How can a skinny guy get muscular?

[nojogrant]

I'm pretty scrawny, in fact i'm known at my school for being very weak, but I want that to change. I want to start working out but the things that are holding me back are
a. a gym, i dont have enough money to be paying the gym every month
b. the right diet, I don't know the right diet. I was thinking of drinking protein shakes everyday but I don't know if that will work.
c. I dont know if it will work. I want this to work, i dont want to be wasting time at the gym when nothing is actually happening.
Also, I've seen people get buff within 90 days (for example Yousef from FouseyTube, shoutout to the DOF bruh bruhs), and i want that to happen, but i dont think it will and im cool with that too. So any advice on how to go from scrawny as hell to Calvin Klien model status?

[Rahdle]

First off, I'm a tough as hell farmer and wrestler. I can help you here.

Work out: personally, I say screw gyms. Doing work outs helps a little but is only making a small fraction of your life harder. To get tough, you need life to be constantly harder. Such as a tough job or maybe multiple scheduled work ours. A tough job would get you much better results. Possibly make some money too. And you aren't getting any stronger unless you are in a state of struggle. To get results, you must push yourself to the point that you want to quit but keep going anyways

Diet: also screw protein drinks. If you are working hard, your body will crave good foods. Stay away from snacks and such and eat actual meals. Steak, eggs, tacos, lasagna, milk (can't stress that one enough. Chocolate milk is my personal fav) big sandwitches, pasta, beans, anything like that. Things with meat will get you protein and most of them taste better with cheese and lettuce and such. If you're trying to lose weight, stay away from some of the greasy ones of those. If you are small, eat up. But doing the hard work is most important. And daily basis is necessary for fast results. You will get nowhere if your life and schedule don't have a good change.

Any more questions about it, hit me up

[SmoMan]

A. you don’t need a fancy gym membership. In fact you can do a lot of the same stuff with a cheap pair of exercise bands. Not as good as a gym membership but when it only costs a few bucks it is totally worth it.

B. Supplemental protein is way over rated and overpriced. And if you take too much without using it up you will just be a skinny guy with a malnourished belly. To bulk up you need to exercise and increase your caloric intake. See about getting some mixed nuts or trail mix. Lots of calories and not unhealthy, just be careful if you eat too much and don’t use the fuel you will just gain fat.

C. keeps track of your progress so you can see after a few months how much you are making. Check your weight, make a chart for how many reps you do of each exercise, you could even measure your biceps if that is something you are going for.

Don’t worry about other people, your body is your own and never really compares to other peoples. Besides who knows what kind of crap they are pumping into themselves to do it.

[Anonymous]

I hope the guy's can give you more tips. I don't bulk up, but I keep fit and increased my strength through training. I eat healthy, but eating smaller portioned meals more often (chicken breast, rice and broccoli), that helps. Protein helps you gain muscle. Since you are slim, that's a good starting point to start building up. Running will probably lean you out, so you do need to do more strength training exercises.

The main 4: squat, deadlift, bench press, and shoulder press are the best strength-building exercises. Start with barbells to increase your arms and shoulders. And don't skip leg day! :)

[theville]

Well u are 16 you will fill out eventually leave your body alone let it GROW on its own.. IF when u get older like 18+ and you are still small eat more protein and work out - LOVE who u are YOU are supposed to be "scrawny" u are 16... NO worries u will get BIGGER in TIME.

[DomAlderson273]

It's gonna take a lot of work, but I managed to put muscle on because I used to weigh a massive 15 stone and all of it was fat. The best way to put on muscle is to up your protein and carb intake, things like potatoe and beef are amazing. Don't buy into all this supplement crap either, just have a solid schedule for the gym, if you want to really bulk up go three times a week for an hour. Spend about half your time on cardio to start trimming fat, and then move onto heavy weights like barbells, if your looking for chest and abs then simple push-ups and pull ups will do, as well as helping your tricep buildup. Hope this helps

[PiuBelloAmante]

Push ups, pull ups dips and sprinting will give you a terrific body and you dont need a gym for that

also make sure to eat a lot of calories, like 3500+ a day, you will get big like that
just eat eat eat and train train train

and most importantly sleep!!! SLEEP!

[slywinkle]

Lift and consume mass building supplements. Really though, if you want to do it up right, get with a trainer and outline your goals, so the two of you can tailor a plan to fit your needs. Then work, work, work and work some more.

[Anonymous]

To get big you have to eat a lot and lift heavy on big exercises like deadlifts and squats. I was 6'0" and 140 lbs when I was a high school junior, but I'm 205 now because I've trained regularly and eaten tons of food.

[Anonymous]

A. You can work out whitout a gym, you just have to stay committed.

b. don't drink protein shakes, they are very unhealthy and they won't help you. Eat lean meat and get your proteins, have a rich and balanced diet.

c. working out does help.

[TheSpartan]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Stronglifts 5x5.