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Old 04-05-2008, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Samrai View Post
Just ditched the creatine as it was cheap and wanted to move onto some better stuff, so got some ATP advantage serum creatine which I found really good for my strength havent beent aking it long enough to see size gains though.
Why would more expensive creatine mean it's better?

'Cheap' creatine (mono) is usually your best bet (the better brands of mono contain less impurities usually). But I wouldn't go as far as saying ATP advantage gimmick creatine is better than a good mono (ProLab Mono for example).

I'd be willing to guess that the ATP has some sort of Trademarked name like 'Advanced Anabolic CreaMax Formula' listed on it.


As far as your routine goes, its not ideal. You are relatively new to lifting and although you've gained quite a bit of mass off of it, its not a good routine. I would suggest sticking to a full body scheme rather than a 'split' like you have. You should also prioritize your compound lifts (deadlift (which isn't even in your routine), squat and bench). Keep your isolation movements and more importantly biceps, secondary to the compounds. Compounds will make you grow, not bicep curls.

Looking at your routine, day 1 is nuts because you've got 2 of the big compounds in there plus alot of other volume (not to mention bench and flyes twice). Your day 1 is almost a 3 day split in itself. Then when we come to day 2 your only doing shoulders, so you've gone from cramming all your heaviest movements in one workout to doing some presses and laterals. Day 3 is equally screwy because you've got a bunch of bicep exercises before you even touch your back. Rows, pullups, pulldowns, basically pulling exercises require biceps to be in there in some form, so it's not a good idea to have your biceps start off the workout. They'll be fatigued much quicker and hinder your pulling ability. So in the end your limiting a bigger muscle (back) from growing because you prioritized a smaller muscle (biceps).

That's all I can say for right now, chew that over and also take a look at rippetoe's starting strength program so you can get an idea of what a full body routine looks like.
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