<p>I have two (3?) questions.</p>
<p>How should I gain good weight for college? My body's metabolism burns everything that isn't muscle and, since I'm so skinny, I don't want to be so muscular as to be freaky looking.</p>
<p>Or are slim guys still attractive? I'm talking athletically slim. Do people in general or do you prefer a football body or swimmer's/runner's build?</p>
<p>Personally, I prefer slimmer guys. Huge muscles (usually paired with a gigantic ego >:/) are a major turn off for me. Athlectcally slim = :D</p>
<p>Maybe lifting some weights (don’t go overboard) and eating good protien will help. 
Just eat healthy and exercise a bit and you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>1) I would GLADLY take your metabolism if you don’t want it. ;)</p>
<p>2) I always thought I would only be attracted to the muscular swimmers’, runners’, (I was big into baseball players) bodies, etc… Until I fell for a guy who was tall and fairly broad, but not very athletic-looking and realized that body type really didn’t matter as much as everything else did. I think as girls mature a little bit (and they will in the first few years of college, if they haven’t already) the body types of the guys they date will matter less and less. (Unless, of course, you’re 722 lbs or something). Of course, you guys have much less to worry about than we do. Ugh. ;)</p>
<p>Well, you’re not the only one who has trouble gaining mass, so don’t worry about that. The term is “hardgainer,” someone who requires more food and fuel to show marked improvement in physique than other people. </p>
<p>You should know that it takes a lot to alter your body’s image. If you want a clean bulk, consume lots of protein and complex carbs and less non-essential fats while abiding to a strict workout regiment (go for hypertrophy instead of endurance). Eat smaller-portioned meals more times a day, and take supplements (whey protein, creatine, better multivitamins) to help maximize your efforts (though it’s optional). </p>
<p>Don’t be afraid of going to the gym often because you don’t want to get “too big.” It takes some real time and dedication to get on that level, especially if you’re a hardgainer. If you’re not benching 250 now, you’re unlikely to “accidentally” reach that kind of physique.</p>
<p>Ideally, every pound you gain would be another pound of muscle. You could easily manipulate workouts to fit your desires, so all you have to do is a bit of research. Gaining muscle definition is never a bad thing.</p>
<p>First of all, high metabolism is a good thing. Go to gym and pump some iron. Do compound exercises like squat, bench press, deadlift, barbell bent row, and military press. At the same time eat 3000 calories and get good amount of sleep everyday day. There are many articles about gaining muscle mass at bodybuilding.com but the basic ideas are above. </p>
<p>And AeroEngineer, you’re right about how it’s hard to get big. But B0okshelf, are you concerned about getting too ripped or getting too big?</p>
<p>I think the TS is concerned about looking fit/tone/muscular, not totally ripped or huge. I can empathize with the TS. I’m just athletically slim, but would like to change that.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input so far.</p>
<p>Pound back the shots of musclemilk</p>
<p>book shelf, how much do you weigh and how tall are you, if you don’t mind me asking. I’m in the same position and just started going to the gym about a month ago. I’m pretty skinny, right now 5’7 130lbs. Want to get 145 before august.</p>
<p>Lol I thought I was skinny. I want to go from 145 to 160 but I can’t gain weight to save my life. I guess its a good thing though. </p>
<p>5’10" btw</p>
<p>this thread is garbage… “since I’m so skinny, I don’t want to be so muscular as to be freaky looking.” you actually have to work to gain that sort of muscle mass, you think you could just hop in the gym and get jacked? those guys eat like thousands upon thousands of calories a day to keep their bodies “freaky looking”. Such a rookie idea, thinking that you are going to look like that…</p>
<p>^ I agree with his post. My roomie used to body build and now he sticks to just working out at the gym and the room. You can’t just go to the gym everyday and get jacked. It takes a lot of commitment from working out at the gym, eating a lot of food(not like cheese puffs all day), and actually sticking to it everyday. My roomie is in ROTC now so he kind of gave up on body building but he does his usual PT, days he doesn’t have PT he goes to the gym and works out. Sometimes if the weathers nice he ends it with a long distance run. He doesn’t eat much food anymore(as I said he gave up on body building) but he always drinks his daily protein shake. If hes in the room he keeps doing push ups, pull ups, and some other stuff that I don’t even know the name of. He uses something like the P90X thing in the room.</p>
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<li>There’s no reason why anybody shouldn’t be able to put on weight. Just eat more (clean foods).</li>
<li>You should be doing this for yourself, not for girls.</li>
<li>Don’t go for ____ look because, as I said before, girls like it. Just make the most out of your body.</li>
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<p>*Even so, I don’t see how you’re going to get a “football body or swimmer’s/runner’s build.” These athletes have similarities in their builds because they do the same thing. If you like a sport, then go out and play it…don’t just lift weights to imitate some athlete’s body like you actually play it.</p>
<p>well me and my friends go to the gym so we motivate each other to go each day. i drink protein shakes and started to intake more calories. drink two glasses of milk each day. drink a glass of vegetable juice every day. eat meats and carbs. smalls snacks throughtout the day (2 granola bars). im sorry for saying “i just started going to the gym” i know that just going to the gym won’t make me jacked or anything. sorry for giving the wrong impression there, my fault. but im serious about gaining mass, i dont wanna be skinny anymore.</p>
<p>be happy about it now because when you get to your mid 20’s, your metabolism starts slowing down… my brother is skinny and eats tons of fattening bad foods… but apparently he started gaining weight according to my mother, haha (he doesn’t do much physical exercise)</p>
<p>Muscles aren’t my thing :p.</p>
<p>Plus, if you get too muscular and don’t maintain the muscle mass as you get older, all that muscle will turn to fat…:o</p>
<p>Slim guys are still very attractive. =)</p>
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You shouldn’t believe everything people say. This was probably made up by someone who was jealous of muscular people and wanted to make himself feel better. The truth is, muscle mass is maintained through nutrition and resistance training. If you stop working out, yes your muscles will shrink. But the only way you get fat is if you eat more than you burn off. If you keep eating lots of protein-rich foods without working out then you lose muscle and gain fat at the same time, which is what makes everyone think muscle turns into fat. But these are actually two completely different processes.
<a href=“http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/muscleintofat.htm[/url]”>http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/muscleintofat.htm</a></p>
<p>Sorry for the ambiguity earlier. I meant I didn’t want to become “ripped”, comparatively, on my frame since I’d have no fat covering it. I’m not expecting to “get big”, I just don’t want to veiny and muscle-lumpy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice so far, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>Oh btw I’m…</p>
<p>5’9", 130lbs.</p>
<p>Ideally, it’d be nice to be in the 140’s or (miracle) 150’s.</p>