Muscle building?
by Craig on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 | 4 Comments
im 16, and really skinny. im 6 ft but only weigh 130 lbs, and since i play high school hockey i want to bulk up.
im too busy to go to a gym, and im targeting upper body- (biceps, triceps, pecs, chest, abs).
i was wondering, what would be the most effective way to go about this? im looking more for mass than tone for right now.
also- since i dont have weights, ive been curling my backback with a few books in it (about 20 lbs, 55 curls each arm). around my elbows really hurts the day after, why is that?
usually if a body part of your hurts after exercise, its cramps and it comes from not having a cool down period. I think you’re going about the muscle building process correct. More walking or running (any cardio exercise), about 3000 or so calories a day of fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins, some weight lifting (I’m sure your team has a weight training facility they will let you use, but if not, find anything that has weight on it).
Don’t overdo the exercise (weight lifting every other day, and cardio every other day) and make sure to eat enough but not too much.
my p.e. teaher says that it takes 24-48 hours for you to feel pain after a tough workout of the upper body
ummm u can do crunches to help you to get abs and you might consider buying some cheap weights to bulk up your arms
Good Luck!
Well i know a good place to work out its called GENESIS off of 19 near the out back in Florida
Look around at yard sales and thrift stores or in the classified section and find a set of weights.
You gotta use ‘em every day, and you need to work out a set of moves that go to every part of the bod. That includes legs and neck. You doan need steroids, you just need steady course of low weights and high repetitions. Put about 120 on the bar and do each of your moves in sets of 15, and repeat the whole set several times. Get up early and use about an hour. Drink water, lots of it, as you work out.
Don’t lift heavy or scar your muscles, just keep it up for a while and you will begin to see the change. Takes a little while, but it will start and continue.
I did that for years with low weight and high reps, and I quit in my 50′s. Now I am 75 and people still remark to me about my upper arms and neck. Once I pulled down a map in class and ripped a short sleeve shirt, and I started skinny too. 5’11" and 130.