Bodybuilding with depression and a small frame?

[namelessyoungold]

I've been thinking about starting with some workout to give me some good shot of endorphins and become healthier, but I have depression, so 0 energy, and I would be a very first time beginner. Plus, my bones have stopped growing at a younger age because of reasons...
- I'd like to know how the heck I could gain the strength to even think about going in my little spot and actually start working out;
- What exercises to do, especially for my tiny shoulders, and their names. I'm completely clueless;
- Consider that I'd like to go from something like the skinny guy in the first photo to this other you can see;
- How long will it take, in your opinion?
Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help.

[englisc]

As you start lifting your mood will improve and your energy will build.

With depression you'll probably feel like you can't be bothered to go sometimes, and that can become a negative cycle where you keep making excuses not to go because you lack motivation.

Don't look for motivation. Motivation rises and falls naturally depending on your mood at the time, and if you rely on that you'll be starting and stopping all the time. It's better to focus on discipline over motivation. That way even on days you don't really feel like training you'll force yourself to go anyway, and you'll feel better for it later.

It generally takes around 90 days for something to become a habit. So force yourself to keep at it for at least 90 days. After that it will become habit, and by that point you'll feel more like shit if you don't train than if you do.

As for what exercises to do, look up the "5x5 Stronglifts" routine. Train every part of your body. Don't just focus on arms, shoulders, chest, abs etc. While neglecting your back and legs. They'll grow faster actually if you train the whole body, and you should want a balanced physique.

Train with the primary goal of building strength. You'll build muscle this way anyway. It's impossible not to grow if you're cosntantly lifting heavier and heavier while eating good food. It is possible to not grow if you don't constantly challenge yourself.

Forget expectations of becoming like the guy in the bottom picture. Don't follow "fitness" experts on social media. They give you false, unrealistic expectations because they all take steroids while pretending that they don't, and they photoshop their pictures, just to gain popularity and to sell bullshit diets, supplements, routines etc. Just focus on yourself, your own progress with the weights you lift, and you'll look and feel better.

[nerms123]

https://youtu.be/8cNvhOJd_rw

[MannySimms]

I think you look fine and so will many others.

[TripleAce]

5 years