[Stin]

im 18 years old 6 foot and 141 pounds, an ectomorph. ive been lifting and dieting to bulk for 9 months now. went from 130 to 141 in that amount of time. im sick of being skinny and ive been looking into starting a cycle since it is so hard for me to gain weight. does anyone think this is a bad idea considering my age? or would it be okay to go ahead and do?

[HawaiianPride.]

Bad idea. Skim through the stickies in the nutrition section they have lots of great info in there on starting your first real bulk. Come back here if you have any questions. There are way too many risks involved at your age if you consider the use of AAS.

[Stin]

i have a great diet and great lifting plan and i still struggle though

[HawaiianPride.]

Post them here and let's see what the issues are. If your on a actual bulk and a proper training regimen 9.9 times out of 10 you will grow. Now I'm not saying your bulk isn't good or your training sucks but something is obviously wrong if you say they are up to par. In my experience I've see way too many people say that their diet is perfect then when they post it they realize they are barely making 2500k.

[Stin]

ok i eat 6-8 meals a day depending on how busy i am with school.
those meals usually consist of tuna, chicken breast, sweet potatoes, brown rice, pasta, and occasionally true mass or ON 100% whey shake
for breakfast, oatmeal, banana, and 4-6 eggs substituted with shake if in a rush
after lifting, i usually eat chicken breast, some sort of simple carb, creatine mono
before bed cottage cheese and yogurt and L-Glutamine
As far as supplements: fish oil, BCAA's, multivitamin, glucosamine-chondroiton, and Jack3d for Pre-WO. i recently bought Universals Animal Pak but im not sure how i like it yet.

for training...
Sunday - Back/Bi
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Chest/Tri
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - Legs
Friday - Shoulders/Abs
Saturday - Rest

if theres anything im doing wrong or any suggestions u have, i would appreciate the help.

[mikeh40+]

Originally Posted by Stin

im 18 years old 6 foot and 141 pounds, an ectomorph. ive been lifting and dieting to bulk for 9 months now. went from 130 to 141 in that amount of time. im sick of being skinny and ive been looking into starting a cycle since it is so hard for me to gain weight. does anyone think this is a bad idea considering my age? or would it be okay to go ahead and do?

very bad idea at your age to mess with any gear, or any supplement that messes with your testosterone levels,

listen, you put on 11 pounds in 9 months,, thats a hell of a gain as long as its not all bf, so just keep on pounding in the food and train with as much intensity as you can, compound exercises and a good diet along with your young testosterone and you`ll keep on making gains,

I totally understand the frustration your having, and your not alone, all of us had to start from scratch to build muscle, and the majority will agree that we all wanted results now damn it,, NOW!!! But to tell you the truth i`m very happy i had not taken the gear road and build it all natural, I was 145lbs at 18yrs old, not a ounce of bf and hardly any muscle, so if i can do it, hell yes you can and will as well!!

[Stin]

ok thanks man that keeps me motivated

[mikeh40+]

Originally Posted by Stin

ok thanks man that keeps me motivated

hell yea Stin, thats the attitude brotha!!

[getshredded]

Seems like you are doing what needs to be done to get bigger, all that you need now is to chill and let your body respond. Have you considered that at your age your growth hormone levels are very high? You are still in the process of growing. You'll probably stop growing at about 24 - 25 years old so, be happy that you're blessed with this. After 25+ you'll see that you'll start stacking weight, so keep up your routine and you will notice results. Sauce right now is not the answer boss. You have too much of it in you right now just continue the hard work!

Originally Posted by Stin

ok i eat 6-8 meals a day depending on how busy i am with school.
those meals usually consist of tuna, chicken breast, sweet potatoes, brown rice, pasta, and occasionally true mass or ON 100% whey shake
for breakfast, oatmeal, banana, and 4-6 eggs substituted with shake if in a rush
after lifting, i usually eat chicken breast, some sort of simple carb, creatine mono
before bed cottage cheese and yogurt and L-Glutamine
As far as supplements: fish oil, BCAA's, multivitamin, glucosamine-chondroiton, and Jack3d for Pre-WO. i recently bought Universals Animal Pak but im not sure how i like it yet.

for training...
Sunday - Back/Bi
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Chest/Tri
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - Legs
Friday - Shoulders/Abs
Saturday - Rest

if theres anything im doing wrong or any suggestions u have, i would appreciate the help.

[Stin]

ok sounds good thanks for the tips

[Hercdk]

When you reach 20 years of age or over, then start thinking about it. although some say arnold started when he was 13 lol..

[Kaboom]

You only listed 2 meals of what you actually eat.If you eat 6-8 times a day i want to see those meals and not something like"some sort of carb" be specific and give us your whole workout plan then we can help.

Like they said to young to do gear but also you have no where near enough experince in working out.9 months you are still a newb.You have plenty of growing to do when you get on the right track!