Soldato
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To give you an idea of where I'm at, I'm somewhere around 8-8.5 stone, quite lean and it seems my genetics are dead set against me. My target is to gain mass and strength.
I'm a vegetarian, which obviously makes diet planning more complicated. I'm not too bothered about counting every single calorie, every single gram of protein, carb or fat. After all, everyone's body is different and different people respond to different things. What I will do is eat clean, healthy foods, and change it up as I need to. Eg: If I'm not gaining enough mass, I'll eat more. Over the last year or two, I've read loads about diet and nutrition.
What I think I'll struggle with is working out. I'll stick to dumbbells at the moment and wait until I have some actual strength before doing anything with barbells. At the moment, I can bench something like 12 kg
Is it a sensible idea for me to do a 2-day split of upper body/lower body to begin with? If so, how's this for an initial workout?
Upper body -
Shoulder press for shoulders, bench press for chest, bent-over row for back, and some chin ups as well.
Lower body -
Lunges and squats.
I've kept it to compound exercises only for now. The main issue for me is form. I can read loads and watch videos, but I don't think I'll get it perfect unless someone is there watching me. The thing is, I don't trust gym instructors that much, they've said some pretty far fetched things to me in the past. How could I make sure I'm achieving perfect form?
I'm a vegetarian, which obviously makes diet planning more complicated. I'm not too bothered about counting every single calorie, every single gram of protein, carb or fat. After all, everyone's body is different and different people respond to different things. What I will do is eat clean, healthy foods, and change it up as I need to. Eg: If I'm not gaining enough mass, I'll eat more. Over the last year or two, I've read loads about diet and nutrition.
What I think I'll struggle with is working out. I'll stick to dumbbells at the moment and wait until I have some actual strength before doing anything with barbells. At the moment, I can bench something like 12 kg
Is it a sensible idea for me to do a 2-day split of upper body/lower body to begin with? If so, how's this for an initial workout?
Upper body -
Shoulder press for shoulders, bench press for chest, bent-over row for back, and some chin ups as well.
Lower body -
Lunges and squats.
I've kept it to compound exercises only for now. The main issue for me is form. I can read loads and watch videos, but I don't think I'll get it perfect unless someone is there watching me. The thing is, I don't trust gym instructors that much, they've said some pretty far fetched things to me in the past. How could I make sure I'm achieving perfect form?