Transforming Lift

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I'm a skinny guy, how do I transform?

Hi, I'm 18 year male who is asking for help from anyone. I am self-conscious (not spelled right huh?) about myself. I am skinny and boney. I weigh 135 lbs. A lot of people have made fun of me in the past about my body, which really sucks if you've been in the same situation. I've never lifted weights seriously like my other friends who are members at a gym. I only have 2 20lb dumbbells in my place. What my main question is, how do I go from skinny-boney guy to a lean-toned-beefed up guy. I'm not talking about mass muscle or getting ripped, just toned with some meat on me. Any advice?

Well the problem with being skinny but toned is that many people make more fun of people like that then just skinny.

I used to be a wrestler and started out in the light weights I know what Im talking about.

For you I would stay away from the light weights(20lb dumbbells) And actually start lifting weights. To gain more mass requires a change in diet. Lots of carbs and protein. Many people might tell you to eat more protein than anything, but that is not the case. Its actually carbs.

But since you asked for tone this is what you do. Go to the gym, stay away from the heavy weights, (Maxing your weights out) and just focus on the light weights and many reps. Since you sound like an already thin person it will probalbly only take about 1/2 yr before you start to see results.

Many people will tell you starting a workout routine is easy, but it is very difficult for anyone to continue any routine without a mentor. reasons vary but the number one that remains consistant is that people want immediate results, and when they do not get them right away, they figure the new reoutine they started a month ago is not working.

Tranforming the shape of your body does not happen over night. It may even be a year before you see any visible results. So my best advice is to get someone who is behind you before you get started. Maybe one of your "friends" who workout at a gym.

Review:
Diet: Lots of protein, and a heck of a lot more Carbs.
Workout routine: Light weights and lots of reps.
Backup: Get someone to keep you on the "path"-could not think of a better word, I think it sounds corny hope it works.

If you have any more questions feel free to e-mail me.

You know the pictures and the captions: From "scrawny to brawny," are you a "hard gainer"? And my favorite "from this to this in 90 days". It's almost like magic they are so amazing. So, how do they do it? Well if you are the magician...you know the "magic".

The first thing that I have to admit is that all of the before and after photo's that I am aware of are in fact real. Not photo shopped, or altered to any great degree. The physical transformations that they represent did and do actually take place. It's just not portrayed exactly as it happened.

Let's start with the skinny guy transforming into an Adonis. The hard gainer. The facts are that when it comes to muscle building, we're all hard gainers. You don't add 30 lbs of muscle easily. No one does, or everybody would do it, wouldn't they? Now some people's genetic predisposition and body type makes it somewhat more difficult to add size, but everyone will, eventually. And therein lays the first trick.

The before and after photo's of these fantastic transformations are taken YEARS apart. Not months, weeks or days. Years. If you notice the photos closely there will always be a difference in facial features, though they try to avoid direct straight on face shots. The hair style is different, often different color, shading and lighting will be changed and skin tone is usually darker in the after. These are all done to enhance the after, and it work's, and to take your attention away from the fact that the skinny before photo is 5 or more years old.

News flash: Lift a lot of very heavy weight often, eat a lot of protein and work hard at it and in 5 years ANYBODY will pack on muscle. No miracle weight lifting routine here.

Then there's the Doughboy before photo becoming Mr. Universe in the after, and doing it in 90 days. Well, this DOES happen. Have you ever seen what a professional lifter looks like if they go 30 days without lifting and add 15 lbs of blubber to their body? They look a LOT like the people in the before shots. Big, beefy, even chunky, very soft and smooth looking. But if you have ever had 3% body fat before, you can get back to this number 10 times faster than doing it for the first time. Same with muscle memory in lifting. It can take you years to get to a certain level of weight for bench or whatever, then injure yourself and have to take months off. When you hit the weights for the first time you might be able to handle 60-70% of what you were doing. But it comes back in just a few weeks. Same with fat loss. These before and after photo's usually will be literally identical in every way. That's because these will have been taken 60-90 days apart. But the before photo isn't some schlub off the street. He's a very muscular dude with 25 lbs of fat to drop. Been there, done that.

Lastly I have learned that the internet is loaded with useful, helpful FREE information. You just have to look for it. If you are too lazy to do that, and instead opt for some costly "program", realize that buying it doesn't make you NOT lazy anymore. Save your money.

Steve R. Robbins has been a life long fitness enthusiast. Has the distinction of being able to run a marathon and bench press twice his weight in the same day. All at the age of 51. Editor and regular contributor to http://www.MuscleandHealth.org

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