>>33923428 (OP)
MY BROTHER IN CHRIST IT IS TIME TO GET FUCKING SWOLE. BIG MAN MOMENT. YOU GOTTA EAT YOUR CARBS AND LIFT THE BARS. IMMA LEARN YOU SOME THINGS AND YOU'RE GONNA FUCKIN DO EM.
1. EAT.
IT IS NOT HARD TO HAVE A CALORIC SURPLUS IN THE MODERN WORLD, IT IS A BIT MORE OF A CHALLENGE TO MAINTAIN A CALORIC SURPLUS AS WELL AS A NUTRIENT SURPLUS. A GOOD RULE OF THUMB FOR GAINING MUSCLE IS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE GRAM OF PROTEIN PER POUND OF BODY WEIGHT. THIS IS WIDELY CONSIDERED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO BE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH, AND YOU COULD EASILY GET AWAY WITH DOING .7G PER 1LB OF BODY WEIGHT AND STILL GET UPWARDS OF 90% OF THE GAINS. AS FAR AS PROTEIN SOURCES ARE CONCERNED YOUR BEST BETS ARE LIKELY LEAN CHICKEN CUTS, LEAN CUTS OF BEEF, AND TUNA. I PERSONALLY EAT A LOT OF PORK BECAUSE IT'S CHEAP AND DOES WHAT I WANT IT TO. I HIGHLY SUGGEST LOOKING INTO YOUR BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR) AND FINDING OUT HOW MANY CALORIES YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO EAT TO GAIN WEIGHT. TRACK THIS SHIT ON CHAT GPT OR SOMETHING I DON'T CARE, JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR MACROS.
2. LIFT.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BECOME AN ANIMALISTIC GYM RAT TO PUT ON A LITTLE BIT OF MUSCLE. WHAT I STRONGLY SUGGEST IS FINDING AN UPPER LOWER SPLIT, OR PUSH PULL LEGS SPLIT, THAT YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN STICK TO. THERE'S NO POINT IN HOLDING YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE TO SEVEN WORKOUTS A WEEK IF YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT TO THREE, THE BEST WORKOUT IS ONE YOU FUCKING DO AND DO CONSISTENTLY. I WANT YOU TO START OUT LIFTING SHIT THAT FEELS LIKE YOU COULD DO IT ALL DAY, AND THEN GO UP TO THE NEXT FIVE POUNDS THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE THERE. THREE SETS OF 10 PER EXERCISE, IF YOU'RE FEELING NASTY YOU CAN DO A FOURTH SET TO FAILURE. START WITH MOSTLY COMPOUND MOVEMENTS LIKE DEADLIFTS, SQUATS, BENCH PRESS, AND LATERAL PULLDOWNS. THESE ARE VERY SIMPLE AND BASIC EXERCISES THAT ANY GYM WORTH ITS SALT SHOULD BE ABLE TO FACILITATE.
I WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.