Hello again. (WARNING: MIGHT BE OFFENSIVE) - Edited
Thank you all for your wonderful advice in response to my last post. I am back yet again and would like to ask for some guidance.
One of the sites that was recommended to me is bodybuilding.com which, I have to say, I really like. Probably the most out of all of them and there are some pretty fantastic sites out there!
Now onto my question, which is legitimate but may be offensive to some: Should I be following workout plans geared towards women or geared towards men? I've heard claims on either one and now I am kinda at the end of a road, a "T", and not sure whether to take a right or a left...
There was a pdf uploaded onto FTM FitClub (tumblr) but the whole tumblr page seems to have been removed. It argued that when calculating a particular formula (crucial to do before starting any exercising), you should use the generally accepted womens formula. I can't remember what it was for (not BMI) but you take your current weight and goal weight into consideration with this formula and then divide it by a certain set of numbers which differs between women and men. What is your take on that?
If this is true, does it directly impact what workouts you do? I was recommended Jim Stoppani's program for gain: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html, in addition to
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/male-20to39-fat-loss/intro for cutting. Doable?
Happy lifting,
J
Edit: I cannot figure out how to attach a file to this post and I cannot directly link it either. The web domain in which the file is located has expired. However, you can still access the file in .doc format. The document is called "Transmale Bodybuilding and Transformation." If you google that exact title, the first at the top of the list will be a DOC file. On page 20, the formula is discussed. The formula is used to calculate RMR and TDEE.
One of the sites that was recommended to me is bodybuilding.com which, I have to say, I really like. Probably the most out of all of them and there are some pretty fantastic sites out there!
Now onto my question, which is legitimate but may be offensive to some: Should I be following workout plans geared towards women or geared towards men? I've heard claims on either one and now I am kinda at the end of a road, a "T", and not sure whether to take a right or a left...
There was a pdf uploaded onto FTM FitClub (tumblr) but the whole tumblr page seems to have been removed. It argued that when calculating a particular formula (crucial to do before starting any exercising), you should use the generally accepted womens formula. I can't remember what it was for (not BMI) but you take your current weight and goal weight into consideration with this formula and then divide it by a certain set of numbers which differs between women and men. What is your take on that?
If this is true, does it directly impact what workouts you do? I was recommended Jim Stoppani's program for gain: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html, in addition to
http://www.bodybuilding.com/guides/male-20to39-fat-loss/intro for cutting. Doable?
Happy lifting,
J
Edit: I cannot figure out how to attach a file to this post and I cannot directly link it either. The web domain in which the file is located has expired. However, you can still access the file in .doc format. The document is called "Transmale Bodybuilding and Transformation." If you google that exact title, the first at the top of the list will be a DOC file. On page 20, the formula is discussed. The formula is used to calculate RMR and TDEE.