or is it just me?. I took 2 months off from the weightroom due to a rotator cuff/elbow injury but now that I'm back for 2 weeks now I've noticed that my weight has remained the same........142 lbs and I"m 5'11!!!! =.=. I workout 1 muscle group a day very intensely, take no supplements since they don't work on me *tried a few before* and I eat something every 2-3 hours whether it's chicken or cornflakes with milk etc. I am getting stronger but when it comes to muscle mass I gain little to none. I also started off with all bones and no meat like 7 months ago when it came to working out and I have gained 8 pounds but it stopped right there. What am I doing wrong?. Is it just in my genes to not get bigger?. Also, is it healthy to eat a cup of peanuts everyday even though it has saturated fat in it?. Thank you.
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09-28-2009, 07:56 PM #1
Do asian guys take longer to build muscle mass?.
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09-28-2009, 08:28 PM #4Founder of MMDELAD
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09-29-2009, 02:16 AM #13
I'm asian, when I first started I was around 140, skinny, now I'm 162 , 2+years later, I've always had a high metabolism, you just gotta eat, and eat, I know it can be hard but , it works. Try a creatine product too, it should help, also a decent weight gainer with milk will give you around 800 cals, if you have 1-2 those a day and eat enough you'll put on the lbs. Just my .02.
A wise man knows his limits, A great man knows he has none.
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victor12, You seem to be in roughly the same boat I was in. I'm 19 and 5'11" also and years ago when I was 15 or 16 I used to lift alot and I could never gain any weight but seemed to maybe getting a little more defined or stronger, but no mass gains.
Just recently (May 16, 2009), I decided enough was enough and that I was gonna put on weight. My starting weight was 140 pounds. My weight as of now is 157, while still keeping my definition. I also thought it was impossible for me to put on weight, but as you can see, I was wrong. Oh, I've also been lifting 5 days a week hitting each bodypart over the course of the week.
My diet consisted of roughly 4,000+ calories a day. My goal was to gain about a pound per week, hopefully to weight 165 before the year is out. I've also relied on a weight-gainer, Optimum Nutrition's Serious Mass.
It can be tough and expensive for us smaller guys to gain weight, but in the long run I think it's worth it.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
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I guess you have never seen a sumo wrestler? Look at asian sumo wrestlers Op they may ridic fat but in retrospect they have an extreme amount of muscle probably more that alot of top bodybuilders. I know they are a very very low percentage but they eat their a$$ off and they get big and strong from it.
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09-29-2009, 03:41 PM #30
My dear friend Victor - the problem is with your motivation level. Keep your chin up, eat and eat some more and you will be fine.
I am an asian too and just like the way you said, my parents are thin and they never lifted. I went to gym irregularly for two years and nothing happened. Instead I put on some fat. I thought that's it, I can't grow, its written down in the genes.
Some time back, I thought enough was enough and I read through Vince Delmonte's scheme. That was a major motivational booster. I realized I haven't been eating well. Since then I have upped my calories level and I eat lot. Even though I am not entirely sure how much muscles I have put than fat, I think I am growing. Everytime I go to the gym, I can lift more than I did last time and that motivates me. At least I am gaining strength.
Vince says there is no such thing as a hardgainer. Its just that people don't eat properly. People blame it on genes and that he calls is stupid. Even though I am not debating this, I told to myself I am not a hardgainer. I eat, I grow. I saw some before and after pics of an asian guy and I was sure I can make it.
So even if I am in this to lose, I will give it a fight.
Reset everything and start afresh. You can make it.Last edited by Ivankannan; 09-29-2009 at 03:46 PM.
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