i used to weigh over 18stone about 18 months or so ago, i got down to 12stone but have piled a stone back on with drinking and eating crap. i have the skinny fat look which i hate and really want to change this so im taking up weights to help me with a cut down to 12stone then going to start bulking afterwards to imrove the way my body looks im not looking to get stupidly massive just get agood body

I might aswell chime in here.
 
I'm 21, and my reason for doing weights is because I've been able to get my illness under some degree of control (Crohn's disease) and am gaining weight. I am able to gain as much as I want at the moment, depending on how much I feel like eating each day. Obviously without doing weight training, this will all just be fat.
 
I'm completely out of shape and unfit and I want to have a body to be proud of. I'm 5'10.5" and currently around 140 lbs. Going back 2-3 months I was at an all time low of 120 lbs which is very thin for me. My average weight before my illness was around 156 lbs (70k), but even then I was thin in the arms and legs and fat on the stomach.
 
I've never been in good shape so I'm finally making the decision to do as much as I can to change that, become fit, and have a body that looks good.
 
 
George.

George_88


I might aswell chime in here.
 
I'm 21, and my reason for doing weights is because I've been able to get my illness under some degree of control (Crohn's disease) and am gaining weight. I am able to gain as much as I want at the moment, depending on how much I feel like eating each day. Obviously without doing weight training, this will all just be fat.
 
I'm completely out of shape and unfit and I want to have a body to be proud of. I'm 5'10.5" and currently around 140 lbs. Going back 2-3 months I was at an all time low of 120 lbs which is very thin for me. My average weight before my illness was around 156 lbs (70k), but even then I was thin in the arms and legs and fat on the stomach.
 
I've never been in good shape so I'm finally making the decision to do as much as I can to change that, become fit, and have a body that looks good.
 
 
George.

Great stuff, George.  You will find this topic useful.

Hey there!
for me, now 34, I've noticed over the last few at least I've gradually been putting on the pounds. *Much harder to eat junk food and get away*

I'm not that overweight though am consious of my body and would love to have a physic I'm proud of.

I've started going to the gym regularly and am really enjoying it, currently doing a 4 day split routine along with getting into the world of sups to help me on my way.

I'd love to get to around 14.5 stone, mainly as I have a friend at that weight and he looks fantastic.

I'm a mere 13 stone at the moment so a long way off.

looking forward to posting progress and learning from you all.

All the best for 2010!

I decided to move out and moved from carlisle in cumbria to central london. I have only been here 5 months now but since it was a new place and i knew no one i thought it would be a great time to get in the gym

Always been self concious about being so thin so rather than moan i started to fix it. Even though i have put on some size i think its more the training now that has given me the confidence, that plus moving to a huge place and taking control of my own life.

So yeah thats about it really, just to add i do have friends now lol none of them go to the gym though, they all think im mad. Horses for courses eh!

I'm very insecure about my body. I have Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes and I had a liver transplant 2 years ago. I'm 27 about 5'10'' and weigh 54kg

I want my body to be stronger and grow much bigger muscles.

I eat three meals a day plus 2 Dymatize Elite Whey and 4 build up drinks that contain 1,000 calories prescribed by the doctor

I'm currently doing a program set by the gym trainer doing 2x 20 reps and a whole body workout 4 times a week

Burn


I'm very insecure about my body. I have Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes and I had a liver transplant 2 years ago. I'm 27 about 5'10'' and weigh 54kg

I want my body to be stronger and grow much bigger muscles.

I eat three meals a day plus 2 Dymatize Elite Whey and 4 build up drinks that contain 1,000 calories prescribed by the doctor

I'm currently doing a program set by the gym trainer doing 2x 20 reps and a whole body workout 4 times a week

Welcome, Burn

That's a lot of medical history!  What are the build up drinks - name?  Do you struggle with eating or is it easy enough?

Yeah I only said about my medical stuff just to give a better picture. I do struggle with eating when unwell (chest infections) but at the moment I’m eating fine.
 The build up drinks I take are Scandishake which is mixed with 240ml of full fat milk, and I mix 100ml of Calogen with that

I worked as a clincial dietitian for several years and left the NHS in 2002.  I know both supplements.  I think you should eat 4 meals per day plus your supps.  Post your current diet plan up (maybe in a new topic) and I'll advise from there.

Might aswell chuck in my bit.

I've basically grown up around weightlifting/fitness orientated people, and whilst ive wanted to be bigger, i was always more interested in playing basketball/BMXing etc. Once i got a licence that all changed and ive became extremely lazy and very unfit.

Im pretty skinny for my height (although i dont think im too bad considering my weight!), which has always annoyed me and kicked my confidence a bit.

I think over the past few months ive given myself a drive to start weightlifting and get in shape. I think its been a culmanation of a few things - how unfit ive become, to boost my confidence, to promote a healthier lifestyle to my son and to create a better bond with my dad.

Im not bothered too much by the looks (although obviously they come into play a bit), im more interested in strength and overall fitness. My dad used to compete in decathlon and then was a powerlifter, and hes always badgered me to let him train me (hes always reckoned i had a good body shape to build on). Seein as we both need the motivation to get into a gym and keep going at it, ive decided to take him up on his offer, and maybe one day i wont be living in his shadow - quite literally as hes only 5'9" but always over 17 stone whilst training lol my long term aim is to try and compete in highlands games, even if i just manage it once.

I guess in short, its partially for confidence and looks, but mostly to improve my fitness and strength, and in a strange way, give my father something to be proud of it as weightlifting has always been his domain.

(Sorry to waffle on there a bit! lol)

Thanks for the post barclay - welcome and it sounds like you have a lot of fitness around you!

Yea, looking back there has been alot, even some i didnt notice at the time. Quite a few of my cousins are into lifting, few mates from back in school are into powerlifting too as i used to go to their comps.

Most definetly the biggest influence has been my dad, always growing up thinking "i want to look like him" lol I guess i seem to be follwing a similar route to him too - he was supposed to compete in commonwealth games when he was young but broke a few vertebrae in his back and gave it up, consentrated on lifting after then, eventually going on to run a gym with his cousin. Hes trained alot of people, from bodybuilders to boxers, so would be silly of me not to take advantage of what hes offering and to learn what he has picked up in his 40+ years of training.

Hi, i have lurked for a while and only just seen this thread so thought why the hell not.

28, about 13stone, 6'2 and still have some muscle on my arms and shoulders, but just generally fat round my stomach and pecs, and stringy on my legs.

Previously weight lifted and got big, met someone who i thought i loved who was just a wannabe WAG in disguse, then one thing or another i ran out of steam, attempted a number of times to get back into but just didnt have the motivation.

Then 10 months ago my personal life went down the pan, g/f left me who i had bought a house with and thought i loved very much, couple of finacial problems kicked in, so i turned to the booze, junk food and partying becuase that is what i thought i needed with the wrong group of friends, which then turned into the drugs, and the continous spiral downwards of pills, powders and liquids.

Then november time this year i met the most fantastic woman ever who is very much into sport and things that i always used to do before meeting the previous g/f (running, climbing, walking etc) which has spurred me back into getting healthy and having a new vibe for life!!

So, as of today i am five days drug free, moving back to my parents next monday to start again, kicked the bad friends, diet getting back on track, back to running on the road and having motivation to go out and get on with life. Work is alot better, people notice i am happier, i have less stress and i am going to the gym for the first time tomorrow to restart my training regime. and i appear to have the most fantastic woman ever interested in me! whoop!

ive chosen to hit the weights for 3 reasons, to look and feel my best, improve my proformance at work(200meters of 10mm T&E cable is a pain in the ass to work with lack of strengh slows me down a bit) and to put on more weight.
im 6.2ft and about 10 n a half stone and 20 years old  yep quite young &skinny :P  

i started hitting the weights about a month ago with a mate he lost intrest but ive kept it going i havent put on weight as such but i have noticed more definition

recently gave up smoking for new years and slowly starting to cut out the junk that i put in my body. im not sure as to what i should be eating but i have found a new love for tuna pasta!

Great stuff guys, welcome to both of you

Well I'm 36 years old, 5ft7, weight about 11.5 stone and a little chubby.
 
I'm originally from the UK, but moved to the USA 5 months ago (my wife is American) I'm still waiting on my Work Visa to arrive, which can take another 6 months.... so in the mean time I thought I would workout (in the apartment complex gym, not great, but its free lol)
 
Tomorrow (Monday 11th) will infact be my first day at the gym working out with weights... just been doing cardio so far. I think I finally got my supps sorted out as well (will also start them tomorrow).... still not sure how much & what supps to take on my days off tho, still learning, but I'll get there lol
 
Anyway thats my story :-)

OK... I just went to the gym in the apartment complex this morning, and did my first workout.
 
Theres is basically only a few machines there for the following.... Biceps, Triceps, Chest, Shoulders & Lats, thats it, nothing more....  There are some free weights, but these are more for the girls (different colours, & only go from 1lbs to 10lbs)
 
My main problem is for working my back, just the Lat machine which is not enough (And the machine seemed to do most of the work for me)... Like I said the heaviest free weight is 10lbs.... so I'm not sure what to do. Any ideas? lol.

Hi Jammie.  Is there a chin up bar?

James


Hi Jammie.  Is there a chin up bar?

No theres not, nothing but those five machines, some free weights, and two tredmills.... nearest proper gym is 5 miles away, and with no car, its hard to get there and back.... the public buses here are def not as good as back home, thats for sure lol.

I was thinking about buying an EZ Curl Bar at Walmart, along with some cast-iron weights (Not to heavy)
 
Pack the weights in my bag, grab the EZ Curl Bar, and walk to the gym (its only a short walk to the complex gym, 2 mins tops).... I know it sounds silly, but at least this way I could do some Bent Over Rows.