Take it easy on the forum newbie

[deepveinthromb]

at your age it would be more benificial to do a full body workout twice a week to failure or isolate bodyparts 3 days a week where your only training each bodypart 1 time per week.
mon. chest, delts, tri
wed. legs
fri. back, biceps

rest and recovery at your age is where youll get the most benefits. but train hard.

 

[azul]

Great post. To answer some questions...

I have a great sex drive, I have a girlfriend of 6 years ( hopefully popping the question soon ) and she definately doesnt mind sex at least once daily. My body fat is very low and I'm very healthy and active. Dont drink pop, rarely drink alcohol, no candy, no stupid foods like that.

Good point about skinny people complaining about gaining weight, but here's the thing. I eat so much, Im almost to the point where I'm getting the skinny mans belly. Its like it doesn't go to the rest of my body. My frame is pretty small, I have that little indent in my chest, and my shoulders are very wide so my shoulder blades stick out too.

I eat until I am almost sick at each and every meal. Morning - protein shake, pple, oatmeal, couple eggs. Lunch - Couple chicken breasts, milk, salad, turkey sandwich . Dinner - Spaghetti, protein shake, milk, PB&J, banana.

Thats somewhat of a normal day for me. I didnt take the time to put EXACTLY what I eat and sidedishes, but those are the main things. Plus, in between meals I always sneak a can a tuna or PB sandwich, and of course before I go to bed.

You need to start eating at least 6 meals a day. And you need to learn about proper pre and post-workout nutrition (maltodextrin+dextrose+hydrolized protein).

You gotta train yourself to eat a lot. It's not that hard. Trust me, it's much harder to train yourself to eat less.

And when you say a skinny man's belly, do you mean fat or bloat? Cause if it's fat, then you're just not working out out hard enough. If you weighed 210 lbs and couldn't gain any more LBM, I'd understand your dilemma. But at your weight, I don't think steroids/pro-hormones are the answer.

You need to tell us far more about your training and diet.

 

[10001110101]

yeah i mean 3500 cals at 6'2 with a superfast metabolism isn't going to pack on the mass.

but it SHOULD be adding muscle.

your strength should go up steady, but it's a very slow process doing it naturally with your metabolism. it's a struggle that mesomorphs don't quite understand. and the belly has probably more to do with just the volume of food you're eating, i recommend getting some metamucil and some activia they will help reduce that bloating in your stomach.

but yeah try to get to 4000 cals, and honestly i doubt you eat 3500 cals every day, if i'm right you can probably go for 2-3 days without eating more than 1500, then suddenly you pig out for a few days, then you can go for a while without eating.

i'm the same way.

i actually went on cycle and was disappointed with results the first few weeks (i was like why isn't this shit working?) then i added 1000cals/day to my diet and high protein.

what do you know i gained 10 in the two weeks following and i suddenly felt the juice working.

then i realized that my diet might have been to blame all along.

then i went through PCT and it was hell.

then i realized i should have figured out diet and training the first go round then looked to anabolics.



but you're your own man you can do whatever the hell you want, i'm just saying it can be helpful to figure out how your body works naturally first.

 

[2evil]

Like the others have said - post up your diet and routine. No steroids will help your diet. And don't forget - your training and diet have a dramatic impact on your metabolism AND your hormone profile. People forget this.

You've got to concentrate on your large compound lifts to add any real mass. Squat, deadlift, bench and overhead presses. Stick around. You'll learn a lot from this site. It's a great knowledge base .

 

[ReiverFootball]

The belly is definately not fat. I have defined abs.

Monday - BB bench, Incline bench, Hang cleans, Incline DB flys, tricep extensions, curls

Wednesday - Deadlift, BB row, Front squat, lat pull downs, one armed rows, BB military

Friday - Squat, BB bench, Leg press, calve raises.

 

[Varga]

I got one thing to say....you know you eat enough when you put on a bit of fat...if you keep geting leaner then you not eating enough. The gym split is fine and as long as you don't over train, it doesn;t really matter the lifting part...I think it;s the food since your sex drive is good and I doubt you over train at all.
Food and sleep that;s what you may want to look into

 

[willyb021]

people say 21 because its said that you are still developing and growing naturally. as for the facial hair thing. im 23 and can barely grow facial hair. its basically my heritage . my dad barely grows facial hair. as for ur height weight & calorie intake thats really surprising you havent been putting on weight

 

[ceo]

First, 3500 calories is about half the amount you should be eating. But, since you sound like you don't really keep track of what you eat and don't really want to...instead of trying to count all your calories and all macros, just focus on consuming 2 to 3 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight each day.

Right now you should be taking in at least 340 grams of protein a day. 60 grams of protein 6 times a day = 360 grams. That should be a minimum. If you can't manage to shove enough food down your throat, drink a shake (up to half of the daily amount if you have to). At every meal, eat carbs (pastas, breads, rice, etc.) as filler after you eat your protein first. Make sure you get in some veggies with each meal too, to keep things moving through your GI tract (poopin). Also, make sure you are getting enough good fats (fish, flax, olive oils). Adding a couple tablespoons EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) to a protein shake is an easy way to get more fats in.

Also, go over to the training forum and read the training vault sticky and read everything you can in the links to the "madcow 5x5" program. That routine sets you up on a path to constantly progress in weights you are lifting.

You learn how to eat and train, and barring any significant medical issues, you should be able to steadily gain at least 50 lbs over the next couple years without steroids.