u/SingleAd6898

Hello everyone !

around a year ago i was around 50kg;175cm; very skinny; and decently active; i ate a lot but didn't gain a lot of weight.

late 2024 i started working out proprely (mostly pushups/pullups variations; dips and some dumbells exercises); having a real routine at home working all muscle groups etc; increased my calorie intake and a bit more than 1g of protein per kg of weight.

after 3/4 months i barely had noticeable change except some muscle growth in my arm but it was not that visible.

i guess you could have called me "skinny fat" as i had a bit of tummy but the rest was really skinny.

Even after all the calorie increase and the workouts; i would stay at 50kg which was frustrating as i was forcing myself to eat too much yet no results.

early 2025 i decided to completely stop working out and start gaining weight until i was satisfied.

As of today i manged to gain 20kg (70kg) in a year.

i could say my goal has been reached;

my arms got bigger; shoulders chest the whole frame basically.

but i also gained a lot of body weight. my tummy is way more visible especially when i eat almost like a beer belly.

As of right now i have decided to go back to working out; and see if i manage to get more progress with the bigger frame i currently have.

but i'd like to ask some advice to be able to lose the body fat + gain muscle mass at the same time; what should my diet be like; increase protein by how much; what about carbs and fat; overall calories etc;

and about the workout itself; should i take it slow as if im a beginner? because even doing a pullup is pretty difficult now; let alone do a second one. (was able to do pull ups with middle fingers only).

Anyways if anyone has had a similar experience as me; or has advice about my situation i'd be very happy to hear it !

thanks a lot :)

Hello everyone !

around a year ago i was around 50kg;175cm; very skinny; and decently active; i ate a lot but didn't gain a lot of weight.

late 2024 i started working out proprely (mostly pushups/pullups variations; dips and some dumbells exercises); having a real routine at home working all muscle groups etc; increased my calorie intake and a bit more than 1g of protein per kg of weight.

after 3/4 months i barely had noticeable change except some muscle growth in my arm but it was not that visible.

i guess you could have called me "skinny fat" as i had a bit of tummy but the rest was really skinny.

Even after all the calorie increase and the workouts; i would stay at 50kg which was frustrating as i was forcing myself to eat too much yet no results.

early 2025 i decided to completely stop working out and start gaining weight until i was satisfied.

As of today i manged to gain 20kg (70kg) in a year.

i could say my goal has been reached;

my arms got bigger; shoulders chest the whole frame basically.

but i also gained a lot of body weight. my tummy is way more visible especially when i eat almost like a beer belly.

As of right now i have decided to go back to working out; and see if i manage to get more progress with the bigger frame i currently have.

but i'd like to ask some advice to be able to lose the body fat + gain muscle mass at the same time; what should my diet be like; increase protein by how much; what about carbs and fat; overall calories etc;

and about the workout itself; should i take it slow as if im a beginner? because even doing a pullup is pretty difficult now; let alone do a second one. (was able to do pull ups with middle fingers only).

Anyways if anyone has had a similar experience as me; or has advice about my situation i'd be very happy to hear it !

thanks a lot :)