nutrition Creatine monohydrate? I'm 19 and skinny as hell. I tried whey protein but it didn't help much, maybe because i have fast metabolism. that's why I want to try a weight gainer. is this a bad idea?
Well, you should have learned something about supplements when you took the whey. They don't work!! So, stop wasting your money and polluting your body with junk in pursuit of some dream body that you obviously weren't born to have.
You can't change your genetics. It sounds like you're an ectomorph and if that's the case, you're just going to have to eat a lot of food and build those muscle as much as possible. It is possible that you're just a late bloomer and you'll get your final dose of testosterone in the next few years and make a quantum leap toward and more masculine physique. When I was in Navy boot camp at 18 I was made to shave and I was a skinny 6'2" and 160 pounds with nothing to shave but peach fuzz.
You'll can make some real progress if you stop buying supplements that don't work and start studying how to train properly. Here's how to get started.
1. Watch all of Scooby's 180+ videos here --> http://www.youtube.com/user/scooby1961#g/u
2. Next, read everything here so you can learn a little anantomy and kinseiology as well as how to perform exercise in good form --> http://www.exrx.net/
3. Finally, buy this book and study it (you can skip over the heavy science stuff) --> http://www.bodybyscience.net/home.html/?page_id=18
Here's how you should be eating.
There's only one way to eat but it can include many different things. Here's that story.
Whether you want to gain weight, lose weight, add muscle, or maintain, you should use the same diet. In other words, everyone should be eating essentially the same macro nutrients (carbs, fats, protein), micro nutrients (vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc.) barring special health or medical considerations because we all have essentially the same physiognomy and there is only one version of peak health. Here is how we should all eat according to the US National Institute of Health who are among the best health professionals in the world and the people doctors listens to in the US.
OPTIMAL INTAKE
Eat varied, wholesome, and high quality foods such that your daily caloric intake is about equal to your daily caloric burn while keeping your macro nutrient ratios at about 55/25/20 (%calories from carbs/fats/protein). Only slight changes should be made in the macro nutrient ratios to accommodate the extreme demands of special activities such as extreme athletics or inactivity due to illness.
Note: Here are the details in case you're interested:
http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
You get to make the food choices (no supplements without a doctor's recommendation) based on your location, culture, available foods, personal preferences, personal resources, food allergies, etc. However, the words "varied", "wholesome", and "high quality" are important. And, you should consume your food in 4-6 daily meals with healthy snacks between such that you're nourishing yourself every two hours when awake.
VARIED means a variety of foods including fruits, dairy, meats, vegetables, grains, nuts, etc.
WHOLESOME means as unprocessed, unrefined, nutritious as is practical.
HIGH QUALITY means using the best ingredients, the least contaminants or fillers or unnecessary chemicals, etc.
TRACKING
Nutrient tracking is necessary to ensure you have the optimal caloric intake and macro nutrient balance. For most people, tracking is only required for fat loss because of the difficulty in cutting intake and nutrients while maintaining digestive and appetite satisfaction. However, tracking is an excellent exercise for noobs who are just learning how to eat right for the first time. Tracking makes it necessary to read labels, look up food nutrients, record data, plan meals and recipes, etc. And, as annoying as it may be to have to track, it is easier to do today than ever before with the help of website such as My Fitness Pal ---> http://www.myfitnesspal.com . Here's my tracking as an example --> http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/clickmaster
Please study. You have one body and it's for life. Make it the best body it can be.
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