Skinny but strong...is it possible?

[VTUser]

OK so I'm like 5'8ish but only 135lbs but I'm able to squat like 285lbs and bench like 195lbs and can do like 28 pullups but I still look pretty skinny...should I see a doctor because I feel like I have a disease or something that prohibits my muscle size

[themastaplan]

nah dude, you're fine...im the same way but I'm 6'2" 180...look not everyone has a muscluar body type - its all genetics, just because I may look skinny does not mean I'm not strong...i go to the gym with guys who are smaller than me, weigh more and look bigger but they can't put as much up as I can with certain excersis. For example my boy is 5"10 175 and he looks bigger than me - but when we bench, do back, etc I can put up more than he can...now if he worked out as much as I do he'd be a lot bigger...but size isn't about strength, if you rteally want to gain extreme weight start upping your protein and eating meals like very 2-3 hours...but make sure its healthy and full of nutritional stuff to help muscle growth - I've done it and hey man its just our metabolism - we'll be thankful when we're older and still look the same and athletic rather than saggy and old lol...

dont worry about it, you're fine...just be happy with the way you are, keep working out and stay in shape - girls don't necessarily like JACKED and HUGE guys - I mean some do...but with all that muscle, I know girls who find it less attractive, so just be tone and fit and athletic - most importantly be happy with what you have and who you are...

good luck bro, again stop stressing

[TimeAndTimeAgain]

I seem to have the same "problem" as you. Ever since I was a kid, I have been skinny. I remember when I was 11-12, I used to get picked on for being to skinny. Everyone made fun of me, saying I was like weak and stuff. Then one day this really buff guy challenged me to arm wrestle, and I agreed just for the f*** of it, and ended up winning.

I was surprised at how weak I wasn't, because they had me believe I was weak. Now, I can't bench as much as you, but one time my parents hired a personal trainer for me at some academy, and the guy was so f***ing shocked at the things I was doing. My wrists are so thin, he thought they were going to snap from all the weight and that he would end up in trouble. I kept having to tell him I was fine the whole time, but I could see in his face he was scared.

I was able to get stronger, but the weird thing is that I barely gained any weight and my muscles didn't appear to grow at all. I don't know what's wrong with me! I thought I was the only one but apparently I'm not alone.

[Jake-N-Bake420]

Im currently experiencing this dilemma as well, except for me, my arms, hands, legs, and feet are incredibly skinny, no fat whatsoever. And when im in a resting position, they look disproportionate to my body, and when i flex or strain my muscles they get super ripped and show all muscle definition, im 5"4 and 110 lbs, i can preacher curl 75 pounds, bench 180. I can leg press up to 600 pounds and do as many chin ups as i want. But my wrists and hands are so skinny same with my ankles its led me to believe there's something wrong with me, I've been picked on vehemently for having small hands, but i can beat kids twice my size in arm wrestles. I never thought i was different, just skinny, but people started noticing my strange lifting capapbilities and stopped making fun of me, so like you guys, i thought there was something wrong with me but it turns out genetics just made me this way and im happy with it. I've started regularly working out and im not getting bigger, just stronger.

[toulouse]

You can be thin & strong. I've been really strong my whole life, tho I'm quite thin. people always expect me to fall over, which is irritating because I'm completely used to how I am obviously- so they just sound high strung & obnoxious. I'm very muscly& in very good shape, I've never been heavy , I've never been weak. at 5 8 135, you are not like emaciated you are just thin. but if you want to see a doctor go ahead.. I think guys sty thin sometimes till early 20s. you sound strong enough, so I'm not sire what the problem is. being thin is less stress on your joints, heart, lungs- you are whole f***ing system has an easier ride. if you are strong and thin you have the best of both worlds imo. most people want to lose weight maybe count your blessings. be greatful you don't have problem getting thin.

Actually... I don't even think 135 is that thin if you were 6 ft yea but at 5 8 it seems reasonable. my brother is 6 ft 1 & 165. that would be like you being 170. I can't do transform women to men, but I'm 5 7 at 95.. I'm sure that's thinner than 135, & I absolutely do not have a muscle disease. I think your fine. unless your looking to be a body builder.

[Gwatty98]

I am the same bro I'm your weight but a bit taller and I'm so strong and skinny that my bigger friends are so shocked when I jump on the weights with them I can squat 110ish and dumbbell press 50 pounds and curl a lot too, I used to box and do mma so I got a lot of stench from that, just don't worry you're fine bro, skinny is the new strong

[KarKingJack]

Think lightweight boxers, or martial arts champions. You arriteee. I wanna be skinny but strong.

[-StillWater-]

Haha noooooo

It's definitely possible!

[Anonymous]

i guess