Been underweight my whole life. Time to change!

[Skinnyguy4]

I'm a 25 year old guy who has been underweight his entire life. Well, I signed up to the gym 3 months ago and I'm determined to finally change that.

When I first started, I was just 62kgs, which is very skinny for a guy that is 184cm tall. Now I'm up to 67kgs in just 3 months, so I've made decent progress already. My goal weight is 80kgs by the end of the year 2020.

I've mostly been using machines, as I'm a bit intimidated by free weights. I tried deadlifting once, but I hurt my back so much that I'm hesitant to try it again.

My typical gym session is 1 hour long: 10 mins on the treadmill, followed by 45 mins of weights, followed by 5 mins of stretching to cool off.

The weights I'm currently doing, each of which I'm doing 10 reps x 3 sets, are:
1. Leg press machine: 70kgs
2. Lying hamstring curl machine: 35kgs
3. Barbell bicep curl: 20kgs
4. Bench press: 25kgs
5. Shoulder press machine: 35kgs
6. Lat pulldown machine: 45kgs

Any advice or feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you for reading!

[Bsztianek]

I've mostly been using machines, as I'm a bit intimidated by free weights.

I was at first too, but trust me free weights are much more fun and better for you! Just try it, after a week or two you'll figure it out.
And only deadlift with a belt.

[Skinnyguy4]

I was at first too, but trust me free weights are much more fun and better for you! Just try it, after a week or two you'll figure it out.
And only deadlift with a belt.

I love the bench press (even though I suck at it) so maybe you're right.

I'll have to get a belt though.