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cool_even_in_summer · 05-01-2009, 01:27 PM

Hey all, I'm here to take opinions about 2 subjects: A) Counting vs No Counting. B) Clean vs Dirty Eating. This topics are related to me.

First off, a little about myself. I'm skinny, like 60 kg skinny I stand at 172 cm and I'm 20 years old. And weak as well. As for training I'll be doing Rip's Starting Strength routine. Now, on to my topics.

A) Counting vs No Counting:
I guess the topic is obvious. Considering I have school and I'm averaging about 20 hours / semester. It would seem like a hassle to count calories but if it's necessary, I'll try and do it.

B) Clean vs Dirty eating:
Now this is mainly the topic I wanted to ask about. See, I want to gain weight, mostly muscle. Now I'm not active, I usually sit on my computer or study. My activity is weight training 3x/week. I also don't eat except like..2 meals a day. When people tell me to "JUST EAT!!!" that kind of freaks me out. I don't wanna get fat, and eating KFC and McDonald's and that sort of food and just try to stuff myself with food seems to do more harm than good. Also, I'm in med school, so when somone tells me to do that I start thinking "obesity, cholesterol increase, atherosclerosis, insulin spikes, diabetes etc.". So yeah, you can see my concerns. I want to get rid of this skinny body and put on some weight. But I'm still 20 years old, so when I say I wanna look good don't look at me with a "another teenager" look, tell me what's wrong with that goal along with getting stronger, performing better and being healthier.
Anyways, I'm going off point here. Anyhow, I got PN for my birthday last year and never opened it. I took a look at it and it looks cool. I just want to know what's the problem with a skinny guy wanting to gain weight while keeping body fat low using the clean eating approach?

05-01-2009, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
cool_even_in_summer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7	Ways To Gain Weight Hey all, I'm here to take opinions about 2 subjects: A) Counting vs No Counting. B) Clean vs Dirty Eating. This topics are related to me. First off, a little about myself. I'm skinny, like 60 kg skinny I stand at 172 cm and I'm 20 years old. And weak as well. As for training I'll be doing Rip's Starting Strength routine. Now, on to my topics. A) Counting vs No Counting: I guess the topic is obvious. Considering I have school and I'm averaging about 20 hours / semester. It would seem like a hassle to count calories but if it's necessary, I'll try and do it. B) Clean vs Dirty eating: Now this is mainly the topic I wanted to ask about. See, I want to gain weight, mostly muscle. Now I'm not active, I usually sit on my computer or study. My activity is weight training 3x/week. I also don't eat except like..2 meals a day. When people tell me to "JUST EAT!!!" that kind of freaks me out. I don't wanna get fat, and eating KFC and McDonald's and that sort of food and just try to stuff myself with food seems to do more harm than good. Also, I'm in med school, so when somone tells me to do that I start thinking "obesity, cholesterol increase, atherosclerosis, insulin spikes, diabetes etc.". So yeah, you can see my concerns. I want to get rid of this skinny body and put on some weight. But I'm still 20 years old, so when I say I wanna look good don't look at me with a "another teenager" look, tell me what's wrong with that goal along with getting stronger, performing better and being healthier. Anyways, I'm going off point here. Anyhow, I got PN for my birthday last year and never opened it. I took a look at it and it looks cool. I just want to know what's the problem with a skinny guy wanting to gain weight while keeping body fat low using the clean eating approach?