You may certainly say your just bulking up, or just lifting, adding mass, and so many other simplistic terms.
Simply bc it's an inaccurate depiction of how bulking and cutting is used and you'll cause confusion when asking for help from experiences gym goers as a gain and cut are mastered in peculiar ways that call for very specific ways of lifting, eating, and supplements. It's very very good.Īlso ditch the technical term 'bulk for 2 yrs'. Use the app: add your own extras, and use the warm ups if you have time. chest flys and posterior deltoid on the pec dec machine, or extra bicep curls, or abs, etc). In my experience you may add up to three isolation exercises on each split day if you want (I.e. My recommendation is to do the 5x5 routine. Especially with your desire for an amazing foundation, starting from a growth spurt, and not trying to lose weight. That's all there is to it :) Hope this helped, and best of luck!Ĭompounds are the way to go. The vast majority of people are kind and will go out of their way to help you out (if you need a spotter, or want someone to see if you're squatting correctly). No one cares, and if you need help, just ask.
Most importantly: don't stress about the time you spend, how you look to other people, etc. When you get to really heavy weights, you can think about investing in some gloves or chalk to prevent blisters and to get a firmer grip on the bar. The advantage of lifting is that you don't really need specialized equipment: shoes ( I use the running kind, and they work fine), gym shorts (tbh any cheap pair will do), and an old, comfy tshirt. I'd go to Target/Walmart and check out their selections.
I never supplemented my routine with cardio, but I don't see why you can't do it on your off days.
Once you get to heavier weights though, you'll definitely be making full use of rest time between sets, which means you're looking at 1 - 1.25 hours at the gym.
For a small upgrade (around 5-8 dollars? I don't remember) you can customize your workouts and get a few more features, but the base app has the two workouts you cycle through, which are I don't know if it exists for iPhone, but it has literally everything you need to start down the path of Iron.
If you are on Android, download this app. I'm at work so I will spare the Brodinspeak till another time.