kmrn5783 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hey all, I'm new here and I'm in Malaysia. I'm vegetarian due to ethical and religious reasons and am terribly thin. I'm 50kg but 171cm although most of my body fats seem to be around my abdomen and thighs. I've been working out for 4 years but haven't seen great changes in my body. I take about 2000 calories daily and eat 5-6 meals. My training schedule is in the morning, 3 days a week with weights about 45 mins and once a week I jog about 45 mins. I have been changing my weight training sets throughout the years, but none has helped me bulk. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I think I should eat more and I am doing that now. Any other advice? Thanks. Kumaran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welcome to the group Kumaran! Great to have you here. Thanks for finding our website and have fun exploring it. All the best and welcome aboard! You'll find lots of good suggestions in many of the posts currently on the forum. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welcome to the forums, Kumaran! I'm an ectomorph too, and like you I worked out for many years with little change to my physique (6'2" @ 175-185lbs). I've recently found a well-designed program that really works well for my body type, and I've been logging my workouts in the "Online Training Logs" part of this forum. I'm up to 215lbs right now. There's a lot of good information here, so I'm sure you'll find something that works for you! -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDude Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi,I'm 170 and started at 58kg, I'm around 70kg now. I think you need much more food, 3500/4000cals. For me working out more works better. 3 day for 45 mins is not that much, try a program with 4 or 5 training days.And train hard, make it intense! If you want to gain as much as possible I would drop the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Welcome Kumaran!Before telling you to read through the forums I give you this advice:EAT MORE, WORK OUT HARD!IMO you should try to eat 3000kcal's for the start. Your body not only needs a training-impuls but also high quality material to build new tissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Welcome to the forum Just keep working hard and eating more. Honestly if you don't feel you need to run...cut it out for a while to focus on lifting with your legs. Maybe that'll make you see a change faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlock Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Welcome! 2000 calories is not nearly enough... When I started I was around 62kg @ 1m80 and I've found that in order to grow I need at least 3500 a day. My record is 8000 calories/day So.. eat and you will grow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelle Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 hey, welcome aboard! try to increase your total calorie intake to about 3000-3500 and see if it helps during the next weeks. if not, eat even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessifly Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hi Kumaran! Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopussoir Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Welcome to VBB. I am an ecto as well and my weight came with time. I think I gained about 10lbs my first 3 months of ever working out, then it slowed to about 5lbs for the years afterwards! Just be patient and focus on how your muscles look rather than bulking them(but still get 3500kcal and up). Remember quality is better than quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Hello & Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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