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So I'm pretty skinny and tall and want to gain muscle. I had a routine written out , is 3 exercises a day (100 reps though on each) enough? So one example would be chest bench press 100, incline bench chest 100, dumbbell press 100? And that's it? Until the next day and I have 4 workout days.

Also, do I NEED to be eating lots of meat because or can I just stick to my current diet but have protein shakes after each workout and in the morning?

Any help would be great, thanks !

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personally, i kind of don't see those workouts really benefiting you. i would focus on certain muscles if i were in your position, like back, biceps, triceps, chest, legs, etc. there are plenty of workouts out there for each that will benefit you.

when it comes to eating, no, you don't have to eat a ton of meat. there is an app called 'my fitness pal' and it tracks and helps you keep up with your calorie intake. your meals will consist of protein and carbs. nothing processed, yada yada yada

protein shakes are good for post workout, but eating is even more important, get a shake in when you're walking out the door, then shove your face with a clean meal around an hour after.

the whole process is 80% diet, 20% exercise. a consistent sleep schedule is also just as important. but if you're not eating properly, you will not get the results you want as quick as you want. this is just a gist, if you have any questions feel free to PM me
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I wouldn't go with 100 reps for everything. If you can do that many with weights, then up your weights. Not an expert, but you could stick with your current diet, just have protein powder after you workout and you'll be good. Put it this way, if you are doing 100 reps of lets say, 90 pounds on bench press, then you really should go up to ~100+ as doing that many reps with an easy weight (for that certain person) won't benefit you at all. I think you have the right idea, but that's something I'd change. You want to do sets of atleast 10 for bench press for example, so find a weight where you can do that and only do maybe 3-4 sets each workout session.
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Bench, eat slimjims
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Jesus no 100 reps will destroy your chest and make it look like shit. You want to be going into the strength phase of training first which is what I did. I trained 4 times a week for around maybe 6 months and my lifts increased good. It would be good for you if you had a trainer so he could set you up with a starters program. What I will say is you can either look up some starter programs on bodybuildingcom which is probably my best advice.


Also I'm not sure what you weigh so if you want to calculate your macros for a bulk go to

IIFYM calculator enter your measurments and click the bulk button , tbh for most people its around 3k calories and that's what I'm eating currently. I would advise 4 days a week is enough for a start and you can gradually up the days when you feel you weight is flying up.

A strength program would be a good place to start.
The most important part of this post is MMC, which stands for Mind-Muscle-Connection , you will want to be using proper form on lifts and make sure you are using your chest every push use your Mind. This is a mistake I made at the start I was just benching and not feeling a contraction.
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So basically you plan on doing 100 reps of multiple types of bench presses each day? I don't see you getting very far with that. Watch some YouTube channels like dickersonross
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bro science training. Dead lift, squats and bench press and you shouldn't depend on supplements eat Chicken breast brown rice and your veggies.
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Im pretty skinny as well, its alot harder for us skinny guys to gain muscle but it is possible, the think i find hardest the most is to eat plenty, which of course is the key for our situation, eat big to get big. I'm currently taking Muscle Tech Creatine, BCAA's pre work, and protein shakes. So basically my advice to you is to try eat well every 3 hours or so, that's what i try to do anyways. You want to try and eat foods like egg whites, chicken, any type of meats, veg, fruits, but then again my diet is not that strict because you want to really enjoy what you are eating, if you don't you will just fall out of the routine after a week.
For example: I try to have 2 chicken subways each day, I hate the taste of my protein powder so, I mix unflavored protein powder with cookies and Oreo's and ice cream lol, that will also bump up the calories as well. But this is just what I do and seems to work for me but everyone is different, just try out different foods.

So yeah eat plenty train once a day but make sure you get a rest day in the week at some point to recover.
As i said I'm not at all an expert with this stuff I'm just saying how this has helped me out.

Check out my thread on my routine Forums/t=7691929/daily-routine-wo...ssion.html
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I'd recommend doing no 'fancy' workout, i.e exercises like the Arnold press. They tend to work better on people who already have there core peaked. I'd say to focus on exercises such as pull ups, chins, pushups dips, squats, deadlifts and military presses. With abs before or after each workout routine. i.e Monday= Core Workout -> Abs. Tuesday= Shoulders -> Abs etc.
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I was skinny and still kinda am but I'm not nearly as thin as I was a year or so ago and feel fine. I started with dumbbell stuff until I had enough strength to go up to the bench or squats. Would definetley not do 100 reps, instead do like 4 sets of 7-10 and each day do a different muscle. For eating I'd just eat whenever your hungry, don't just wait for each 3 meals have snacks in between. Hopefully that helped a little, also instead of protein shakes, there are these things called mass gainers which seem to work well. Like 1250 calories or some shit. Wish the best
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