Sick of being skinny, I want to be a bodybuilder

Girls still won't look at you.

if you were that guy earlier posting about being 115 I hope my comment didn't make you feel like you need to bulk up.

Prediction Dept wrote:

Girls still won't look at you.

I ran in HS and college (D3), and time has past since. I have stuck with it but a lot of my friends from back then stopped running and started lifting and they seem to have more game than I. At least they're always bragging about it.

I am pretty healthy and I love to workout and eat, so I think gaining 30 lbs during my first year should be possible and then 20 lbs every year.

I understand this may be a multiple year thing but I can do it.

Do it! I am going to do it to because of an injury that won't go away.

AJJ wrote:

Do it!

That's the attitude.

While some bodybuilders may argue that pure bodybuilding will get you there, I'd recommend checking out your local CrossFit box. It may cost a little more but results are comparable in the BUFFness department and at the same time you'll look RIPPED, too. Basically, they'll help you achieve a CLEAN BULK.

Good luck, bro.

I was once held hostage off the coast of rio di janeiro for 5 months, and as a project to cut the boredom I worked to bulk myself up to 190. I went in weighing 150 after a really horrible period with a girl. My usual weight is around 170.

I made it just over 190 before they finally let us go. I only had a single 30lb dumbbell. I did it all with chin-ups, push-ups, and lifting that one dumbbell. I ate 3 cans of tuna a day and two litres of whole milk, in addition to regular mealtimes.

The food you have to take in in order to really gain weight is the big hurdle, at least for me. It really becomes an uncomfortable force-feeding situation. But you have to do it.

In the end 190+ didn't feel right on me. I couldn't wash parts of my back because I was so hoss in places. In the end I didn't like it and allowed it to slowly melt off.

I bought some cowboy boots today and I think they might be a hair too small.

Be atient usecompund movements bench, squat, deadlift. You will not get to 200lbs naturally. Not lean anway. 180 ripped is about right with at least e years of hard training.

Convert! wrote:

Sorry guys, I have been running for 15 years. I am 30 now and the girls don't even look at me. 115 lbs doesn't seem to be enough for them.

I'll start hitting the gym tomorrow and won't stop until I hit 200 lbs.

I will use this thread to update you on my progress.

Wish me luck.

The misc forum on bodybuilding.com is similar to letsrun.com, but with less social awkwardness.

I found cycling to offer a happy medium between "endurance athlete skinny" and "bulked up weight-lifter." Although I still follow the sport and run recreationally, I had to retire from competitive running due to burnout and chronically bad knees. I started mountain biking pretty seriously because the no-impact activity was easy on my knees, and I supplemented the activity with P90X. I'm up to about 165 from 136, but my percentage of body fat is still low and I'm more cut than ever.

Bit of forewarning though; even though I'm not runner-skinny anymore, getting regular gash still requires a lot of effort.

Bad news, most chicks do not like roid monkeys or beef cakes.However, a lot of closet cases do. Can I spot you some time?

Convert! wrote:

Sorry guys, I have been running for 15 years. I am 30 now and the girls don't even look at me. 115 lbs doesn't seem to be enough for them.

I'll start hitting the gym tomorrow and won't stop until I hit 200 lbs.

I will use this thread to update you on my progress.

Wish me luck.

Sorry pal, but the only weight girls care about is the weight of your wallet.

Hey man, want to hook up? wrote:

Bad news, most chicks do not like roid monkeys or beef cakes.

SOME women don't like roidheads, no. Some women also don't like men with a BMI lower than 22.

Hey man, want to hook up? wrote:

Bad news, most chicks do not like roid monkeys or beef cakes.

I'd never date a guy who does steroids.

That said, I like a naturally muscular guy over the typical runners body. There's just something about leaning on to a strong shoulder and biceps...

True, most women don't like roid heads, unless they are 'fitness' chick's. But you don't want those anyway. Most women prefer muscular guys though (physique, muclemania guys). I went from a 130lb runner to a 235lb bodybuilder and now a lean 195 natural. Juiced to the gills at 235, natural at 195. And guess what, astheticly better at lower weight. Women in 20's go for looks and muscle, 30's better have a heavy wallet. If you have both you're set. No chick likes a skinny distance runner though so you're on your way

ofsaa silver wrote:

True, most women don't like roid heads, unless they are 'fitness' chick's. But you don't want those anyway.

Why not?

They're pretty pretty.

If you want to sleep witha fitness chick then it's all good bro. As long as it's a casual thing Would not recommend dating or having a relationship with one. Bat shit crazy for the most part. Plus, they keep using your protein powder.

Convert! wrote:

Sorry guys, I have been running for 15 years. I am 30 now and the girls don't even look at me. 115 lbs doesn't seem to be enough for them.

I'll start hitting the gym tomorrow and won't stop until I hit 200 lbs.

I will use this thread to update you on my progress.

Wish me luck.

While I know this is a specific troll for the cross-fit camp etc. - here is the truth - if a guy gets to 30 without a girl looking at him, it's not because he is too skinny, it's because he is ugly and has a bad personality. If he bulks up and develops a very muscular body (which is doubtful), he will still be ugly and still have a bad personality. A guy may date a girl for a hot body and an ugly face, because he wants sex and he'll just flip her over, but that doesn't work for guys. A girl can't just flip a guy over and pretend he isn't ugly.

You will spend the rest of your life skinny and alone. You should run long distances to make yourself feel better. Also, your one faint hope is to start running ultras, grow a beard, wear ray bans and trucker hats - you may develop a cult following. Live in a truck, it helps.

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

AJJ wrote:

Do it!

That's the attitude.

While some bodybuilders may argue that pure bodybuilding will get you there, I'd recommend checking out your local CrossFit box. It may cost a little more but results are comparable in the BUFFness department and at the same time you'll look RIPPED, too. Basically, they'll help you achieve a CLEAN BULK.

Good luck, bro.

Seriously, xfit-dick! Why are you even on Letsrun. You obviously don't run and know nothing about it, so why do you bother? You're just a pain in the ass

Cross fit is a joke made fun of by anybody with any knowledge of training. Way to overtrain and burn muscle. Love that super skinny do you even workout look.