If you are a little bigger than you would like you have probably looked at someone who is natural skinny and just wanted to smack them. But as a person who used to be that skinny person I can tell you that it is not all it is cracked up to be. If you ask any male at least that is skinny I promise you they would tell you that they would love to learn how to gain weight fast. Many people do not know what it feels like to go to the beach and be embarrassed to take off their shirt because of how skinny they are.Trust me when I say most skinny people would switch with someone who is a little over weight in a heart beat because they know with a little bit of work they could lose the weight. I remember when I was no more than 138 pounds as a senior in high school playing football. I loved to play but I dreaded having to go against one of the guys who were 260 pounds. No matter what I did I could not gain weight.

I tried to eat as much as possible but my metabolism would just burn it up as fast as I could put it in my stomach. I lifted weights with the football team, and while I did get more muscle definition I just could not put on any weight. I even thought about taking steroids because I was so thin. Pool parties and gym class could be rough too. There is nothing worse than going to a pool party with a bunch of girls and not wanting to take your shirt off due to how small you are. You just get looked at funny. If you have been there then you know what I’m talking about. You want nothing more at that point than to learn how to gain weight fast.

The good news is that it did not last forever. After trying out many different programs and diets I finally found a program that was able to mix diet and workouts with great results. In a little over 3 months I had already put on 13 pounds and the difference was very noticeable.

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C-bo asked:

Because I want to know if my expectations are realistic? I’m beginning to think it will take at least 5 years to go from normal to buff if I train naturally.

another_displaced_news_junkie asked:

I’m one of those guys with a narrow body (ectomorph). I’ve been lifting heavy weights (free-weights) for almost 4 years, and the results have been limited. First, let me explain that I lift about 3-4x a week, for about 45 minutes at a time. For the first 5 months I had no trouble putting on muscle, I went from 130lbs to 150lbs. After that, my mass increase slowed way down to nill. It took several months for me to hit 160lbs, after 160lbs I couldn’t put on any muscle.

In an effort to gain more muscle, I tried workout supplemments and plans such as Creatine Monohydrate & Esterfied. I made it to 185lbs on the creatine, but after I stopped with the Creatine my weight returned to 160 within 2 months (no-one can retain 20lbs of water.) Then I tried a caloric increase ( which led to a 15lb fat increase).

From what I’ve studied, I’ve found things like cortisol are hurting me. Also, I need to stimulate anabolic hormones to gain any more muscle.

Any advice?