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Floyde · 07-09-2006, 10:46 AM

Hi,

What are the main all over mass building exercises?

wiseguy83 · 07-09-2006, 12:02 PM

bench press
squats
deadlifts
barbellcurls
any sort of movement with the big bar will add mass

Magic Torch · 07-09-2006, 12:17 PM

This is a good book to buy when looking at building a mass routine, as it has great diagrams showing which muscles are being worked...

Click here

Fairly cheap too, not crap in it just pictures!

Ralphy · 07-09-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiseguy83

bench press
squats
deadlifts
barbellcurls
any sort of movement with the big bar will add mass

Agreed with the above. However, need some Military presses for the boulder shoulders.

**hackskii** · 07-09-2006, 08:42 PM

Dead lifts
Squats
Bench press
Military press
pullups

Notice how they are all compound lifts?
This (with some intensity) will raise HGH and testosterone levels in the body.

Some will say dips as well which I pretty much agree with.
I know dudes that do not train arms that they seem to grow.

Captain Hero · 07-09-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hackskii

Some will say dips as well which I pretty much agree with.
I know dudes that do not train arms that they seem to grow.

Like that lad on the board who is competing in October, whats his name again? Diary Barry? :love:

**hackskii** · 07-09-2006, 11:06 PM

I didnt know DB liked dips, he did mention that dead lifts in his opinion was the best mass builder of any exercise.
Funny thing, I never did them up until about a year ago. After starting deads, all my other lifts went up.
Not to mention I ended up getting some development in the traps and I quit doing shrugs when I started doing deads. Another thing I noticed was my hamstrings kind of exploded too.

fits · 08-09-2006, 09:05 AM

i love deads, im doing a routine at the moment trying to get my lifts up for

Target

Shoulder press 100kg
dead lifts 200kg
Bench press 150kg
Squat 150kg

im doing a routine set out for me by OSC trainign 5 days per week 3x3. going quite well although im a loooooong way off but i started way down on what i can lift so that my body - tendons CNS etc can get used to it. you can see my progress here http://www.onesmartcookie.co.uk/forum/index.php in the 'Fits fight for four' section.

I think i need to add pull ups and dips at some point, and i might add some bar curls once a week. I might change my routine slightly as i am finding it hard to train 5 days per week......friday night drinks are back...:beer1:

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hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,135	I didnt know DB liked dips, he did mention that dead lifts in his opinion was the best mass builder of any exercise. Funny thing, I never did them up until about a year ago. After starting deads, all my other lifts went up. Not to mention I ended up getting some development in the traps and I quit doing shrugs when I started doing deads. Another thing I noticed was my hamstrings kind of exploded too. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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fits Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East London Posts: 1,340	i love deads, im doing a routine at the moment trying to get my lifts up for Target Shoulder press 100kg dead lifts 200kg Bench press 150kg Squat 150kg im doing a routine set out for me by OSC trainign 5 days per week 3x3. going quite well although im a loooooong way off but i started way down on what i can lift so that my body - tendons CNS etc can get used to it. you can see my progress here http://www.onesmartcookie.co.uk/forum/index.php in the 'Fits fight for four' section. I think i need to add pull ups and dips at some point, and i might add some bar curls once a week. I might change my routine slightly as i am finding it hard to train 5 days per week......friday night drinks are back...:beer1: