Screw all the protein supplements and all that stuff. If you are going to weight lift you have to use proper technique. If you lift something always have your back straight. If you feel your back hurting, then stop or go down in weight. Build up your core, it is very important. And don't give up if you don't see results right away, it takes a while. And don't be a dumbass and try to lift as much as you can to show off your something, thats how you injure yourself. 

 

Protein supplements are important. There's no point in training if you can't fuel your body properly.

 

 

What are some of the better brands of protein?

 

Gold standard whey for Protein.

Beast Creatine has a new forumla that's pretty kick ass. (I recommend creatine to everyone)

Screw all the protein supplements and all that stuff. If you are going to weight lift you have to use proper technique. If you lift something always have your back straight. If you feel your back hurting, then stop or go down in weight. Build up your core, it is very important. And don't give up if you don't see results right away, it takes a while. And don't be a dumbass and try to lift as much as you can to show off your something, thats how you injure yourself.

Protein supplements are important. There's no point in training if you can't fuel your body properly.

What are some of the better brands of protein?

Gold standard whey for Protein.

Beast Creatine has a new forumla that's pretty kick ass. (I recommend creatine to everyone)

What you need to do is eat a ton of healthy food and meat and stuff like that. All of those protein things is a money thing. The companies make a lot of money by hiring a famous athlete to advertise it.

Don't concentrate on weightlifting just yet, get the cardio going on so when you do have a body ready to experience it's full power to lifting you won't be out of breath/you'll know how to breathe properly. Breathing is by far one of the most important elements of working out, so is consistency and a proper diet along with a nice sleep cycle to top it off. Remember this, you won't grow if you don't sleep properly, all your growing happens when your sleeping. Working out more than once a day doesn't change anything in mass levels, just makes you more tired for no reason. 

14 yr and working out? You aren't even done growing.

bulk ftw!

14 yr and working out? You aren't even done growing.

Exactly lol I'm surprised were the 2 only ones who pointed that out

 

 

Screw all the protein supplements and all that stuff. If you are going to weight lift you have to use proper technique. If you lift something always have your back straight. If you feel your back hurting, then stop or go down in weight. Build up your core, it is very important. And don't give up if you don't see results right away, it takes a while. And don't be a dumbass and try to lift as much as you can to show off your something, thats how you injure yourself.

Protein supplements are important. There's no point in training if you can't fuel your body properly.

What are some of the better brands of protein?

Gold standard whey for Protein.

Beast Creatine has a new forumla that's pretty kick ass. (I recommend creatine to everyone)

What you need to do is eat a ton of healthy food and meat and stuff like that. All of those protein things is a money thing. The companies make a lot of money by hiring a famous athlete to advertise it.

 

 

Supplments aren't all about money, there are many supplements out there that are known to work. Creatine is one of the most researched things in history, it reduces fatigue by transporting extra energy into your cells, it helps your workouts become longer and stronger. Honostly if you're serious about training and have yet to try creatine supplements than you're simply wasting your time. Creatines expecially one's like monohydrate is fundamental to body building. I hardly feel the need to defend supplements like Proteins and weight proteins especially since results speak louder than words.

 

 

Don't concentrate on weightlifting just yet, get the cardio going on so when you do have a body ready to experience it's full power to lifting you won't be out of breath/you'll know how to breathe properly. Breathing is by far one of the most important elements of working out, so is consistency and a proper diet along with a nice sleep cycle to top it off. Remember this, you won't grow if you don't sleep properly, all your growing happens when your sleeping. Working out more than once a day doesn't change anything in mass levels, just makes you more tired for no reason. 

 

He's 5'8 130 Pounds and he's a athlete that's working out in off-season, therefore he doesn't need cardio. The only thing he needs to do is weight train while he's on off season, and avoid squads/high intensity leg workouts in order to reach his full genetic height without stunting his growth. I agree that he needs a proper diet and a good night's sleep but recommending cardio to him is a joke.

Edited October 21, 201312 yr by Umbrella

Ok you don't have to take my advice if you want, but here's what I have to say.

I'm 5'10, 170lbs and around 10% bodyfat, so a pretty good build atm.

1) Avoid cardio if you want muscle, it's virtually impossible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

2) Eat at a caloric surplus, probably around 2300 calories a day for you, and if you can then try and get 1g of protein for every lb you weigh (I believe you said 140lbs, so 140g of protein a day)

3) Lift heavy, probably a 5x5 routine, so 5 reps of the heaviest weight you can do, then do this 5 times (5 sets).

4) Get a proper routine, I hope you aren't just doing pushups and stuff in your bedroom, look up Rippetoe's starting strength, or just browse bodybuilding forums.

5) Ignore people saying avoid supplements, whey protein will make this process a whole lot quicker (creatine too if you want). Whey protein provides a different job to natural sources of protein like chicken etc. as whey protein is digested in your body much quicker, so feeds the muscles when they need it the most (right after your workout), whereas if you were to eat a chicken breast post-workout it would take too long to be broken down and feed the muscles.

6) Forget the people saying you're too young, which I started earlier :p

I kind of have this issue aswell. I eat well and I eat quite alot however I never seem to put on weight. However good luck to you, I'm interested to see your progress!

 

 

 

Screw all the protein supplements and all that stuff. If you are going to weight lift you have to use proper technique. If you lift something always have your back straight. If you feel your back hurting, then stop or go down in weight. Build up your core, it is very important. And don't give up if you don't see results right away, it takes a while. And don't be a dumbass and try to lift as much as you can to show off your something, thats how you injure yourself.

Protein supplements are important. There's no point in training if you can't fuel your body properly.

What are some of the better brands of protein?

Gold standard whey for Protein.

Beast Creatine has a new forumla that's pretty kick ass. (I recommend creatine to everyone)

What you need to do is eat a ton of healthy food and meat and stuff like that. All of those protein things is a money thing. The companies make a lot of money by hiring a famous athlete to advertise it.

 

 

Supplments aren't all about money, there are many supplements out there that are known to work. Creatine is one of the most researched things in history, it reduces fatigue by transporting extra energy into your cells, it helps your workouts become longer and stronger. Honostly if you're serious about training and have yet to try creatine supplements than you're simply wasting your time. Creatines expecially one's like monohydrate is fundamental to body building. I hardly feel the need to defend supplements like Proteins and weight proteins especially since results speak louder than words.

 

 

Don't concentrate on weightlifting just yet, get the cardio going on so when you do have a body ready to experience it's full power to lifting you won't be out of breath/you'll know how to breathe properly. Breathing is by far one of the most important elements of working out, so is consistency and a proper diet along with a nice sleep cycle to top it off. Remember this, you won't grow if you don't sleep properly, all your growing happens when your sleeping. Working out more than once a day doesn't change anything in mass levels, just makes you more tired for no reason. 

 

He's 5'8 130 Pounds and he's a athlete that's working out in off-season, therefore he doesn't need cardio. The only thing he needs to do is weight train while he's on off season, and avoid squads/high intensity leg workouts in order to reach his full genetic height without stunting his growth. I agree that he needs a proper diet and a good night's sleep but recommending cardio to him is a joke.

 

Everyone needs cardio. But he does need to weight train a lot more. He barely has any muscles.

Ok you don't have to take my advice if you want, but here's what I have to say.

I'm 5'10, 170lbs and around 10% bodyfat, so a pretty good build atm.

1) Avoid cardio if you want muscle, it's virtually impossible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

2) Eat at a caloric surplus, probably around 2300 calories a day for you, and if you can then try and get 1g of protein for every lb you weigh (I believe you said 140lbs, so 140g of protein a day)

3) Lift heavy, probably a 5x5 routine, so 5 reps of the heaviest weight you can do, then do this 5 times (5 sets).

4) Get a proper routine, I hope you aren't just doing pushups and stuff in your bedroom, look up Rippetoe's starting strength, or just browse bodybuilding forums.

5) Ignore people saying avoid supplements, whey protein will make this process a whole lot quicker (creatine too if you want). Whey protein provides a different job to natural sources of protein like chicken etc. as whey protein is digested in your body much quicker, so feeds the muscles when they need it the most (right after your workout), whereas if you were to eat a chicken breast post-workout it would take too long to be broken down and feed the muscles.

6) Forget the people saying you're too young, which I started earlier

 

And you still shop at the Childerens department now?

 

Ok you don't have to take my advice if you want, but here's what I have to say.

I'm 5'10, 170lbs and around 10% bodyfat, so a pretty good build atm.

1) Avoid cardio if you want muscle, it's virtually impossible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

2) Eat at a caloric surplus, probably around 2300 calories a day for you, and if you can then try and get 1g of protein for every lb you weigh (I believe you said 140lbs, so 140g of protein a day)

3) Lift heavy, probably a 5x5 routine, so 5 reps of the heaviest weight you can do, then do this 5 times (5 sets).

4) Get a proper routine, I hope you aren't just doing pushups and stuff in your bedroom, look up Rippetoe's starting strength, or just browse bodybuilding forums.

5) Ignore people saying avoid supplements, whey protein will make this process a whole lot quicker (creatine too if you want). Whey protein provides a different job to natural sources of protein like chicken etc. as whey protein is digested in your body much quicker, so feeds the muscles when they need it the most (right after your workout), whereas if you were to eat a chicken breast post-workout it would take too long to be broken down and feed the muscles.

6) Forget the people saying you're too young, which I started earlier

 

And you still shop at the Childerens department now?

 

What?.. 

Nice Wowzoor I am about the same weight and height as you I am 22  yrs old 5'8 and 126 pounds, and have been 126 since i was 18 and got out of high school, my biggest issue for me is eating a lot just like you I used to not eat a lot but I am eating 2500-3000 calories a day now and below i will share some tips that will help you eat more and gain more muscle mass. Keep in mind im not a pro and don't have huge results but I have results that I am content with and am happy with my progress so far btw I work out 3 times a week for 3 1/2 total and messed up my knee about 3 months ago so have not been able to do legs for a long time I tried last week to do legs and i messed up all the progress i made on my knee healing which is pissing me off a bit.

 

 

 

tips to eat more:

 

I recommend that you download a calorie tracker so you can get a good idea of how many calories each thing has in it such as https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calorie-counter-diet-tracker/id341232718?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

 

 

with that app you can set your weight and height and how much you want to gain each week and it will give you how many calories you need to eat each day.

 

 

to gain muscle mass you need not only calories but protein and also cabs what I recommend is since its hard to gain mass for you like it is me that you shoot for 2500-3000 calories, 120 grams of protein, and 156 grams of carbs a day. some days you may have less than this and some days you may have more dont worry so much about those days as they should average out.If you dont see any results after 2 weeks with this then I would recommend upping your calories by 10% and then after 2 weeks see where your at.

 

there are a bunch of websites that can tell you a good amount of protein and carbs for your height and weight too.

 

 

 

in a way to me it kinda sucks not gaining mass oi could eat nothing but junk food for a week and not gain any weight and most people are like your so lucky but it makes gaining muscle a lot harder

 

 

 

keep up the hard work and you will see results I promise!

 

 

I posted my workout thread a few months back on another forum and figured i post an update


for you guys to see my progress
1/7/13


9/6/13

You need more meat on those bones.