Is anyone a twig?

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spl98006 said:
Sounds like your hard work and self-discipline were at least as responsible as your supplements.
This is true.
spl98006 said:
I bet some good genetics probably helped, too.
This is not true. My father was extremely underweight for the vast majority of his early years, too. My grandfather is and always has been underweight.
spl98006 said:
I don't know if supplements have as dramatic an effect on those of us whose growing days are long over. Not saying they're ineffective, just don't want anyone else here expecting to get results like yours.
They do. I quit working out after my wrestling "career" ended. I lost twenty pounds over the course of a year. I recently started working out again and I've gained back ten of those in about three months. Obviously because the urgency is gone I am much more relaxed about it, but the gains are still coming, and the supplementing plays a MAJOR role.
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Word of advice: don't slack off now that you're in college.
Too late.
 

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I was skinny growing up and through my 20s---was 160 when I graduated highschool and about 170 when I graduated college (and 6'1"). I lifted a bit and never saw many gains. Then, my 30's came and I stated seeing weight gain so I used the opportunity to hit the gym. In two years, through gluttony, age and exercise, I have gained and am not at about 195 pounds.

Drinking water, eating fiber, fruits and veggies and lots of protein helps build muscle mass. Also, you have to let your body rest-muscles need time to recover and grow. I work out 4-5 times a week for 40 minutes. 15 minutes of cardio on a bike (fat burn, cardio, hill) and then a different muscsle group each day: Chest, arms, shoulders, back, core).

I hit a wall about 4 months ago--weight wa stable but muscles weren't growing, so I started eating spinach salad with albacorfe tuna/chicken breasts on it, more yogurt, almonds, etc.--and was ab le to see shifts in my physique as a result. I have never taken any pill or supplement, although I know they work for some people. Just my thoughts.
 

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Yah. I'm a very healthy person. I really couldn't change my diet much to fit that kind of need. I never have candy, except on special occasions. I almost always have a spinach, tomoato, almond, ect. salad for lunch, and everything I make is either steamed, boiled, broiled, or baked, never fried. (I really like cooking). I do have some muscle definition, ie. I have clearly definablly arm muscle, however, unless I flex it, it is still very lithe, and unseeable, because my arms aren't very thick. Because of time requirements with theatre productions I am constantly in, I have not been able to go to the gym, thus, I lost my abs... But it isn't important. I am VERY flexable, from dance, so... But then, because of the type of dance I do, I have to stay rather thin... Tap makes you jump, and if you've got extra weight, you're gonna jiggle, and fitting into form fitting pants, ugh, you cant have much thigh... it makes it hell :D.

Regardless, I am happy with my weight. But it is good to know that that works... I'll remember that... :D:D:D
 

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I make the joke that i am fat now, 6 ft 144 lb. up from 127 at my skinniest at this hieght.

I was tested at 2.5% body fat after my 2nd marathon 129 lb. 6' tall

I have gained a whopping 15 lb since high school that many years ago. You could count 12 of my ribs just by looking at me till i was a jr.

to heck with the protien shakes its all about the ice cream. I went from 127 to 137 in few months on that stuff. ( it was shortly after my divorce I had a lot to recover from). I was also told that is sometimes subscribed to people who are over thin. so Injoy the double chocolated malted crunch all you can.

makes me feel better there are a few people in this world who are my weight but taller. Makes me fell more a part of the world. to know I am not alone.
 

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ChimeraTX said:
Does wrestling require more upper-body or lower-body strength?
Both. It really depends on what sort of wrestler you are. Different aspects of the sport require that you use different muscles.
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Douche out. :tongue:
That is an awesome sign-off. You should make that your signature.
 

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call me uber-twig. i am almost 20 but i have been the same weight pretty much since high school. at 6'5" and around 162 lbs i should be well over the 200 mark and that was from a chart i looked at back at the start of HS. i mean everything i have on me is muscle, almost zero fat can be seen at all. and as skinny as i am, i have this strange strength that i can only attribute to being from generations of farm boys. i say ive got farm boy strength. its ok though, even if i do wish i could be a little bit "buffer" or at least show a bit more muscle.
 

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I've been skinny all my life too. I'm 125lbs and no matter what I do, I can't put on any weight. It all seems to go to one place :smile:
 

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You should be so lucky to be thin. With age you will lose that. It will take a lot of work to stay thin and well built as you get older. My advise is to keep active, work out & eat right to stay that way or you will be in for a hard time losing weight later. Its a terrible thing to have to do (speaking from experience).
 

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im 19 and 6'1'', i weigh around the top side of 165, got into working out a few months back and here in the last month have gotten into it full time, I guess i can still be considered skinny, but i'm actually pretty big if i flex, and like goneA said drink that protien up, it will add muscle mass.
 

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Before I left for college, I was what I would consider thin at 6'0 and around 170lbs. Four years later I was 6'2 and 210lbs and have pretty much maintained that over the years (being in the military helps). Looking back I would have considered myself a 'thick twig' in high school.

As far as abs go though, I always been trim, but not cut. In fact, I have an old pair of jeans from college that still fit! Unfortunately, I can begin to see old age setting in as my metabolism slows down because the keg is slowly getting in front of my six-pack...
 

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Twig is such an ugly word.....

If a person is comfortable with himself, to hell with what others think. As long as you are healthy and happy then be proud!

BTW, some of you talking about having a 26 inch waist... I know women who would kill for that....

I myself am 121 pounds, 5'7" and have a 23" waistline. Some people say I need to gain a little weight. I think I look fine.

Be happy... be safe... and most importantly, stay healthy. :)
 

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madame_zora said:
Pure genuis.

Skinny guys look hot naked, and being skinny makes your dick look bigger. Skinny guys make me wanna :wank: :Eyecrazy:

Zora... and the angels from above send down praises and join in chorus to sing.... HALLELUJAH!

Now, I am not sure if "we" can :wank: , but we can come up with our own devices. Damn yahoo... they are sexist when it comes to those little icon thingies... lol
 

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Well since we're talking about waist size, mine's a 28. But I like to go a little bigger on the baggy side, so I don't look so skinny. I guess I only like to look skinny when I'm naked.:biggrin1:
 

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Dr. Bubbles said:
Zora... and the angels from above send down praises and join in chorus to sing.... HALLELUJAH!

Now, I am not sure if "we" can :wank: , but we can come up with our own devices. Damn yahoo... they are sexist when it comes to those little icon thingies... lol
OK, here you go, Dr, B - :clit:
 

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gwr1349 said:
You should be so lucky to be thin. With age you will lose that. It will take a lot of work to stay thin and well built as you get older. My advise is to keep active, work out & eat right to stay that way or you will be in for a hard time losing weight later. Its a terrible thing to have to do (speaking from experience).

News flash, I'm 54 and I am 5' 9" and weigh 109. I can eat what ever my doctor says I can (I have to watch cholesterol and sugar intake) and not gain an ounce. I usually have to eat things that I'm not supposed to have to gain any weight(then it doesn't stay on).

Some people have a hard time keeping weight off as they age but not all.
 

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I'm 5'8" and 11st/154lb. I think I'm skinny...well maybe not skinny but I would like to be bigger built or better filled out. I have broad shoulders then my torso gets thinner... V like that lol.

I spose it is in your genes and if eating like a pig wont put weight on then I guess its just your metabolism. My girlfriend's sister eats KFC all the time, drinks nothing but Pepsi (about 10 cans a day) and never puts any weight on. She's about 5'3" and 7 and a half stone. That's skinny. My girlfriend is the same height and 8.75 stone...curvy hehe.

I eat and try to put weight on too but it doesnt work :(
 

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Dr. Bubbles said:
BTW, some of you talking about having a 26 inch waist... I know women who would kill for that....
Yes, but that's because they are WOMEN. Guys are not supposed to be that skinny. I remember back in high school my waist was smaller than my girlfriend's, and she was thirteen inches shorter than me.