Want to slim down, tone up, or gain muscle? Ask me for advice on anything!

[crazy 8]

Yo i think you can help me out the most.. I'm 5 6 and 125lbs.. i try to go to the gym but i simply hate working out.. i'd rather play sports but I can't get bigger with sports... I tried for a month using a supplement to gain weight and then go to the gym to get bigger but the supplement just put the weight into my stomach and i looked wierd.. Due to my fast metabolism i lost that weight pretty quickly by just playing random sports around at college.... I play soccer and racketball and basketball. I play one of those twice or three times a week for about an hour. I'm obviously a skinny kid and like to become generally thicker and stronger. What was your diet and gym routine. (i have trouble finding a good routine for myself)? Any other advice will be well appreciated. Thanks

[SuburbSmoker420]

Hey man i'm 5'11" at 120lbs. Pretty skinny. Just lookin to bulk up a little bit. Get some muscle just so I don't look like the ordinary extremely skinny kid.. I don't have access to a gym at the moment but I do have a couple weight sets. Also, I would like to know what I should be eating.

Hope you can help.

Thanks man

Edit: By the way I hurt my knee and my back a little while ago so I can still do cardio but running every day is pretty much out of the question..

[zombiegreen]

Thanks!

[Michaelrdnr]

Nice thread man, im 18 yrs old 5'8 and 115 lbs. I want to gain some weight, preferably lean muscle mass. What would be the most effective way to go about doing this? Any diets in mind, nutrition products, workout routines, anything.

Msg me if you can brotha.

[beastbeast]

This thread has my head shaking.

[kottonmouthquee]

heyyyy! I'm 5'1 and 120 pounds!
i started watching what i ate and stopped with all the sugars and started working out everyday except sunday!
this lasted for a week until i fell back and ate like 10 cookies!
its not that i think im fat i just want to tone upp!
addviccceee?

[blazers4005]

A few quick tips: Dont eat or workout up to 2 hours before bed.
Always do cardio after working out. ( Doing it before increases body fat)[/QUOTE]




how come running before working out ads body fat?

[EASYlivin]

Originally Posted by kottonmouthquee

heyyyy! I'm 5'1 and 120 pounds!
i started watching what i ate and stopped with all the sugars and started working out everyday except sunday!
this lasted for a week until i fell back and ate like 10 cookies!
its not that i think im fat i just want to tone upp!
addviccceee?

Just start liftin some weights. start off easy so your body gets used to it and fight the cookies man! they just will set you back

[EASYlivin]

Originally Posted by crazy 8

Yo i think you can help me out the most.. I'm 5 6 and 125lbs.. i try to go to the gym but i simply hate working out.. i'd rather play sports but I can't get bigger with sports... I tried for a month using a supplement to gain weight and then go to the gym to get bigger but the supplement just put the weight into my stomach and i looked wierd.. Due to my fast metabolism i lost that weight pretty quickly by just playing random sports around at college.... I play soccer and racketball and basketball. I play one of those twice or three times a week for about an hour. I'm obviously a skinny kid and like to become generally thicker and stronger. What was your diet and gym routine. (i have trouble finding a good routine for myself)? Any other advice will be well appreciated. Thanks

I also hated working out in the begininng. Maybe you should try a pre-workout supplement such as N.O. Xplode. It pumps you up and makes you WANT TO lift!!! I swear, youll love it.

for my routine.. I would go to the gym everyday. one day I will focus on abs, triceps, and chest. the next day I will do biceps, back, and legs. each gym visit I usually spend 45 min to 1 hour. I also use a protein powder afterwards so i can build muscle and repair my muscles I just worked out.

[EASYlivin]

Originally Posted by SuburbSmoker420

Hey man i'm 5'11" at 120lbs. Pretty skinny. Just lookin to bulk up a little bit. Get some muscle just so I don't look like the ordinary extremely skinny kid.. I don't have access to a gym at the moment but I do have a couple weight sets. Also, I would like to know what I should be eating.

Hope you can help.

Thanks man

Edit: By the way I hurt my knee and my back a little while ago so I can still do cardio but running every day is pretty much out of the question..

Well if you want to bulk up I dont suggest alot of running anyways, But im guessing you have some freeweights at your house or something? If you do, you can do pretty much everything. (heres a link that will help you out alot)

Google Image Result for http://content.revolutionhealth.com/contentimages/nr551594.jpg


For what you want to eat. Focus on high protein foods with low fat, so burgers, chicken fingers are high in protein but soo shitty for you. stay awayyy from fast food.

you want, chicken, turkey, steak, veggies, fruit, pasta etc, and ALOT OF IT!

[MaltedGrapez]

it's funny asking for this kind of advice on a forum dedicated to marijuana but regardless...

Hey Easylivin i'm about 5'9" and 170lbs, broad shoulders so the weight sorta evens out; not fat, just distributed on my stomach/thighs leaving me with spaghetti arms and a tree trunk body lol.
I want to bulk up eventually if i can ever get myself into a routine & enjoy working out and to get started on that track but i just want to shave off some fat... i got a small belly and extra fat on my thighs i'd love to see disappear.

Suggestions? work your magic on me :P

[Brend]

P.S. I just followed your link to Revolution Health. Bench Fly's? Lat Raises? Curls? On a bulk program? You dumbshit.

[Brend]

P.P.S.

"Also if youre a soda/beer drinker. quit it. youll drop 5 pounds in a month just by switching to water."

How the hell can you know that without knowing how much soda he drinks/what his body type is like/etc. ??

Enough with the popfitness tips. You are giving these people seriously bad advice. I don't know what kind of thrill you get out of playing personal trainer, but seriously, play your games elsewhere.

[EASYlivin]

Originally Posted by Brend

P.P.S.

"Also if youre a soda/beer drinker. quit it. youll drop 5 pounds in a month just by switching to water."

How the hell can you know that without knowing how much soda he drinks/what his body type is like/etc. ??

Enough with the popfitness tips. You are giving these people seriously bad advice. I don't know what kind of thrill you get out of playing personal trainer, but seriously, play your games elsewhere.

Im not here to try and give the wrong advice. All im doing is giving some helpful tips so some of our GC members could get a little healthier. Im only here to help. If you have nothing good to say then why dont you go somewhere else? Instead, why dont you come to the thread with some more advice.. were all here to help.

Oh, and I did say go to the gym everyday. If you are taking a protein powder, your body can re-build in time in 2 days.


Im not guarenteeing that my advice will be the best. Im giving advice that I have given people in the past which has helped them lose/gain weight. I also have lost bodyfat, then gained muscle.

I could understand if youre attacking me on a bodybuilding forum, but Grasscity? for real? many GC users wont bother going for advice there. So why not here?

[Craiggers]

I could live a little healthier, so i might as well ask what you think.
I'm 23, 5'10'', 210 lbs.
I feel fat. i know im not "fat" fat but I could stand some slimming down. I smoke a few cigs and bowls every day(3-5 cigs, 1-2 bowls). I don't really drink much, and when I do its 1 or 2 drinks. In high school I lost 25lbs(down to 175) in 2.5 months when training for the tennis team, so i know what it feels like to not be overweight and I know what it takes. The problem now is I a)have no motivation to "train" b)no desire to diet. I'd like to start on a daily cardio routine but am afraid that it wont yield the results I desire (i'd like to get below 190lbs and lose about 2-4 inches of waist). Will a daily, hour long run on my eliptical do the trick? how long to you suposed that might take? should I suck up my pride and join a gym? Is there an easy way to diet without feeling like im either starving myself or only eatting crap for a long time? btw the reason i despise dieting is because when you stop the diet theres a high chance for a lot of weight gain.
I also work 9 hours a day doing tech work lifting and moving 10lb computers but really i do a lot of sitting and waiting. like 5 hours of sitting and waiting; i use that time to catch up on books.
Anyway, suggestions, thoughts, solutions, follow ups are all welcome. thanks.