@shiidontknow said in /404:
I guess what I’m wondering is if anyone has ever had this issue and what they did to correct it. Also tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
I don’t normally get into these types of questions but this is one that I get all the time, and since I was summoned here, I figured I’d offer my .02.
Typically what I see for guys that are not gaining is that they are training wrong for their body type. There are three types of bodies for humans, and from there you might have traits that blend into the next body type. Those types are Ectomorph, endomorph, and Mesomorph:
The biggest problem that guys have is that they train the way their buddy trains or their partner, but what happens is that if you’re an ectomorph (and it sounds like you are) and your partner is a mesomorph, then one of you is not going to see any growth whatsoever while the other excels. You don’t eat the same, you don’t train the same, you don’t grow the same.
There is no one size fits all and you can’t pick up a Men’s Journal and mimic a workout in there if you’re an ectomorph and expect to be successful. Most of those guys are mesomorphs, they get on there and tell you how natty they are and it’s what they eat that makes them successful. Don’t buy into that kind of thing.
The best thing you can do it identify what type you are, research what it will take to make you successful and reach your goals. Not only in the gym, but in the kitchen as well. If you don’t have specific, written, obtainable goals that you work towards, then you are just drifting. I’m an endomorph, so I just smell food and gain weight, but I know exactly what I need to eat and the workouts that benefit me the most. If you’re an ecto, then you should do light cardio only (as an example) whereas I have to do daily cardio to stay at my bf percentage.
I hope it helps, like others have said, it’s not all about the gear. The best tool you have is between your ears and so few of us excercise it enough. Best of luck sir.
Thank you,
Syn