Bulking Up

Get myfitnesspal app and track your calories, I think thats important regardless of bulking or cutting.

Your macros should be 30/50/20 in protein/carbs/fat.

Eating a surplus of 500 cals a day you should be adding 1lb of weight a week (roughly).

During the workouts your reps should be between 6-8 so pick a weight thats going to do that (where you cant go past 8).

Correct form is extremely important, dont try and overdo it just to hit the numbers.

Track your reps so you know when to up the weight.

Track your bodyfat and weight, if you are adding more than 1lb a week then cut back.

Admin, where is our general fitness board?

You need to get the whip out, get admin2 working.

Oh and,

Dont work out the same bodypart within 48 hours,

Have 3/4 lifting days a week max as your muscles need time to repair and grow.

Thats about it for now, workout time!

Cheers for the advice lads, really appreciate it.

Is it best to work all my body in one long workout? Then do that 3 times a week?

Also what workout routine should I do? A mate of mine suggested I like on the MensHealth website?

Shall I post my diet plan on here also?

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I do workouts from Beachbody, so I dont even have to leave the house.

Variation is better, you will get bored doing the same workouts over and over.

Loads of different splits, depends on your schedule and how long you can/want to spend in the gym.

1 do a 4 day split of different body parts. But you could easily do push/pull/legs/rest/repeat if you enjoy spending time in the gym and can fit it into your schedule

Studies suggest that hitting every body part 3 times per week is optimal, so yes, 3 full body workouts a week would be very beneficial.

Hypertrophy Specific Training is becoming increasingly popular, but just try to find something that suits you and fits your schedule.
As long as you're progressively increasing the load on your muscle and upping your caloric intake, you should see great progress

http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/hst_II.html

Regarding supplements, I think the all in one's are a little expensive (even from a great value supplier like MP).

I think you'd be better off purchasing certain supplements separately.

Creatine monohydrate tends to be cheapest in powder form, and then Impact Whey would be a good choice for your protein.
These two are generally the staple of any bodybuilding supplement supply, but feel free to add in other inexpensive, but beneficial products like taurine and beta alanine if you feel you want something extra.

Hope it all goes well, buddy

Cheers buddy. Any links or owt to good full-body workout routines? Or any good workout routines at all for bulking up

Yeah, I'd say the 'sample HST' regime in the link above is good. It explains the reps and sets required regarding each body part, as well as suggestions for exercises one can do for each muscle group.

Don't really know too many other than that. Layne Norton's PHAT routine hits every body part 3 times a week, I think (not 100% sure) and is pretty well regarded, but it entails going to the gym 5 times per week.

There are other popular routines like Lyle McDonald's generic bulking routine, or Mark Rippetoe's starting strength (more for strength gains, but muscle growth is inevitable alongside a higher calorie diet).

It's probably worth Googling, to be honest, to get an idea of which one seems best for you!
As much as I preach the benefits of 3 full body workouts a week, I'm too lazy to do it, so end up sticking to upper/lower body workouts.

Hope this helps