wanna gain

jammons5126 · January 27th, 2008, 12:32 AM

Hey yall i am 21 and about 170 lbs i would like to get about 210 if possible i have no clue on what i need to do to do that i want to be muscle. I own no weights so what can i do around the apartment that will help me.

**theatrain** · January 27th, 2008, 01:36 AM

I am guessing you want to be a muscular 210lbs, not a fat 210lbs, if that were the case then you could just eat everything in the apartment

Putting on 30-40lbs of muscle is not going to be easy without weight training, so I suggest you look into signing up at a local gym, or maybe your apartment complex has a community fitness center, I know some do.

Other than that search this forum and learn everything you can about nutrition and working out. Its going to take a while, but stay dedicated and it will come with time.

**wildstang** · January 27th, 2008, 02:01 AM

thetrain said it all. there are tons of articles you can utilize and see gains once you follow them and do em right.

jammons5126 · January 27th, 2008, 05:14 AM

yeah i would like to join a gym but i think it will be cheaper to just buy weights instead. I am willing to take as long as it take to get there i just want to be bigger looking but mostly muscle

**tooncesthecat** · January 27th, 2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jammons5126

yeah i would like to join a gym but i think it will be cheaper to just buy weights instead. I am willing to take as long as it take to get there i just want to be bigger looking but mostly muscle

It will take some time to gain that much muscle, so realize you're in for the long haul! Best of luck

**pliny_2001** · January 27th, 2008, 11:09 AM

Diet, sleep, hydration, exercise.

Over 3 years of effort.

40 pounds of muscle is really going to require weights - no way around it.

Lots of posts on the forum - if you refine your question a bit, we can give more specific advice, but do some reading first -- you've got in internalize this knowledge if you want to succeed (others can't do the work for you).

Good luck!

**wildstang** · January 27th, 2008, 01:48 PM

years and years of work. sometimes even a lifelong project as in my experience. nothing feels better then acomplishing the goals you set forth!

**theatrain** · January 27th, 2008, 01:58 PM

if at all possible I would still try to convince you to lean toward the deicion of signing up at a gym rather than buying equipment.

Not to say you won't stick with your plan and achieve your goal, but I've found its much easier to giveup on your fitness goals when you only have to travel a few feet to begin your workout, most of the people I know who bought weight sets they only end up collecting dust in the basement. Also, with a gym membership you get to see a bunch of other people with the same goals as you and it really motivates you to workout, also not too bad for maybe meeting a few friends. Well, gl with whichever path you choose to take