How Do I get to look like this?

BourneHappy · 06-01-2008 7:21pm #1

Hello I am a 19 year old guy,
5 foot eleven
and 11 stone
I am I guess you could say a bit scrawny yet I do have a small beer belly, that is too say I am not in shape.
I dont know if I should eat less to lose weight around my stomach,
or eat more and do more excercise/weight lifting

I want to look like this.

any ideas?

FunkZ · 06-01-2008 7:57pm

Lower you BF%...

And a Mach 3 would help as well!

Colm_OReilly · 06-01-2008 8:33pm

To paraphrase that legend Mark Rippetoe, the best way to look like a healthy, athletic individual is to be a healthy athletic individual.

Get on a decent exercise program or work purely on strength, and learn how to eat right.

Any further questions, please ask,
Colm

Seraphina · 06-01-2008 9:20pm

as a female... i have to ask... why would you want to look like that???

guy looks like he's about 15... very unattractive imo

BourneHappy · 06-01-2008 11:12pm

Seraphina wrote: »

as a female... i have to ask... why would you want to look like that???

guy looks like he's about 15... very unattractive imo

Can I ask you to expand on this if you don't mind.

I mean yes the fact that he has shaved his chest is a bit rediculous

but

considering I am naturally quiet small and scrawny, I dont think I could ever become meaty or tough looking

so given that

would it not be better if I had some muscle definition then just plain out of shape?

mack1 · 06-01-2008 11:18pm

That guy has no muscle to define, he is just skinny. If you want to look like that just stop eating.

Just coz you are scrawny doesnt mean you can't put on muscle, you just have to eat right and lift heavy.

Laslo · 06-01-2008 11:19pm

LazyFingers wrote: »

And a Mach 3 would help as well!

Yeah. And a very powerful airbrush.

unreggd · 07-01-2008 12:17am

How did u happen to come across that photo OP :P ?

Indeed, he's quite scrawny

Im actually the same as u, im 19, 5 11 and 11 stone

Im back to the gym and eatin healthier than ever and noticin great results

I do a mixed programme of weights and cardio, and ive started going to classes like the Spin class, i get bored easily!

So as its been said, eat better and exercise and you'll look/feel much better

but also give it time

Hanley · 07-01-2008 12:25am

Colm_OReilly wrote: »

To paraphrase that legend Mark Rippetoe, the best way to look like a healthy, athletic individual is to be a healthy athletic individual.

Fair point. But what about if you want to look like the guy pictured

OP, you're probably gonna catch some flak for this thread. It's not what is generally seen as "desirable" for the majority of posters here. If that's what you want to look like then don't let us discourage you. Basically he's just so skinny that you can see the underlying muscle that you probably already have.

Seraphina · 07-01-2008 9:05am

BourneHappy wrote: »

Can I ask you to expand on this if you don't mind.

I mean yes the fact that he has shaved his chest is a bit rediculous

but

considering I am naturally quiet small and scrawny, I dont think I could ever become meaty or tough looking

so given that

would it not be better if I had some muscle definition then just plain out of shape?

as others have said, he's just plain skinny. no muscle definition really... his body fat is just so low you can see his hip bones! seriously, i probably have bigger arms than that guy.

you'd be surprised what kind of muscle you could put on, but only if you are prepared to put the proper workout and eating routine into practice. it would be hard, but not impossible, and faaaarrrrr preferable to looking like that.

i dont even like 'meaty' guys, but thats just nasty...

sunnyjim · 07-01-2008 10:10am

Mate, if you're naturally small and scrawny, just take up a decent program.

As above, it would be hard, but enjoyable, because when you're that small, results come quickly. I'm just using myself as an example, I'm 21, originally 10st now I'm 11st, and without too much work I got myself a bit of meat on the bones!

The main thing is to enjoy the benifits of hard work, good luck now!

WHIP IT! · 07-01-2008 10:26am

Seraphina wrote: »

as a female... i have to ask... why would you want to look like that???

guy looks like he's about 15... very unattractive imo

Looks like he may have a case of knob-rot as well! :cool:

Transform · 07-01-2008 10:34am

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Looks like he may have a case of knob-rot as well! :cool:

LMAO

Skinny guy imo and nothing special at all - aim higher please

Jimmy Bottlehead · 07-01-2008 10:36am

In any event, looks like he's checking... giving the old trunks quite a pullin'!

justdoit · 07-01-2008 11:24am

OP,

I think I see where you are coming from, but as alluded to by other posters, that guy isn't in the great shape you think he is, but has a very low BF.

Far from holding myself up as something to aspire to, I fooled myself for years by telling myself that I couldn't put on weight, that it was genetics playing against me etc. Over the past 18 months or so, I have tried to disprove this- sure, I'm never gonna be 'meaty', and genetics play their part, but by eating more (unfortunately, not always better, but defnitiely more), lifting weights 3-4 times per week and by drastically cutting my cardio, I have started to see some results.

I have put on about 14lbs (about 155lbs now- a few inches shorter than you, but was definitely scrawny before), and have maintained by BF below 10%. I want to add about another 7-10 lbs, and maintain at that level.

Sorry for the long spiel, but as far as I have found, you can achieve realistic goals like adding a stone, with hard work and a wee bit of dedication, so just be sure not to sell yourself short...