I need workout advice.

[Sanctuary]

Like shheadz said, check out creatine.

[Franklin]

I just looked up information about getting a trainer at the gym on campus. It can get expensive fast. It will cost me $300 a month for a trainer. Looks like I have to buy some more workout equipment for my dorm room.

[NeoSeminole]

shheadz says:

"Try adding some protein shakes/powders, and creatine."

why creatine? You shouldn't tell people what stuff to take unless you are prepared to explain how it works.

[NeoSeminole]

cmacattack1 says:

"They recommend you take in about 1900-2000 calories a day with most of it coming from protein obviously. 350-400 g protein, fat 40 g, carbs 90 g."

haha, sources? This is actually horrible advice. You need to eat carbs with protein in a 2:1 ratio otherwise you are wasting money on protein as your body will just piss it out.

[Chupacabras]

Two good books to start with are "From Scrawny to Brawny" and "Brawn".

One thing you're going to find with people that tend towards the ectomorph body type, besides needing a lot of clean caloric intake, is a dependence on compound exercises. We're talking squats, deadlifts, bench, clean and jerk etc... things you're just not going to be able to accomplish with your current equipment.

[Franklin]

This is beginning to look impossible. I have been told to try calisthenics, but I have not seen any results by doing it for 5 months.

[Sanctuary]

Do you mean you haven't seen any results in mass or you literally have not seen any results whatsoever?

[NeoSeminole]

Franklin says:

"This is beginning to look impossible. I have been told to try calisthenics, but I have not seen any results by doing it for 5 months."

unless you are an old lady or obese, calisthenics are mostly a waste of time.

[Franklin]

Do you mean you haven't seen any results in mass or you literally have not seen any results whatsoever?

I did not see any results doing calisthenics for 5 months.

Franklin says:

"This is beginning to look impossible. I have been told to try calisthenics, but I have not seen any results by doing it for 5 months."

unless you are an old lady or obese, calisthenics are mostly a waste of time.

I'll take note to that.

[Chupacabras]

Of course it looks impossible, you keep trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole.

[lhn]

Why looking at a PT at the gym. Sign to a gym. Start using mutiple pieces of equipment. Learn how to use them safely and read up on where to start.

Dumbells in a dorm is not going to beef u up any time soon. And certainly wont enable you to have a wellrounds regular exercise routine!

[Illusional]

That seems really unrealistic. 5500 calories is really pushing it.

well you figure, if you consume 3500 cals a day, you'll put on about a pound. body builders will usually consume about 7000 cals a day because of their intense work outs. 5500 is just a rough estimate, but it depends on how much you're working out.

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