Thread: How do I look?

Like a marathon runner. You're going to have to do some serious bulking to be Lenda (not to mention get a full-body dye job) but figure might not be so far out if you pluck your eyebrows. You do photograph very well; you should enter one of those fitness model searches.

jaim,

You look good, very lean. What type of workout do you do? What weight and rep ranges and how much cardio. You definately look like an ectomorph and it looks like you do a ton of cardio. If you are looking to bulk you may need to change your diet and workout. Keep up the good work! I wish the women in my gym looked half as good as you do.

Yeah, you look very small. How old are you? Whats you weight/height?

Jaime...You have a model figure. (no that isn't bad) Tall and lanky lean. Is being a fashion type model anything you have considered?

Originally Posted by jaim91

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I work out about 5 days a week...eat about 2500 cals a day; junk food, protein, carbs, you name it. I think I'm an ectomorph. I've been training for about 3 years, but only hardcore for 1.5 years. I want to be a personal trainer when i grow up.

Any critiques on the pic? I'll take them as constructive critisisms, I swear.

you are nice and lean which is good because when you start to gain more LBM you will fill out nicely...

post your training routine...

Im in agreement w/ the others. True ectomorph without a doubt. Not that is a bad thing, but your goals to get large muscles ala Lenda just doesnt fit your bodytype. Not that that is a bad thing. As others suggested fashion modeling would suit you very well.

Id also be interested in what your workouts look like...

Well don't got no tips for you but wanted to complement you for the gr8 fig you have. Keep up the good work

Very lean, but a bit on the skinny side.

I think if you put on some muscle, maybe even a little bit of fat, you would have a better, healthier look.

You look good, cute, but probably need to put on some weight! Just to make it look like you do eat once in awhile!

ohh sorry you look like that, you need to eat because you are too skinny and thats not good for you......i dont mean to make you feel bad or start a fight but your body looks... well never mind im sorry i cant be rude like that just eat more and good luck

ok no one wants to say it, so im going to say it

you are extremelyyyyy skinny !!!!!!!!

you need to basically stuff yourself with everything in sight every day, there is just no other way. after a very long bulking phase, you can start cutting and developing muscle.

Pretty girl, but definitely too thin. You'll look great with more muscle and showing it off wont be a problem since you dont store bodyfat easily. Definitely post your diet and training so we can take a look.

You remind me a lot of a girl I knew in college. She'd eat from the residence vending machines most of the time and still remained like a toothpick. She even tried bulking up and it didn't work out (lack of gym time though).

you are way too skinny. if you want honest, if i saw you at the beach I'd wonder if you were anorexic.

On the thin side, a little weight will do you well, you look like you do a lot of running (cross country?)

Training: I follow the Weider principles religiously. I am a fan of instinctive training principle, supersets, trisets. I don't have a set plan, I just know what bodypart my body wants to do that day, and I will do 3 - 4 exercises for it. I tried P/RR/S, but it was too taxing on me. I do maybe 1 cardio session a week (20 minutes on the elliptical). I hate it! (And I don't have a lot of fat to burn...). I also play basketball almost everyday (I'm pretty good) for about an hour. So I don't run, bike, treadmill, anything liek that.

Diet: I eat everything I shouldn't (like your friend chadeau). I am a fan of Parlour Ice cream, krispy kreme and cookies. I had an eating disorder once, but got rid of it (after a hospilatization scared the shit out of me). So I'm not anorexic rockgazer . Now I eat whatever, whenever.

Please keep the critisisms coming, I will try and do something about them

but when you eat...do you keep it down and not purge?

wow these are some pretty harsh critisims. kudos on taking them with open arms.

its good healthy food that will get you to gain some muscle and weight. if you have had a disorder in the past i suggest mentally preparing yourself to get larger first. i have had alot of clients with past eating issues and mentally preparing yourself and knowing that your too skinny is a big MUST.

wow these are some pretty harsh critisims. kudos on taking them with open arms.

I have to agree with this. After reading this thread I have read some pretty harsh comments, it's good that you can take it as constructive criticism.

You guys ever think she may just be naturally tall and slim? I know alot of guys like that but, this is the first girl ive ever seen thats like ectomorph to the core.

i used to look like that. then i started lifting heavy and eating like a horse

Wow! The Weider principles! I haven't heard anyone talk about those in a loooooong time

Working out instinctively is great if you've been seriously training for about 15 years and are really in tune with your body. If you are serious about gaining muscle you will need a much more structured diet and workout. Ask some of the other ladies here on the forum what their routines are and try them for yourself. J'Bo and AtherJen really know their stuff so start with them.

You're on the right track. Keep it up and ignore 'da HATERS!!!

Originally Posted by jaim91

Training: I follow the Weider principles religiously. I am a fan of instinctive training principle, supersets, trisets. I don't have a set plan, I just know what bodypart my body wants to do that day, and I will do 3 - 4 exercises for it. I tried P/RR/S, but it was too taxing on me. I do maybe 1 cardio session a week (20 minutes on the elliptical). I hate it! (And I don't have a lot of fat to burn...). I also play basketball almost everyday (I'm pretty good) for about an hour. So I don't run, bike, treadmill, anything liek that.

Diet: I eat everything I shouldn't (like your friend chadeau). I am a fan of Parlour Ice cream, krispy kreme and cookies. I had an eating disorder once, but got rid of it (after a hospilatization scared the shit out of me). So I'm not anorexic rockgazer . Now I eat whatever, whenever.

Please keep the critisisms coming, I will try and do something about them

I think you should base your routine or compound exercises, bench, squat, dead lift, etc...those types of exercises in conjuction with a caloric excess will definetly pack some muscle on your frame...

I do keep all the food down. I eat healthy (and like a horse J'Bo) most of the time...chicken breasts, egg white/oatmeal pancakes, but the rest of the time i have my fair share of junk. When they said don't eat rice cakes, I do. When they say have 6 small meals a day to keep the metabolism hyped, I have 3 huge ones...that kind of thing. Don't eat right before you go to bed, that's when I go to Dairy Queen. I'll take your advice about the compound exercises Lam, thanks. I just want people to hit me with their best shot so I know what I'm doing wrong and what I can do better. I'm not scared of gaining weight, I've been trying since i was 13.

p.s. When my best friend told me I look like a marathon runner from a third world country, I learned to take all critisisms in stride.

Heh, im glad you have a good attitude about it. Only suggestions would be eat more more often and cut out cardio.

I think you should bask in the glory of your genetics... dont eat any "clean" food. Your breakfast can be a plate of sausage and some bread with peanut butter all over it. Pre workout meal can be a couple packages of twinkies. Post workout meal can be some whey and half a pound of penny candy. Others meals can include mcdonalds (supersized, of course), lots of pasta, mayo and peanut butter on everything, and of course... all the cake, ice cream, and candy bars you can handle.

I second that. Eat it for the rest of us poor bastards.

I'd say LAM's got the right idea, with heavier compound lifts. The supersets and trisets probably aren't getting you much furtherer. They tend to be more fat-burning, keep you leaner (my holiday routine, when I don't have time for cardio, is a heart-pumping round of supersets). I know you say Gopro's routine burnt you out, but something along those lines (maybe sticking to P/RR, and leaving out the S?) would possibly serve you better in terms of packing on a bit more mass.

Originally Posted by Akateros

I second that. Eat it for the rest of us poor bastards.

I'd say LAM's got the right idea, with heavier compound lifts. The supersets and trisets probably aren't getting you much furtherer. They tend to be more fat-burning, keep you leaner (my holiday routine, when I don't have time for cardio, is a heart-pumping round of supersets). I know you say Gopro's routine burnt you out, but something along those lines (maybe sticking to P/RR, and leaving out the S?) would possibly serve you better in terms of packing on a bit more mass.

until cardiac arrest hits in, eat healthy but in massive amounts