Workout program - Need to gain weight/fast metabolism

[MalteBlom]

Hello guys

Not sure if this is the right part of the forum, but I'll give it a shot anyway.

So I'm a 21-year old guy, and I've basically been skinny all my life. I'm right now around 57kg (132 pounds), and it's due to my very fast metabolism that I can't gain weight. A blessing some would say, but It's quite a pain to be a stick and not being able to gain weight even though you eat just as much as everyone else. Anyway, I've decided to do something about it now.

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I'm a student so in an attempt to save some money I'm doing my workout at home, but I'm a bit limited by my equipment.
I have two dumbbells, but too few weights. Buying more soon.

This is how I work out at the moment every second day. (Only dumbbells)

Biceps curl: 4 x 6 reps - 11 kg (24 pounds)
Two-Arms Triceps Extension: 4 x 8 reps - 13 kg (28,6 pounds)
Palms-Down Wrist Curl (Forarms): 4 x 6 reps - 5,5 kg (12 pounds)
Shoulder Press: 4 x 6 reps - 11 kg (24 pounds)
Upright Rows: 4 x 6 reps - 11 kg (24 pounds)
Kneeling One Arm Row: 4 x 8 reps - 13 (28,6 pounds)
Bench Press: 4 x 8 reps - 11 kg (24 pounds)
Chest Fly: 4 x 6 reps - 5,5 kg (12 pounds)

The weights that I put on right now might not seem like much, but I'm quite new to this so this is quite enough for me at the moment.

In addition to that, I've decided to start drinking protein shakes to gain weight. So everyday I eat four meals (breakfeast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner), and in between that I drink three protein shakes each containing about 18 g of protein (0,579 oz).

Since I'm very new to this kind of more intensive training I would very much appreciate some critique or comments on this.

Should I workout everyday or continue doing it every second day?
I read in the article that I should do more weight and low reps, so is 4 x 6 and 8 too much?
Any advice on the protein shakes? Too much or little?

Thanks in advance!

 

[PLB_old]

I'm not really an expert in the bulking department, but... How have things been going so far following this plan?

For a beginner, I'd usually suggest working out a max of every other day, but doing a full body workout... are you doing any exercises for the lower body at all? Squats, lunges.... and what about deadlifts? These are all pretty important exercises. As you progress in your training, then switching to a split and working out more than every other day might be where you'd go. Since you seem somewhat new to training, starting with lighter weight and progressing to heavier is better for avoiding injury. As for reps, you might be reading more about strength than hypertrophy (gaining size). For muscle hypertrophy sets of 8-12 reps is where you want to be.