mnason722 said:
PS: Does anybody know how some people who are buff and built can drink every day and still be fit? Also I know some people who say they just lift weights and they don't even have a diet/excersize routine and they are big.
This is where you flash a neon sign above yourself that screams BEGINNER!!!! Once you do dedicate yourself to being a large individual and you do see gains and progress, you'll soon see that people who you once thought were big, built, ripped, and strong are really laughable. At 265lbs with a 36" waist, if i saw these guys who drink daily and look 'big' or the ones who don't workout, but say they do, and 'still look big', I bet you I would think they all look like squids. It is all perception, and at 140 fucking lbs you're gonna think EVERYONE looks big. It is like when you're 3 years old, you think you're mom is jacked, lol....it is the same thing.
For a little motivation, the first time I walked into a weightroom was when I was 13. It was the high school weightroom and I remember seeing a kid benching with 135 for a couple hardfought reps, thats a 45lb plate on each end of the bar, and I remember being awestruck and thinking this fucking guy was diesel. By the time I was a senior I was flat benching 365 for singles, and over the last few years I've done as much as 435. The last time I was screwing around after flat bench, I did 63 reps with 135 and stopped because I got bored. So, you get the point. Now if I saw some guy fighting for a few reps with 135, I would think he has a long way to go. My point is that it is gonna be frustrating seeing all these people who seemingly don't devote themselves to working out when you think they are buff, but when you DO start making progress, you'll see them for how me or anybody else serious about training sees them, and that is a twerp.
On to your diet question. It is all relavtive to your goals. You don't necessarily have to get "fat". You DO have to feed your body enough to not only fuel hard workouts, but to foster growth. At a young age with a fast metabolism it is a waste of time to nitpick over every little thing you put in your mouth. I am assuming you're an average, healthy kid with no medical conditions that would restrict your diet. Take advantage of your naturally high hormone levels at this age and your high metabolism. If you follow the eat everything in sight approach your dinner should NOT be custard pie, but if you eat a dinner with plenty of protein, carbs, and good fats, you can have plenty of custard pie for dessert. Also, if you have a part-time job or anything, buy your own groceries. Save the money most people your age blow on booze, cigarettes, and other shit and buy food.
On a side note, you need to realize that when a bodybuilder, a powerlifter,a strength athlete, or any athlete in general calls themselves fat, they mean "fat for them" or 'fatter than they wanna be or should be or have been'. they don't mean fat compared to the average American slob. I am 265lbs at 5'11", I have a 36' waist, and I don't have a 6 pack (nor do I want one), I am not ripped, and I always joke around and refer to myself as fat. I have been called 'ripped' by the average person more times than I can count. So, do you see what I mean when I tell you people on this board are gonna tell you to eat everything and get fat that they don't literally mean "fat" like most average people. lol.
The post is lengthy, but I hope I helped you. this is all stuff you learn along the road, but I hope I enlightened you, lol....