Evolution of a Skinny Guy

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Well, i read a thread somewhere where people were talking about how fucked up it is to be skinny. I was skinny all my life until i decided to do everything i have to do to beat this problem.

I was a skinny 45 KG guy when i was graduating high school. I can tell you its the most fucked up feeling ever, it caused me so many problems . It makes you have no self confidence , and just no one wants to talk with you because your " skinny ". Anyways in the end of 12th grade ( when i was 18 ) , someone told me i really needed a change. And i can tell you gaining weight was the hardest thing i ever did in my life. It was even harder than starting the online business from scratch and working 16 hours a day. For everyone that says losing weight is hard, well gaining weight for a person whos genetics play a big role in his weight is much much harder.

How i gained weight and the pain i went through to achieve the 70 K Goal is a whole different story, it took 1 year to add 25 KG of muscle, and i can tell you i dedicated the whole year to make sure i get there, and i got there :)

And i can tell you it was a new life for me when i started looking like the rest of the people. Of course all my life is different now, im very social, i have many friends, im very confident in my self.

I can tell you when you beat a huge obstacle , it will give you a lot of motivation in your life that you can solve all the problems you face.

Here are the before/after pics, ill write up a detailed post of my story with being skinny and the changes i went thru later on.

Before ( 45 KG ) :
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After 1 year of training ( 70 KG ) :
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As you can see, i changed a lot . My face, my looks , everything changed when i gained those 25 KG. The change was so huge that even my closest family members whom i didnt see in that year, didnt know who i am when they saw me later on. Theres was a friend who i met 1 year later, i went up and said hi, she didnt know me and when i told her this is me , she still didnt beleive LOL.​

I know its kind of embarassing to post those old pics, but im proud that i acheived my goal and changed to the better . I just want to tell everyone : Never let anything in life bring you down, you have the power to change everything when you put it in your head and think about it all day until you hit it.​

Don Assaf​
 


Congrats man. I was a skinny bastard too when I was a teenager. I weighed 125 lbs when I joined the military at 17. I worked my ass off to gain weight.

Some people got caught up in the whole "you don't need to look a certain way to attract a good girl" in the other thread. And that's totally true. However, for a lot of guys, it's not even about that. In much the same way a lady doesn't want to be overweight, many guys don't want to be underweight and feel "weak." No one gives females grief for wanting to shed a few pounds. It really should be no difference for guys that want to develop some muscle mass.

Now, I'm not calling any skinny guy weak. I'm just saying that if you want to do something about it, it can be done. But it takes some work. And discipline.

I'm no "muscle head" or gym rat. But I do take pride in my appearance. I have SEVERE ADHD and I'm in the ~10% or so that cannot take ADHD meds like Adderall, Concerta, etc. But I've found that exercise helps me focus throughout the rest of my day, even on my "off" days at the gym.

I offered this in the other thread, but then I got carried away in a stupid argument over nothing so I'll offer it again now. If some guys are interested in me laying down a simple guide for effectively gaining some muscle weight, I'd be glad to do so. I've been laying out plans like this for years now, as I was a fitness coordinator as one of my collateral duties while I was enlisted, so you can be assured that I'm not some random meathead who's going to give bad advice.
 
Nice post! I never really realized that being skinny was the root of some of my earlier problems in high school/college until I was reading this post and the ones in the other thread by chucktown. Back then I was 6'6" and 170 lbs, now I'm up over 200 and I still look skinny, but I feel way better about myself, especially since I've been working out a bit and running.
 
Well I can tell you all that right now I weigh 130 pounds and I'm fucking skinny and weak, yes thats right I'm not afraid to say it but I'm no bitch, its funny because some bigger guys are afraid of me, its strange because I know and they know that if we got into a fight I would loose but they say there afraid of me because I'm not afraid to walk up and punch them in the face.

Its kind of a strange feeling to have some big guy tell you this but anyway, I am the type of person who can eat anything I want and never seem to gain a pound, I really want to gain some muscle mass, I want to be sitting at 160 or 170, but everything I try never works, its depressing, you loose hope and its true that your confidence level drops to almost nothing.

Over a year ago I got the idea to change all of this so I started working out 7 days a week, every night before bed, I would do as many push-ups, sit ups, arm curls whatever workout I needed to do until I could not move anymore and I did this for 8 months straight.

You know what changed, sweet fuck all, my confidence level actually dropped, well at least I feel it did, I know that you have to eat right and not just work out but it just didn't seem to work for me, I for one would still like to change this but I've fallen into this big black hole, I've not worked out in about 6 months, but who knows maybe I'll get back on the band wagon again and see if I can change.
 
Over a year ago I got the idea to change all of this so I started working out 7 days a week, every night before bed, I would do as many push-ups, sit ups, arm curls whatever workout I needed to do until I could not move anymore and I did this for 8 months straight.
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believe me... doing pushups and situps does nothing after like the first month. It's not about the amount of workouts you do either.

If you really want to change goto a gym with proper equipment. yea gyms are pretty intimidating, but who cares what others think right? I goto the gym every other day and it feels great. Then again I'm also in college so I don't really have to pay the monthly gym fee. I can tell you that it is well worth it even if I had to pay. I've gained a pretty decent amount of muscle mass from the past 3 months alone.

Also, I wouldn't say I was skinny at a young age, but I was not built at all either. I did sports but not at a competitive level. I was an off season dork :)
 
I was also skinny as a teenager and now have out on weight on the right places and all of it is Muscle. I know how hard its to do that.

Any ways nice pics.
 
Go to a gym

Aequitas, this won't work.

1) Keep a food diary. Most skinny people I know CLAIM to eat a lot, but all I see is them eating like pigeons. EAT.
2) Talk to a nutrition expert. Read bodybuilding books. Read nutrition info. Apply. EAT.
3) Go to a gym. Get a membership. Get someone to tutor you. EAT.
4) Eat, eat, eat.
5) Exercise, exercize, exercize. EAT.
6) Read some more. Eat some more.
7) Rinse and repeat. Don't forget to eat.

Also, being a rather chubby guy who takes on too much weight too easily, let me tell you, it is not easier the other way around.

:))

Some more info:

Go gym shopping. Don't settle for the first one. Decide on what is important for you: Cleanliness, Proximity, Types of equipment (you probably don't know enough about that yet), etc..

Also, ask for a trial training session. You want to get a feel for the crowd.

All in all, you have to feel good in the gym, as you will be spending 6+ hours a week there.

Not every workout works for everyone. You have to find out for yourself which one your body responds to. Take this up with your trainer AFTER you have gained some experience with the inital workout he will provide (1/2 - 1 year).

Normal pyramids or HIT (High Intensity Training), for example, does nothing for me.
A little modified Pyramid scheme in combination with Ultra-slow movements --> BANG! best gain ever.

Same thing did nothing for a friend, also because the ultra-slow was not for him.

You might want to skip the stamina training, because it tends to burn a lot of energy. Take this up with your trainer.

You NEVER want to skip on the leg exercizes. Just don't.


I wish you good luck and lots of discipline. You'll need it.

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holy fuck. so there is still hope for the rest of us. really looking forward to the details of how you did this.
 
For the details on how I accomplished something similar:
GUIDE TO BULKING UP
GUIDE TO CUTTING UP

If you want some more details than in the above two links read here The Idiot's Guide To Growth.

Bulk until you are where you want but with a bit too much fat then cut to look ripped.

As far as the "NO CARDIO" rule he gives, this is debatable. You definitely don't want to be using up all your energy on cardio though, your muscles will need that energy to get bigger ;). Do cardio if you start becoming a fatty but if you're skinny now that probably won't really happen even with your 6 meals a day.

A buddy of mine used a program by Anthony Ellis (Gain weight, muscle building workouts and diets) and I took a look at his book and the other stuff. This guy definitely knows his stuff. The book is no BS and is full of detailed information on how to get bigger. Definitely worth the $75-100 or whatever if you don't want to search around for the best information and want everything in one place (including recipes, instructions on how to do the exercises, detailed meal plans, etc). The only thing I don't like about his program is that it's got some lame ebook looking landing page.
 
Congrats Don,
You really kicked some ass there. I need to get it together and do this. I look skinny because of my height and I have a snow white tan. I get too lazy to improve myself because I score the occasional hotty despite all that. Thanks for the inspiration.

chucktown said:
I offered this in the other thread, but then I got carried away in a stupid argument over nothing so I'll offer it again now. If some guys are interested in me laying down a simple guide for effectively gaining some muscle weight, I'd be glad to do so.
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Yeah, chucktown we would appreciate that big time. How can we bulk up around the house without a shitload of equipment?
 
You don't need any special equipment. You can actually do pretty much anything with dumbbells if they go up to a high weight. You need to be able to do squats, bench press and deadlifts. If you can't do these in your home you need a gym membership. I'd definitely recommend the gym as you usually get access to really nice equipment and working out with others tends to motivate you more than doing it by yourself. If you're bent on working out at home, you'll need an olympic weight set, a bench and a squat station at minimum. You also really need a spotter to do this safely. Find another skinny guy who you know will be dedicated as well. I suppose you could get a smith machine that works for bench and squats but that won't be as effective as regular bench and squats.
 
waz67 said:
Nice post! I never really realized that being skinny was the root of some of my earlier problems in high school/college until I was reading this post and the ones in the other thread by chucktown. Back then I was 6'6" and 170 lbs, now I'm up over 200 and I still look skinny, but I feel way better about myself, especially since I've been working out a bit and running.
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Well, all the problems ive been through was because of being skinny. Thats why i decided to beat this problem. I still suffer from the effects of my earlier problems in high school. But i hope everythign heals with the days.

But of course i feel much better now, i go down to the gym at least 4 times a week and i eat like an animal LOL.
 
poolemit said:
holy fuck. so there is still hope for the rest of us. really looking forward to the details of how you did this.
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I'll put up a detailed post soon, dont worry.

Wow, i thought was the only one who has suffered from the being skinny problem. I never ever met a person who suffered from this problem. But now i see many people in this thread that have the same problem i once had.

just eat good and lift weights 4 times a week ( dont over do it , and dont lift for more than 45 minutes ) , and you will gain weight. Also, take Optimum Nutrition's Serious Mass, it has so much carbs and protein to make you bulk like crazy. Take it twice a day and you'll see huge results in 1 month.

I hope you all achieve your goals in gaining weight/losing weight or making a better body. It's all possible in the end, never give up , pain is temporary glory is forever.

Thanks for everyone's comments on this thread, and your time in reading my story. This is a great community indeed. Can someone digg this thread pls
 
Chucktown gave me some great diet plan and workout plan, and I'm going to be documenting it as soon as my vitamins and supplements arrive. Hopefully I'll start filling out again and look like a normal guy instead of a skinny twerp, haha! Thanks for that Chucktown.
 
I'll probably be posting basically what I presented to you in a thread. Seems like we have a good bit of people interested. I'll probably have it up by this evening, as I'm at work now and I have to hit the gym directly after.
 
believe me... doing pushups and situps does nothing after like the first month. It's not about the amount of workouts you do either.
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Don't quite understand this statement, I'm under the impression that your saying push-ups and sit-ups don't work, or at least don't work until after the first month.

I'm sure there isn't a one solution thats fits all, but I can say for certain that simply doing push-ups and sit-ups with a dash of yoga alongside running 3 miles every other day has worked well enough for me. I'm 5' 6" and weigh 165 pounds.

I'm not a big fan of weight training so I stay away from it, the times I did go to the gym was to use the pool, but I canceled my membership because I couldn't justify paying $50 a month just for the pool.

Based on my own experiences, I just wanted to add that you don't have to hit the gym or the "iron" to put on the muscle, there are alternatives although it may seem "girly" can give you some desired results.

Another thing I've put an emphasis on is eating right, at the start of my journey I was eating everything and anything because I figured I needed to put on the pounds, boy was that a mistake, I ended having to visit the doctors because I was having heart palpitations and was told that I had hypertension, and on top of that I managed to put on 50 pounds of fat... And no I wasn't eating cake, I focused on eating a lot of red meat, but that is what caused all of my problems, not saying don't eat red meat, but eat it in moderation. I was 20 years old when happened, since the health scare I generally stay away from eating red meat, I know focus on lean proteins like tuna, turkey, beans, fish ect...

Sorry for the long post, and good luck to all your endeavors.
 
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