Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny?

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (Pssst)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:58:11 GMT

I'm actually REALLY similar to you.

I'm a bit shorter, and I weigh a bit less, but I gained 6ish lbs in 7 or so weeks, which IMO is great progress. Read a lot of nutrition articles about healthy foods, good carb/protein/fat ratios, and go off that. I'm sure you could eat REALLY unhealthy, but have an idea of your ratios and EAT EAT EAT.

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (trubeginner)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:06:23 GMT

If planning meal is not easy for you, you could always get the good calories from home-made weight gainer smoothies.

It is easy to make, easy to store, and is very comfortable to bring everywhere.

You can google some nice recipes of those shakes.

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (Stillseeingreen)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:19:20 GMT

Danmirage is right, the link he referred you to has what you need. It looks like a lot of reading but keep in mind that it is all valuable, almost no fluff in there.

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (boomersooner1331)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:24:56 GMT

when i first read the thread title i was kind of like "ugghhh another one of these."

the answer to your question can be found almost anywhere on this board. you have to eat, eat, eat some more, eat alittle bit more, keep eating, and eat. that's the #1 thing. especially before and after your workout.

i didn't mean to come off as a jerk or something, but you just gotta look around, there are answers to any question you have anywhere

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (TheSilverFox)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:35:05 GMT

i know this isn't what you want to hear... but take away the first 3 letters of this word and there lies your answer ---------> "DEFEAT!!!"

RE: Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (danmirage)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:12:30 GMT

Read the gaining mass post linked in my signature.

FOOD is turned int muscle, not fat.

The % of nutrients you eat is key, if you have a fast metabolism..go for a slightly higher % of carbs, such as over 50% of total calories, with fat from 20-30%.

Read that gaining mass thread, get the basic things for gaining mass in place, then post any questions back here!

Best way to gain muscle when you're skinny? (tyleredz)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:45:52 GMT

Well I'm 17, 5'10, 130 lbs and I'm pretty much just a skinny athletic white kid with a high ass metabolism. My goal is pretty much just to get bigger. I started to work out about a year ago regularly until I broke my pelvis snowboarding 7 months ago and had to stop working out for awhile. Well now that i'm fully healed and everything I've started to work out regularly again. I recently bought some superpump that came free with that size -on stuff too. I bought it a few days ago and have only used it once. I pretty much wanna know if using super pump and size on regularly can help me to get bigger or is it not going to work well do to my lack of body fat to be turned into muscle? If you have any tips or suggestions that would help alot, thanks.