Thread: Need help gaining weight!

first of all how old are u?What does your diet look like?How many calories are you taking in per day?What does your training schedule look like?

I'm 17.. diet i'm not that great on but usually it's like oatmeal or cereal for breakfast.. lunch is fastfood.. kfc chicken.. del taco.. or some mexican.. then i eat again when i get home.. maybe a hot pocket or 2.. a burrito.. and a can of tuna.. then later rice.. and some pork or beef usually!.. haha..and then maybe a cup of noodles at night =) yeah i know my diet is messed up..

okay well my training schedule is just..working out every other day..

4-5 sets of 5-7 reps for bench - 62 1/2lbs. on each side.. bar may be 15-20 lbs
4-5 sets of 5-10 curls - 25 lbs. each side
4-5 sets of 10 suicides - 25 lbs. each side

Need help i do!.. thanks

Well diet is the key to success. Looks like you need to eat more "clean" foods. Check out the Stickies in the Diet Forum and read up. Plenty of good stuff there

Keep in mind:
Be sure to have 5-6 small meals per day
*Protein in EVERY meal
* Stick to clean carbs like oats, brown rice and yams

I hope your workouts entail more then you posted above. Not all body parts are hit and there arent nearly enough exercises.

Welcome to IM

Why thanks Leslie.. i'm not a serious weight lifter! Maybe when I get bigger I will be.. just working on upper body incase i need to fight =P I'll see what I can learn thanks a lot again.. bah.. clean foods

Upper body is good but don't neglect your legs. You can really increase your bodyweight by hitting your legs hard...........squat, squat, squat.

Won't squats stun growth? I've heard that a lot.. =P

no squats wont stunt growth. you are 17 years old, i wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that your form is good and everything will be okay.

Hmmmmm.. k.. maybe I'll do legs tomorrow then.. squads and biking maybe? =P

Skip the biking and do all legs....IMO cardio on legs day is overkill.

So what else should I do besides squats? Sorry I'm new when it comes to real body building =P

squats
lunges or step ups
lateral step ups
lateral lunges
stiff leg deadlifts
leg extensions
leg curls

lots of things......read my journal and look at my workouts. Or read other journals to get some ideas for workouts.

Alright then .. thanks a lot for the help i appreciate it =P

Yes don't forget about legs. Ohterwise you could end up looking like the big buff guys....with scrawny chicken legs

You could always come over and be my personal trainer Leslie

Originally posted by sleepie418
You could always come over and be my personal trainer Leslie

Nope. I only train those over 18.

Age is only a number !.. Woman of all people should know better .. =P

big mouth for a little kid

besides L would probably kick ur ass in the gym

Hah!.. she probably would.. i was trying to trick her into proving me wrong by coming over =P guess that didn't work =D

For legs, don't get into that fancy crap. Stick with basics, squat, leg press, extentions and leg curls. You can modify later.

As for your diet, that is one of the crappiest I have ever seen. I know this because mine used to look very similar. lol Get that processed crap out of there. Hot Pockets don't have anything you want to put in your body on a regular basis. If you have a super fast metabolism, you may consider adding some sort of weight gainer. You need to start getting calories in there man. And one problem very thin people have is they do not know how to eat. They think just because they are full or not hungry that they do not need to eat. It is that thinking that has kept them skinny up to that point.