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Feels great to be noticed

So I went to the gym with a co-worker who has not been doing workouts for a long time. We both used to workout together about 8 months ago. And then he stopped coming. I continued working out. After all this while he came to the gym and was pleasantly surprised with how much progress I made. He said "you really bulked up well and became very strong from the last time I remembered". He was the same guy who used to say I lift the "ladies weights". It is a great feeling coming from him.

I still cannot compete with him in many exercises especially bench press and rows. Because I don't weigh as much as him and more weight - fat = more muscle and even after factoring out my relatively low body fat, I cannot match his muscle mass. I am equal to his strength when it comes to body weight exercises like pull-ups and dips. I still have to gain a ton of weight before I can make any big claims and gaining weight is the toughest thing for me.

But for now, I am glad people are noticing...
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  1. Daniel WaltripMay 30, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Hey man, I was just reading through a bunch of your blog posts and I wanted to say keep up the good work! I am somewhat similar to you, as a very skinny guy. I measure 6 feet 1 inches, but I only weigh 155 pounds. My goal is to reach 180 pounds. Today I just started the strong lifts 5x5, which I see that you did for a while. My plan is to increase my calorie intake to 3000-3500, because just like you, it is very hard for me to gain weight. Anyways, best of luck to you! Keep eating a lot!

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  2. Re-yndMay 31, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    Thank you Daniel. Yup it is very hard for skinny guys like us to gain weight. It is possible, however the progress is usually very slow. Thanks for reading my blog. Good luck with your goals. I know you can do it. The toughest part is not lifting, but eating :)

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