[Taoist]

Originally Posted by Indomitable

If you wanted to gain mass, why would you do 15-25 reps on toe raises???

because your calves and forearms respond better to higher reps , calves and forearms have loads of endurance naturally , thats why it takes higher reps to make them grow. however some people do well with lower reps it all depends on bodytype .

[Ironjim]

Very good point Taoist. That's something I should have added, that it depends on body type as well.
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[MartialArtist]

Gain your size then worry about getting rid of that fat and and building stamina

[Stg]

Originally Posted by Taoist

because your calves and forearms respond better to higher reps , calves and forearms have loads of endurance naturally , thats why it takes higher reps to make them grow. however some people do well with lower reps it all depends on bodytype .

this also applys to abs

[Ironjim]

I apply the same principle to my forearms too
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[cookie_monster]

It is important as a fighter to maintain cardio whilst doing wieghts. you do not want to be huge and get puffed easily in a fight. cardio builds your slow twitch muscle fibres up which builds your endurance, power lifting will give you more fast twitch muscle fibres, used for power. as a rule of thumb my trainer has always said you should be about 50/50 of slow and fast twitch fibres... so my suggestion is to do pretty much an equal amount of work on cardio and heavy weights.

[kickz123]

damn, thats ur workout?!? that would kill me, ain't that over training though? but if it works for you....

[cross]

If you do not do any type of cardio, then you will not have the endurance to take care of yourself in a fight.

[dscott]

I just saw the original post and...........I either don't believe it or feel that this person doesn't know what they're talking about.

That's just way too much. 10 SETS OF EACH EXERCISE??? 5-7 EXERCISES??? Come on. That's too much for your muscles to take. It's overkill and it probably would hinder your progress rather than help it.

[mikeyfish]

Excellent post by Stg, all the points are spot on, until we get to the weight training.

As a 'hardgainer' (labelling myself) if the focus is on muscle growth, much better results will be gained from a more abbreviated routine of compound movements.

Again like the diet and cardio, you can go for muscular endurence, cardio later.

Train max 3 times a week on the weights. Go heavy on squats, weighted chins and presses. say 2setsx10 reps squat, 2sets x 8reps chins and 2x8 bench or front press.

Totally forget any form of bicep curl or calf, neck or forearm work. Remember we are not talking forever and we are assuming this is what you are fuckassing on as Meriad/Fash would say