Am hoping there is someone out there in my boat and can answer my question for me.
Isit possible for skinny men to lift heavy weights? (I met one chap a few years back, same heigh and weight as me and he said he can bench 100kg - I dont know if he was chatting crap or not).
I am 5'9 and weigh just 57kg. I always had trouble gaining weight, and prefer to do low reps heavy weights. I dont mind being this size as long as my strength levels are adequate.
My lifting stats are as follows:
Flat bench 57.5kg (own body weight)
Incline bench 50kg
Bicep dumbell curls 20kg per arm
Lat pulldown medium grip 45kg
Lat pulldown close grip 60kg
Ultimately, I'd be wanting to bench about 80kg by the end of this year (I dont know if it will be possible in 7months).
Any pointers will be appreciated, thankyou.
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05-19-2012, 10:51 AM #1
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skinny and lift heavy weights, possible?
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05-19-2012, 12:20 PM #4
Sean Brokenshire is a pal of mine that lifts in 100% Raw Federation, an has all the world records as far as i can tell. Hes 53kg and as hes 5'5"-6" pretty much same height as me, and has a sub 1000lbs total, its prolly higher now because he was coming off alot of injuries including back and knee injuries. Hell prolly touch 500kgs raw soon. You can have a decent total but u need to be realistic about what is light for your height, 5'9" at 54kg is a bit light, but u can get some good numbers if u work hard and if you are serious, its just going to take alot longer because you are not gaining weight, but you will get there eventually
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05-20-2012, 02:11 AM #8
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05-20-2012, 05:57 AM #9
Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press(flat, incline), Shoulder Press, Shrugs, Pull-Ups(do not bother with lat pull-down).
If you do those 7 compound exercises twice a week with real weights(no machines), you sir will infact start lifting heavy ass weights. It will take time but it will happen. Its really that easy. If you decided to do 6 out of those 7, you're going to screw with your results and have muscle imbalances.
At your weight curls are basically like pissing in the wind, squatting, deadlifting and shoulder pressing will take care of those just fine.---------------------------------------
"Fast is not fast enough, strong is not strong enough."
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05-20-2012, 10:28 AM #12
It's possible if you have incredible mental focus and neuromuscular adaptation. But really, to become stronger, I suggest you start eating more than you are eating now. If you're not gaining weight, you're not eating enough, simple as that. You can check the links in my sig to formulate a nice bulking diet. After all, your body can't produce muscle from nothing. It needs a surplus from somewhere, i.e., food.
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05-20-2012, 04:12 PM #13
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Yes you are right. It was 2 years ago when I was lifting a little more and weighed at 60kg. However, due to other commitments I give up unintentionally (if thats a word!).
You all are right you got to eat more, about 6 years ago I paid for one of these "gain weight" programmes and followed it and in 5 weeks gained 5kg. Also due to lack of time and not being able to cook cant make good meals.
I do eat "alot" but it isnt "alot" if I counted the calories. I have gained nearly 1kg in the last 4 weeks'ish. However that is probably from the creatine I have been drinking.
Also, the creatine I take gives me a headache, I dirnk lots of water. However, in the last week or so I seem to just p!ss it all out. Is this normal? Its normal for protein am aware of that but not for creatine as far as I know.
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05-21-2012, 06:46 AM #19
Cuz hes a sick ozzy ****, who has bulked up to 231lbs knows everything about lifting yet still has a low total. Sean is 53kgs of skinny at 5'6", but has been lifting both raw and geared for around 6 years if i remember correctly. If u want to stay skinny, then stay skinny, but your lifts wont go up as quick, so if u have no patience, its pretty irrelavent cuz ull never get really strong if u are going to give up training seriouslly after a year, becuase you got bored or plateud
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05-21-2012, 07:14 AM #20
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One thing I learnt from experience is I am poor at compound exercises or at one exercise without being strong for another.
Example: my bench would be low, I could push more but my back and legs arent strong enough (my wrists get painful!) This is why I train most body parts so I can accommodate for other body parts.
I give up due to other commitments (such as family, working, uni etc) its not due to laziness, I have always been motivated. About 7 years ago I used to train 3 days on 1 day off 3 days on 1 off - like that for 3 solid months (if I had free time I would be on it all the time, when you got other commitments things become more difficult).
I have set targets I wish to achieve either this size or if I get bigger fair be it but my ultimate goal is to get stronger (am sort of sh!t at gaining weight so Im not aiming for that). Im benching 57.5kg, and aiming to be touching 80kg by the end of this calendar year. (Anything close to 80, 70 or 75 would still do me proud). I rather be this size and bench something what an average joe cant - I seen many people in time who weigh 90-100kg and bench 100-120kg, to weight/power ratio that is pretty poor as it just near enough body weight.
I see it similar to this context: I am currently unfit and puff out after running at 8-10kmh on a treadmill for 2minutes. Yet a fat bloke who weights 15 stones can run for 35minutes at 8kmh. You can be fatter yet fitter, so am hoping I can be skinny and be stronger lol.
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^
I dont know if I smell sarcasm there lol.
To be honest, size doesnt bother me as long as I got adequate strength (not in an aggresive sort of fighting way but yet generally and defensively).
I shall keep this thread update periodically lol as am looking to commit to training for a long term now as I got a discounted membership at David Lloyds gym at £50 a month forever (usually its £78-£98 per month!). Those from the UK will know its a top end gym with all the "luxury" facilities etc lol.
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its easier said than done to be honest!
Am 24 years old, and for 24years I have not been a big eater so am used to that. Its hard changing. I eat and eat and eat it still dont seem to be enough so how much more? lol.
So I sort of given up on that, as the most I ever weighed is 60kg! And only got up to 60kg with a combination of training and eating. many people say eat first gain weight first, I dont have an appetite without training tho. Honestly its hard for someone of my size i dont "strive" to be skinny lol - dont think anyone does.
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05-21-2012, 12:48 PM #29
Skinny dude tend to have big squat and deadlift but mediocre bench ( usually ).
If u dont want to stay skinny ( personally i dont ever see myself weighing over 83kgs so i understand that people dont always wanna be big ) then just do compound. I only squat bench ( not even benching the last few weeks cuz torn rotator cuff ) deadlift, doing Bill Star 5x5, and i cant keep my weight down, im struggling to stay below 75kgs for my upcoming meet, which is annoying, i was 61kgs at one point, stayed around 65kgs and couldnt get heavier doing bodybuilding 5 day split, no matter how much i ate, switched to powerlifting picked up 1kg a week, up to 71kg, then it stabalized, till i started doing alot of squats, and now im actually having to eat on defict just to stay below 75kgs.Athletics > Aesthetics
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what is this / how does it work?
I had medical tests for thyroid etc and other common issues for being underweight and I was clear of them.
I only slept 6hours today and I feel I lost lots of weight and feel boney and pokey in places! This happens when I dont have enough sleep, also have sh!t appetite when I dont get enough sleep. Usually I sleep 8to9hours which is sufficient for me and dont have the weight loss/breaking down issue.
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