SKINNY GUY

Howsit guys,i'm 30,1.67kg,last measurement was 3.6% body fat or somewhere in that range if i can remember,i currently weigh 55kg.i started gymming 2 years ago.i gym 3 days a week for +-45minutes a session but i cant seem to put on much muscle,am i doomed to this existence?i dont want to be huge i just wanna beef up.what do i have to do i'v tried supplements they didnt work for me.

oscardude wrote: Howsit guys,i'm 30,1.67kg,last measurement was 3.6% body fat or somewhere in that range if i can remember,i currently weigh 55kg.i started gymming 2 years ago.i gym 3 days a week for +-45minutes a session but i cant seem to put on much muscle,am i doomed to this existence?i dont want to be huge i just wanna beef up.what do i have to do i'v tried supplements they didnt work for me.

Welcome to the site, what does your diet look like?

What supplements did you try???

You are not eating enough, i can tell you that now!!!
Post up your current eating routine and also workout routine.

i eat frequent small portions 4 times a day at work.then at supper again.i live on chicken cooked in every different way i can imagine.i cram as much fruit as i can between meals and working.i'm on a massbuilder at the moment.gym routine is 3 times a week i also run quite a bit.

If you eat like a bird you'll look like one. Either have 4 large meals per day or have 6-8 smaller ones

At your bodyweight a 2000 calorie diet would do wonders

IF ur trying to bulk cut out the cardio.

But more specificly, what do u eat and what are ur macro nutrients

bru if you want to be big then get good at the squat,bench,pull and deadlift
the rest is between you,god and your dinner plate..
food is the most anabolic substance known to man,theres starving people in africa and skinny guys at my gym cause they dont eat enough..
at 3 or 4 percent bodyfat i wouldnt even brush my teeth fast incase i burn up those calories:)
i say you need determination,drive and most of all a proper diet

lol

3% Body fat is on the edge of dying.

i think a 2 litre fat free milk bottle contains more than 3 percent bodyfat lol..
shame we just grilling this guy,lets try give him good advice.
i just think to do this you have to be driven,i was overweight as a kid and went from 88kilos at age 14 to 70 kilos at age 16..then went from 70kilos at age 19 to 81kilos at 20..and one thing i can tell you is its alot easier to starve yourself and not eat enough than to eat alot and get all the food you need in.somedays the last thing i want to see is a can of tuna or chicken breast,most mornings i gag trying to get my oats down,normal people think oh,eating wat a lovely pasttime,for alot of us in the iron game we see it as the most strenous constant battle to achieving our goals.
last night i was out with this chick im getting to know and while shes chowing down on juicy prawns and potato chips im sitting there like a shmuck eating a chicken salad with extra chicken lol

Yo oscar dude I know how you feel man but theres hope. I was and still am - 50kg @ 1.78m and body fat % of 3.8. Last year I gained 6 kg in 7 weeks. By eating 3200 calories and squating, deadlifting, benching, overhead pressing etc etc 3 times a week, that was an awesome achivement for me the first time ive evver gained weight in my life. the crap part is that i lost all 6kg lol only because I let exams and the stuff that life throws at you in the way. But Ive started again and this time Im going to achieve my goals. Im more determined, I know its possible and much more educated in terms of training,nutrition and supplementation.
Ive learned a hell of alot from the forums on this site. Thats why I decided to join and become member.

Moenie worry nie ek het dun vet en dik vel lol i'l be ok.as i said i'm 55kgs now im like stuck here for a year now.my goal weight is 60kg i dont wanna be bulky just beefier.work is hectic by me here i gotta steal away to eat 5 minutes at a time.sometimes i'm hungry like a lion and will vreet alles all day and sometimes i will be hungry and cant look at food.running is the only thing that gives my legs some shape i would hate to give that up.

oscar if thats the case then i think you must buy usn supplements,no one particular supplement in general just anything thats made by usn,i mean dude have you seen the guys on their adverts how beefy they are and i bet you too could look that great for only R9999 a month

LOL
Make shakes and take them to work with you, meal replacement shakes will help you, and I am sure you have time to drink water, so drink the shake. Do this on top of your meals, you need more calories it seems.
And your meals, take them with you also, no kafeteria stuff.

Try that, and when you have time, calculate exactly how much of what you eat per meal? Every 3 hours? See if you are actually eating enough.

My brother used to be the skinny guy and me the fatty, and everyone would say he has the fast meatbolism, maybe true, but he would skip meals and likes bread, he didnt care about food. I do care about food..... I find this to generally hold true for the skinny guys, they want to say they eat like an ox, but they dont really. Also, my philosophy is that a meal isnt a meal without protein

Oscardude i think u should'nt do much running if u wanna beef up, ur body needs the calories to GROW and you running around burning those calories. Id eat more carbs aswell, try having veggies mainly sweet potatoe with your meal replacement shakes. Also focus on complexes at the gym and strength training instead of running...

i would say for your weight some thing like a diet of this should do some go something like this

breakfast
1/2 cup oats,
2 full eggs + 3 egg whites

mid morning
50g whey
1/3 cup of nuts

lunch
1-2 chicken breasts
1 cup of rice
1/3 cup of nuts
veg

mid afternoon
50g whey
1/3 cup of nuts

dinner
200g rump steak
2 cups of veg
1 baked potato

pre bed
50g whey
1/3 cup of nuts

pre work out 1 energade
post work out 1 serving ssn mass builder

I would love to have that bf! You take my 12% and i'll take the 3%

Hey!
If you struggle to eat or don't have a appetite then you need to get yourself some PERIACTIN it is a antihestiman with the side affects that it will give you a apettite!
Warning though it make you sleepy or tired in the beginning but all wortg it!You will ber able to find it at any pharmacy at the OTC....
Hope it helps..