I need help with my workout! help!

Question

ok im like 160 pounds n i would like to add on some muscle. Is there any specific thing i need to do to get results? i'm a skinny guy so i know i need protein, but how should i organize my workouts and how much weight, reps should i do? n i tend to work out at night? is that bad?

Answer 1

Night is not bad at all.. it is best to work out when your muscles are warmed up... and you have been using them all day.. so night works well.

As for what routine you should do.. this depends on the equiment you have available. but here is an example:

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Answer 2

The key ingredient to gaining muscle mass is to add lots of PROTEIN to your daily diet. You should have 1.0-1.5 grams of protein for each pound you weigh. Protein helps your body to build lean muscle after your workout. Speaking of workout, I would start with simple toning exercises (low weight/more reps) to get your muscles used to being worked. After about 2 weeks you can go to the strengthening exercises (high weight/low reps). This will break down your muscles fast and with all the protein in your diet, when they heal it will be solid lean muscle mass.

Push-ups are very good. But most people think of the simple ones, but there are many different types of push-ups that work different parts of your upper body. Wide, Regular, Diamond, Feet elevated, one-handed, all of these work different parts of the chest/arms. And you will find yourself using muscles you didn't even know you had. As for lower body, running is the Holy Grail of workouts. But for strength, lunges and squats work perfectly. Nights work great, i workout at night myself.