starting up....thoughts and input appreciated

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OK, so I'm kinda "new" to the workout part of fitness. I'm a power tumbler and a dancer. However I moved recently so I can't do that as much as I used to. Currently I'm 6'2", 155lbs with low body fat. I would like to work up to somewhere between 180 and 190lbs.

Currently, I do two days of weights and then three more days of calisthenics. I'm also a nutritarian vegan and j work hard to feed my body the essentials. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Respect
 
As an observation, being a nutritarian is good for everything, but being a vegan is not a great way to go with regards to fitness, especially when it comes to building muscle (which sounds like your goal). That's not to say you can't achieve your goals and be a vegan at the same time, but it is likely to make building muscle more of a challenge than it already is. Protein's always a big issue for building muscle -- you'll want to be consuming 1g/lb bodyweight/day -- and you'll need to create a calorie surplus, by consuming 250-500kcal/day more than your body needs to maintain bodyweight (which will be more difficult as a nutritarian, but for health purposes it's probably better to go the nutritarian route than not).

Can you give more details of your program than 2 days weights + 3 days calisthenics?
 
Yeah, man. the input is appreciated, and I've heard a lot of different takes on being a vegan.

For my workout, I'm doing five days, calisthenics across the board. However, I'm trying for weights two to three times a week, and since I typically have a day or so between those sessions, I do a full body workout. Four sets of strength training on my back, chest, and legs. Three sets of strength on my shoulders and legs (again). Then two sets of building on my arms and abs. I try to make the reps add up to 24 for each piece: 6 reps per set on the 4 set; 8 per set on the 3; and 12 per set on the 2.

It may seem weird, but my brother (academy grad, walk-on for the academy gymnastics team, ranger-grad and security forces trainer) was the one who showed it too me.
 
Well, that sounds like a pretty decent spread of muscle groups, although I could give more feedback knowing exactly what exercises you're doing for each.

The calisthenics could create some issues with recovery, but if you've got your calories and protein in check, are gaining a little bit of bodyweight each week and are improving your performance on your lifts each week, then it should all be good.
 
Thanks for the input, I will definitely keep that all on my mind when I train.
 
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