Thread: Some advice on working out

I would first go get that shoulder checked out...

My best advice is to start searching this forum for other threads that are similar to yours. I'm not trying to avoid your question, it's just that it's already been answered a few hundred times. I will give you a brief re-cap though.

#1 Take the creatine and store it for a few years. Spend your money on FOOD. You need high quality protein and tons of it. No workout scheme on the planet is going to make you big if you don't eat right. If you want to spend money buy some high quality protein supplement and add it to your diet. Let me re-emphasize ADD it to your diet, it's not a replacement for real food.

#2 Take the curls and throw them out the window. Yeah, they seem cool but they'll just keep you small. Concentrate on "compound" movements. A compound movement is one where more than one joint moves at a time. For instance, bent over rows move your shoulders and your elbows at the same time, they're GREAT.

#3 Sticking to the "compound" theme, do squats, deadlifts, pressing movements and rowing movements. Stick to the basics and you'll get bigger

#4 You're only 16. Sorry to break this to you but most of the really big guys on this board have been lifting for 10+ years. Weight lifting is a lifestyle, it's not a race. Take pictures of yourself and then again in a year and see if you can see a difference. Don't get discouraged if you're not buying larger shirts every other month. IT TAKES TIME!!!