66Kg Monster!

[ZRBE]

nothing wrong being that height my friend........im only slightly taller than you at 175cm

I was close to your weight when I was your age at 54kg.

Im now 36 yo and weigh close to 80kg but maintain that very well by eating well (but lack exercise something chronic)

dont stress about putting on weight unless you are a professional wrestler / power-lifter it will come naturally later on.

Yeah, I used to be worried about my size & weight.. Now I just want to get ripped and wait for my metabolism to drop off.

[No Crust Racing]

I'm 31 also to add that in. When I had a good year off gym to fix injuries and just jogged daily, I dropped back to 78-79kg.

When doing weights I hover in the high 80s, some fat (I love to get my eat on) some muscle.

Being a young skinny guy sucks, some of us know first hand. So buy a fast car and make girls laugh, you'll still win. I did

[Ants]

I'm 31 also to add that in. When I had a good year off gym to fix injuries and just jogged daily, I dropped back to 78-79kg.

When doing weights I hover in the high 80s, some fat (I love to get my eat on) some muscle.

Being a young skinny guy sucks, some of us know first hand. So buy a fast car and make girls laugh, you'll still win. I did

loved doing that - would go home and eat an entire cooked chicken to myself - good ol days

[No Crust Racing]

I'm still doing weights so still enjoy eating, but I do eat a lot cleaner now at 31

[Ants]

I'm still doing weights so still enjoy eating, but I do eat a lot cleaner now at 31

im in two frames of mind right now............I want to go back and train..........................then again I love my beer and everything thats not good for you...........so very nasty.

[-FIGJAM-]

im in two frames of mind right now............I want to go back and train..........................then again I love my beer and everything thats not good for you...........so very nasty.

so train for a different purpose

[Frosty]

im in two frames of mind right now............I want to go back and train..........................then again I love my beer and everything thats not good for you...........so very nasty.

word of the day is

MODERATION!

[Ants]

word of the day is

MODERATION!

yeah I over indulge Damo. Ever since I've had kids been really off the rails.

Slowly workin to get back into good shape

[-FIGJAM-]

hehe isnt it normally going off the rails before kids?

[Ants]

hehe isnt it normally going off the rails before kids?

strangely for me it waz the opposite......stopped going to gym, eat and drink the wrong things and lost all I worked for at the gym......rather depressing TBH

[-FIGJAM-]

strangely for me it waz the opposite......stopped going to gym, eat and drink the wrong things and lost all I worked for at the gym......rather depressing TBH

just got to get back on the right path one step at a time mate

cliche time "do it for your kids"

[Birds]

Why wait for your metabolism to slow down? Why do you want to gain fat? You will look worse than you do now.

Start lifting compound movements and eat high protein foods to support them. The muscle will add weight to you and being thin you won't have to worry about "cutting".

[Ants]

Why wait for your metabolism to slow down? Why do you want to gain fat? You will look worse than you do now.

Start lifting compound movements and eat high protein foods to support them. The muscle will add weight to you and being thin you won't have to worry about "cutting".

gaining fat??? Slowing metabolism??? It's all part of a natural cycle that most human beings will go through because that's life.

Also, gaining fat (back then) was to bulk up to lift heavier and create more strength and muscle mass.......which was then burned up with cardio afterwards, which worked really well 4 me.

[No Crust Racing]

Ant why do you think they have to be exclusive?

You can lift decent weight, look decent and still eat and drink what you like.

I only see it as being the difference between looking good in and out of a shirt or just in one.

That is, when you eat what you like and train you will look decent in a shirt but not as much out of one, or you can eat really well and train and look good shirtless too.

I was a skinny kid and paranoid about being skinny so I tend to be happy with a bit of extra fat/size on me and eating what I like. At the expense of having great abs. Now I just have "ok" abs.

Thread has gotten more action today than Bird's has all year.

[Ants]

Ant why do you think they have to be exclusive?

You can lift decent weight, look decent and still eat and drink what you like.

I only see it as being the difference between looking good in and out of a shirt or just in one.

That is, when you eat what you like and train you will look decent in a shirt but not as much out of one, or you can eat really well and train and look good shirtless too.

I was a skinny kid and paranoid about being skinny so I tend to be happy with a bit of extra fat/size on me and eating what I like. At the expense of having great abs. Now I just have "ok" abs.

Thread has gotten more action today than Bird's has all year.

I used to train with power-lifters mate and a lot of strongmen (was that kind of gym) so I followed a similar diet but one that suited me with some input of the really big guys.

What was really funny is that all the big (strongmen fellows) were always awesome to watch lift stupid weights, but all them said the same thing.......................they dont look pretty naked

This is gonna sound cheesy, but I looked pretty damn good during that time - not fat, but good 80kg of lean and strong overall muscle mass - none of this Johny Bravo look.

I agree with you that you can achieve the desired results by eating and training well.

[No Crust Racing]

That's a good look to have in my opinion, in the 80's not too fat but with a bit of shape etc.

That's what I try for, I look good enough with a shirt off but still have shape with it in and I still eat what I like more or less (smart choices but not holding back too much on portions etc).

I have a mirror selfie floating around in my build thread a few pages back, I'm happy enough looking that way, maybe a touch leaner in ze abba dabbers.

[UNR33L]

Milk is a awesome way to get those few extra hundred calories (300) and gain weight, doesn't feel like you're eating.. cos you aint!

Love my big ass mug of milk every night

[Ants]

Milk is a awesome way to get those few extra hundred calories (300) and gain weight, doesn't feel like you're eating.. cos you aint!

Love my big ass mug of milk every night

so does my 3,5 yo daughter lol (sorry couldn't help myself)

[ZRBE]

Why wait for your metabolism to slow down? Why do you want to gain fat? You will look worse than you do now.

Start lifting compound movements and eat high protein foods to support them. The muscle will add weight to you and being thin you won't have to worry about "cutting".

What are compound movements? Is that big weight, less reps? Or vice versa?

[Birds]

Ants, I know what you're saying bruv. My point was more that old mate said he can't wait until his metabolism slows down so he can gain weight...but it will be he wrong kind of weight. He can put on muscle instead and look a hundred times better and not be a 50kg rake.

Similarly to Dan, when I left school I was 62kg at 188cm, which is probably about as skinny as ZRBE is at his height. Now at 80kg, no one calls me skinny anymore and I didn't put on any fat to get there

ZRBE, compound movements are exercises that work more than one muscle/joint at the same time. The big three powerlifting movements, squats/deadlifts/bench are compounds. As are rows and pull-ups etc. But those big three will put on more muscle mass and build strength quicker than any other exercise particularly for a beginner. Do those properly and you will have no problem gaining weight or eating more.