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I'm 17. I have a very fast metabolism and active lifestyle, so my weight doesn't really fluctuate more than 3 pounds at a time. I have the body type where fat gets deposited on the hips and thighs rather than the stomach.

I currently weigh about 140 ponds. I want to weigh about 165 pounds. How do I do this as fast as possible? Safety is important, but not that important, since I'm young.

Thanks for your help.
 
eat right 5-6 times a day, lift heavy weights, and don't do it 'as fast as possible'...do it at the rate your body with let you.
 
You get out what you put in.

If your eatting healthy, have a healthy lifestyle and have a good lifting routine then all you should have to do is eat more.
more protien, more slow carbs, keep the fat low.
as an example the food that you should be eatting lots of are:-
protien - chicken, fish, milk, lean beef
slow carbs - brown bread, rice, pasta, potatoes

stay away from:-
fast burning carbs (sugars) - sweets, candy, sugar, sweet cerial)
fats - food fried in oil, fatty meats like pork, chips, butter

what your lifting program like?
 
Cheiros said:
Safety is important, but not that important, since I'm young.
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Wow.. lol


If you don't already lift, start. And look at your diet, as mentioned before, you'll need to eat over your daily caloric needs.
 
Thanks everyone.

"eat right 5-6 times a day, lift heavy weights, and don't do it 'as fast as possible'...do it at the rate your body with let you."

Do you mean 5-6 meals?

A lot of the problem is that I could put on weight but if I did it'd largely go to my hips and thighs and look even worse than it does now. Also, I've been hesistant about weight lifting and other gym training, since most the stories I hear about people who do that LOSE weight.

"stay away from:-
fast burning carbs (sugars) - sweets, candy, sugar, sweet cerial)
fats - food fried in oil, fatty meats like pork, chips, butter"

Okay, this is probably a large part of what I'm doing wrong, then.

My lifting program consists of dumbells. I don't have anyone to spot (sp?) me for the barbell.

So it seems what you've said covers what I'm doing wrong. I need to lift heavier weights and eat healthier, with more meals and over my caloric needs? So how do I find out what my "caloric needs" are?

Also, I just got a brand new mountain bike (to replace a BMX). Is there any point including using this in my training?

Thanks again, everyone.
 
Cheiros said:
My lifting program consists of dumbells. I don't have anyone to spot (sp?) me for the barbell.
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Dumbbells are just as dangerous as barbells, maybe even more so. the bar gives you much more stability and control so you less likely to loose ballence.
Even if you drop the bar on your chest, considering your strong enough to lift it 10 times, it will be easy to support it on your chest without it crushing you. But if you get weak with a dumbbell you may try and drop it and snap your shoulder out.

As long as your sensible you dont need a spotter. Just keep your weight to a max of your 10rep weight.
 
i don't think dumbbells are any more dangerous, or any safer, than barbells, although I argue its much easier to drop DB's to the sides on something like a bench press, vs. teh barbell crashing down on your chest.

plus, dumbbells help build stabilizer muscles a little better than barbells (depends on what exercise) in addition to making both arms/sides of the chest work independently, to fix weak spots and build symmetrical size and strength.
 
anyway you should always take a break from barbell pressing every now and then and do DBs, i just read an article about shoulder health, the barbell aint that good for you in the long run, so it should be switched off with DBs every now and then.
 
weight gain

yea, i've having the same problem as the guy here. I think my metabolism is pretty high since I can pretty much eat anything without putting on a single pound. For the past month and a half, I've gone into a more rigorous fitness campaign to gain healthy body mass. So far, i've gained, one kilo in total...somewhat disappointing. So here's what i'm doin, and hopefully you guys can give me advice.

I'm about 5'10'' and about 128 pounds. I bike to and from work everyday, and spend about 1.5 hours at the gym 4 times a week. I've not a professional when it comes to working out and weight lifting and stuff; in the past, i've been mainly a track athelete and cross country runner, so my abs and my legs are fine, but my upper body's not great. I've been mainly overloading with heavier weights and less reps. After workout, i usually eat an egg and drink some milk. I've also increase my protein intake by increasing the amount of meat in eating.

After about a month and a half, i've gained a little over 1 kilo. I'm getting a lot of tone, but no size increase.

Also, for some reason, my wrist curls are increasing the size of my forarms, buy my wrist size has not changed at all (i can still feel the lil bump where the bone ends).

any advice helps

thanks
 
calories

oh yea, someone told me i should start counting my calories and measuring my fat%
I have no idea how to do any of that...how do i know how much calories im burning per day and how am i suppose to keep track of all the calories of all the meals i eat! especially if i eat out.
 
Also, how do I balance my training and resting?

It seems if I push myself hard I have to rest up to three days before the soreness goes away. This only allows for training about 5 times a fortnight.

Alternatively, if I don't push myself that hard, I just don't see any results; at all.
 
3 days is a good resting time for your muscles, so thats normal.
You just gotta split up your workout.
the most simple way of doing this is to do all pushing exercises one workout, next time work pulling and the last you do leg and core exercises.

Its reffered to as a "Push/pull/legs" split routine

Its not favoured by experianced weight lifters cos you cant do any deadlifts. but its a really good way of getting started.

I wouldnt normally write a program but I'll make this real quick.

day1 - push
bench press
chest flyes
shoulder press
side dumbell raises
tricep pushdown or kickbacks

day 2 - rest

day 3 - pull
wide grip chin ups (palms facing away)
close grip chin ups (palms facing toward)
note -for begginers you may find it easyer to use a lat pull down, but still do wide and close grip as they work diffrent muscles.
one handed rows/bend over rows or weight machine rows.
note - do this in 2 possitions. 1 with elbows high and 1 with elbows close to body. elbows high will work the rear delts, elbows low will work the traps.
Shrugs.
bicep curls.

day 4 - rest

day 5 - legs
lunges, with dumbells in each hand
squat, dumbells for begginers.
dumbell deadlifts - for lower back, you can do supermans but deadlift is better
leg raises
twisting sit ups or wood choppers
ab crunches.

If you need to know what any of these are it would be better for you to ask gym staff as they can show you rather than us explaining it.

a usefull site is exrx.net
 
Okay I seemed to have gained about 3 1/3 pounds in the last 40 days. That means I'm gaining at a rate of roughly 3 pounds per month. Not too fast. But is there some sort of exponentiality to this? It seems CocoPuff, who weighs less than me, is gaining less kilos per month. I'm also losing fat.

What I'd really like to do now is get a bigger chest. My muscles are pretty well defined and strong everywhere else in my body now, including my hips. My chest is pretty small though. I'm not straight up and down there, but it is quite small. Can anyone please help me with chest building?
 
hmmm im abit the oposite... i just cant put weight on, i find it hard to eat alot a day like 6 meals wow thats hard ... i have bought weight gainers (had sum gd results, but now its just all gone again) any 1 know a good weight gainer or are they all the same..... plus i get tried alot dont sleep at night much for sum reason. so i find it hard to have the energy to do dumbells, i do have sum lifting them now and then, i hav a active job witch helps i suppose,

but meals? i eat chips alot so i guess thats bad..

erm..

cud any1 help me with an eating plan

3 days worth, basic meals and ill repeat them?

like.. egg toast morning? cup of tea ;) oatmeal?

break @ work cup of tea banana, biscuit?

and i come home for dinner wat cud i have? pot nuddle?

then i have another break @ work... wat cud i have hear?

then tea time? mash potato, carrots, chicken?pork?

and then night snack?

just any suggestions wud be nice

thanx ppl ;)


i buy my weight gainers here usually, they alrite? mite get sum creatine asswelll.



soz for type talk an mistakes, im rushing.
 
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