they often neglect a few simple tenets to gaining size which could help their cause tremendously.
If you're looking to gain size, then you should be looking to add size to the biggest muscle groups first. It will arrive faster and will weight more. Let's face it- an inch of mass on your thighs comes a lot faster than a new inch added to your arms. Therefore, if you'd like to make the most possible gains in the shortest amount of time, you're going to want to focus on those larger muscle groups. You can train the bejesus out of calves, forearms, and arms - but you're only going to get BIG when you manage to greatest stimulate your back and quadriceps. For this reason, it makes sense to utilize a bodybuilding routine which places the most emphasis upon these largest muscle groups when you are fresh, well-rested, and at your strongest. Being able to devote more resources to lifting for these groups means they will grow at a faster rate than the other body parts.
You might stop yourself and say "Why would I want to make the biggest muscle groups bigger right away? Won't that destroy my symmetry?" Chances are, if you're still sitting at a body weight of under 200 pounds in your off-season shape, you shouldn't be too worried about your symmetry. You can focus on capping off your delts and matching your neck, bicep, and calf measurements down the road once you enter the refinement stage. In the meantime, your emphasis should be placed upon adding as much muscle to your body as quickly as possible. Here is a training split which will allow you to devote the most resources toward the biggest muscle groups of quads and back.
- Day 1 - Thighs, hamstrings, calves
- Day 2 - Chest
- Day 3 - REST
- Day 4 - Back
- Day 5 - Shoulders
- Day 6 - Biceps & Triceps
- Day 7 - REST
As you can see, this routine allows you to hit the major body parts of back and legs after a full day of rest. No cardio is to be completed on this rest day, to ensure your energy reserves are at their highest at the start of your workout. The chest muscles would be the third-largest muscle group. The chest is trained immediately following legs, with a full day of rest following it. The smaller muscle groups of shoulders and arms are trained at the tail end of this routine. After completing your Biceps & Triceps routine on Day 6, you'll have a full 3 days of upper body rest before your next chest workout. If you want to gain the most size in the shortest amount of time, make back and quad bodybuilding workout your focus!
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