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Anonymous
Hello there /fit/.

I'm a skinnyfag (5"9', 125 pounds) and have decided it's time to gain some muscle. I'm eating about 2500 calories a day plus lots of protein rich whole natural foods (No junk food.) And drink plenty of water as well.

I start each morning (5-6 days of the week) by stretching, and doing some running on the treadmill, usually about a mile. After that I use a home gym to work out all areas of my body extensively. Followed up with a protein and carb rich breakfast. I also do some occasional swimming.

Question is, am I on the right track to gaining muscle mass? Is there something I should change?
>> Anonymous
you are in the road to success anon :D
>> Anonymous
good on the stretching
the running wont really help you bulk up, but cardio is good for you in general, swimming can help to build some muscle though
home gym is good, but i would actually lift less. go down to lifting every other day, and dont do your entire body every day, target different muscle groups each day you muscles need time to recover to build properly, if you train every day you wont build anything b/c of overtraining
>> Anonymous
Anon please note, Dynamic stretching before a workout to get your muscles firing and get the fluid into your joints, then do your workout. Don't do static stretches beforehand!

After your workout. Then do static stretching, it relaxes muscles and loosens everything.

Dynamic stretching is stuff like high knees, kicking your own ass whilst running, google it basically and get a good warm-up program.

Then, once you've finished working out, do your static stretches for 15-30 seconds, 30 seconds if you're looking to improve flexibility.

More informative link...
http://laurensfitness.com/2008/01/31/mobility-vs-flexibility-do-you-understand-them/
>> Anonymous
Also, more details on your lifting.

And stop running on the treadmill. Use multimap or something and figure out a few 1-3 miles routes, run outside instead and you will gain more from it.

And probably rest more, with your low starting weights its probably not such an issue, and with short distances for running, but later on doing it 5-6 times a day and lifting heavy and running a fair distance you're likely to not be recovering fully. Generally 3-4 times a day is more than adequate and gives your muscles time to recover, and later on working out different sections of your body over the week giving them a full 7 days recovery isn't uncommon.
>> Anonymous
>>242075
3-4 times a week*
>> Anonymous
less treadmill