im interested in getting my upper body size up to catch up with my legs, which are good enough and dont need any more mass. I figured i could do a hypertrophy routine solely for the upper body to even out the difference.

the thing is i really dont want to skip leg training cause it feels stupid to have a weak lower body, so im now speculating if its possible to first bulk the upper body up and skip legs altogether, then when im sitting at the desired weight, get back to strength training legs while maintaining weight and upper body and not gain any size anywhere. To my knowledge, this should work out (pun intended) on paper, but i'd like to have extra opinions. Discuss?

This post was edited by prednam on Apr 22 2015 07:21am

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i appreciate it but i dont think thats what i need. Just rather get opinions from people on whether the general idea would work, the technical issues i can solve on my own

Understood, but I would highly recommend the BodySpace forum: http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/

General rule for bulking up is low reps with high weight. I would then do low/medium weight and high reps for your legs so they don't grow much bigger, just gain strength.

I would focus on chest, shoulders and back considering your goal because those are the areas that make your upper body look fuller and bigger.

This post was edited by BigMooker on Apr 22 2015 08:23am

still not an answer to the question i posted. Theoretically i should be making zero gains if my weight doesnt budge

you mixed up the reps/weights for each type of training, btw. Low reps for strength.

This post was edited by prednam on Apr 22 2015 08:44am

He's trying to troll you. He has one of the erst physiques and knowledge in this subforum

This post was edited by HotHamAndCarl on Apr 22 2015 09:15am

I didn't mix anything up. If I am trying to bulk up/mass up/gain volume I want to use HIGH weight for 4-6 reps. If I am trying to gain strength/cut then I want to use LOW/MEDIUM weight for 10+ reps. Yeah you're going to get 'stronger' and gain 'strength' when you lift high weight for low reps. So, disregard the 'strength' part. You want to even out the top of your body. That means you need to bulk up/mass up/gain volume, which is done by HIGH weight and 4-6 reps max. People who do high reps, like 10+, are in most cases trying to cut and get stronger.

Oh lawd

I think they're both trolls

this basically speaks to both of your intelligence levels.