Need some help with my weight

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Hi, im a 15 year old boy, im about 5'11" and i weigh in the neighborhood of 115 or so.
I am very skinny, and one of the problems i have is that i am always eating, but i never gain any weight. Kids at school often like to "take notice" that im so skinny, and they think they can just push me around becuase, well im not the strongest guy you'll every meet.
Ive been dealing with this problem every scince i was little.

Now this isnt the only thing that ive had to deal with. Im emabrrased to take m shirt off to go swimming becuase i have what they call Bird Chest. Its when your chest sticks out so you can see the bone. Ive started to do weight training, and ive ask my doctor what i can do to help get rid of this, or at least make it a lot less noticable, but he doesnt know much about it. ALl he really knows is that its not harmfull to me, its jsut a deformation.

Please if anybody has any suggestions n either of these, PLEASE post here or email me at E-Mail Removed

thank you
 
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This article will help you out. Pay close attention to this part...

If you are a 16-18 year old with some or no athletic background, start by doing body weight work. Push-ups, pull-ups, sit ups, squats, lunges, pistols, 8-count body builders, sit-ups (Janda's are preferred), rope climbing, and short jogs up to a mile every other day. Workout daily, but every other day drop your sets OR reps by 50%. Learning to swim should also be a part of this first phase. Vary the intensity each day and test your self every 2-4 weeks allowing 5-10 minutes between exercises. During the daily workouts vary your rest periods. Be sure to choose a reasonable number of exercises to start with. In the beginning just a few sets of pushups and pull-ups might leave you in a puddle on the ground. Add exercises as you progress. Keeping your reps to 25 or less and do as many sets as you can in good form is a good start.

After 2 months its time to start adding weight to the mix. Start with Pavel Tsatsouline's Power to The People routine of Deal Lifts and Side Presses. To incorporate this program, do the DL and the SP every other day followed by a run. Increase the mileage by ½ mile every week or two. Vary the runs by doing plenty of cross-country running as well as road runs. On the days you do not do PTP, do your Calisthenics work but start to add weight where you can. A good example is the Farmers Walk and weighted pull-ups. Just add 5-10 lbs on a belt and do pull-ups. You should see an increase in your numbers shortly. Alternating pull-up workouts with and with out weight is most effective. You should swim on the days you do Cals and work up to 2000 meters using the freestyle stroke. At the end of 2 months you should be up to running 5 miles over varied terrain and your back and legs should be visibly stronger. You should be swimming 2000 meters and your pull-ups and your ability to carry loads should have increased dramatically.

Now after four months of training you should begin to look and feel like you are in shape and progressing. Now start adding ballistic weight drills to your workouts. Drop your DL and SP weight by 30% and add KB or DB swings and snatches to the mix. This is high rep work and there is no limit except for your form. Keep it tight. Start doing heavy weighted pull-ups, pushups on blocks and clapping pushups, jumping for distance and speed, rope climbing with no feet, and rolling/tumbling drills. If you don't know how to roll, find your local Ninjutsu or Aikido school and learn. Your running should begin to focus on speed. Do intervals on Thursdays if you are following my Intervals article. Buy a pair of Rocket Fins and a mask and start finning. You should also start swimming underwater with and with out fins. Do this for another two months. At the end of these six months you will have a good base of GPP to prepare you for more radical workouts. At anytime in this process you can begin using Kettlebells. Kettlebell work will be of even greater benefit to you. I mention it at the end because most 16-18 year old don't have the money or resources to buy KBs. However, schools should be encouraged to purchase them for their athletics programs.

Don't worry about this being a special forces workout, think of it as a beginner workout for someone who wants to look and be fit.
 
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