Supplement Question

[jpowelle5]

Greetings

I was wondering if anyone could answer a question in regards to what I am about to start?

Background:
Male, 34 Years old, 5' 6", 140lbs, 29" waist, Good shape, work out 4 to 5 times a week. I am currently hit a plateau at 215 on my bench press. I eat good but also drink beer pretty regularly. I have been taken amino acid and NOexplode, just finished the bottle of NOexplode.

I am getting ready to start the following: (30 days long)

7:00am (1) Animal Pak & (2 scoops) EAS Betagen
11:00am (6) amino acid & (2 scoops) EAS Betagen
5:00pm (pre-workout) Animal Pump & (1 scoop) CytoSport Fast Twitch
8:00pm (post-workout) (6) amino acid & (2 scoops) EAS Betagen+

Should I omit taking anything from this routine? Does anything that I will be taking counter-act something else? Does anything I will be taking put too much of something in my body?

I currently have all of these items. Any recommendation on a different way to to take them?

My goal is to add some muscle mass but stay as lean or get leaner than I currently am.

Thanks for the help/comments in advance.

Regards,

JPowell

[lee thompson]

taking supps wont help you over your bench plateau but a new lifting routine will.

[jpowelle5]

Thanks Lee -

I was just looking for someone to shoot some holes in my potential supplement intake or see if I was on the right track.

I will search online for a new chest/tricep routine.

Cheers,

Jp

[joemomma]

As Lee said, the supps won't help you break the plateau. As far as they go, though, looks fine to me. To get past your blockage, look into a new routine - you gotta change it up to keep your body in a "response" state - responding to an increased stimulus. Also, don't just focus on chest/tris - although the biggest contributors in the bench game, you also need to look at your shoulders - they are involved heavily in the bench.

[jlozan84]

post your routine.

[lee thompson]

you need to shake it up and shock your muscles into new growth.let us know how you get on.

[jpowelle5]

Thanks too all -

I will make sure I continue to post my results.

My routine is pretty basic:

Chest & Tricep
Back & Bicep
Shoulders & Legs

I run 2 - 3 miles before each work out to get the blood flowing. Usually 3 or 4 excersies, 10 reps or as many as I get get.

On a side note - it seems like with the fast twitch I am getting a crazy pump almost like I'm coming out of my skin, is this normal?

Regards.

[amped805]

As jlozan mentioned, it would be easier to rectify the situation if you posted your routine. Just wanted to share what has worked for me in the past. I've found that many times that I hit lifting "plateaus", in which I can't seem to break past an amount of weight I've been lifting for a prolonged period of time, it usually comes down to one of two things (in some case both):

1-Lack in the nutritional aspect
2-Lack in training aspect

The first is almost always the culprit for almost any complaint of underdevelopment in the weight lifting game, whether it be the person isn't see results through their physique or they are tiring out early into their workouts. If you've been progressing consistently for some time and all of a sudden, one training session comes around and you find yourself struggling to perform with the same weight you moved easily last week or you reach a "plateau", it could be a signal from you body attempting to let you know it needs more fuel if you intend to push it farther than it's already come up to this point. It's surprising what a few extra hundred calories can do for someone's lifting game, especially if they intend on pushing big numbers.

The second case has also been the case for myself, and other friends of mine that I train with, in which case we will be focusing so much on performing one main exercise that we fail to acknowledge other possible supporting exercises that could probably be, in the long run, helping us increase our lifting #'s with the main lifts and also enhancing our muscular development. For me even something as simple as an ego check, which means leaving my ego at the gym door and dropping the weight 5-10 lbs. to make sure I'm getting all the different points in proper exercise execution are getting nailed. Contracting, or squeezing the muscle on the way up of a bench press rep could be an example. Making sure the eccentric part of the movement is controlled, as opposed to the tendency of many who simply drop the bar and/or bounce it off the chest, things like that make a big difference so hopefully considering these "small things" might help get you pushing the weight you want and ultimately, achieving the physique you want. My $.02

[jpowelle5]

Thanks to all for the info.

I'm over the hump so to speak. 235lbs one time max rep on Monday. Switched up the workout, started eating a little better (still taking in too many empty calories {love the beer}) but all and all very happy.

I will continue to browse the site for new information that might be helpful.

Jp