Kertrek

I'm not seeing results as quickly as I'd like. Are there any good books for someone starting out in weight training? I've seen some decent videos on YouTube, but I've been getting tired of combing YouTube for videos. I have a high metabolism and don't put on weight that quickly.

gl98115

This one is pretty good:



https://aasgaardco.com/store/books/st...l-training-413

LAE

plenty of info online, youtube I find is unreliable unless you find a good few folks that you enjoy their style/delivery. Nothing will be wildly different from one to the next. Problem is they tend to become "youtube personalities" and then you start to get a lot of junk.

Bodybuilding.com has lots and lots of info, if you can be prepared to sift through it, it also has 12week routines etc that you can follow. A basic one I see many use is the 5x5 strongman routines.

Books are ok, I prefer trying new ways of building muscle when things get a little stagnant. Some books are obviously limited in that respect.

GovernorSilver

That's because you never report your progress or otherwise indicate that you have seen and read the advice posted on all the other threads that you started.

You make it impossible for anyone to help you when nobody knows what you're doing and what results you're seeing.

sprince

Are you eating enough? The high metabolism is an advantage if you choose to use it. You should be able to work harder and recover more quickly, but nothing is going to happen unless you have a calorie surplus.

deapee

Results in weight lifting are pretty easy -- push your body as hard as it can handle, allow adequate recovery, and eat an amount of calories that supports your goal.

What is your goal?

wolfchild

To gain mass you need to eat massive quantities of food and lift heavy weights...Here is a list of different reasons why some people are having a problem with gaining mass and fail to make any progress in weight training:

- not eating enough
- doing too many isolation exercises
- using machines instead of free weights
- not doing heavy compound exercises
- doing too many exercises too frequently
- not recovering between workouts
- doing frequent cardio and endurance

If your goal is to gain mass then you need to focus and put all your energy towards gaining mass. This means temporarily limiting or even eliminating long and intense bike rides and all other physical activities and sports which would interfere with your mass gaining goals.
It's physiologically impossible to become big and gain mass when doing frequent cardio and endurance activities.

sprince

A few more to add to that list:
- not enough protein (1-1.5 gm per kg of body weight minimum)
- not enough sleep (8-9 hrs)
and don't even try to ride at more than 50%, or over an hour on squat days (or the day after), you will only waste your ride and gym session

Carbonfiberboy 

What are your goals? Is this a supplement to cycling or you just want to get big? Powerlifting? Olympic? Bodybuilding?

JoeMan

Yep the Rippetoe book gl98115 recommended is a solid text on increasing overall strength.