Lt1
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Ectomorph here...
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Friday, August 15, 2008 12:28 PM
Hello everyone,
I've been reading a few posts in this forum and decided to join.
Ok I am skinny and lean and weight in at 130lbs. I want to gain weight and muscle and do everything else associated with it. (workout, diet et)
I am strong willed but not knowledgeable enough to know what works. And I don't really have money or time (joining the Army in a month) to invest in personal training. I guess I am asking you guys to guide me towards the right diet to gain some solid weight.(up to 40lbs) I hope I'm not asking to much, but a workout routine for a skinny guy would help also. I am asking you because I've seen that this forum knows it's stuff.
Well, so long
Thanks for reading
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TheSilverFox
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Re:Ectomorph here...
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Friday, August 15, 2008 12:35 PM
you came to the right place.
and props to you for wanting to focus on your diet. diet will determine the majority of whether or not you gain the amount of muscle you desire. training has a smaller impact on the ratio of desired results, but it does matter.
it might be wise to try to figure out how many calories you need a day to maintain your weight. then try to get 500 - 1000 more than that amount.
you said your joining the army in a month? this sounds like you'll be much more active, meaning you'll have to eat EVEN MORE than right now.
honestly.. you're just going to have to eat eat eat eat eat like it's your job. 5 to 6 moderate to big meals a day.
check out the training forum for info on different training styles. there's a ton of them, but since you said you don't know much about training so far, click the little search box at the top, and look up "HST".
read up on that. i think it would be a good training principle/technique for you to utilize at this time.. provided you get your diet in order
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Re:Ectomorph here...
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Friday, August 15, 2008 3:49 PM
thank you for the reply Fox!
I found some interesting stuff once I searched for HST and I will have to look into it further once I get the diet down.
I hope I will be able to maintain the routine of "EATING MOUNTAINS OF FOOD" in the service, but we'll see. Your advice is much appreciated....
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