hey guys.
i'm a skinny dude who's almost skin and bones (thanks for those genes dad) and i'm looking to buff up.
i'm considering investing in a couple of dumbbells so i can work out but without going to the gym...BUT i'm not into taking supplements like whey and whatnot too.
so, before i spend my money...i'd like to know if i would be able to get bigger shoulders, back and chest muscles from just lifting without having to eat additional supplements. I'm talking about visible changes here...
anyone can help? thanks!
> i'm a skinny dude who's almost skin and bones (thanks for those genes dad)
Be grateful that your genes are that great. It usually means you have a good metabolism and that you're healthy.
Yes, visible changes of course are possible. Just by doing an incremental amount of pushups every day (and a proper warming up before), will get you where you want to be in a month or two. You will also notice that you're going to be much hungrier than before. If you want to do this properly you'll also have to adjuts your diet to match your new body, and you must strive to eat healthy and not junkfood from macdonalds. (that's general advice for anyone actually)
But you're adopting a new lifestyle - if you stop exercising your body will soon go back to its normal appearance. Do you really want to do this and are you prepared for the consequences, or you just want to "buff up" because it's summer?...
If you want to get big, get yourself on a high-intensity workout program. Start slow and work your way up to regular training. Try to set aside an hour 4-5 days a week for training.
Do some cardio, I like stationary bikes myself. 20-30 minutes during each workout. Then, its on to weightlifting. Take time to learn how to weightlift properly, make yourself a sensible workout schedule... then add weight until you reach a low-rep, high-intensity schedule. Add weight as you improve. There's info all over the internet on how to do this, do your research so you don't end up hurting yourself.
With all this exercise, your body will crave nutrients to repair and strengthen itself. Get on a good diet... lots of protein, vegetables and whole grains. Work out and get lots of sleep. Once you get in the rhythm, you'll feel the difference in a few weeks, and start noticing the difference in the weeks to come.
Some people just have rabbit-like metabolisms, and they just can't seem to put on weight. Trust me though, if you start working out seriously, your body WILL demand more food and generate mass to offset the demand on your muscles.
I know a lot of people who supplement their diets with extra protein (via that weird gray chocolate powder junk), which is not something I do. Granted, when I work out now I don't accumulate size as quickly as when I first started out, but I'm fine with it. I also eat a stupid amount of chicken and fish, which is delicious. Nothing like tuna steak and eggs first thing in the morning.
Thanks for the replies. And nah, my genes aren't that fantastic...there's high blood pressure, cancer and heart problems among other things in my family tree...
I'm not eating very much at the moment simply because I'm not hungry enough...sometimes its just 2 proper meals per day... and I have weird sleeping hours which I'm working on getting fixed.
I've been working out at home with a barbell doing exercises like deadlifts, bent over rows etc. which work multiple muscles because I heard that's what beginners should do instead of stuff like bicep curls... usually 3 sets of 10 reps.
I admit I want to get in shape because I'm going to university/college soon, but I definitely want to look better for my own sake.
Question about cardio...won't doing cardio result in losing weight instead? Diet-wise, will the standard 3 meals a day do?
cardio is for fat burning.. if you want to show off your muscle shape and such (no dirty bulk or any bulking up in the summer) then cardio is essential..
you will burn fat if cardio is being done around heart rate 130-140bpm.
I have always wondered about that. It seems like some weeaboo only wants "authentic" Japanese things, ie Japanese girls, Japanese music, and Japanese people to be friends with, while others seem like they'll take anything/anyone that is Asian. This guy I know is dating a Chinese girl, and he's weeaboo. So, does it depend on the individual weeaboo? Or will they accept all things Asian (Japanese being the best)?
Yeah, I detect the penis envy.
>>74
I've met plenty of non-American weeaboos on the internet (mostly Finnish and English).
Why does no one ever talk about the polar opposite of a weeaboo? You ever seen those Japanese kids that want to be American but have never been there even once.
That's scary. You weeaboos are losing the whole cultural conversion race. At least Jamericans speak fluent English.
> At least Jamericans speak fluent English.
what
weeaboos wiggle and the wobble but they dont fall down..
Bada boom bada zing
all these asian dudes anyways look like hot chicks
In Japan, there are only extremes. Either the guy is macho, os he looks like a girl. Same for the ladies: if they are not extremelly hot, they are butt ugly.
I really don't see what all the fuss is about. They're just small people with a flat face and tiny eyes.
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>>78
yes cuz you can say i used to be one (hard to tell right) and i been living in america for 6 years and i noticed its not like the advertisments. Because in the ads they showed blondes blue eyed people that are skinny, long noses, tall and rich. but when i came here most people were fat,lazy,and the women were bimbos.
>>83
They're just small people with a flat face and tiny eyes. that hurt and im not short im pretty tall (im 5"7)
I think I have too many hobbies on my hand.
What do you think?
It's cool that you're into a lot of things. But I guess you just need to spread out your time to each of you're hobbies.
It doesn't hurt to have lots of interests. But if you feel that you don't have time for everything, perhaps it's time to think about what is most important to you and make time for that.
Just do what you want and let go of what you don't want. you can always step back later.
You are trying too much.
i've heard in management there is a rule of three. you can't do more than three projects at a time efficiently and satisfactory. might want to pick two and really get down to it. may i suggest loosing the games unless they are social games? have fun. matane
if it's a hobby you shouldn't be counting the number of hours you devote to it, indeed, if you do, thats not a hobby thats work, eat right, make excercise, socialize, be a good student and, if you're over 15, smoke pot and chase chicks/guys ,both?
if it's a hobby you shouldn't be counting the number of hours you devote to it, indeed, if you do, thats not a hobby thats work, eat right, make excercise, socialize, be a good student and, if you're over 15, smoke pot and chase chicks/guys ,both?
Boardgames are good, since socializing with human beings is involved. Particularly if you make an effort to play with different groups of people - playing with the same small group every single time loses a lot of the socialization aspect.
stop most of those hobbies. get a gf, work save play. and learn to lift your own bodyweight. it might come in useful one day
I personally think that all your hobbies are okay, as long as you're satisfied with your life now and your hobbies aren't getting in the way of your personal/social life, schoolwork(if any), your job, etc. :) But like the other people above said, if you have something you want to focus on, it might be better to put some of your hobbies aside for other ones.
Sup everyone,
Lateley the skin of my legs becomes dimpled. Yeah, it's cellulite methinks (and this is quite sad at the age of 20). So I need some sporty anonymous to give me good tipps for work out because I'm not doing any sport except for riding my bicycle.
I don't want to lose weight because I only weigh 103 lbs at a height of 5.3 ft.
Sorry that I ask here but I already lurked in mgazines and the internet but couldn't find any real usefull tipps.
Anyway I'd also like to use this oppurtunity to train and obtain a orverall healthier body.
Thanks in advance
if you are worried about your legs work on your legs. course your gonna lose weight. what do you think fat is? but the trade off is you gain it back in muscle. my gf has the same problem.
5'3" 105 lb. Hard to believe you would have an ounce of fat on your body.
pick something you find fun and can stick to. cardio to burn fat. find something you enjoy and stick with it a few times a week. [running, spinning, swimming, cardio kickboxing, elliptical machine, an aerobics video, basketball, flag football, soccer, ultimate frisbee, lacrosse, etc etc]
Also, if you can get Dance Dance Revolution or something similar, that's a great way to have fun while burning tons of calories.
fapping develops your bicep and tricep
hey OP, why don't you give us an update on what you been doing and how it working out for you? :D
is swimming good?
>>13
Swimming is one of the best sports. Works out the entire body, burn tons of calories. The downside is that it may not be the most entertaining, if that's something important to you, and you can't do it while listening to music either.
I also advice against running, which is bad for a lot of articulations and such if you don't know how to run proberly (and you probably don't, despite whay you might think). It's actually better to walk quickly. Endurance walks (you can weight yourself down if you want, but be sure the weight is not too much of a strain on your back) are a great way to develop good breathing, to down your cardiac rythm, to develop your legs, and of course to burn fat. And you'll see some nice landscape!
you should post an image of yourself naked, in the spirit of understanding
If you want to run remember to get a good running shoes to lessen the impact.
I really hate it when I see girls in the gym putting 5lbs on a machine and "lift weights". You're not doing anything. Go home and come back when you are ready to exersize.
At least they're taking the effort to get to the gym and do something.
Yeah. Assuming they're not being jerks or something, I don't see what the problem is.
only time can tell, fakes end up doing nothing but 5 lbs after a year, real ones star with 5 lbs and end up lifting higher weights (don't ask me how much) and with those hot curvy bodies that we all like
fun to watch, make you work harder. girld in the gym may provide a positive effect \
you could always think they are doing that for endurance training. but then again they not knowing what they are doing is more likely.
Damn..I think OP is referring to me.
On the machines I'll do 10-15 kg..depends what machine.
But for dumbbells I'll use 2kg or less.
My guy friend told me to use smaller weights and do them alot of times if I wanted tone, but not hulky muscles.
I just started going this year, and I still find it intimidating cos I don't know if it's just me, but it always feels like someone's watching in our gym.
>>7
By lot's it could be 4~6 series of 20~40 repetitios? That's about it to get endurance and stamina, also your muscles will be defined but will be ratter small. I guess that's what most womans want, no?
women usually have no strenght :P
when i do flying with dumbells, i use 2-3kg
when i do biceps i use 8-10kg dumbells and
benching 30+n kg
squatting 40-50kg
and i am a girl and most definitely i stare guise in the gym :3
I'll agree that exercise of any kind (except perhaps the dangerous and excessive) is better than none at all, but there does come a point where you are not challenging yourself at all and you are only going to the gym to waste time.
Since you're there anyway, you might as well get something out of it. Unless you are atrophied to the point of near death, curling 2kg isn't going to do much for you... that's like picking up a stapler at work.
I know the thought of working out sucks. You are effectively torturing yourself to make yourself stronger. It sucks to crawl home sweaty and tired, and to go to work sore the next morning. Such is the price for having people want to secks you.
>>10 hahaha i disagree..
being sweaty and such feels good.. getting tired is awesome too.. it gives you deep awesome sleeps and u know, the soreness next day just makes you laugh.. cuz this kinky ache is just making you smile. u know you have been working hard and moving your sore legs to step stretch your face to :3 :P
hello Im a shut in a waste of life im also an otaku a perverted life. But I cant change.. Im slowly killing myself with boredom.. This is nothing to be proud of . I have failed my goal to get a family. My mother and father have left me alon and i have no job I live of nothing all i have is a small bedroom apartment and a old laptop if theres any other Shut ins let's all give advice to each other .........
move to Japan
u can fuck girls easily
I've spend 2 separate years as a NEET, though technically seeking work.
All I can say it the regret of wasting one's youth on meaningless things is the ultimate kicker. I was so laid back and easygoing, but when I got to my late 20s I was suddenly like "FUUUUUUCK!!!!" I even had some borderline panic attacks when I realized how much time I'd wasted that I would never get back, still had no GF, most of my friends are off doing their own things now despite my best efforts to keep in touch with them after HS...
I know the real world doesn't look ideal, and it's not. You may not find a job that's "fun," but believe me when I say the best thing is to not sit idle, but just go out there and do something - i.e. get any job and do it seriously. You will meet people, it will renew your sense of self-worth. You'll see that you're more normal than you think for another thing.
For meeting girls, I'm no fountain of knowledge, but in hindsight, I'd much rather remember embarassing shoot-downs than the reality of not having tried at all...
If you doing nothing now, doing anything is an improvement.
Get a part/full time job. Volunteer at an animal shelter.
One life to live. One time to live it. No other time than now. These expressions are as true as they are trite.
Perhaps a reflective question, what do you gain from shutting yourself in?
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it is about you
I'd disagree that doing "anything" is better than nothing.
Its good to just take some time off, every once in a while, even if it takes a year. Just to work through your issues, your own happiness doesn't have to fit in with everyone elses, as long as your not a problem to anyone.
have you ever considered fapping? that's a good hobby to start aside from not doing anything. it gives you biceps and triceps too
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I'm not as worst, but clearly not far better then OP.
I got a associates degree, but I can't find a single job. So I've spent the last half year just being a NEET. I do apply to like tons and tons of jobs on careerbuilder and craigslist, but I never get any reply.
My goal was to move out of this dump, but rent is too high in newyork. I don't even got money to move out of new york. I feel like a failure. My parents are always nagging me to get a job. It's not like I haven't tried.
A year back before I even went for my associates, I did get a security guard certification, but noone will hire me as a security guard because I look so skinny. I learned that to get hired as one, you just need to look big or fat. I actually got pissed that I paid for the classes and everything for that security guard certification and it turned out to be a big waste of my time and money.
Hey guys, I am new to smoking and I was wondering what brands I should try first.
Enjoy cancer.
>>25
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smoking can reducing my stres..
Tor Orientals were my fag of choice when I still smoked. They smell like very high-quality pipe-tobacco, with a noticable tang of perique (which smells incredible), they are about the only brand that won't make you smell like the inside of a tramp's trousers.
cannabis
hookah tobacco :3
coconut, almonds, pistache, mango
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>>32
Are you fucking retarded? Go smoke some cannabis buds god damn it.
So, I wanted to get into music theory. Which would be a good approach for this? Finding a teacher or reading a book? If it were reading a book, what book? All and any recommendations welcome.
teacher for sure. worked for me anyways
Well, I took piano lessons when I was a kid, but I never really learned much aside from reading music. Once I go older and took a stronger liking to music, I delved into more general music theory and some compositional techniques. Naturally I had a piano teacher, but the rest I did from books and whatnot.
Is learning from a teacher better than a book? Probably. Having someone to correct your mistakes and steer you in the right direction is probably a big help. But if you have the drive, there is no reason why you wouldn't benefit from just research.
Just from research? That's like saying you don't need to spend time on a boat in order to learn a sailing.
"Hey, do you really know how to sail this thing?"
"Oh, yeah. I read about it a lot."
Music theory is very complicated so its probably best if you get a teacher. Make sure the teacher knows what he's talking about.
Knows what he's doing is also important.
I agree that a teacher is best. But books can certainly be helpful too. I personally recommend "The Music Theory Handbook" by Marjorie Merryman. It's an excellent resource; it's very clear and concise, and goes over all the basics and some of the more advanced theory points, from counterpoint to harmony.
It's also very important to do exercises to apply the theory you learn to reality, otherwise the theory won't do you much good.
Just don't stop before you get to minor harmonies ... like all the techno/electronica/new age guys did.
Trust your ears. The theory is just a guideline. The masters didn't always follow it and neither should you; but you do have to know what works before you can take liberties with it.
Taking ear training before you learn harmony/theory is probably best.
Music Theory is just a way to codify what sounds good into a framework that can be taught and applied. Most of what you learn in music theory has to do with voice leading - i.e., how to smoothly resolve tensions.
You will learn about things such as as four-part harmony that really only apply in the context they were created in and can be safely ignored outside of it. The rules of four-part harmony ensure that each voice rings out as an independent part. When writing for four horns in a big band settings, you can safely ignore those rules, and instead there's a different ruleset you can choose to follow.
There are quite a few different books on the subject, but in the end the best way to learn is to learn by doing. Why do you want to learn music theory?
It's fun for me, also the only suited sports for me (scrawny, but great reaction and explosive attitude).
However it is too onesided stressing of my body.
Everytime my right hip joint hurts, also the gap in strenght between my right arm and left arm becomes bigger.
I fenced in college(two years ago). I could have better reflexes, but I'm tall(long reach). I like epee the best. Foil was too regimented and sabers hurt too much.
I've been drawing since god knows when, and I can say that I've developed as an artist in general. I took up things such as stenciling [tags, graffiti that guerrilla art shit] then I did monsters, and fantasy characters with machine arms etc. Back when anime was fresh and new in the USA [or not as mainstream] I started picking up the "anime" style of drawing- now
I wanted to learn some tips on how to do line art- traditionally and digitally. How I can expand my drawings in general, what kind of styles and techniques. Just the newer and recent things to improve my art in general.
Any suggestions are a great help.
Check out Conceptart.org
Check out the forums there and post your art. This is a very good way to improve. As an art student, I found the site extremely helpful.
But for starters, my advise would be, stay away from the anime style for now and learn basic human anatomy structure.
how abt joining an art school.
About the anime-style thing you're getting into. I myself was in despair the other day because of my drawing skillz. I was also on a forum where people tested me and said "try drawing some realism you weeaboo!" and it came to me that- I could no longer draw anything within my style. That i've lost my artistic identity with animu/mango style. Though some of my drawing styles in the past were influenced by anime.. now I can't even draw cartoon looking things without drawing the "huge" eyes and face without it looking too "animeish".
I suggest you to challenge yourself to drawing anything. Everyone can do anime/manga styles. No one has any character anymore and draws in their own "self" created styles... I'm working it up again and trying to establish my own identity.
Don't give up. We don't become geniuses over night. I'm not saying to give up the anime style. But also keep your styles in check...
