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by askafriend 3764 days ago
I love this, thank you for your story, I'm on a similar journey to transform from skinny to...monster.
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This is a fantastic book. Buy it if you haven't already. Fantastic book. Really, one of the best books written in any field. Written by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Highly recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Encyclopedia-Modern-Bodybuildi...

I'm excited for you. You're embarking on a great journey, you don't even know! Or maybe you do. :)

Dont underestimate the diet. You can waste a lot of Gym Time & Effort by having a shit diet. That time and effort lifting things will be 1/2 as valueable if you dont eat properly.

You dont have to go Dwayne Johnson on it, but eat a little cleaner, get a lot more protein, dont be worried to put on a little pudge (if you're a skinny kid). You can quickly lose the fat, but the muscles are impossible to gain without the food.

i will add that if you aren't tracking calories, the only person you're fooling is yourself. quantify, quantify, quantify.

it's biology, which is a science, not a religion!