If you could go back to when you first started pursuing gainz, what advice would you give yourself?

[semtex]

- don't gain weight for the sake of being heavy.

- always keep some sort of conditioning in your routine

- don't be such a hipster about exercises, just because bench is "mainstream" doesn't mean it doesn't have a rightful place in a balanced workout routine.

 

[Dreamzeedream]

Dont give up& keep at it

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

- don't gain weight for the sake of being heavy.

- always keep some sort of conditioning in your routine

- don't be such a hipster about exercises, just because bench is "mainstream" doesn't mean it doesn't have a rightful place in a balanced workout routine.

Damn this is pretty much it for me, though I will add

- stop ego lifting on deadlift.... pulling 405 for 6 is meaningless with a ~225 squat

- speaking squats.... learn how to do them correctly

- log your workouts and devise some kind of progression scheme, you've been doing 205x8-10 for YEARS

- dont do pec flys, our shoulders will thank you later

- never under any circumstances go over 190lbs, unless you are moving 2-3x that for reps on squats/deads.... you're 5' 9", natty and not that strong. There's no reason for it

- use knee sleeves and a belt

Damn so much I wish I had done differently. But fukk it... we're here

 

[semtex]

- log your workouts and devise some kind of progression scheme, you've been doing 205x8-10 for YEARS

Hell yeah. I meant to have that on my list. I can't believe I didn't log ANYTHING in college. I just winged it every day.

 

[HHR]

- Don't waste money on BCAAs and, for me, preworkouts. 200mg caffeine pill + beta alanine is plenty.

- Count your fukking calories

 

[The ADD]

Don't run long distance until you are a skeleton and start lifting weights immediately

 

[ShenJingPoQi]

The most important thing is diet. Learn everything single thing about it, learn to manipulation your body through diet
Second most important is gear. Learn everything from A-Z about it and run it asap
Thirdly, form and muscle concentration over numbers

 

[-DMP-]

man so much muscle was gained and lost just off of ignorance.

-Abs are made in the kitchen, you don't have to do a shyt ton of cardio

-Keep lifting heavy, even if you want abs (this goes with number one) I use to think cutting meant all light weight and cardio.

-Count calories

-Keep up with progress.

I been lifting since 12 and have probably treaded water since 17. Im 28 now and just start following some of that advice @ 26.

 

[puppetmaster]

Start powerlifting WAY sooner.

 

[NoMorePie]

Should have also attempted to increase my conditioning, and also stretch.

I just walk in, lift weights, walk out. I should stretch, do some cardio, lift some weights, some cool down stretches, maybe some cardio if i feel like it. then walk out

I did this exact routine in high school and I felt great, too

 

[BeeCityRoller]

Never, ever dirty bulk

 

[DamienWayne]

stretch before and after working out. focus on form more.

 

[Astroslik]

Damn this is pretty much it for me, though I will add

- stop ego lifting on deadlift.... pulling 405 for 6 is meaningless with a ~225 squat

- speaking squats.... learn how to do them correctly

- log your workouts and devise some kind of progression scheme, you've been doing 205x8-10 for YEARS

- dont do pec flys, our shoulders will thank you later

- never under any circumstances go over 190lbs, unless you are moving 2-3x that for reps on squats/deads.... you're 5' 9", natty and not that strong. There's no reason for it

- use knee sleeves and a belt

Damn so much I wish I had done differently. But fukk it... we're here

What's wrong with pec flys

 

[Serious]

Never, ever dirty bulk

This.....
I remember I did the GoMad:
GOMAD: How to Gain 25lbs in 25 Days with Squats & Milk | StrongLifts
Felt sick to my stomach afterwards, but I did get my weight and squat up
Also stayed on the toilet.

 

[puppetmaster]

Never, ever dirty bulk

This.


I was 270 in December. Strong as a fukking Ox but I had zero mobility outside of lifting. Helped for my first ever powerlifting meet in late January. But never again.