I want to gain 10 kg of muscle by summer so I can take my shirt off at the beach :P

[Domyos]

Apologies for the title but as soon I saw this sentence in the profile options I decided it would be this thread's title. :P

Anyway, this is my first post in BB.com. (Hello to all!) I decided to register today even though I visit it here a couple of months. It is a good way to keep track of my progress (the reason I registered first of all) and I would like some feedback on my progress.

I am a pure ectomorph (6 foot with 132 pounds). I began lifting weights 4 to 5 years ago (more or less). I start at home (like many of us) for two years. Then I started swimming, and entered in the gym two years ago. Although due swimming classes I was going only one time per week at the gym. Then I quit from gym last year and decided to go only with swimming.

I went from this: h..p://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7439/pre05.png

to this: h..p://img691.imageshack.us/img691/97/at07.png

During last year I kept training at home and along with swimming I went to what seen above to this: h..p://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9148/1122009.jpg

P.S.: To view images just copy the link and replace ".." with "tt".

This year I left swimming and went strictly with gym only. I start in September, 3x per week, thus I have more or less two and half months of lifting. I increased 3 kg - I am currently at 60.5 kg and at beginning I was at 57.5 kg.

My weight progress (since the start) was something along these lines: 53kg -> 55kg -> 58kg -> 60kg -> 63kg -> 58kg -> Now. I decreased a lot last year due school (busy) and then some life problems.

I will add some actual pics later. My objective is to reach 70kg (154 pounds) or near it until Summer. Thoughts?!

[Goosah]

10kg is doable but you have to eat a lot more than you probably are now judging by your bf. Swimming takes a lot of cals.

[Domyos]

I seriously don't have sure how much BF do I have. It was just a number I pulled out of my head at the moment.

I will measure it later. And I currently don't swim. I left it this year.

[flynn125]

I'm pretty much exactly like you! Complete ectomorph, my threads a few below yours starting with "7 week progress...

Check it out! I have put on over a stone, obviously a mixture of fat and muscle but its slowly getting there. Make sure you sort your diet though. I went to the gym a few years ago went 5 times a week, gave it everything, didnt gain a lb. Past 7 weeks ive changed my diet and gained over a stone lol, diet is like 80% of all gains.

[Domyos]

Two pics of my current back:

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[Domyos]

Since I cannot edit my posts here are the photos posted above but as attachments now - they are per order.

Only the last two pics, back images, are recent, about 15 days ago. I believe the only really major "blockader" I'm facing is not eating enough food. I'm already changing that. And considering my low weight I'm guessing eating a lot of everything is the objective now. Thoughts?

[je1ani]

22lbs of muscle in 6 months? jesus

[mikew151]

Yes you need to eat... spread it out 2-3 hrs and a lot.. and of course lift hard. Try to limit your cardio... I had a friend like you and he follow what I said including buying weight gainer... he gained 8 pounds in a month with limited access to gym...

So it's doable but it's all depend on you

[Domyos]

^ Yep!

22lbs of muscle in 6 months? jesus

It isn't impossible.