r/udub • u/as0726 • 1d ago

Campus Life Drop the IMA routine

somebody pls drop their workout routine im trying to get buff asf with abs. I just started going and I need help

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u/godogs2018 Alumni 1d ago

Focus getting buff first. Start eating two extra meals a day, on top of what you usually eat. Squat, deadlift, bench, row, pull up, shoulder presses. Some sort of posterior chain lift too, like rdl. Add in some accessory lunges and split squats at the end.

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u/flauntsies 1d ago

Agree with everything here. Plus 5g of creatine monohydrate daily; brand doesn’t matter it’s all the same. Prioritize sleep or you’ll never grow/recovery; 8 hours ideally. Drink a lot of water.

For a program I find it helpful to have something I can just walk into the gym and follow without thinking too hard. Chat GPT is honestly not bad for building a workout plan if you feed it your goals. Something like, “I am a _ years old college student that can dedicate _ hours in the gym _ days a week. My goal is to put on lean mass and I want to use a Push-Pull-Legs split based on my calculated 1 rep maximums. Format a workout plan on excel that allows me track my progress.”

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u/godogs2018 Alumni 1d ago

I’ve never taken creatine before. Is it that necessary?

lol I never thought about asking ChatGPT to write my workout. But that is probably where we’re headed…

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u/cowsgomoo1414 23h ago

Creatine saturates your muscles and makes you look fuller and more toned, plus it gives you more power in the gym and is better for overall health. Improves brain function too. It increases the amount of water your muscles can hold so you need to hydrate hella to make it actually work.

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u/DifficultFee313 1d ago

you can’t out-train a dining hall diet, but start with a basic push/pull/legs routine and eat enough protein consistently, abs are mostly waiting for the fluff to leave the building