How can a skinny guy get bigger arms?

[anonymous1997]

Ok, so I'm 14, I guess you could call me a geek who talks to people on skype for hours. But in the past few months I have become quite social. It wasn't till I went shopping with a few days ago when I noticed... Most of my friends are average size/fat. I on the other hand I am really skinny, when I looked in the mirror in the changing room I saw that my arms look almost like twigs. My arms when flexed are 26 cm (10.6 inches) which isn't alot I know. I weigh about 58kg (127 pounds) I'm not too sure exactly how tall I am as I have no measuring tape to hand, but I am among the tallest in my year at school.

I guess I have a high motabalism as I eat quite alot and I have never got fat. For example when I go to mcdonalds (If I have enough money on me) I can eat 2 large chicken select meals.

My question is how would I maybe get bigger arms. I have a school trip to Spain in October so I was wondering if it were possible to see improvements by then. Going to the gym for me would be quite hard as I live in an isolated area where there aren't many facilities. So would it be possible to do it with push ups/crunches etc... (anything not requiring equipment).

I would appreciate any help on this.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Jrahien]

1) It's quite normal for a 14 year old to be skinny. It's very rare for someone your age to have large muscles.

2) To someone new to weight training, it usually takes 2-3 months before muscle growth actually begins, so there wouldn't be a whole lot of change in appearance by October anyway.

3) It's still good to do weight training, though. Just don't be so preoccupied with your size right now, though. Take a look at the stickies in the Young Athlete Development and Weight Training threads for tips on how to get started.