Re: The Fitness Thread !
I need some help. I'm a thinnish guy, I'm about 5ft 8 in tall, and I weigh about 59-60kgs now. I joined a gym about 2 months back, and I've been going there regularly. I've supplemented my diet with 2-3 eggs, and 1.5ltrs of milk/day + 1 serving of whey protein. I'm sure I'm getting enough nutrition cos I've put on about 3kgs since I joined the gym.
The problem I'm facing is that I'm not getting much stronger. Or bigger. I don't really care too much about size, but I really want my strength to increase. My legs have become stronger, and I think I've added about 60-70% on my leg curls and presses, but I'm still lunging with the same weight, and my bench press strength hasn't increased. Also, when I'm doing cable rows for my back, I haven't seen any strength increase there either.
I'm also not feeling too energetic anymore.
I've begun working out "all-out" only 2 days a week, and the other times I only put in 60-70% of the effort it would take to tire me out.
In my gym they want us to do 20 reps of everything, and only 2 sets of each exercise. I'm on a plan where I do about 6 different exercises for my lower body on 1 day, and another 6 for my upper body on another. I do cardio every 3rd day. I'm looking to get more athletic, and quicker in general, so I want to continue with the cardio.
But I really need some advice on how to gain strength.
Thanks in advance for any replies.