Bodybuilding Aspies?

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There's your problem. Those aren't heavy weights if you're able to do 10 reps. Increase the weight, to where you only get 4-5 reps.

I note that you are getting stronger, but not bigger.
Are you getting heavier? or staying roughly the same size?

Getting stronger but not bigger is no bad thing. it shows that your muscles are getting stronger and increasing in density, which means body fat is reducing.
If your weight is constant, then you're simply not eating enough calories.

I used to know a woman who was trying to get fit, lose weight etc.
After 3 months she moaned because she had only lost about 7 lbs.
When I pushed, it turned out she was noticeably fitter, her breathing had improved (she was asthmatic), she was stronger and had dropped two dress sizes.
She cheered up when I pointed out she had achieved 4/5 of the goals she set ..

I am not all that much into body building but at least I can leg press 250 KG or around 550 pounds,

Statements like this is why the squat is king. There are so many hundreds of leg press designs with different leverages, cams, cables, sled angles etc. so many variables meaning there is no way to compare at all.

If you can do a 200kg full barbell squat, that is something to be proud of.

My gym needs some heavier dumbbells. The highest they go is 100 lbs, and I can bench press them for 12 reps. Heavier ones would be hard to lift off the floor though.

Why not overhead press them then?

Or superset them with close grip clapping push ups.

I already do a couple sets of incline dumbell bench press with lighter ones after doing barbell bench press. And I prefer doing overhead(military) press on a machine with 220 lbs for 10 reps or so.

Try supersetting then, youll be pleasantly surprised I assure you.

I'm in my 4th month of a beginning bodybuilding program. Doing a dead lift of 255lbs/116kg., which I think is good, considering I've never heavy lifted before. The program I'm using is STRONGLIFTS. It's perfect for a beginner, since it focuses on heavy, compound movements. Think squat, dead lift, bench, overhead press, upright row. These are movements that use the largest muscle systems in your body in unison, unlike split routines, which are biased towards muscle systems already adjusted to heavy weights.

Are you doing too much cardio..? Your protein seems like a proper amount. Are you burning this off doing jogging or swimming..?

Again, I'm only in the beginning stage, but I have seen results from the above – and I'm somebody with low muscle tone...

Last edited by TheNiteOwl on 28 Sep 2011, 9:20 am, edited 1 time in total.

I'd also like to caution to be careful. My workout consists essentially of 5 sets of 5 (lifting the weight 5 times, then repeating this action 5 more times.) I had one moment of bad form in lifting that strained my lower back, sidelining my routine at least a month or more.

Research proper form and don't let your mind wander during lifting...

I speak from experience.

BlueCountry,

I did in fact experiment with steroids as a novice about 5 years ago. I was getting more involved with kickboxing and Muay Thai drills and practicing by myself. I wanted to see how adding bulk mass would effect my performance. I did put on about 20 lbs. in weight. I was skinny, so I could feel the difference in striking power, longevity, and ability to sprint. In reality, these could have been achieved with further training alone, but I wanted to experiment.

The downside to using illegals? I have a low frustration tolerance, so I tended to get emotionally fatigued even faster. While on cycle, I had my car towed. I was carrying a half gallon of milk at the time, which I promptly smashed against the wall. I highly doubt I would've done that had I not been using...

I consider my body a lab and reserve the right to do with it as I please. I don't consider this a recommendation to try steroids, as your bosy is your own responsibility.

I love bodybuilding. I recently lost 40+ pounds and I actually think I've got....sexy lol. Not gonna help my asexuality but its fun to tease. But yeah I just posted about working out as a stimulus. I'm working on growing my arms and thicker neck

You'd think they'd have a healthy alternative by now (or do they?). Ever see the documentary
"Bigger, Faster, Stronger?" it touches on steroids and bodybuilding in general. kind of sad at some points. i'm coming from the other end, i'm trying to turn this fat into beef haha. and it's coming along so far.