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Started by BeefxCake, March 08, 2014, 12:12:34 AM

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BeefxCake

So I've been on T now for a little over 2 weeks, have had two shots and have been working out consistently for about 4 months. and thats a mizture of cardio and weight lifting.

last summer i was more into weight lifting, doing the P90 route and i got good results but once i started college i had some down time and wasn't working out as much and my diet wasn't stellar ( never has been but college doesn't help)

anyway I've been better about it recently, i try to eat out less if i can avoid it and not stuff my gob just because im hungry because the T has definitely made me hungrier more frequently.

before T i was definitly curvier from my hips through my thighs, I carried a majority of my weight there, the widest part of my body is my shoulder but closely followed by the area slightly below my hips.

I was doing leg exercises but realized it was just making my thighs bigger, when i just want to tone em up and lose the fat.



anyway what im trying to get at here is I want my upper body bigger. ( im pretty sure we all do) what sort of workouts should i be doing to get my back and chest and shoulders to at least appear bigger than they are. and how can i go about doing it effectively? and i hear all these things about cardio and weight training not working well together what's the story ont hat? how can i go about losing some of my girl fat?
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Kreuzfidel

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,84528.0.html

Have you read the above post yet?  It's pretty comprehensive for starting out.

If you really want to bulk, you need to be maintaining a consistent protein and carb-rich diet while getting right into a proper bodybuilding workout, not just cardio and the occasional weights. 

I've read that if you have a great deal of "fatty bits" hanging around, you should endeavour to start out with a cardio-heavy routine to burn off that fat - THEN start from the ground up with bulking.  Too much cardio and you will potentially lose your gains; there are a lot of different opinions on different routines for upper body gains, but to begin I would recommend joining a gym and possibly seeking out a PT to help you in specific areas (if you can afford it, if not there are plenty of resources online and in books about weight training and body building). 
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BeefxCake

oh thanks that does help.

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