Opinion on routine

Hey, just looking for some feedback/advice as I'm new to this kind of thing.

Sorry for waffling but just want to give some information so you have an idea of my situation -

I'm 24, 5"7', 57kgs and basically trying to eventually get up to about 70/75kg, basically want to put on mass. I'm on a diet of about 3,500-3,800 calories per day, I've a really really fast metabolism and have always found it hard to put on weight.

Anyway I've been doing this workout for only 3 weeks now

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html

I work 7am-3pm as a filleter so it's quite a physical job. My schedule is

6:30am - breakfast
9:00am - snack
11:30am - lunch
2:30pm - snack
3:30/4:00pm - work out
5:00pm - dinner
and 7:30pm - snack.
go to bed around 10/10:30pm

My questions are:

1) I'm finding somedays when I come home from work, I just dont have the energy or motivation at all to work out and I find myself not putting in as many reps and I should be. Is my schedule ok, would it be a better idea if I got up a bit earlier in the morning to workout instead? I'm just afraid it wont be as effective before I have any food in my system

2) Should I bother with any supplements, maybe a weight gainer?

3) Is the workout routine I linked suitable for what I want to do?


Any other tips or advice would be great and thanks for reading

Scuba Ste

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1) I'm finding somedays when I come home from work, I just dont have the energy or motivation at all to work out and I find myself not putting in as many reps and I should be. Is my schedule ok, would it be a better idea if I got up a bit earlier in the morning to workout instead? I'm just afraid it wont be as effective before I have any food in my system

Depends. Can you get up earlier and put in more effort than doing it after work? You could have something small first thing to give you some energy, fruit, juice, coffee etc. What about coffee after work? You train early enough that it shouldn't interfere with sleep too much. It depends what works best for you.

2) Should I bother with any supplements, maybe a weight gainer?

Depends. Can you eat enough? What about milk, nuts, peanut butter, smoothies etc. You don't need supplements but it might be handier. I think they taste god awful but still drink protein shakes every day out of laziness.

3) Is the workout routine I linked suitable for what I want to do?

Depends. Only messing it looks fine.

Any other tips or advice would be great and thanks for reading

It's only been three weeks, see how you get on for another three.

Cheers thanks for the reply Been lashing milk peanut butter etc into me, can just about get the food down but I find im getting more used to eating more and I can handle it a bit better now than before