Quote: (05-13-2012 04:37 AM)Rosca Wrote:
I am about 5'8 tall. I've been doing pushups daily thanks to reading a little convict conditioning.
Here's a visual of me.
The questions I have are:
1. Should I really invest in a gym membership and use freeweights? Reading CC has kind of tailored my mind that possibly going to a gym is counter-productive. For the past couple of days, I've switched from doing curls at the campus gym, to doing pushups. Should I use both methods?
2. As for supplements, I found this protein powder lying around last day of school. (This) You think this would help? And are there anymore supplements I should get into? My football friends were talking about Creatine, but I don't know which one would be the best for me.
3. Food as well, what should I be eating? Beverage wise, I only drink water and sometimes green tea.
Bonus points for the person who figures out what game my hat is from and what character wears it.
If I were you, I'd start lifting free weights, body weight exercises are good but you're not going to add mass that way, unless you get a weight belt and start doing weighted chin-ups, pull-ups, dips, etc.
I'd join a gym or add the very least get a set of barbell weights and a bench press for your room/garage/backyard.
Focus on "compound lifts" at first that work multiple muscle groups at once: (squats, deadlifts, bench press, rows), also throw in a few isolation sets as well to target specific muslce groups.
You asked about doing curls and push-ups and if you should do both? The answer is yes, they work different muscle groups, curls work your biceps, while push-ups mostly work your chest and triceps.
As far as nutrition goes, you definitely want to get a lot of protein in your diet, if you can afford it I'd recommend buying yourself whey protein and mixing it with whole milk, drink at least one a day.
For other food to eat, you're so skinny that you don't have to worry about consuming stuff like sour cream, half and half, whipped cream, etc. All that stuff isn't necessarily "good for you", but it will put on weight. That said, I wouldn't recommend pouring a mound of sour cream on anything you eat.
I'd just eat a shit ton of protein and carbs, but still maintain a healthy diet and make sure to eat some fruits, veggies, as well. Carbs would be your bread, pasta, pizza, rice. Your best proteins are going to be chicken, steak, seafood, eggs, and beans.
If you go to the gym lift free weights (no machines), eat a shit ton of food, and get you're daily protein in take, you WILL gain weight and put on muscle.
I'm guessing you're a young cat from your pic, your metabolism is probably crazy high, I'm sure you can eat like a beast. As you get older your body's metabolism will slow down, making it much easier to gain weight. Also you're body's natural muscular frame tends to fill out in your mid-late 20's, so you'll for sure be gaining either way.
Also, finals tips, fuck supplements, but I would recommend you take fish oil. And, don't so too much cardio, playing basketball 2 times a week is prob sufficient, if you don't play sports, just do 5- 10 min max on the eliptical, trend mill, track, etc. for you're warm up, any more and you might start burning muscle.