I'm 18, 6 foot 1 inches, weigh 150 pounds

[DMMacV]

And I'm looking to put on weight, I want to be 10-15 lbs heavier by the end of the summer, and my over all goal of 2 and a half years is a cut 215

I'm willing to work out 5 days a week and buy whatever food/protien drinks, whatever I need to to reach that goal

I am NOT looking to do steroids, yet, because as far as I know I need to condition my body first before I start touching that. So maybe in the last 6 months a year of lifting heavily I'll do a cycle or two, but not until then.

A little about me-

I've always been that skinny kid that could eat literally anything and not gain a pound without lifting

I'm athletic; I play basketball, football, and I snowboard.

I took up lifting for a class my sophomore year.

I lifted for 6 months, and in that 3 months I went from weighing 130 to 138

not much results

Whoever, in that 8 pounds I went from (maxing btw) benching 100 to 175, curling 40 to 70, dead lifting 320 to around 410?

Basically I put on jack for weight but I got a lot stronger and a lot more ripped

I was doing 3-5 reps of 2 sets with the highest weight possible, once a day. Obviously I wasn't doing the same exercises every day. I'd have one day where I did half my upper body, legs the next, the other half of my upper body the next, repeat.


Now the reason I'm telling you all that stuff is to give you an idea that I do know a little about lifting


I've been doing research, and what I can find from why I wasn't getting the weight results while I lifted was because-

I was young

I wasn't doing the right amount of reps/weight for weight gain, I was lifting for strength gains

I was not eating properly

So, what I'm asking from you guys, is the resources if not a plans themselves, for a good diet, and a good weight lifting plan for someone who's looking to put on weight.

So this would include a plan for eating for bulking and cutting, and a workout routine for bulking and cutting

It'll be much appreciated if you're generous enough to set me up with a plan, or at least point me in the right direction.

[shifty_git]

For ya diet check out the stickies in the diet forum, theres some great advice in there.
Also check out threads by perfectbeast, he give's great advice.

Good on ya 4 having the attitude you dont wanna jump on steroids. we have FAR to many new young members who wanna take short cuts. When all they will do is damage themselves for life.

[ChuckLee]

Welcome, good to hear you don't want to rush

[Raven88]

Welcome to this board...its a good site.

As stated above, check out the diet forum. I believe proper diet and training alone will get you to your goal without the need for AAS.

Good luck,

[CanthookitLs6]

I came here in 02 and I weighed about 150 at close to your height.. Tons of good info here.

Start here..

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=113010

Use that thread as a guide. Don't set yourself up for failure though. If you're eating fast food twice a day and roast beef sandwiches don't expect to all of a sudden switch to one of the sample diets in the thread above. I tried that and it didn't work for long. For me I slowly adapted my diet. I started with changing my breakfast, then substituting foods in my diet over a couple month span to suit my needs. For me it was the easiest way to stay consistent and stick with it.

Lift heavy, bench press, dead lifts and squats will give you the quickest gains. Make sure you use proper form. Change up your workouts every so often to promote muscle confusion.. This site has helped me a lot.
http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/exercise1.htm

REST, don't overtrain, check the workout forums to research good splits.

Stick to it and you will see results.

Oh, BTW, when I registered here 6 years ago I was ready to do a cycle, instead decided to use the resources here to gain naturally. Have yet to touch the stuff.

Good luck.

[CheddaNips]

Check out the bulking primer. If you cant put on meight natty, then steroids wont help you. Good luck.

[inky-e]

welcome

[DMMacV]

thanks, glad to be here, and thanks for the help.

[Schmidty]

Check out the bulking primer. If you cant put on meight natty, then steroids wont help you. Good luck.

good point +1