How old are you and what is your weight? I think age and weight has to do with gaining muscle.
15, 145

-How long have you been lifting weights? And how long did you have to weight train to get favorable results (if any)?
3 months

-Does using things like protein shakes and supplements work during weight training? I haven't been using them, and I think I might have to.
yes

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for biceps and triceps?
two different muscle groups can't be worked at the same time

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for pectorials?
bench press, try it

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for abdominal muscles?
leg leifts

-Also, did you go on any special dietary plans, or did you not change your regular diet?
don't go to mcdonalds, kid

-How old are you and what is your weight? I think age and weight has to do with gaining muscle.

18 years old, 185 pounds

-How long have you been lifting weights? And how long did you have to weight train to get favorable results (if any)?

I've been lifting for about 3 years. I started seeing results within the first month.

-Does using things like protein shakes and supplements work during weight training? I haven't been using them, and I think I might have to.

Whey protein has worked for me in the past, however eating some healthy meat (aka non-fried or grilled) and having a glass of milk would probably give you more protein.

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for biceps and triceps?

(sets X reps per set)
Pull Ups- 4 sets to failure
Skull Crushers- 4 X 5-8
Bicep Curls - 3 X 5-8
Dips - 3 X failure
Preacher Curls - 2 X 5-8
Tricep Push Ups - 3 X failure

Also, you should not be neglecting your back or your legs-

Back workout (should be combined with bicep workout):
Dumbbell Rows 3 X 8-10
Standing Rows (where the bar is at ur waist and you pull it up to ur chin) - 3 X 8-10
Shoulder Shrugs 3 X 10

Legs workout-
Squat 3 X 5-8
Weightless Squat - 3 X failure
Deadlift 3 X 5-8
Calf Raises 3 X 10
Lunges 3 X 10
Step Ups - 3 X 10
Prone Leg Curl 3 X 8-10
Mountain Climbers to failure

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for pectorials?

Bench Press 1 X 50 (warm up)
Bench Press (switch every two weeks between this and dumbbell press) 4 X 5-8
Incline Press (switch every two weeks between this and dumbbell press) 4 X 5-8

Then, alternate between push ups to failure and dumbbell flys for four sets each. It's important that you don't rest during these 8 sets.

You can also do decline press if you want but I never have.

Also, you should have a shoulder workout-
Military Press 3 X 5-8
Side Raises 3 X 10
Front Raises 3 X 10
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3 X 5-8

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for abdominal muscles?

This is what I'm currently doing:

Max sit-ups in 2 minutes
Flutter Kicks
Crunches
Leg Lifts
Bicycle
Crunches

-Also, did you go on any special dietary plans, or did you not change your regular diet?

You can eat almost whatever you want and still gain muscle, but for optimal muscle gains you should strive to eat as healthy as possible and eat 6 small meals a day rather than 3 big ones. Losing fat is a different story altogether. To lose fat you have to eat healthier and do cardio.



Here is my suggestion for a weekly workout schedule-

Monday: Chest
Tuesday: Biceps + Back
Wednesday: Shoulders
Thursday: Legs
Friday: Biceps + Triceps
Saturday: Cardio
Sunday: Rest

It's important that you lift regularly. Just do the workouts I posted on the right days, eat lots of protein, drink lots of water, and don't have too much junk food, and I guarantee you will see noticeable increases in size, strength, and endurance within a month.

-How old are you and what is your weight? I think age and weight has to do with gaining muscle.
17
210lb
16% BF

-How long have you been lifting weights? And how long did you have to weight train to get favorable results (if any)
Two years
If you do it right you will see results straight away, so you are doing it wrong

-Does using things like protein shakes and supplements work during weight training? I haven't been using them, and I think I might have to.
Yes, but these are not necessary, PLEASE do some research before wasting your money on these over priced pices of shit.

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for biceps and triceps?
Curls, dips, skull crushers

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for pectorials?
Bench press

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for abdominal muscles?
Crunches

-Also, did you go on any special dietary plans, or did you not change your regular diet?
Not initially, however you will need to eat more than you currently are if you want to grow.


PLEASE please please, do not try and get your information from sites that are not geared specifically towards fittness in general, it is painfully obvious that you know very little and are a beginner to muscle building as a whole. THerefore it is best you learn everything you can.

Please look at all these sites

www.liftforlife.com
www.bodybuilding.com
www.iornadicts.com
www.t-nation.com

They will all help explain every question you could imagine and the people answering will be people who have been training for YEARS not months.

Also PM me for any specific questions you have.

Now a question for you: Why do you only want to work chest arms and core?

I mean if you want a nice upper body you should be including back and delts as well, the V taper comes from the developement of your lats which are on your back.
If you want to look balanced in the future you should also work legs.

-How old are you and what is your weight? I think age and weight has to do with gaining muscle. Age: 14 1/2 Height: 5'5 Weight: 158 LBS

-How long have you been lifting weights? And how long did you have to weight train to get favorable results (if any)? 2 yrs. About 7 weeks before bi's and tri's began growing

-Does using things like protein shakes and supplements work during weight training? I haven't been using them, and I think I might have to. Yes,

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for biceps and triceps?
Bi's:
Hammer Curls
Barbell Curls
Tri's:
Overhead Extensions
Skullcrushers

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for pectorials?
Dumbbell Flys
Bench Press

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for abdominal muscles?
Crunches, Leg Raises

-Also, did you go on any special dietary plans, or did you not change your regular diet?
I ate like horse
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-How old are you and what is your weight? I think age and weight has to do with gaining muscle.

18, 165 pounds 5' 10"

-How long have you been lifting weights? And how long did you have to weight train to get favorable results (if any)?

seriously lifting, 4 months, i was doing on and off rubbish before that for about 2 year but didnt make any real gains, it was more of a keep fit.

i saw results pretty quickly, biceps seemed to shoot up first but recently ive been noticing definate gains on triceps and chest. id say, noticeable gains within a few weeks and very noticeable gains aka other people noticing within about 6 weeks.

-Does using things like protein shakes and supplements work during weight training? I haven't been using them, and I think I might have to.

they work, but theyre not crazy omg awesome, protein supplements are useful but really i think they just make it easier to get the necessary amount of protein into you for that day, i did fine without them, its just easier to get that extra 40-50g of protein a day in with a shake than with a tonne of extra food.

creatine, havent been using it very long so im gonna leave it a while before i make my final judgement but yet again, no miracle powder, maybe a tiny bit extra growth but ive definaetly noticed that it takes me longer and i can work harder before my muscles fatigue, its not crazy but maybe an extra 5-10%.

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for biceps and triceps?

triceps: any chest exercise that uses triceps aka bench press.
biceps: any back exercise that uses biceps aka bent over rows.

biceps and triceps are very easy to get growth out of in my experience, any dont require isolated exercise, compound movements that involve these muscles will do the trick.

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for pectorials?

bench press
incline bench press
dumb bell fly's

do em properly or you wont see any growth, form is the key, in my experience the pecs are a hard muscle to work properly, probably because im very dependant on my arms, if you dont keep your form perfect, your pecs wont grow.

-What, in your opinion, is a good workout for abdominal muscles?


crunches, weighted sits, leg raises, w/e.


-Also, did you go on any special dietary plans, or did you not change your regular diet?

i ate more, i spread it out more over the day and i drasticly increased the amount of protein i took in a day, thats all.