The Journey of the Skinnies

[mainr]

actually thinking about it, i just use an actual spoon, but i just scoop the sh*t out of the peanut butter and ice cream, im probably actually having like 4-5 tbs of peanut butter and 1/2 a cup of ice cream ahahhahahahahahahahahaha

also i dunno why i cant add weights to squats :S its so weird, my legs today are deadddd, my girl sat on my one leg and ive never experience soreness like that before :S im going to try to add weights to my sets this friday, i feel like maybe my calves/shins/feet are just weak

[y0lked]

i eat lots of vegetarian based meals since my parents dont usually eat meat, when i do cook myself, im eating the typical salmon and veggies, chicken breast or thighs (i remove the skin and fat if im eating thighs) with veggies and potatoes, my carb intake isnt that high, the only thing i can think of that is fatty is my weight gainer i make (1 cup of milk, 2 cups of water, 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 scoop of progressive vegegreens, huge handful of blueberries, 5-6 strawberries, 1 tbs of peanut butter, 3-4 tbs of greek yogurt, 1 decent sized scoop of whatever ice cream i have and some honey), but i dont drink that shake in one day, i usually drink it over 2 days, sometimes 3 if im out a lot, ive always had a bit of a belly, but i feel like my hips and stomach are getting bigger :S

actually thinking about it, i just use an actual spoon, but i just scoop the sh*t out of the peanut butter and ice cream, im probably actually having like 4-5 tbs of peanut butter and 1/2 a cup of ice cream ahahhahahahahahahahahaha

also i dunno why i cant add weights to squats :S its so weird, my legs today are deadddd, my girl sat on my one leg and ive never experience soreness like that before :S im going to try to add weights to my sets this friday, i feel like maybe my calves/shins/feet are just weak

lol well than thats probably the culprit, remember that carbs are more important than fat. You really only need about 20-30% of your total daily cals from fat. Switch out the ice cream for protein rich foods and oatmeal. Also, check your greek yogurt. Ive seen almost 23g of fat per serving of greek yogurt. I always buy the 0 fat kind and add a few diced almonds.

[mainr]

lol well than thats probably the culprit, remember that carbs are more important than fat. You really only need about 20-30% of your total daily cals from fat. Switch out the ice cream for protein rich foods and oatmeal. Also, check your greek yogurt. Ive seen almost 23g of fat per serving of greek yogurt. I always buy the 0 fat kind and add a few diced almonds.

Yeah i'll leave out the ice cream from now, I forgot to mention I usually add 1/2 cup or a little more of oatmeal in my milkshake.

Side question, so my legs are still decently sore from squatting yesterday morning, can i squat again tomorrow if they are just a little sore? That's two days of good sleep and good nutrition. Or should i go light/avoid squatting tomorrow all together. Thanks!

[y0lked]

Yeah i'll leave out the ice cream from now, I forgot to mention I usually add 1/2 cup or a little more of oatmeal in my milkshake.

Side question, so my legs are still decently sore from squatting yesterday morning, can i squat again tomorrow if they are just a little sore? That's two days of good sleep and good nutrition. Or should i go light/avoid squatting tomorrow all together. Thanks!

Whats your routine?

[Donut Juice]

Checking back in. Have not worked out in a month. First I got sick so i rested. When i got better, waking up early was killing me. Was going to start this Monday but got sick lol...

Starting Monday and hitting it hard... How is everyone doing!

[Raymondoo]

The Journey of the Skinnies

Go join the group if you are ready for our journey ! 2.9.11

OMG, not another forum for skinny people! Hey everyone I’m Robert Edmonds (Redmond3) on bodyspace. I have seen tons and tons of forums saying that they are dedicated to helping out people who are skinny. Some groups/forums don’t even give us advice, true motivation, and feel as if they truly care about our goals that we set. I have even seen one that makes you leave after you are “big”, how crazy is that. Wouldn’t you want to keep the people who have helped make the group more positive and driving people to see results that they have seen. Regardless this forum is dedicated for us, THE SKINNIES. It will be creating a group for us also for the people who subscribe and participate in this forum. We all have to start somewhere and this journey starts now! Everyone of us will walk together down the path to success and reaching every goal that we set forth. What do you get out of this? Well let me list some of the benefits

1. Sharing transformation stories with people who can relate to you
2. People who actually want to see you succeed, and will dedicate some of their time JUST TO HELP YOU OUT
3. Diet plans, and recipes
4. Supplement reviews, and products that have helped us in our journey
5. Workout plans that work, that we have tried first hand
6. Someone to personally talk to and new friends

So let me cut to the chase and say I was once and still consider myself pretty small/skinny. I guess as you workout more and become more dedicated you become more critical of how you look, which can be a good thing and also bad thing. I want to welcome everyone who decided to join this forum personally, and we may have a long journey up ahead but we will do it together. You can pm me or I can post my mom's phone number, she is a fat slut lol and email so people can get ahold of me.


everyone add this group- just for the skinnies of this fourm- look up The Journey of the Skinnies under bodygroups for some reason it wont let me post the url

Cheers a lot mate lol

[leanguy09]

Trip was awesome! Rafted the colorado, quadded up utah mountains, grand canyon, vegas, arches national park. Ill get some pics up later once I upload them all.

Got back in the gym tuesday and decided to just lift heavy and focus on the 6-8 range and getting a whole lot stronger. Im the most sore ive ever been in my life right now just doing some HIIT and eating well over maintenance until I figure out my calories going forward ill be smashing and grubbing.

Dang sounds like Lewis and Clark type of adventure! lmao but its good you had fun though. im assuming your currently cutting?

[y0lked]

Dang sounds like Lewis and Clark type of adventure! lmao but its good you had fun though. im assuming your currently cutting?

It was dope! Nah, I cut on the trip cause I wasnt gonna touch a weight. Im at like 180 ish still. Gonna be clean bulking for a while, then once full on winter comes ill go a little dirtier to hit 200 (if I havent already yet). What about you big guy?

[redmond3]

Trip was awesome! Rafted the colorado, quadded up utah mountains, grand canyon, vegas, arches national park. Ill get some pics up later once I upload them all.

Got back in the gym tuesday and decided to just lift heavy and focus on the 6-8 range and getting a whole lot stronger. Im the most sore ive ever been in my life right now just doing some HIIT and eating well over maintenance until I figure out my calories going forward ill be smashing and grubbing.

Good to hear man! Looked like a great wedding. Dont worry about aesthetics right now. Just go smash weight and eat maintenance or just above. Start with clean healthy food instead of that dirty sh*t you used to eat lol unless its chicken, steak, turkey eggs or whey and a low GI carb, dont even put it in your mouth lol youll lean up and build some quality mass. What kind of books are you looking for? Also with chest, Ive switched up my form alot lately. Im going wide (first finger on the knurling band) and wide elbows. Im getting a much deeper chest stretch and my tris feel soo much stronger in that position. I also put up the exact same 1rm as my closer elbows tucked lift.

Ill get some pics up in the coming days for erryone

Dam you had a lot of fun! LMAO I'm focusing on eating much better, much better quality food. Stomach is going down. This time around I'm having my elbows out not tucked in, as this always helped my triceps and shoulders, want to focus more on my chest, I can feel the difference already. Really need to get it popping out, especially when I decide to cut, want it to not look flat lmao

Going to just become more active, this week I check my 2 week update with measurements. Next week will add some more days for the gym. I also started this week with stepmaster 10 minutes post workout, Actually really enjoy it, i step on the ball of my toes and really focus on my thighs and calves....Really crazy pump. I will bump next week to 5 workout days and 15 minutes step master, Abs 3 times a week just to touch them up. Really determined this time around.

Looking to learn more about contest prep, although I wont compete, really interested in the prep experience and cutting lots of fat/ drying out. I know most use gear so i would prefer to not go down that route in terms of learning.

One thing I have been thinking about is when I do decide to cut :/ going to be a light weight when i want to get below 10% bf...really going to feel like a twig, guess I can see why most jump on gear besides the time.. But it is what it is

[y0lked]

Dam you had a lot of fun! LMAO I'm focusing on eating much better, much better quality food. Stomach is going down. This time around I'm having my elbows out not tucked in, as this always helped my triceps and shoulders, want to focus more on my chest, I can feel the difference already. Really need to get it popping out, especially when I decide to cut, want it to not look flat lmao

Going to just become more active, this week I check my 2 week update with measurements. Next week will add some more days for the gym. I also started this week with stepmaster 10 minutes post workout, Actually really enjoy it, i step on the ball of my toes and really focus on my thighs and calves....Really crazy pump. I will bump next week to 5 workout days and 15 minutes step master, Abs 3 times a week just to touch them up. Really determined this time around.

Looking to learn more about contest prep, although I wont compete, really interested in the prep experience and cutting lots of fat/ drying out. I know most use gear so i would prefer to not go down that route in terms of learning.

One thing I have been thinking about is when I do decide to cut :/ going to be a light weight when i want to get below 10% bf...really going to feel like a twig, guess I can see why most jump on gear besides the time.. But it is what it is

Make sure you widen that grip a little if you are going to flare the elbows on bench, it will reduce the stress placed on the glenohumeral joint. One thing ive learned working with my chiropractor is that the pecs can be the most tight muscle on the human body if you let it get that way. It will cause internally rotated shoulders that will limit pressing mobility and cause inflamation of the shoulder joint. Also, it will take away from pec gains because you wont be able to achieve full stretch of the muscle and loose tension or even worse form breakdown. Since stretching daily my chest has developed and my bench as gone way up. Suprisingly so has my OHP because my tight chest is not pulling the humerous anteriorly and countering the work done by my delts vertically.

My GO TO chest stretch is where you assume a lunge where the foot forward is closest to a fixed pole/wall, extend the same arm as the leg forward directly laterally. Place the palm up with a closed fist and point the thumb posteriorly. Then lunge forward and turn your head towards the opposing shoulder.
Stairmaster ftw! Unfortunately ours at Golds is broken (chitty gym) and I have to resort to car pushes...... I see this as a positive haha. Getting sub 10% takes time. Most natural lifters usually all share the same pattern when it comes to body composition. It starts with a hefty bulk and usually exceeds 30 lbs over ideal stage weight. This offseason is designed to achieve atleast the LBM desired for the stage. More-so even higher LBM than needed to compensate for the cut. Once that is acquired (can take years!) There is a transition period of adjustment where homeostasis is achieved and the weight is maintained for several weeks. Then a very very very slow drop in calories somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-200 cals below homeostasis period for as long as possible with maintaining fat loss and highest LBM sustainability until a tad more aggressive drop is needed. Once the lifter acquires around 10% body fat they will never go higher than that until they are ready to start the process all over again. This is basically the starting point for any contest prep. If you try and bulk up as fast as possible and then cut as fast as possible you will look like a stick on stage.

You dont need gear, you just need time and dedication. Once Layne was doing a Q and A and I asked him what the number 1 thing he did wrong when he was coming up. You know what he said? He said he wished he would have slowed down and enjoyed the journey up. He said he was soo caught up in getting to place B, he didnt stop to smell the roses and enjoy lifting and learning. I think about this every day before I go to the gym.

[dscide]

Hey guys I'm training primarily for aesthetics but I find it hard to gain muscle. I gained 18 pounds in my first 8 months of training in a gym but I have no way of getting to a gym during the summer so I have to do my workouts at home. My equipment is limited so I've lost 2 pounds in the last 2 months even though I eat between 3,500 and 4,500 calories a day. I was considering buying protein shakes and creatine but I think it might be a waste since I don't have all the gym equipment that I need. I included my workout routine below, if anybody could give me some advice I would appreciate it.

CHEST
Flat Bench Press 40kg barbell 4 sets of 15
Flat bench chest flies 15kg dumb bells 3 sets of 12
Flat Bench Dumb bell press 15kg 3 sets of 20
Incline Bench press narrow grip 25kg 3 sets of 20

BACK
Overhead press (swing barbell from waist then press) 45kg 3 sets of 11
Bent over barbell row 25kg 3 sets of 20
Bent over row dumb bells 15kg 3 sets of 20
Dumb bell pullover 15kg 2 sets of 20
Bent over flies 7.5kg 2 sets of 20 4.5kg 2 sets of 20

ARMS
Seated Alternating half curls 10kg 3 sets of 15
Seated Hammer Curls 10kg 3 sets of 30
Skull Crusher Barbell 17.5kg 3 sets of 20
Barbell Curls 30kg 3 sets of 30
Dumb bell skull crushers 10kg 3 sets of 20
Alternating dumb bell skull crushers 10kg 3 sets of 10
Concentration Curls 10kg 3 sets of 10
Tricep Extensions 10kg 3 sets of 10

LEGS
Squats 45kg 2 sets of 30
Deadlifts 45kg 2 sets of 30

SHOULDERS
Overhead press (swing barbell from waist then press) 45kg 3 sets of 11
Behind neck military press 25kg 15reps 10reps 10reps
Incline dumb bell shoulder Press 15kg 4 sets of 15
Front dumb bell raises 15kg 3 sets of 20
Side Raises 7.5kg 2 sets of 20

[y0lked]

You need to add more weight to your exercises. Is that possible for you?

[dscide]

You need to add more weight to your exercises. Is that possible for you?

I would be able to increase my barbell weight to 50kg and my dumb bell weight to 20kg if I get more weights but that would be all that I could fit on the bar so I'm not really benefiting from compound movements. For my dumb bell exercises should I go for higher weight and less reps? I tend to have bad form when I increase the weight.

[leanguy09]

It was dope! Nah, I cut on the trip cause I wasnt gonna touch a weight. Im at like 180 ish still. Gonna be clean bulking for a while, then once full on winter comes ill go a little dirtier to hit 200 (if I havent already yet). What about you big guy?

Ah gotcha thats cool man. I'm happy you enjoyed yourself. Man just been busy. Working on my cardio trying to get it back up and doing push-ups to shape my chest. But once I go back to school, then really work on my body overall! I'm trying to make gains as well.

[y0lked]

I would be able to increase my barbell weight to 50kg and my dumb bell weight to 20kg if I get more weights but that would be all that I could fit on the bar so I'm not really benefiting from compound movements. For my dumb bell exercises should I go for higher weight and less reps? I tend to have bad form when I increase the weight.

Yes, if you always preform 15 to 20 reps you wont be progressing. You need to increase the weight to progress. Stick to 10-12 reps with added weight until you get your form down and once you have the technique start going heavier in the 4-8 rep range.

[y0lked]

Ah gotcha thats cool man. I'm happy you enjoyed yourself. Man just been busy. Working on my cardio trying to get it back up and doing push-ups to shape my chest. But once I go back to school, then really work on my body overall! I'm trying to make gains as well.

nice bro! So you have better access to a gym at your school? I will be going to my schools gym too. I havent been yet but its supposed to be the best gym in nor cal?? Atleast thats what some guy on here said about it and he was touring gyms to find the best equipment for his business and thats what he said.

Heres what im most excited about tho:

[Willnotquit]

Crohns sorta acted up lost a few pounds and strength due to not eating well, going to get back on it.

And Yolked can you please explain me the Gatorade thing again and what to get for a Pre/PWO

I always just made my weight gainer shake PWO, but I read it's not good and your body doesn't absorb fats or something.

[y0lked]

Crohns sorta acted up lost a few pounds and strength due to not eating well, going to get back on it.

And Yolked can you please explain me the Gatorade thing again and what to get for a Pre/PWO

I always just made my weight gainer shake PWO, but I read it's not good and your body doesn't absorb fats or something.

sorry to hear that bro! I know thats gotta be tough dealing with that but youll sort it out and I KNOW youll make gains!
Pre-workout is up to you, I like something with caffiene and beta alanine so I just grab some chit off the shelf and buy it. Either get the powder or buy premade gatorade and take it with you to the gym. Youll need about 30g of carbs per half hour you are in the gym. If you can, bring about 24g protein in water with you to the gym as well and drink both of those before you finish your workout.

Then when you get home make up your weight gainer. That thing about the fat is bull, your fine. You should have atleast 1 cup of oats in that shake and min 50g protein.

[jobimikel]

Hey guys!

Looking for some tips on how to gain some weight. I am pretty tall at about 6,1 and have that 'lanky' look, so i want to try and give my body a fuller look!
Any tips regarding diet and exercises would be very helpful. Also I want to remain healthy whilst gaining weight, so don't want to dirty bulk or anything like that.

[timk81]

Hey guys!

Looking for some tips on how to gain some weight. I am pretty tall at about 6,1 and have that 'lanky' look, so i want to try and give my body a fuller look!
Any tips regarding diet and exercises would be very helpful. Also I want to remain healthy whilst gaining weight, so don't want to dirty bulk or anything like that.

In a very brief response I'm just going to say read the last few pages of this thread. There's some very good advice. I would also say checkout the workout section.

[y0lked]

Hey guys!

Looking for some tips on how to gain some weight. I am pretty tall at about 6,1 and have that 'lanky' look, so i want to try and give my body a fuller look!
Any tips regarding diet and exercises would be very helpful. Also I want to remain healthy whilst gaining weight, so don't want to dirty bulk or anything like that.

what timk81 said. read this thread.

[leanguy09]

nice bro! So you have better access to a gym at your school? I will be going to my schools gym too. I havent been yet but its supposed to be the best gym in nor cal?? Atleast thats what some guy on here said about it and he was touring gyms to find the best equipment for his business and thats what he said.

Heres what im most excited about tho:

yeah. I am doing a internship at another college and there gym sucks. so when I go back to my home school I will be like a fat kid in a candy store
Wow that's dope! Is it open or what?

[y0lked]

yeah. I am doing a internship at another college and there gym sucks. so when I go back to my home school I will be like a fat kid in a candy store
Wow that's dope! Is it open or what?

Damn no bueno! So youll be at your home school during the week as well? or....? Its open but nobody goes during the summer cause its $30 and I have a commute to school which is about 25 minutes so I just go to the Golds in my city. Once school starts thoooooo game time!

[leanguy09]

Damn no bueno! So youll be at your home school during the week as well? or....? Its open but nobody goes during the summer cause its $30 and I have a commute to school which is about 25 minutes so I just go to the Golds in my city. Once school starts thoooooo game time!

Yeah man! Sun-Sat! I will be on campus since I am an RA, but freshmen.
Fuk that $30?! Yeah I don't blame you for going to Golds gym to workout. Thats ridculous on your school. I think everyone is like that though. Everyone for the first two weeks at UGA gonna be cockblocking every piece of equipment in the gym then starting that 3rd week in August only the serious fitness finatics will remain. srs lol

[y0lked]

Yeah man! Sun-Sat! I will be on campus since I am an RA, but freshmen.
Fuk that $30?! Yeah I don't blame you for going to Golds gym to workout. Thats ridculous on your school. I think everyone is like that though. Everyone for the first two weeks at UGA gonna be cockblocking every piece of equipment in the gym then starting that 3rd week in August only the serious fitness finatics will remain. srs lol

RA? Registered accountant? $30 is only when school isnt in session, during the semester its free for students. Hahah its gonna be like January alllllll over again!!



Soooo since I took that 2 weeks off Ive been eating clean and right around maintenance if not just above. However doing car pushes and runs 2x per week. My bodyweight has stayed the same and my strength has gone up. This shows how you guys can cut after a bulk and keep your gains (something every ecto worries about during a cut). Or even if you just want to lean bulk this is how you do it.

My calories were about 3000 and I was lifting heavy in the 4-10 range. For instance:

Bench press:
3 x 5 @ 185 then 2 x 8 @ 155

Incline DB Bench:
65s x 10, 70s x 8, 75s x 6, 65s x 8

etc.

These are morning pics without any food in me and absolutely no pump. SO basically this is how I walk around daily. Most guys post progress pics with a massive pump and carb up. Currently @ 180 here




I will be continuing this for the next 4-8 weeks while on Johnnie Candito's program and then this will be my base for my bulk to 200.
http://www.canditotraininghq.com/fre...ngth-programs/

[Willnotquit]

I've realized that I just don't enjoy food like most people, unless it's really something tasty I do not enjoy it. Almost gagged eating 3 eggs today and it took an hour to finish.

Generally food, makes my stomach feel all warm, I get heart burns and stomach burns? Often times after having breakfast I feel sluggish and want to go to sleep. Usually the food I find hardest to intake is carbs getting 350 grams a day is near impossible for me as bread makes me feel bloated and un easy.

3k cals is so difficult.

[NoSoupForYou83]

I've realized that I just don't enjoy food like most people, unless it's really something tasty I do not enjoy it. Almost gagged eating 3 eggs today and it took an hour to finish.

Generally food, makes my stomach feel all warm, I get heart burns and stomach burns? Often times after having breakfast I feel sluggish and want to go to sleep. Usually the food I find hardest to intake is carbs getting 350 grams a day is near impossible for me as bread makes me feel bloated and un easy.

3k cals is so difficult.

Rice with eggs in it is delicious. Trying making a Japanese style dish. You really can't taste the eggs and you get carbs from the rice. Add chicken, shrimp or beef to it too. And use teriyaki sauce.

[leanguy09]

[QUOTE=y0lked;1272809011]RA? Registered accountant? $30 is only when school isnt in session, during the semester its free for students. Hahah its gonna be like January alllllll over again!!

Hahah naw bro Resident Assistant! I'm slated for working with the freshmen. :O
Well that's good! InB4 everybody and their grandma enters the gym and you can't workout.
Solid updated pics man. You said you were going to bulk right?

[HoneyBadger300]

Hey everybody, because of life crap I took 6 months off and dropped from 170-175 down to 145 again. Started working out and eating back in January and I'm back up to the 170 area. The trick is peanut butter. All the time. Peanut butter sandwiches, peanut butter spoon fulls, just put a ton in your mouth and take a drink of water and fight it down (inb4 gay). I also just bought a rice cooker and keep rice stocked in the fridge for in between meals. Other than that, just lift heavy and sleep. Oh yeah, and eat a ton.

[y0lked]

Hahah naw bro Resident Assistant! I'm slated for working with the freshmen. :O
Well that's good! InB4 everybody and their grandma enters the gym and you can't workout.
Solid updated pics man. You said you were going to bulk right?

Ohh damn thats tight! That will be sick! Haha im not worried. Im actually thinking about going to Super Training if I can find time
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGA-swgwDXpCAHJ6aqXWn2Q

Yea actually those pics were about a week ago. Since starting Candito ive put on a few lbs and am already feeling much fuller and stronger! Im at 3200 cals with a 50c/30p/20f which puts me at 400g carbs, 240g protein, 71 fat. Day 1 back from my trip I put 195 up on bench, yesterday I repped out 175 for 12 and then cut it off so definitely getting stronger in my weak areas!!! Once summer is over ill be going hard to get to 200 so im not quite in full bulk mode but I will be