Posts by tenerifelife

Thanks, but I think you may have mis-read my post. It said I DO NOT want to look like a beefcake with bulging muscles, just look like I take care of myself.

Thank you for your help and links they are very useful.

Karl

Hi and thanks for the reply. A stone is 14 pounds. So I weigh a total of 151 pounds.

My goal is to fill out my t-shirts a little better and put some weight on. So I want to concentrate on my upper half, shoulders, chest, arms etc.

I do not want to look like  beefcake with bulging muscles I just want to look like I take care of myself if you know what I mean.

I thought the swimming would either relax and make my muscles more subtle before a workout OR if a swam after my workout then my muscles would not ache as much the next day.

Would doing some swimming also give me a little more stamina for the gym after a while?

Many thanks, Karl

opps sorry I am male.

Thanks so much for the advice Ellie it has all been taken on board. I have no idea about my calorie intake but am guessing its quite low, prob the reason I am not putting weight on. I am never hungary in the mornings and its an effort to eat.

My normal day would prob be, an apple about 10 or 11. Lunch of two peices of bread some ham and cheese about 1ish, some biscuits and cup to tea about 3ish and dinner which could be spag bol, fish potatoes veg or tuna salad (my wife has me eating lots of veg!!) about 6ish and lastly maybe some chocolate, crisps or peanuts as a snack about 9ish.

Thanks again

Karl