Trying to gain weight

Yes you definitely need to gain weight. At your height and weight now you are in the eating disorder range. You need to gain at least 10 pounds and even then you will be walking a tight line. Why might you have an eating disorder, do you have any other problems in your life and low self esteem? I wish you all the best in recovery, it hurts me to see people struggling in any capacity.

You might just need to grow into your body. I've been the same height since middle school but am now 30 pounds heavier as a senior.

If you have stayed this skinny for a very long time then maybe you should look into gaining weight.

steve the addict wrote:

Yes you definitely need to gain weight. At your height and weight now you are in the eating disorder range. You need to gain at least 10 pounds and even then you will be walking a tight line. Why might you have an eating disorder, do you have any other problems in your life and low self esteem? I wish you all the best in recovery, it hurts me to see people struggling in any capacity.

Bruh I ain't got a eating disorder and I'm a pretty confident person lol idc that I'm a stick I'm just tryna gain some muscle and fill out more.

Runnerboyseekingadvice wrote:

I am a distance runner so obviously a skinny guy. I am 5'10 113 and am 16 years old. AM trying to put on some muscle slowly. To gain more strength, less on injuries, and just be overall stronger and feel good. I run about 50 mile weeks and not gonna say I eat great but not bad. I take endurance after hard workouts and lifts but that is it is there any boost that you guys can help me with? I know that lifting is like running and takes patience but just would love some tips.

Thanks

The key supplement is food. Eat more of it.

thanks brotha

Pound a pint glass of chocolate milk whenever you walk through the kitchen. Have your mom get a couple gallons at a time At the grocery store.

Start doing compounds lifts and don't halfass them.

Runnerboyseekingadvice wrote:

steve the addict wrote:

Yes you definitely need to gain weight. At your height and weight now you are in the eating disorder range. You need to gain at least 10 pounds and even then you will be walking a tight line. Why might you have an eating disorder, do you have any other problems in your life and low self esteem? I wish you all the best in recovery, it hurts me to see people struggling in any capacity.

Bruh I ain't got a eating disorder and I'm a pretty confident person lol idc that I'm a stick I'm just tryna gain some muscle and fill out more.

Okay, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because I don't know you and perhaps the poster who said you have to grow into your body is right. BMI suggests 18.5-25 is healthy, but right now you would be well underweight at your height until you reach at least 125 pounds. The fact that you want to gain weight is good and suggests you do not have an eating disorder, which is good. You will be a better runner at 130 pounds if you continue to train, guaranteed.

steve the addict wrote:

Runnerboyseekingadvice wrote:

Bruh I ain't got a eating disorder and I'm a pretty confident person lol idc that I'm a stick I'm just tryna gain some muscle and fill out more.

Okay, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because I don't know you and perhaps the poster who said you have to grow into your body is right. BMI suggests 18.5-25 is healthy, but right now you would be well underweight at your height until you reach at least 125 pounds. The fact that you want to gain weight is good and suggests you do not have an eating disorder, which is good. You will be a better runner at 130 pounds if you continue to train, guaranteed.

Yes, Just how do I get to that 125-130 mark? There's no way I can get 17 pounds of muscle in a year right?

duff wrote:

The key supplement is food. Eat more of it.

+1

Eat as much as you can. My rule of thumb for gaining weight is that you should try to snack/eat something every 1-3hrs, especially after you're done with your running for the day. Another thing you could d is to eat right before you go to bed, have something like milk/chocolate milk, yogurt, boiled eggs, PB toast

How often should I be lifting? What exercises? Sets, reps, weight etc.

I'm 5'10 and 155. I've run my fastest times at about 170 if that makes you feel better about running and lifting. You'll probably want to drop your mileage if you want to bulk up a bit. At your weight you could probably get away with lifting once or twice a week with one set to failure of the big 5 (deadlift, squat, bent over row, overhead press, bench press). Make it heavy enough that you can manage about 8 slow reps and that'll probably do for now. You might consider eating calorie and nutrient dense foods like eggs and sardines if you aren't already. The strongman Stoltman brothers on youtube just posted a great video of their daily food intake if you want some gaining inspiration (you might not manage 10 fried eggs and bacon for breakfast though!)