zaph34 Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Hi, I'm looking to bulk up, someone at work challenged me to do so, so I thought why not. I am 36, 5' 6" and around 145 pounds, but alas I am also one of those people who looks like a human stick insect. I have started a weight lifting program in the last couple of months that has been blown out of the water by illness in the last couple of weeks, so I am getting back to it. My plan was to combined eating more with deadlifts, squats and pullups. With some dumbell exercises. Basically because I am lazy and these seem relatively simple things to do. I am not 100% inactive, I play tennis twice a week, normally for 4 hours at a time. Which I understand is not optimal to combine with weight lifting, but I am loathed to give it up. I suck in the gym, but I am quite a good tennis player. My big issue is I have all the upper body strength of a smurf, so lack the strength to do anything but the lightest lifts and minimal number of reps on things like pullups. Quote Link to comment
Laghail Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nah, no one said you need to pick just one sport. Lifting can be a great support for racquet sports, supporting healthy knees and helping with power. Nadal for instance, dude looks savage. Low upper body strength is also a great reason to lift, it'll get better over time. What program are/were you playing with? Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
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