Hey, just joined!

**alan-1990** · 24-04-2010 03:58 PM

Hey everyone, I just joined the forum so thought I would post a little about myself.

I am 19 years old, and weak and skinny - but want to change that! A month ago I lost my job on a building site because there is no work so now I have the time to get into shape and rest instead of burning all my calories away lifting blocks all day.

My stats -

Age - 19

Height - 6"4

Weight - 13 stone

I only started training a month ago and was 12 and a half stone, but last week i started the GOMAD diet (gallon of milk a day) and I am now 13 stone.

I workout at home in my shed (bought a bench which includes decline position and lat pulldown, leg extension and a preacher curl pad) and have a set of dumbells, a barbell and 110kg's of weights.

Today I deadlifted 81kg which is a personal best for me. One thing I wondered though is my weights are standard instead of olympic, 10kg discs are the largest i have and when deadlifting the bar is only 5.5 inches from the ground, considering im 6"4 is this too low and should i invest in olympic weights instead?

Thanks for any feedback and i also wondered if i should stick to just drinking milk along with my meals or should i trade in the milk and get some supplements to go with my meals?

my goals are size (just want to fill out and add muscle)

Cheers

Alan

**comanight2** · 24-04-2010 04:09 PM

Welcome to the forum dude!

Re the deadlift, you could just elevate the bar on some wood blocks or something.

**khris** · 24-04-2010 04:10 PM

Hi alan, welcome read the stickies in the beginners section, everything you need to know, heres the basics though:

For weight gain/muscle growth:

3-5 days heavy weights
2-3 Rest days
Eat loads of whole foods (beef, rice, healthy fats etc)
Sleep (7-8 hours)
Take creatine and protein shake (x2-3)

Repeat

**kenny** · 24-04-2010 04:28 PM

welcome to the forum bud

**alan-1990** · 24-04-2010 04:48 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys, appreciated!

Any suggestions for creatine and a protein powder?

Or should I consider a complete weight gainer instead of the protein?

**dope540** · 24-04-2010 04:51 PM

impact whey does the job well for most of us. unless you're lactose intolerant, then go for isolate.

true whey has loads of fantastic flavours available.

personally, i would bother with creatine just yet. leave it till a bit further down the line.

**alan-1990** · 24-04-2010 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dope540

impact whey does the job well for most of us. unless you're lactose intolerant, then go for isolate.

true whey has loads of fantastic flavours available.

personally, i would bother with creatine just yet. leave it till a bit further down the line.

Is there any difference between the Impact Whey you recommended and the True Whey?

Also would fish oils or a multi-vit be of much good to me?

Thanks

**19.avfc.94** · 24-04-2010 05:00 PM

Welcome, fish oils or multi vit might be good for you if you don't get enough already from your diet and the powders are similar but true whey has better flavours but costs more.

**dope540** · 24-04-2010 05:19 PM

not much difference. in addition to 19avfc94 in the post above, impact whey is just bulk whey. available in unflavoured or flavoured depending on preference. true whey has a bit more extra stuff like a few exclusive flavours only on the true whey and some digestive enzymes.

**alan-1990** · 24-04-2010 05:47 PM

Cool thanks man. I will order a few samples and try it out then order some True Whey.

Thanks for all the advice, great forum here! Was considering joining a few others but then i found this one and saw how respectful people are (don't make fun of others etc), everyone has to start somewhere

cheers!