ovnidos said:
seem like a good amount for me, weight yourself daily and aim for a 0.5% to 1.5% of more weight every week.
Pm me and we'll do you a workout plan if you want
I'm gonna PM you later. Thanks for the advice man!
Zug said:
I can't imagine any more first world problem than a scrawny guy complaining it is too difficult to eat more delicious food. I've read tales from an old time powerlifter trying to move up weight classes that was dipping pizza in olive oil. He forced himself to finish the last slice, but he ended up throwing up afterwards..., so he ordered another pizza. Bottom line is everything is possible if you want it bad enough. Nowdays, there are an insane amounts of nutritious high calorie foods available everywhere at very low prices. It is not difficult at all to eat 2500. It gets a little challenging when people need to go above 4000.
Do you know what it's like to force yourself to eat when you don't want to eat? I get that many people want this "problem", but I seriously struggle to eat. I sometimes take Adderall for ADHD and that also suppresses my appetite. My weed use probably also plays a role but that is something that I could monitor more carefully, I'm aware that that's my fault.
The thing is like, okay, it would be easy if I ate lots of processed foods. The problem is maintaining all this while eating healthy. So I think I'm going to take a hybrid approach, where I try to eat healthy, but I can incorporate some elements of a dirty bulk into this.
Hedon said:
Working out will help you massively in improving your SMV. Check out Good Looking Loser's articles on the ideal physique but in my opinion it's around 180-183 pounds at 10-12% body fat at 6'0'' - 6'1''. Once you get into the habit over a few weeks of hitting weights for a hour 3+ times a week it'll become ingrained into your routine.
I'll check them out, thanks. Yeah, my plan was to gain muscle and then cut to ~8-10% BF. The thing is, for rock climbing, I don't want to get too big. I want to be muscular but lean.
Hedon said:
Calorie wise 2500 cals might actually be bit low, 2750-2850 cals would probably be more ideal. If your struggling to eat enough there are certain performance enhancers you can use (such as MK-677) which increases Ghrelin hormone (the hormone for hunger). From experience, you would definitely be able to eat enough calories with this.
Yeah, 2700 was about what the app I was using recommended, I think I'll stick with that for a week or two and monitor my weight.
Hedon said:
In the meantime there's quick lookmax's you can do such as buzzed hair or short hair with a fade, more accessories (couple necklaces, ring, bracelet, caps/beanies), sticking to a colour palette of predominantly black/grey with a little white in your style and considering tattoos and piercings. Getting a hoop/stud in one ear and a tattoo sleeve can make huge differences in the way girls perceive you. I went from having a couple smaller tattoos to 2 full sleeves over a couple months and there was a immediate difference in my hit rate with girls and even IOI's.
Gonna get a new haircut soon, that's a good point. Still trying to figure out what looks good on me. I'm gonna seek more advice and then eventually come to a consensus.
As for style I've changed that a lot already, you can look at my profile picture for an example. I already have necklaces and a watch, I guess I could get some rings.
I'm not really sure how I feel about piercings and tattoos. Piercings, maybe, but I don't think it fits my style. Tattoos I'm definitely not interested in getting a full sleeve. With tattoos, I'd only be interested in getting a few smaller ones. It seems excessive to do something permanent like that for this, I would need to want the tattoos otherwise.
Thank you everybody for your advice.