Soon to be 18 years old and I weigh 120 pounds(male)
Hello all, I'm a 17 year old male about to be turning 18 in October. I haven't been able to gain any weight for the last couple of years. I've tried to put on muscle and it added a couple of pounds but I still hover around 120-125 no matter what I do. I eat breakfast and usually a big dinner that's all. I probably should be eating a third meal but I never get around to knowing what is actually considered a meal or a snack. I do feel hungry when dinner comes around and I eat quite a lot but it just seems to go right through me. I had a period 2 years ago where I was just eating fast food almost everyday and I still barely gained weight. I have a serious problem here because I would really hate to be stuck with this weight forever. I'm not sure if I still have some growing to do and maybe I'll just fill out more by luck of the draw or what. I'm kind of at a loss and it's a problem that has bothered me for a long time so I'm asking here. Hopefully to get some solid advice on what I should do or if something is wrong with me.
I'm 5"8-5"9 and I know I'm underweight. I've been slowly getting heavier as the years went because my bones were getting bigger or heavier I think. I've tried to build muscle and it helps a bit but I'm still in need of something more. I've gotten up to 127 a couple days ago by doing the usual work out I do and drinking whey protein with my breakfast and when I was working out. Somehow I lost that weight and now I'm back where I started and I didn't do anything different, so I'm confused. I know I'm like 20 pounds underweight. Which seems like an insane amount for me to try and get. I don't starve myself but I do tend to go to the bathroom within a couple hours of eating a big meal. I'll list some measurements and information to hopefully give you a general idea.
It's possible I measured incorrectly so take the numbers within an inch or two or maybe off completely.
Age:18 (in one month)
Sex: Male
Height: 5"8-5"9
Weight: 120 pounds roughly
Chest: 33.5 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 31 inches
Forearm: 10 inches
Wrist: 6 inches
I'm not sure if anymore measurements are needed. If so I'll take some more.
So basically, I've been building my upper body mostly and I've seen results but it doesn't mean much on a skinny frame like mine at this point. I started with 15 pound dumbbells because I wasn't really into weight lifting. After a month or so I'm at around 30 pound dumbbells. It's tough but I can do about 10 curls before I lose form.I just got these new dumbbells so its probably going to take me a while until I can do a lot more. A workout for me usually is this. I know its not an extreme workout because I don't go to the gym. At least not yet with my 12 inch biceps :S.
Monday- 100 situps, 50 pushups, 10 pull ups whenever I'm bored.
Tuesday- Rest
Wednesday- weight lifting and about 50 pull ups through out the day
Thursday- Rest
Friday-Resistance bands for about 30 minutes(I'm not sure the purpose of these but I feel like something is working with them)
Saturday- Rest
Sunday- 100 situps, 50 pushups, 10 pull ups (rinse repeat)
I know this isn't a great workout but its all I have access to right now. Push ups,Sit ups,Pull ups, dumbbell weights and some other stuff that probably wouldn't do much for me unless I was over weight.
Hopefully someone has some insight or has experienced this before. I would say I have a fast metabolism I think. Here is a picture of me. Not sure if I'm allowed to post this but I'm seriously in need of other peoples thoughts.
Thanks for reading :)
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