gotcha.

and why does doing both have a greater impact?

sorry for all the questions, just trying to fully understand the issue.

Not necessarily. There is a lot of debate on this particular subject. Absorption rates are generally about the same so long as the food is properly chewed and masticated.

Compounds heavily neglect smaller muscle groups.

Isolations heavily neglect supporting muscle groups.

No matter what you do, you will turn out looking dispropotionate. If your goal is simply to be able to perform a deadlift, or move a heavy weight from the floor to an overhead position....compounds only are fine.

If you prefer to simply inflate key muscle groups and let the rest of your body look like pudding, then stick to isolation only.


If you want the most bang for the buck you have to overlap. That means you have to do EVERYTHING. Compounds for pure strength and mass, isolations for lagging smaller muscle groups that need additional help....or to improve aesthetics of larger parts.

gotcha. thanks man. and sorry for the million q's on the same topic.

What do you think of Wendler's 5/3/1 if my goals are simply to improve brute strength? ( In comparison to Madcow or your 5x5 routine)

It's very good, just as other routines that you mentioned. However it really depends on YOU as a person. Some people respond better to some things than other. Bottom line though, the heavier the weight will mean the lower the reps you are able to do. The heavier you go, the stronger you get. So theoretically, a 5/3/1 is very effective for pure strength and nothing more.

hey man i recently started taking mass gain cause im like a stick
i was also suggested taking creatine, but was told to take weight gain from friends and such

which would you say is a better choice? creatine or mass gain

Both, plus a good diet and proper workout routine.

follow this here:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345094501
Hardgainer Diet and Exercise Guide

something bit me when i was sleeping from thursday to friday night.. in the morning i saw small bumps not like mosquito ones.. there were 3 of them. One on my hand near fingers, other one on my wrist and the last one on inside arm where triceps is.. Yesterday evening those areas start to swell (not only near the bite but alot more than that), get red and itchy alot. Today is all the same the swelling and insane itching does not go away. Could it be that spider bit me? Or something else and this is the reaction i am having? How do i reduce the swelling and itchiness. And cure this. Now i am trying grated potato poultice. the potato it self gets hot.. So i am assuming its working.

It could be a spider bite, tic bite, or bed bug bite.

If it gets worse tomorrow, see a doctor or go to the hospital immediately.

Until then, you can try hydrogen peroxide and/or ice packs to the area. Also put neosporin on top of it to help prevent infection.