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Some pictures of me. I've always been a skinny guy, I'm 15, 5'9'' and 132lbs. I've been working out on and off since 20th feb so heres some pictures, not much progress I know but I'm trying.

20th Feb - Tensed

10th May - Un-Tensed


Thanks
 
Man you think you're skinny? =P

I am 16, 5'7", and 3 months ago I was 116lbs. Now I started eating tons and I'm 146lbs.

Keep trying pal, best of luck! =)
 
nobody, at least in three months you've been able to gain 30 lbs. i'm 6'2" 160 right now, but its taken me a whole year to put that on. before that i was stuck at 140 no matter what i did. I had to continually work out wtih heavy weights and eat a lot. my normal meal is usually twice what anyone else would eat and i still am eating 4-5 time a day. it takes time, at least your working on it, at least all of us are working on it. (but dam at 5"7' 116 is really skinny, good work on gaining the weight)
anyway just keep at it. keep reading this forum and asking questions.
 
Ask nobody, you've gotta eat like a cow, especially considering how skinny you are. I bet if you actually count your calories ina day they're around 2k, and they should be in the upper 3ks.
 
Keep eating guys....if you're not gaining weight, you need to eat more....you are at an age where test is high and you should take advantage of it by lifting weights and eating everything in sight. And don't waste time doing the "pretty exercises" like bicep curls...get you ass in the gym and learn how to full squat & deadlift....stick w/ the compound exercises...squat, DL, bench, push press, pullups, rows...and you'll get yourself a good base :)
 
Well, I'm starting on a good diet, have been for around 5 days now, before I hardly ate anything and was hungry but never went and got any food. =D

I'll post a picture update on 10th july, untill then, thanks.
 
What's your workout?

Wild is right, focus on the heavy compound lifts, and make sure to change it around every 1-2 months. You can't do the same thing and expect different results.
 
Bench Press
Peck Deck
Lat Pulldown
Leg Raises
Curls
Tricep Extension
Sit-Ups
Twist Sit-Ups
Skipping (Jump Rope)

Any good?
 
You should create two full body routines, and alternate which one you use. Something like

Dumbell Bench
Deadlift
Bentover row with barbell
Lunges
Military Press
Straight bar curls
Tricep Extension

then machine day (though I dont like machines)

Machine Press
Machine Flies
Low Row
Lat Pulldown
Leg Press
Leg Curl
Cable Curl
Dips
 
I think for the most part, ^^^^^ is ok, but the curls are entirely unnecessary if you have pull-ups and rows.

Think in terms of the basic six:

Horiztonal Push (Bench Press)
Horizontal Pull (BO Row)
Vertical Push (Shoulder Press)
Vertical Pull (Pull-ups NOTE: Pull-downs are not a substitute. They are different and won't give the same lat spread).
Hip Dominant (Deadlift)
Quad Dominant (Squat)

Add calf raises and ab work (so for me, it's the basic eight).

Now you have a machine, so deadlifts and squats aren't an option with it (unless you deadlift and squat the machine as a whole).

You didn't say what the weight of the dumbells goes to, so I'll have to assume.

You can do the first three on the machine, you'll need a pull-up bar for the fourth, and use the dumbbells for the last two (if you got a BB, use that).

However, the body will adapt, so you'll need to change it around. Sometimes it can be a simple as changing grip width, but you'll want to make it much more than that.

Vary your set/rep scheme throughout the week, but make it consistant (don't randomly select a different set/rep scheme for each exercise or workout day).

Final note, save for free weights, rack and bench. Get a good bench too, one that will incline, lay flat and decline. Spend as much as you can, but get the most out of your money.
 
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