HCPinGviini Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Oh well, hi. I'm a beginner bodybuilder from Finland and have been vegan for four years now. Thought I'm not the best kind of advert to veganism, since I'm pretty skinny (5'9" and 123 lb). So therefore I have decided to make a change in that and I'm here to get some ideas about nutrition and weightlifting. It's not just about looking good, though nothing looks as good as well-trained muscles. But the whole point is to feel good and gain some (massive!) strength into my skinny, tiny arms and legs. I have been in a gym before and done some weightlifting regularly and I did get some muscles back then, but now there're gone and I'd like to get them back - bigger and better. Currently I don't train at a gym but I train at home traditional push-ups, sit-ups, squats and such. And I have two 3kg (~6lb?) dumb-bells here, but they're not really helping that much. (I got hooked up to this forum after I saw some good-looking women and men posting here and I just had to register. ) Okay, not just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Welcome! You are right on the good looking people here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Welcome! I hope you can get to a gym or perhaps acquire higher weights, a barbell and a bench at home. 3 kg will not build much mass, unfortunately. There are some things you can do with your body weight, however, and I think there may be a thread on that topic somewhere on the board........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Welcome to our team! Great to have you here. I hope you enjoy our forum and we look forward to seeing you on here again soon. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCPinGviini Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Welcome! I hope you can get to a gym or perhaps acquire higher weights, a barbell and a bench at home. 3 kg will not build much mass, unfortunately. There are some things you can do with your body weight, however, and I think there may be a thread on that topic somewhere on the board...........(Hard to write with a cat on my chest...) Well I'm heading to the gym, I'm just warming up my muscles for now. And also building up my courage and knowledge about weightlifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcina Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I'm skinny too, don't feel so bad!It's funny cuz the past month or so I've been trying to slim down so that I could see the definition of all the muscle I've worked hard to get!! 8 pounds down.. Still looking O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc7 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Hi HCPinGviini, welcome to the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (just as hard to write with a bird digging its claws into your exposed shoulder) Welcome my friend. If you had them before, they will be that much easier to get back. Muscle memory baby! I didn't know how true it was until i experienced my quick growth when i resumed training not too long ago. Everything came back so quickly (hard work helps of course). I had burned off all my muscle and it just came back like it never left. Agreed with DV, get crackin with some weights or a gym, they'll make a world of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (I got hooked up to this forum after I saw some good-looking women and men posting here and I just had to register. ) Okay, not just for that. Haha, love the humor, buddy. Welcome to the forum, and I'm in the same boat as you. 6'1"-6'2" and 138 when I started rather recently. I just weighed in at an average 145. You got my butt rooting for yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Welcome! Great to see you here also! Feel free to post photos, they will attract more people like you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCPinGviini Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thank you all. And hi to you too, tuc. Maybe some day I will. Now I'm just too skinny and have too much bf to post any pics just yet. And again the cat came on my lap just as I started to write this post. ... And now she fell asleep. I'm happy that my humor is understandable, even though I'm not used to joke around in english. Or maybe I just worry too much, as usually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I'm happy that my humor is understandable, even though I'm not used to joke around in english. Or maybe I just worry too much, as usually... I always get a kick out of mixing up jokes between cultures and languages. It's a challenge sometimes. One of my favorite jokes in another language I use often is about a guy who's trying to pass his boat under a bridge. The bridge won't open up, so he goes to the operator and writes, "Please but!" Makes absolutely NO sense in English whatsoever, but it's HYSTERICAL if you understand it. So I mix up jokes between cultures on purpose and get weird expressions from people for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 TervetuluaOr something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCPinGviini Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 TervetuluaOr something... Kiitos. (It's written "Tervetuloa" btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganGirl2006 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hi there and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hi and Welcome! Bodyweight training is excellent to get a good start before lifting more heavy weights, it's gonna built you some endurance and strenght very useful for gaining size afterwards. If you don't join a gym very soon, try to get 2 dumbells of 10lbs in the meantime, I found that amount of weight is ideal for most exercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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