What do y'all think about Ravadongon's Hypertrophy Training for a beginner

[wastedmermaid]

So I finally decided to get off my skinny ass and go to the gym. My main purpose is to try and bulk up because currently I'm hovering around 150lbs. I've already got the macros I needed to eat to gain roughly 1lb a week or so. My only issue is deciding what workout play to follow. I was browsing Bodybuilding.com and a link popped up for a few programs (What Is The Best Mass-Building Workout For Skinny Beginners?) I was looking at the first highest rated on I saw which was Ravadongon's Hypertrophy Training. Do y'all think this is good or should I try something else.

 

[The ADD]

So I finally decided to get off my skinny ass and go to the gym. My main purpose is to try and bulk up because currently I'm hovering around 150lbs. I've already got the macros I needed to eat to gain roughly 1lb a week or so. My only issue is deciding what workout play to follow. I was browsing Bodybuilding.com and a link popped up for a few programs (What Is The Best Mass-Building Workout For Skinny Beginners?) I was looking at the first highest rated on I saw which was Ravadongon's Hypertrophy Training. Do y'all think this is good or should I try something else.

How strong are you currently?

 

[wastedmermaid]

How strong are you currently?

Honestly i never touch a weight before. But i can probably do about 45-50 pushups max and a few dips. But overall im pretty weak i think

 

[MF budz]

Try fierce five. It's a full body routine that will have you doing 4 main lifts and nice accessory work

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I don't like it

For starters not enough volume. You're gonna be sore AF because the longer you wait to hit a muscle again the sorer you are with each workout. Ideally you shouldn't wait more than 3 days to hit a muscle group again IMO.

Secondly I don't like varying lifts too much. Pick a lift and stick with it. And stick to the basics. If I were you, I would try to come up with a routine that has you do each of these lifts at least 2 times a week:

Flat barbell bench press
Vertical pull (I like lat pulldown machines)
Horizontal pull (I like body weight stuff for this)
Barbell shoulder press (only 1 time a week IMO)
Tricep isolation movement
Bicep isolation movement
Barbell squat
Barbell or trap bar deadlift

Do all that in an upper/lower split for 3x8-10 reps and superset..... get your protein and calories.... you will be overwhelmed by the gains. And the volume will help you learn the lifts quickly too

 

[wastedmermaid]

I don't like it

For starters not enough volume. You're gonna be sore AF because the longer you wait to hit a muscle again the sorer you are with each workout. Ideally you shouldn't wait more than 3 days to hit a muscle group again IMO.

Secondly I don't like varying lifts too much. Pick a lift and stick with it. And stick to the basics. If I were you, I would try to come up with a routine that has you do each of these lifts at least 2 times a week:

Flat barbell bench press
Vertical pull (I like lat pulldown machines)
Horizontal pull (I like body weight stuff for this)
Barbell shoulder press (only 1 time a week IMO)
Tricep isolation movement
Bicep isolation movement
Barbell squat
Barbell or trap bar deadlift

Do all that in an upper/lower split for 3x8-10 reps and superset..... get your protein and calories.... you will be overwhelmed by the gains. And the volume will help you learn the lifts quickly too

So what do you think about the fierce five workout (Workout Programs) that another guy suggest? And if its not that great, do you have a specific program you recommend?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

So what do you think about the fierce five workout (Workout Programs) that another guy suggest? And if its not that great, do you have a specific program you recommend?

This looks better, but I would swap Pendlay rows with chin-ups or some kind of machine row.

 

[Menelik II]

i have done HST training which is similar to this and it's very good, i put on 40 lbs in 4 months.
Go and check it out.
The main thing is exercising each muscle every 36 hours, and having a small incremental weight change. Volume is not that important.

 

[wastedmermaid]

i have done HST training which is similar to this and it's very good, i put on 40 lbs in 4 months.
Go and check it out.
The main thing is exercising each muscle every 36 hours, and having a small incremental weight change. Volume is not that important.

Program looks pretty good and the 36 hour thing is pretty interesting

But You gained 40lb in 4 months

How much of that was fat.

 

[Menelik II]

Program looks pretty good and the 36 hour thing is pretty interesting

But You gained 40lb in 4 months

How much of that was fat.

i went from 180 (9%bf) to 220 (11%bf), 6ft tall. athletic build.

I was actually going to the gym everyday, but doing at little as possible only doing a 6-9 sets, in and out the gym within 45 mins. The main aim was incrementally increasing the weight every session. Its the increasing of weight NOT the absolute weight lifted. So moving up from 50kg to 120kg on the bench in 3months is better than just benching 140kg for 3months.

you also need to do the protein powders, and eat the calories.

IF you want more specific info holler at me.

 

[Dreamzeedream]

So I finally decided to get off my skinny ass and go to the gym. My main purpose is to try and bulk up because currently I'm hovering around 150lbs. I've already got the macros I needed to eat to gain roughly 1lb a week or so. My only issue is deciding what workout play to follow. I was browsing Bodybuilding.com and a link popped up for a few programs (What Is The Best Mass-Building Workout For Skinny Beginners?) I was looking at the first highest rated on I saw which was Ravadongon's Hypertrophy Training. Do y'all think this is good or should I try something else.

Have u started yet

 

[wastedmermaid]

Have u started yet

Yeah I stared about 3 weeks ago. But I haven't really been following a specific program yet

 

[wastedmermaid]

i went from 180 (9%bf) to 220 (11%bf), 6ft tall. athletic build.

I was actually going to the gym everyday, but doing at little as possible only doing a 6-9 sets, in and out the gym within 45 mins. The main aim was incrementally increasing the weight every session. Its the increasing of weight NOT the absolute weight lifted. So moving up from 50kg to 120kg on the bench in 3months is better than just benching 140kg for 3months.

you also need to do the protein powders, and eat the calories.

IF you want more specific info holler at me.

i went from 180 (9%bf) to 220 (11%bf), 6ft tall. athletic build.

I was actually going to the gym everyday, but doing at little as possible only doing a 6-9 sets, in and out the gym within 45 mins. The main aim was incrementally increasing the weight every session. Its the increasing of weight NOT the absolute weight lifted. So moving up from 50kg to 120kg on the bench in 3months is better than just benching 140kg for 3months.

you also need to do the protein powders, and eat the calories.

IF you want more specific info holler at me.

Now that im looking at it look like real high volume. How did you do all this when you were just starting out?

 

[Menelik II]

Now that im looking at it look like real high volume. How did you do all this when you were just starting out?

its not high volume its low, its 2 sets per exercise. So if you do 4/5 exercises its 8-10 sets per gym session.
Hypertrophy-Specific Training : : Official Home of HST
ive PM'd you

 

[MF budz]

This looks better, but I would swap Pendlay rows with chin-ups or some kind of machine row.

I used to hate prows. Now I look forward to them. Makes my back and biceps feel awesome