First off, the site you've got here is pretty sweet, been looking around it the last few days and it's been pretty helpful 
Anyway first things first;
I'm a 17 (almost 18) year old male from the UK and looking for some advice on 'bulking up'.
I weigh around 150 pounds and am 6" tall (give or take an inch) with a fast metabolism, so gaining weight is proving problematic for me, my body type could be described as between ectomorph and mesomorph i guess, though i'm wanting to move closer towards mesomorph, though not extreme mesomorph given my age.
I currently go to a gym 3 times a week (Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday), spending between 1.5 and 2 hours on weight based training, machines, free-weights and body weight exercises.
I've started increasing my food intake recently but in particular making sure i get more protein (read that i need to be taking in 1g of protein per pound of body mass - can someone clarify?), taking in foods that aren't high in fat and so on.
Now, my questions are;
Am i spending too much/not enough time working out each session?
When increasing intake of carbs/proteins, is it worth taking supplements such as 'protein shakes'?. And should i go to a specialist health shop to buy these, or is it ok from any sports store?.
How long (roughly) should i be looking at before i start noticing an increase in body mass, particularly that of muscle composition?.
Thanks in advance
Anyway first things first;
I'm a 17 (almost 18) year old male from the UK and looking for some advice on 'bulking up'.
I weigh around 150 pounds and am 6" tall (give or take an inch) with a fast metabolism, so gaining weight is proving problematic for me, my body type could be described as between ectomorph and mesomorph i guess, though i'm wanting to move closer towards mesomorph, though not extreme mesomorph given my age.
I currently go to a gym 3 times a week (Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday), spending between 1.5 and 2 hours on weight based training, machines, free-weights and body weight exercises.
I've started increasing my food intake recently but in particular making sure i get more protein (read that i need to be taking in 1g of protein per pound of body mass - can someone clarify?), taking in foods that aren't high in fat and so on.
Now, my questions are;
Am i spending too much/not enough time working out each session?
When increasing intake of carbs/proteins, is it worth taking supplements such as 'protein shakes'?. And should i go to a specialist health shop to buy these, or is it ok from any sports store?.
How long (roughly) should i be looking at before i start noticing an increase in body mass, particularly that of muscle composition?.
Thanks in advance
