Gaining weight everywhere but my arms..

blindasfcuk

I began using weights for the first time a few months ago when I started going to circuit training once a week and a few weeks ago I had an assessment done and started a weights training program that Ive been doing about 3 times a week. My fitness has improved massively with the cardio from the circuits and Ive put on noticeable weight in my legs abs chest shoulders and neck but very little on my arms. I thought that they would just follow along with everything else but its starting to annoy me a little now. I have much better muscle definition in my biceps and triceps but not much more mass and absolutely no change in my forearms. Is it something Im doing wrong? Do I need to change something in my training?

After the gym assessment this is the program I was recommended

3x12 for all of them

Bench press 30kg
Shoulder press 25kg
Incline dumbbell chest press 10kg each
Lat pull down 35kg
Bicep curls dumbells 10kg
Dead lift 30kg
Leg ext 30kg
Leg curls 30 kg
Arm rows 12.5kg
Planks

Lantus

It's not uncommon for one or more area/muscles of the body to respond less compared to other body areas or another person doing the same routine. There is no specific tricep movement as I can see and you are only doing one exercise per muscle group. This a realy good starter program and you can expect good gains early on. But your body will quickly adapt to this. If you have only be doing this a few weeks keep going at it. At least for 4 to 6 months to build up basic muscle and more importantly tendons and ligaments. (which develop much slower.)

You need to hit each muscle group harder and more intensely to contiinue getting gains. Look up a 2 or 3 day split routine which would an intermediate level program after this which will help you develop further. after that it's all nutition, 4 day splits and time.....

blindasfcuk

Cheers Lanus. When I started the program the weights were a little lower and ive increased them on some of the exercises but what Im finding now is that I dont get that kind of burnt out feeling in the muscle towards the end of the third rep but that failure to complete the last set seems to be down to me feeling more pressure on my joints than any kind of burnt out feeling in my muscles would this be my ligament and tendons not being able to handle it. Was kind of wondering if I should be doing something about that too. Should I stick with trying to complete the last set on the same weight or drop down to try and get a full set in on a lower weight?

I was planning on gettin another review done around the 6-8 week mark to see how I was coming along so ill be sticking to the exercises above but do you think I should try add some more exercises primarily aimed at the muscle groups in my arms if they are not responding as quickly as everything else? I cant really see the harm in adding a couple of more exercises but at the same time Im inclined to stick with a plan made out for me by a guy who's paid to know what he's doing

Parsley

if your biceps are lagging behind then work them more... either up the weight and work harder or add in another exercise or two for your biceps.