How Fast Should a Skinny Guy Gain Weight?
If you have a BMI of 18.5-24.9, then you are at a healthy weight, and gaining more is probably going to feel like crap. If you’re underweight, gaining weight is going to feel good.
If you have a BMI of 18.5-24.9, then you are at a healthy weight, and gaining more is probably going to feel like crap. If you’re underweight, gaining weight is going to feel good.
You may have heard the term “ectomorph” before. It is one of three body types in a body classification system developed over 80 years ago. There are dozens of blog articles explaining the three categories and which one you fall into. Or sometimes, they debunk the system altogether. But did you know that there is a numerical scoring system that goes along with it?
When I started training all those years ago, my progress didn’t match that of my friends, who had appeared to explode in musculature. I was a hardgainer. Thankfully, I can look back at all the photos and measurements I took, and today, I realize that I got a pretty good dose of newbie gains, I just couldn’t see it because I was comparing myself to my swole colleagues.
It’s no secret that men want bigger arms. It’s also one of the best body parts to train and one of the quickest to recover. If you’re a hardgainer, you probably have skinny arms and you want to build them up and shape them to something a little more aesthetic.