DaSkinnydude:
Good day Nairalanders

I'm posting this here cos this is one of the most active sections. Please I need your advice

I'm 20 years, normal height, decent looking, but I'm skinny AF.
I have very skinny wrists (and legs).
Heck, slightly below my rib cages i even have holes on both sides.

Even when i'm with friends, I don't pull off my shirt.
I've been having insecurities and self esteem issues because of this.


I love short sleeve shirts but I can't wear them.

I can't even wear a wristwatch.

I'm someone who likes a well built muscular body, but as of now I can't afford to maintain a steady diet (say a particular amount of calories a day).

To the body builders and health experts in the house, here are my questions -

(WITHOUT A STEADY DIET)
1 - With my current body, can I gain more muscle/weight through rigorous exercises (like calisthenics)/ gyyming ?

2- How can I make my thin wrists and legs thicker ?

3- To gain more weight, are there supplements I can take with my normal diet?

Cc: Neduluiz, Pansophist

Thanks in anticipation.

DaSkinnydude:



Don't know, I've never done the measurement.

Visualize a 20 year old skinny dude with VERY thin arms and legs and just estimate

Durentt:
in any pharmacy. Check it

tarantino1:


Biggest pseudo science I've heard today.

Op

Take your height and weight, input it in an online calorie calculator,its free.

It will give you the number of calories you eat to maintain your current weight.

Increase your intake by 500 - 750 calories depending on how skinny you are.

Eat healthy foods, protein is a must as a body building food.

Google a 4 or 5 day PPL bodybuilding routine and follow it religiously.

You will thank me in 6 months to a year

chocboi78:
mayb a picture of you will make things clearer..
if ure naturally slim with 5% or less body fat, it will be difficult to add weight..

fatymore:
You again.
Try and embrace your stature and don't get weigh down.

bobokeshington:
YOUR GBOLA MUST BE LONG & THICK

DaSkinnydude:


I really can't post my picture on NL...


Difficult, not impossible right? I'm patient

DaSkinnydude:


Just one of each everyday right?

SKhanmi:


The image that comes to my head is a weed smoker o, Just kidding. You're still growing though. Keep that in mind.

Let me tell you how I did mine. I was once in your shoes.

First is the mind, do you have peace of mind or you're busy thinking of 1001 things Everytime? The mind works with the body, it's the same with all those highly driven people, everything is in overdrive. Someone with peace of mind would put on weight more easily, trust me. This one might be hard to achieve.

2nd is your diet, I ate than everyone in the house then but it never showed on my frame, Why? They were just big meals at the normal time times. Increase the frequency, small sized meals 6-7 times per day. Maybe every 3 hours. Want to take it further, snack on something every 30mins in between. Cabin biscuits,biggy etc.
And make sure you drink a hell lot of water, shit works like hell. Not with the food though else potbelly loading. I used to drink more than a 5l per day.

Finally, exercise. Pushups, Bench press, squats and deadlifts. Never underestimate them. If you're building for size limit it to 5-8reps per sets with little recovery time. I'll advise one day on for exercise, and one day off for rest. Like pushups on Monda, rest on Tuesday, squats on wed etc.

Eat.TrainHard.Rest.Repeat

Cheat: Take raw eggs with condensed milk every morning for like 3 months. I use that whenever I want to bulk up fast.

That's it, If you can be consistent. Just 3months and I moved from 50kg to 70+ ,It was during a vacation though. So if you have the time,money & will. It's possible.

Most people I run into nowadays get shocked. Including all my classmates, People really do judge by weight.

Disadvantages
It's expensive- New wardrobe & food item(eggs,beef,fish etc)
Time intensive- You need like 3 months of doing nothing
Overweight- If you skip the 3rd step.

tarantino1:


Biggest pseudo science I've heard today.

Op

Take your height and weight, input it in an online calorie calculator,its free.

It will give you the number of calories you eat to maintain your current weight.

Increase your intake by 500 - 750 calories depending on how skinny you are.

Eat healthy foods, protein is a must as a body building food.

Google a 4 or 5 day PPL bodybuilding routine and follow it religiously.

You will thank me in 6 months to a year

Daum:
Eat food with a ratio of
4:1
Carbohydrates 4 and proteins 1.

Work out. Try do 50 pushups every day.
You can do 20 10 20.

Do some squats also for your legs.

Don't forget to always eat. Eat more than 3 times a day and sleep also. At night.

Reduce the masturbation

pansophist:
I've seen really skinny guys get jacked and toned up, but they have to put in the work even more intensely than others. So its possible. The question is, are you willing to go through that hardship?

For a starter, download the 5x5 programme, and eat like there is no tomorrow, and by eating, you must eat clean. Quality over quantity. From vegetables, beef, fruits, and lift heavy progressively. If you do this for straight one year, you'll like yourself better. Its possible.

illicit:



It affects the part of your system that's responsible for muscle mass building


It's not the only factor though but it's a very big factor


Not everybody will be fat but then if you are one of those that won't be fat readily, masturbating will worsen it

Do u get now

lefulefu:
where do u guys get ur info about masturbating degenerating muscle building cells? there are activities that can waste away your muscles and sedentary lifestyle is one of the biggest culprits.When u sit on ur ass 24/7 doing nothing ur muscles will waste away.Maybe u can say masturbatiing is a sin in ur religion but it doesnt waste away muscles.If masturbating takes away muscle building cells then we can as well say sex takes away muscle building cells but this aint true. .But then for someone who is malnorished or finds it hard eating a balanced diet he should not be engaging in masturbation or sex either.doing either of them would put strenous stress on the body.

DaSkinnydude:


Me again?? ... I don't get you

Aksnoopy:
Both everyday alongside Amino acids( Astymin or amino pep) and OMEGA-H3 supplements.

lefulefu:
Just increase your calorie intake and you will bulk up
then if you were doing a lot of cardio(running,jogging,biking) try reduce it for now
Though the truth of the matter it is more easier for a fat person to build muscle cos he already has a lot of fatty energy mass in his body than he can break down and convert to muscle building cells than a skinny person who has no fatty cells to convert to mucles but then a skinny person can still build muscles.Just try and increase ur calorie intake as in eat more...then include your routine with body resistance exercise like pushups,weight lifting etc.

illicit:



most Nigerians don't eat well u know

It's not about religion o

fatymore:



Maybe your former or twin moniker.


You once asked a question like this before.

Embrace your stature

DaSkinnydude:


Nah, not me.... Never asked here

Embrace? That's like telling a fat person that desperately wants to loose weight to embrace it

it's not about embracing it, it's about what i like/want