[gottagetbig]

just graduate highschool last year, played basketball did minimal weight lifting, im addicted now and lookin for suggestions on how to gain mass and gain weight currently 165 pounds lookin to get around the 185 190 range any tips?

[IronTooks]

Eat, sleep, and get a good training routine/split. The only way your gonna get big pipes and whatever else you want is if you do those 3, especially eat. Do allot of reading, find out what foods you need, get at least 8 hours of rest, and come up with a split that works best for you. Also, genetics can play a big role. If your naturally well built than getting big won't be too big of an issue, if your skinny or a fat fucker, than getting big could become a little more difficult.

[gottagetbig]

im for sure not a fat ass, but yeah thanks for the advice

[Basso]

Dedication and time! Follow the basic advice given by Irontooks and stay with it, gaining muscle is a long slow process and only those willing to change their live style and dedicate themselves will succeed! Read, learn, read and read some more, experiment with w/o's and find what works for you, but on top of everything else always be open to learn! You'll never know it all, but you can know a lot if your willing.

[71bodybuilder]

hey---yea boost your callorie intake for a couple of weeks--i just turned 16 and last year during footbnall season i weighed 145----around 2 to 3 or maybe more months ago i weighed 175 and wanted sum mass- s0o0o i started serious mass which is good---but then i started takin MASS XXX from GNC which is the shit--now im almost 200 lean around 10 % body fat and im gonna cut that down even more but im benching 330 and i really suggest takin 3 scoops of the MASS XXX a day and go through about 2 to 3 tubs---cumtimes cut it down to 2 scoops and work your way down to one if u lik but train around 2-3 hours a day--HARD!! this should show u sum size--

[71bodybuilder]

oh and i got sick during this time with a virus and lost down to around 165--and that was 3 1/2 months ago---165 to 195 is a big jump and im really healthy--try it man it works--MASS XXX a GNC product

[gottagetbig]

ive been runnin supplements but man they eat ur money up, if its around 20 or under ill give it a try, whats ur eating schedule like?

[J.O.E.]

16 years old with a 330 bench press....if your not lying that is very impressive. High weights/low reps for strength and size gain my friend...and eat a whole shit load. stick to complex carbs and protein with some good fatty acids (ex. fish oils)
Heres how i figure it.....if you weigh 165.....take 165 and multiply it by 15 and that gives you how many calories you need to take in to maintain that weight your at now. Then take the number it gives you and add 500 to it...that will give you how many calories you need to gain weight.
here..........165 x 15=2475
2475 + 500=2975
2975 is your magical number my friend....eat heavy/lift heavy GOOD LUCK

[IronTooks]

Originally Posted by 71bodybuilder

hey---yea boost your callorie intake for a couple of weeks--i just turned 16 and last year during footbnall season i weighed 145----around 2 to 3 or maybe more months ago i weighed 175 and wanted sum mass- s0o0o i started serious mass which is good---but then i started takin MASS XXX from GNC which is the shit--now im almost 200 lean around 10 % body fat and im gonna cut that down even more but im benching 330 and i really suggest takin 3 scoops of the MASS XXX a day and go through about 2 to 3 tubs---cumtimes cut it down to 2 scoops and work your way down to one if u lik but train around 2-3 hours a day--HARD!! this should show u sum size--

So you've gained 55 pounds in a year, you can bench press 330lbs, and you train for 2-3 hours a day in the gym. Wow..I dono what to say. Oh and you gained all this "weight" using Mass XXX from GNC, haha this stuff must work friggin miracles. I dono if your bullshittin, but it sure as hell sounds like it. You either juiced or you lied. I find it hard to believe you can gain over 50 lbs in a year, LEAN muscle like you say,and bench 330 as a 16 year old. Oh and I've never heard of training for 3 hours a day. I wanna see some pictures of you, and than I can believe it.

[Cap't Natty]

hello out there, been reading on here a while now and really like the atmosphere, so i signed up and this is my first post. any-hoooo ive been working out at home with free weights ( bench, squat rack over head pulley and low) i put on about 6-8 pounds last year which is my first year by the way. im 5'11 and 186 and my question for all is what is a real expectation for size gain?

[Mygeeto]

Originally Posted by Cap't Natty

hello out there, been reading on here a while now and really like the atmosphere, so i signed up and this is my first post. any-hoooo ive been working out at home with free weights ( bench, squat rack over head pulley and low) i put on about 6-8 pounds last year which is my first year by the way. im 5'11 and 186 and my question for all is what is a real expectation for size gain?

that would depend upon genetics, diet and rest. but mostly genetics.

[Jonathan180]

its bullshit nobody in the world can gain 55lbs in a year only on roids no supplement can do that.

[IronTooks]

Oh obviously the kid is lying. 330lb bench at 16....I smell bullshit!

[Basso]

Originally Posted by IronTooks

Oh obviously the kid is lying. 330lb bench at 16....I smell bullshit!

It's not impossible, It for sure has nothing to do with XXXMass though. I gained 40lbs from 15 to 16 yrs old and was benching about 300lbs. It's amazing what you can do at that age, the test is flowin heavy and if your dedicated you can make some steroid like gains. Probability that he's at 10% BF is probably close to 0 though 50lbs in a year is 25-30lbs LBM at best! Highly unlikely but somewhat possible.