mr5parkle

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well, i've decided at the ripe age of 21 to start working out. sadly enough, i'm a lightweight and it's very hard for me to gain weight. currently i'm at 115lb for a skinny 5'6" asian guy. i just ordered some dextrose, creatine, and n large 2. i plan on making my own celltech b/c i'm on a college budget and to gain more weight with n large 2. hopefully by the end of summer, i reach my goal of 140-145lbs. of muscle and not just fat. is this goal too far fetched? any advice is greatly appreciated.

Mizouse

how about you just take some of my fat and we'd be both good

Mizouse

anyways good luck on reaching your goal, i too started working out pretty much after turning 21

Time For Sleeep

In all honesty, I think 140-145 by the end of summer (end of august? or september) is an extremely extremely optimistic goal, and not realyl realstic... especialyl since you want it to be not just fat, but muscle.

-Think of it this way. It's easier to take fat and turn it into muscle, than it is to take nothign and turn it into muscle. Bulk up, then cut up as you see fit.

-Good luck, and keep @ it. There's only two things you need to keep w/ you on this one...

1.consistency
2.diet

maybe a 3rd thing.. find a work out partner that you can push hard, and that will push you hard. It makes it 100 times better to keep up.

Anyways.. good luck with your routine. I'm actually on a weight gaining quest myself, I'm aiming for 165 from my 150 by the end of the school year (next June)... as I'm not bulking then cutting, but basically just building muscle up all along the way.

Mizouse

why is it easier to turn fat into muscle? shoot with how much fat i got on me i can end up like how arnold used to be

Time For Sleeep

Hha, well basically it's not that it's easier to turn fat into muscle I guess... just think of it in these terms.

If you already have mass. It's easier to maintain that mass and get in shape.

And dammit mizouse. Start running you rat bastard. Each time you complain about your fatness through an ACL post is another 500 calories added on. How? I have no idea. just trust me

mr5parkle

iTrader: (1)

basically my summer ends at the end of sept. b/c of school. hmmm maybe i should try lower the goal. but i just really want to hit 140-145, with whatever i can get on my body. hopefully i didn't just blow 90 bucks on supplements.

Mizouse

i am exercising ive lost about 10-13 lbs since july 5th, just i wish there was a faster and safe way

Doc.Booty

Good things come to those who wait. It's frustrating that it takes so long, especially in this world of instant gratification, but it's worth it.

SDCGTSX

Just overeat and exercise. It's actually pretty easy to gain muscle weight if you only remember to eat more than you are used to. Skinny people just don't eat enough. If you work out with heavy weights, your body will automatically learn to bulk up. Just remeber to eat often and more than you are used to.

esCarbonie

everything you need is here

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=311west2

"Westside for Skinny Bastards
A modified lifting program for "Hardgainers"
by Joe DeFranco"

T_Rutl

not to burst your bubble one bit...but 25-30lbs of lean mass on a 5'6" frame in 12 weeks is not very likely without using a highly NOT reccommended "supplement"

going hard at it with a packed diet shoot for a goal of 10lbs...which is very attainable....by using the creatine you will probably notice a jumb in weight by 5-7lbs in about 2-3 weeks...that will mostly be water weight...so you could hit 15lbs over the three months but will lose some if you drop the creatine

T_Rutl

haha....thats what my friends always tell me when complain about it being hard for me to make significant gains...

SDCGTSX

Creatine works. It'll blow you up pretty good. One problem is that most of it is water since the muscle cells retain a lot of water. So after you go off of it, you'll deflate a bit but the gains will be much better than if you didn't use it. And it's not so bad for you. Read up on it.

Other drawback is that it's like drinking gravel.

T_Rutl

iamhomin

A friend of mine was once 120lbs, 5'7"ish and gained 35 pounds in 1/2 year. So good luck.

mr5parkle

iTrader: (1)

interesting reads and feedback everyone. thanks for your opinions. hopefully i stay on track.

Time For Sleeep

If you don't. Each and every norcal ACL member reserves the right to punch you in the throat. Don't slack off.