What is the best workout for me?

Question

I am 5'8 and weigh 125 pounds, I am very skinny, I would like to find a way to bulk up a little...More weight, less reps. Less weight, More reps? Also what is the best kind of diet?

Answer 1

Do heavier weights and less reps.. This is power weights.. you're doing this to bulk up... Eat more more Carbs in your diet...with protein... You will need to eat more.. to feed the muscle..

Answer 2

I can help. There are many ways to excercise.
For me, I like being skinny and strong. I use only two sets of five but do a 16 day cycle for places I want to be strong but not bulky. I add about 5 lb. every single day to my weights for dead lifts and presses and cleans. The second day becomes my first day the next cycle and I beyond what the last day of the previous cycle was.
For bigger muscles, do the three set, 8-15 reps on a major muscle group every third or forth day. When you start your cycle again for that muscle group, add 5-10 lb.
I warn you not to neglect your back though. I would keep the low reps and low sets for that. Also, do the same for your back as you would your abs. Do NOT neglect your back.
Oh, by the way, the training I do is the same training that the Bulgarian did who holds the lifting record and broke the 30 year Chinese record. He was small and lean. In America, we're told it's wrong to work out the way I do and it does nothing for you.
Look up Pavel Tsatsouline on the net.

Answer 3

do weights 3 times a week for around 1 h 15 min

pick basic exercises like squats, bench press, shoulder press pullups, rows and curls - in each do a warmup set of around 20 reps then do 4 sets of 10 reps with strict form and as much weight as you can handle - try and add weight each week

do aerobics twice a week - any sort you like for 30-45 mins - you dont want to get fat!!!


get you bodyfat measured - even though you want your weight increased dont let you bodyfat go up more than several % - remember you want to gain muscle not fat


try and eat six healthy meals a day - each should contain some protein from meat, fish, poultry, loow fat dairy etc and some veges or fruit

have a protein milkshake after your workouts and before you go to bed at night

and lastly try and sleep at least 8 hours every night


in 3 months with this basic programme you will see a difference

Answer 4

more weight with less reps = building muscles
less weight with more reps = toning muscles

An easy way to bulk up is to first get your weight up by eating a lot then working out to turn the fat into muscle.

Answer 5

I my self am 5'9" and 130# and strive to maintain a healthy wait
some times it is a mater of metabolism as much as diet and the best diet will very from person to person
i tend to gain wait during winter months not because i become less active but because with the cooler weather i eat more pro tines and fats and less carbs . for a person with a high metabolism fats and proteins are far more use full than to those with slower metabolisms but if you do in fact have a high metabolic rate your carbs are very important to help curb fatigue
as for a work out higher wait and lower reps will help to build mass as where lower waits and higher reps will help with tone and cardio

Answer 6

more weight less reps to bulk up, less weight more reps to become more cut. peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a snack are a good start, in between meals. go to www.menshealth.com

its very informative and can help you out more than i can

Answer 7

Try protein shakes, combined with high-intensity, low-speed reps, and try exercising all of your body at once to maintain body proportion, eg: swimming. Check out Men's Health the magazine.

Answer 8

try and have diet with more of carbohydrates as well as eat more times in the day rather than 2 meals.

work out for toning more rather than fat burn.