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gaingpounds27

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looking for a program that can be about 45 mins a session so many times a week to gain muscle
 
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First off, welcome to TID! Lots of good information here.

The key to growth is a combination of things. There is no magic workout routine. Some people can get away with hitting a body part 2X/week, while others do well on each body part 1x/week. The key is progressive loading. You want to increase the number of reps, or the weight, or decrease the rest period between sets on a substantially continual basis. Obviously you won't always move up, but that's your goal.

A solid routine, coupled with smart nutrition and sufficient rest, and your body absolutely will respond. You'll need to be in a caloric surplus to grow. You can't be dieting and expect to put on lean mass. Decent macro breakdown... maybe 40/30/30 (p/c/f). Don't skimp out on good fats, and you don't have to be doing more than 40 percent of your calories being protein. You can't utilize it all, and it'll make you constipated. Keep your water intake high.

And get plenty of sleep. You're growing in your rest periods.
 
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thanks for the welcome tommy killer info taken notes and just trying to find a good routine to stick toobeen doing some reasech on the athlean x and muscle gain 2.0
 
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^tommy pretty much nailed it. I'm on a 50/25/25 macro split. I don't even count reps unless I'm shooting for say 405x10 for a pr or something but all of my hypertrophy work I just go hard and focus on maximum stimulation. Pyramids, drop sets, supersets mixed in with strength (at beginning of workout). I hit each bodypart 2x a week. 3 to 6 exercises per body part and I have counted reps in the past and I'm typically in the 10 to 15 range per set, but sometimes higher like 20 and sometimes lower like 6 or 8. Really just depends on what I have going on.
 
Bigtex

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First off, welcome to TID! Lots of good information here.

The key to growth is a combination of things. There is no magic workout routine. Some people can get away with hitting a body part 2X/week, while others do well on each body part 1x/week. The key is progressive loading. You want to increase the number of reps, or the weight, or decrease the rest period between sets on a substantially continual basis. Obviously you won't always move up, but that's your goal.

A solid routine, coupled with smart nutrition and sufficient rest, and your body absolutely will respond. You'll need to be in a caloric surplus to grow. You can't be dieting and expect to put on lean mass. Decent macro breakdown... maybe 40/30/30 (p/c/f). Don't skimp out on good fats, and you don't have to be doing more than 40 percent of your calories being protein. You can't utilize it all, and it'll make you constipated. Keep your water intake high.

And get plenty of sleep. You're growing in your rest periods.

Exactly! One of the 7 laws in exercise science is the "law of individuality." Because each one of is very unique and individual we all grow differently and have to train slightly differently. So there is no one-size-fits-all program that is going to work.

We do have basic muscles that need to be worked each week. As Tommy said some of us need once a week, some twice. Some muscle group grow quickly and may need less work and some may not.

legs
chest
shoulders
back
biceps
triceps

Some people do good with low volume, so need high volume. All depends on your goals and YOU.
 
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check out 'dogcrapp' workouts. I had great results using dante trudel's routine. google doggcrapp and it will explain it all.
 
DungeonDweller

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I lean toward making big exercises the core of my training, things like deadlift, squat, bench, shoulder press, etc. And then add in other things that I'm concentrating on (assistance), say biceps/triceps, or shoulders. My thought is that with the big lifts I'm hitting most of my muscles (including core) already. So in any single day I'm doing 1-2 of the big lifts and then two or more assistance lifts.

I'm hardly a pro and not super massive (though I'm 51 and look like I lift). And this works for me and also staves off boredom.
 
Gms585

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What are you goals?
What are your current stats IE height, weight, activity levels?
 
CFM

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The Big Dogs are always in the gym. Consistency is key, so the answer was in the question: ROUTINE.
 
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check out 'dogcrapp' workouts. I had great results using dante trudel's routine. google doggcrapp and it will explain it all.
I wouldn't recommend DC to a beginner.

Strong lifts 5x5 is a great program for beginners into more advanced lifters. A great all around program focusing on progressing in the basics.

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MPMC

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As stated already, diet is key. Make sure you're getting enough of the right calories daily and train hard. 5/3/1 is a great program for building strength and muscle. Did wonders for me combined with a good meal plan.
 
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