Trying to gain weight, need help

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For a long time I have been trying to gain weight. I'm 5'10" and hover between 116lbs and 120lbs.
For a month and a half period last fall I ran two and up to four miles every week day and worked my arms and chest Mon and Fri, and worked my abdomens and lower back Tue and Thurs. I had even went as far as to incorporate gainers into my diet every day. After I saw no gain except to be more inclined toward the 120lbs I lost motivation.
Just recently I started back up and am in my second week of training. I want to make sure I'm doing it right this time. My goal is 160lbs, but I'd be happy to just hit 140.
I've also taken a more aggressive approach, I believe.
My schedule is thus: on Mon, Wed, Thur I do curls, lateral flyes, bent over lateral flyes, dumbell raises, standard pull-ups (w/ the back of hand facing out), behind-the-neck pull-ups (w/ back of hand facing in), standard push-ups, wide push-ups, and diamond push-ups. On Tue, Wed, Fri I do crunches (twisting elbows to opposite knees respectively), leg lifts, Captain's Chairs, Captain's Chairs (w/ legs kept straight), and bicycle crunches. Every week I either increase the reps or the weights. I've also cut the running back to 1 mile.
I am damned tired of being 120 and scrawny. Anybody see any problems with my routine or otherwise?
 
Listen, there's a lot of people who would love to have your problem.
If you want to put on weight you can go the ho ho's and pork fat route.
Or how about this. Heavy weights less reps. Cut back on the cardio for a while.
You can workout everyday but not the same muscles. Give each one at least a day off.

Work heavy weights 4 or 5 sets 3 to 6 reps to start and then add some more sets. You want to kill your muscles. If you are able to lift the same group the next day you're not hitting them hard enough. My son was just over to do his chest and shoulders I guarantee he will have a hard time putting a shirt on tomorrow.

Good luck!
 
I agree, hit the weights hard and by all means cut down on the cardio a little bit.

Most importantly eat more! You won't grow otherwise.

Even if you think you're eating a lot now, it's obviously not enough hehe.

You are quite lucky some people may say. I don't find it particularly difficult to drop or gain weight, which I am thankful for even if it does mean I need to be extra careful with my eating.

You need to eat a lot, and eat clean at the same time, which may be tough at first. Check the nutrition section for some good recipes.
 
Cool, thanks for the feedback. I'll work on heavier weights and eating more both.
Btw I've gone the twinkies route before. I ate two boxes every week for a month. Also did the avocado thing for a summer. They didn't do a thing, lol.
 
Hey, Don't forget. Putting on muscle mass isn't just lifting weights. Diet and rest are just as important.

As you tear your muscles up they need the protein and rest time to build. If your food intake is going out the door with your normal activity you will need to add more calories. Rest is also very important.
 
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