cr8zjoe’s BodyBlog

I’m taking a step back to reevaluate my training and my goals. I started off at 130 lbs and gained over 10 lbs of muscle in about 2 months. At that time I was working out once a day at least 5 days a week. I was taking creatine, protein and weight gainer supplements. A few weeks ago I started to scale it back to about 3-4 days a week. I’ve used up nearly all of my supplements. Right now I can’t afford to buy all the supplements I need. Unlike some people around here, I don’t have alot of money lying around to spend on $50 and $60 supplements that only last a week or two.  I don’t have a large appetite so I cannot nearly eat enough to get what I need.  So right now I’ve gotta do everything I can just to maintain my current weight. I’m guessing I can do this if I still work out 3-4 days a week and eat as much as I can, and can afford to.  I considered taking on a second job, but then when would I have time to train? I’m not gonna bust my ass in the gym day in and day out for nothing….so, for now, at least until I can get all my ducks in a row, I’m gonna scale back my training a bit…and try not to be too negative about things that don’t always go the way I want them to  

I’m starting a push/pull routine today. Its got me in the gym 5 days a week - 2 days on, 1 day off… This pre-written workout calls for 8 sets of 3 for nearly every exercise. It says that it can be changed to 4 sets of 6 or 2 sets of 12. Either way, it equals out to 24 reps. Does anyone have experience with this kinda routine? I think I’m gonna do this with 4 sets of 6 reps. It also calls for 60 sec. rests between sets on heavy days, 45 sec. on light or moderate days. Any tips would be welcome.