Cardio or no cardio to get ripped?

[Jimireland452]

I'm 16, 126 lbs I know I'm skinny. I want the lean ripped look from fight club brad pitt for example. I've been told to eat eat eat but I don't want to put on fat...so my question is should I do cardio on top of my weight training if I want to get ripped or is gaining mass the most important thing?

[Tommy W.]

You want to gain mass. At your age it goes on pretty easy and without much fat if you do it right. That means eating more than you do now, but not THAT much more. Eat when hungry as your body tells you what you need. If its trying to build muscle it will send hunger signals to eat more. When I was 18 that's all I did. I had no idea then about calorie numbers. I gained a lot of lean mass in a short period of time. I was 6-0 and 150 and went to 165 in a couple of months....all muscle.

[alwayschestday]

I dont think you have to worry about cardio at 125.. hit abs hard, its the first thing girls notice at your age. well our age to, there just much rarer ... start early..pound the weights.

[Jimireland452]

Aha thanks guys! I'll focus on just eating more and working on abs and lifting.