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On April 11 2012 07:26 Luepert wrote:
I'm 6 foot 130 pounds. I'm really skinny, my friends call me twiggy. I'm only 16 so I hope I will bulk up a little bit but I honestly eat as much as I feel like I can and I don't gain weight.
You don't gain weight by just eating alot, if your metabolisme grinds out that food as fast as you get it in, you will stay skinny.
What you need to "bulk up" is good excersise and a healthy eating habit. Go work out twice a week and all the sudden without changing your eating pattern ( aka just keep on eating as much as you like ) you start to bulk up/gain weight. Then when you start to pay attention to your food habits and start eating healthier and less fatty, you gain even more weight!
and this is because muscles weigh more then fat.
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On April 11 2012 07:26 Luepert wrote:
I'm 6 foot 130 pounds. I'm really skinny, my friends call me twiggy. I'm only 16 so I hope I will bulk up a little bit but I honestly eat as much as I feel like I can and I don't gain weight.
I'm going to direct you to the stickies in the TLHF subforum for Nutrition Recommendations and Training Recommendations. There is so much wisdom and solid advice compiled in one place. If you browse through that just ask questions, we're all really friendly 
Edit: Also whole milk is OP
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so how exactly did you gain 15 pounds i wanna know! what kind of food (how much), and what exersizes etc.
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This can be a philosophical issue. The constituents in our body constantly change throughout our life, so where is the "I" if not in the physical body? But it's amazing how powerful the idea is that the body is "myself". This is one of the key elements of Buddhism. It's fun to make an effort to think about it sometimes. For me the thought doesn't really come up naturally and spontaneously.
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On April 11 2012 11:47 Elegance wrote:
so how exactly did you gain 15 pounds i wanna know! what kind of food (how much), and what exersizes etc.
I'm gonna point you at MOrdeks post as well, go look in the TL H&F forums to get tips on both eating and excersise, because it's impossible to explain it in 1 post.
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On April 11 2012 12:45 Mothra wrote:
This can be a philosophical issue. The constituents in our body constantly change throughout our life, so where is the "I" if not in the physical body? But it's amazing how powerful the idea is that the body is "myself". This is one of the key elements of Buddhism. It's fun to make an effort to think about it sometimes. For me the thought doesn't really come up naturally and spontaneously.
A tidbit someone brought up in a discussion a long time ago that this reminded me of was that your cells replace themselves and I don't remember the number of years but basically you have almost all new cells within 7 years or something crazy.
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before & after pics!! haha
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OP, I think you are an outlier. I've never heard of someone getting a nagging/negative feeling that they look more muscular/better. Your post is a rarity.
I don't agree that your friends are afraid to change their image. I think it's more basic than that. IMO, they are afraid of judgement from others, afraid of hard work, and possibly think that it's impossible to get bigger. Also, they may simply not care. General apathy and/or no desire broaden themselves.
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On April 11 2012 23:50 guN-viCe wrote:
OP, I think you are an outlier. I've never heard of someone getting a nagging/negative feeling that they look more muscular/better. Your post is a rarity.
I don't agree that your friends are afraid to change their image. I think it's more basic than that. IMO, they are afraid of judgement from others, afraid of hard work, and possibly think that it's impossible to get bigger. Also, they may simply not care. General apathy and/or no desire broaden themselves.
Well now you have  I tried to include things like "many factors at work" and it's a hidden motive but not the only motive. I agree there are other more obvious things like laziness. Writing a blog about how people are lazy and that's why they aren't fit doesn't quite have the same huh, I hadn't thought of that worthiness.
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I can't say I shared the same sentiment when I gained 15lbs initially but that might be because I wasn't underweight to begin with (165->180->170 @5'11"). Actually, I feel like I look exactly the same as I did before I started working out although others have said that I look more muscular *shrug*.
If I ever get a 6-pack, I'll report back here and tell you how I feel haha
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I think the key is to understand why you feel uncomfortable looking at your new look. If it's because you associate your look with a personality type, for example, do some things to ground yourself in the knowledge that your personality is still the same. Go hang out with friends, play some Starcraft, whatever.
Introspection is key. Understand what it is that you're associating negatively with your look, and find a way to reassure yourself that just because you look like that doesn't mean you're turning into that kind of person. Even better, it can help you broaden your horizons and possibly break you out of a particular prejudice you may have been unaware of prior to this.
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I wonder if you should do squants while you have a bad posture. Wont it potentially damage your spinal cord?
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On April 12 2012 07:03 ecstatica wrote:
I wonder if you should do squats while you have a bad posture. Wont it potentially damage your spinal cord?
Doing lifts without proper form is foolish of course. Bad posture should be corrected regardless if you're lifting However, squats (and deadlifts) have improved my posture and are the best exercises to strengthen your back. From personal experience my posture has never been better or my back stronger since starting SS/SL.
Basically, don't let bad posture be an excuse not to start lifting. Use it as part of a routine to get your body back to the way it should be.
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