Diaries of An Ectomorph

[Skinnyfatbody]

Ectomorph, it just sounds like the freakish of all body types to be cursed with; like anorEXIA sort of. And the double-death? Skinny-fat body-type! That is me. I have a solid 10 years of lifting under my belt. When I started I was a small-fry in the gym and still am. I weighed 170lbs. at 6'2". After a few years I got some good gains; reached 200lbs--all the way up to 230lbs. However, it was hard to maintain; eating was so tiresome and nearly broke my budget plus I shit four times a day and it consumed my life. In addition, I am a normal human being, I don't have to LUXURY to eat every three hours and drop what I am to cook up chicken breast with a side of sweet potatoes and veggies. I have tried every workout regiment know to man: HIT, 5x5, HST, German High-Volume, Standard Split, ect. Now I work at nights and often am so busy even a bathroom break can be a luxury at times. Back to 6'2" 215lbs. I eat 5-7 times a day, and even that is tiresome. Up my calories and I get a fat belly, and NOTHING looks worse than a skinny guy with a belly! I am a natty and looking for advice I guess. Legs like white-washed toothpicks, arms like Gwyneth Paltro, and a abdomen like Danny Devito no matter how hard I hit it. This is all I have to show for a lifetime!

 

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Ectomorph, it just sounds like the freakish of all body types to be cursed with; like anorEXIA sort of. And the double-death? Skinny-fat body-type! That is me. I have a solid 10 years of lifting under my belt. When I started I was a small-fry in the gym and still am. I weighed 170lbs. at 6'2". After a few years I got some good gains; reached 200lbs--all the way up to 230lbs. However, it was hard to maintain; eating was so tiresome and nearly broke my budget plus I shit four times a day and it consumed my life. In addition, I am a normal human being, I don't have to LUXURY to eat every three hours and drop what I am to cook up chicken breast with a side of sweet potatoes and veggies. I have tried every workout regiment know to man: HIT, 5x5, HST, German High-Volume, Standard Split, ect. Now I work at nights and often am so busy even a bathroom break can be a luxury at times. Back to 6'2" 215lbs. I eat 5-7 times a day, and even that is tiresome. Up my calories and I get a fat belly, and NOTHING looks worse than a skinny guy with a belly! I am a natty and looking for advice I guess. Legs like white-washed toothpicks, arms like Gwyneth Paltro, and a abdomen like Danny Devito no matter how hard I hit it. This is all I have to show for a lifetime!

lol, welcome to MuscleChemistry.com brutha! and funny intro daddio! And you don't look bad at all, those opaque legs of your have some nice shape and overall your physique looks like it can really put some quality mass on as you have a good foundation to start with!

So welcome!

 

[Skinnyfatbody]

Well, my goal is to get up to 265 and then 285, but I feel that is impossible. I suppose joining a real gym may work? Any advice? I currently workout in my basement (better than living in my parents basement, but not much). I have a squat rack and bench and a few dumbbells, a mustache bar, and an ab wheel. I have a few aggravating injuries as well, so I don't really bench; I get by with push ups, and because of the low ceiling I do pull ups by setting the bar as high as it will go and crossing my legs Indian style while hanging from the bar--this is an extreme pain in the ass and I feel really blunts my progress.