<p>I notice that you seem to be quite knowledgeable about lifting. I'm trying to get bigger and stronger. Currently I'm 5'11'', 160 and benching 225. I'd like to get my bench up to 260. What kind of sets do you suggest I do? I've been doing 135 warmup, then three sets of repping 185 six times. I do this three days a week. I also do skullcrushers, dips, preacher curls, and inclined curls on my bench days. Afterwards I run a couple of miles. </p>
<p>On my nonbench days, I play bball for about two hours and lift legs. I've been doing squat, reverse lunges, deadlifts, and lat pulldowns.</p>
<p>My question is if you think there's any aspects of my workout regimen that need changing. The reason I've been doing cardio before/after my workouts is because I do not want to get bulky, I want to gain only lean muscle mass. I've read that to do this you must first bulk up then cut down. I've been trying to do both at the same time and it's not working that well. What do you suggest for this? I've also read in bodybuilding forums that it's all about high intensity when you lift. What's your take on this? Sometimes I find myself resting too long between sets but never really felt this would hinder me since I still do my last set to failure.</p>
<p>As far as my diet goes, I've been eating about 5 meals a day with high protein, low fat, low carbs and eating whey protein shakes as well as multivitamins. I usually eat 2-3 chicken breasts, 2-3 turkey sandwiches, some fruit and vegetables. I'm considering using some creatine too but I'm not too sure about that as I've read that any gains are purely temporary and merely water. Any diet suggestions you may have would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>