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    Bulking Up

    Hi guys. Was wondering if anyone had any experience of putting muscle on fairly quickly?

    I've been getting some aggro of a guy at college recently because I tried to pull his girlfriend and he looks pretty hard. I want to put some muscle on to intimidate him but not sure where to start. I have a typical runners body so quite skinny and this guy is massive.

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    Just buy a Ford Capri 2.8i instead.....

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    Re: Bulking Up

    Is it possible to bulk up in a few weeks? Off College for Easter now so have 3 weeks before I have to see him again. Anyone got any experience of this, or even some advice over how to throw a punch properly?

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    Re: Bulking Up

    Wonder if you might not be better off asking for speed work tips John?
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    Re: Bulking Up

    Quote Originally Posted by Derby Tup View Post
    Wonder if you might not be better off asking for speed work tips John?
    I've been trying to avoid him but cant run forever as he's doing a Catering course in the same building as me and gets the same train as me. Have tried reasoning with this guy but the only language he understands in violence and intimidation. Anyone recommend any martial arts?

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    I hear Origami is quite dangerous.
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    Re: Bulking Up

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnM32 View Post
    Hi guys. Was wondering if anyone had any experience of putting muscle on fairly quickly?

    I've been getting some aggro of a guy at college recently because I tried to pull his girlfriend and he looks pretty hard. I want to put some muscle on to intimidate him but not sure where to start. I have a typical runners body so quite skinny and this guy is massive.

    Cheers
    Why not talk to him and say " sorry mate I was out of order. I didn't realise you had something serious going. It is obvious that you are the best man in her eyes."

    If reason doesn't work, then avoidance is the only tactic, unless you are good at violence and even then only as a last resort and away from any cctv etc!

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    Re: Bulking Up

    From your original post - as others have said - it does look like you've brought it on yourself & therefore should face the consequences like a man. If it's just the way it's written (i.e. you didn't know it was his girlfriend before you started hitting on her) then it's a bit of a nasty situation you've landed in.

    But bulking up quicky?

    1) Bulking up won't necessarily put the bully off. Sometimes the bigger you are, the more they seek you out, as if you're a challenge! I had some dude square up to me in ASDA a few weeks back, because I clipped his trolley. He was in front of his bird and so just wouldn't leave it, despite the fact I had a good 2-3inches in height on him and at least half a stone.

    2) There's no overnight 'bulk up' recipe. There's no real-life 'Weight Gain 4000' (Beefcake!!). You want to bulk up, you have to work your body and eat right.

    I can understand wanting to bulk-up - I was 6'1" & 10.5st in my late teens and lacked confidence, and do take some confidence now from my 12.5st (and fairly trim) frame. However, to do this, you need to hit the weights and ensure you're eating right.

    As has been said on other threads relating to weights/gym training, etc. you need to ensure there's a balance. Alexandra called them "mirror muscles" - the pecs and abs that most folk in your situation will focus on, but you need to ensure you also work the back (upper and lower), the shoulders, etc. And while you're at it, since you're a runner first and foremost, get the legs working too!

    One other thing to bear in mind if you're a competitive runner (which I'm not), you'll have to work harder to cart your extra bulk around. I'm comfortable with that, but are you?
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    Re: Bulking Up

    Wow! Lot of hostility on here! I only came on to ask a question regarding training.

    I didn't know this girl had a boyfriend - she came into my work for a haircut and we got chatting and got on really well. I then saw her on a night out and we got chatting again and she ended up coming back to my mum's. Nothing happened because she told me she had a boyfriend and I went mad at her and told her to get lost but then she went and told her boyfriend that I wouldn't leave her alone.

    I've already taken one beating from this guy and I don't intend for it to happen again- just done 30 mins on my dad's chest expander and I'm going to walk around with my mum's ankle weights on all day. Does anyone have any experience of supplements? Thinking about going to Asda to get some Pro-Gain later on but I dont earn much and its expensive.

    Not a great runner so putting extra pounds on wont really bother me if it saves me getting a beating. My mate reckons I should consider carrying a weapon around with me but I'm scared that he'll get hold of it and use it against me. He did suggest a water gun full of piss though to use as a deterrent.

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    Re: Bulking Up

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnM32 View Post
    My mate reckons I should consider carrying a weapon around with me but I'm scared that he'll get hold of it and use it against me.
    Dude, no weapons, what you wrote above is one scenario, the other is that you spend several years at Her Majesty's pleasure slopping out every morning.

    as I said before, "If reason doesn't work, then avoidance is the only tactic,".

    Keep on keeping on.

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