How long does it take for the average wimpy guy to build muscles?

I mean, how many workouts roughly?

I'm currently training 4 times a week. (This is my sixth week) Two whole body workouts with just 2 sets of about 8 exercises along with two dedicated cardio days, rowing and cycling.

My next goal is to add a long ( 1 hour) walk once a week just to get a few more calories burned and do some exercise outdoors for a change.

I'm not ready to go into split workouts with multiple sets and reps, and I'll never be able to train like you young fit guys.

But I'd like to lose about 10 lbs of fat and replace with 10 lbs of muscle. If I was dedicated, trained regularly and ate well, what's a realistic timeframe for that?

A year, do it gradually or you'll do yourself a mischief.

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I mean, how many workouts roughly?

I'm currently training 4 times a week. (This is my sixth week) Two whole body workouts with just 2 sets of about 8 exercises along with two dedicated cardio days, rowing and cycling.

My next goal is to add a long ( 1 hour) walk once a week just to get a few more calories burned and do some exercise outdoors for a change.

I'm not ready to go into split workouts with multiple sets and reps, and I'll never be able to train like you young fit guys.

But I'd like to lose about 10 lbs of fat and replace with 10 lbs of muscle. If I was dedicated, trained regularly and ate well, what's a realistic timeframe for that?

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I'll help you out tomorrow with a plan. AdamGB would be worth asking aswell. I think he's a personal trainer. I've studied Sports Nutrition so i can put together some form of nutritonal plan. I'm a little busy tonight but i'll sort it for you tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

I mean, how many workouts roughly?

I'm currently training 4 times a week. (This is my sixth week) Two whole body workouts with just 2 sets of about 8 exercises along with two dedicated cardio days, rowing and cycling.

My next goal is to add a long ( 1 hour) walk once a week just to get a few more calories burned and do some exercise outdoors for a change.

I'm not ready to go into split workouts with multiple sets and reps, and I'll never be able to train like you young fit guys.

But I'd like to lose about 10 lbs of fat and replace with 10 lbs of muscle. If I was dedicated, trained regularly and ate well, what's a realistic timeframe for that?

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I'll help you out tomorrow with a plan. AdamGB would be worth asking aswell. I think he's a personal trainer. I've studied Sports Nutrition so i can put together some form of nutritonal plan. I'm a little busy tonight but i'll sort it for you tomorrow.

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Cheers man, I've got a ton of books and training manuals, but what I lack, like every man, is motivation.

Hopefully if I commit to it publicly on here it will motivate me to get back into it again.

I'm feeling much better already and can only imagine how fit someone must feel if they have made it a lifestyle for several years.

Bilbo if you want to repair your lungs go and do Chi gung.
Its an advanced tai chi exercise system that drives life force chi energy through the areas you are working on.

How to gain weight and build muscle mass fast!

Bilbo. Are you working? All you seem to be doing lately is working out, fucking fatties and shopping.:mad:

A lot depends on you genetics/metabolism. I am naturally skinny and have to work to pack on muscle. I try and eat 200 grams of protein a day. I don't pay much attention to fat content because I burn thru it. If you gain weight easy you have to eat low fat high protein like tuna/chicken breast. I have found creatine to work but it can screw up stomach. I took half the recommended dose. You can see results in a couple months if you really put you mind to it......you have to eat right though...if you don't eat a ton of protein, say 1 gram per lb of your weight, you will struggle to pack on muscle.

If your skinny you should be noticing muscle definition at a very early stage. If your a fatty it naturally takes longer as you have to get rid of the fat first

If however you happen to be as great as i am after 1 workout session you should look and feel like geoff capes;D;D;D

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If your skinny you should be noticing muscle definition at a very early stage. If your a fatty it naturally takes longer as you have to get rid of the fat first

If however you happen to be as great as i am after 1 workout session you should look and feel like geoff capes;D;D;D

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Yep, Geoff Capes, well known to be a fine figure of a man. ;D

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If your skinny you should be noticing muscle definition at a very early stage. If your a fatty it naturally takes longer as you have to get rid of the fat first

If however you happen to be as great as i am after 1 workout session you should look and feel like geoff capes;D;D;D

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Yep, Geoff Capes, well known to be a fine figure of a man. ;D

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geoff capes is the single greatest human specimen to ever come from this planet

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If your skinny you should be noticing muscle definition at a very early stage. If your a fatty it naturally takes longer as you have to get rid of the fat first

If however you happen to be as great as i am after 1 workout session you should look and feel like geoff capes;D;D;D

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Yep, Geoff Capes, well known to be a fine figure of a man. ;D

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geoff capes is the single greatest human specimen to ever come from this planet

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I had a Sooty and Co VHS when I was a kid that had him in it. Sweep kicked his arse pretty bad.

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Yep, Geoff Capes, well known to be a fine figure of a man. ;D

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geoff capes is the single greatest human specimen to ever come from this planet

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I had a Sooty and Co VHS when I was a kid that had him in it. Sweep kicked his arse pretty bad.

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sweeps a dickhead, he rode sootys coattail for far too long. Sue was ok, she was giving sooty what he needed. Sweep was just a dick

The hardest kids tv character of all time was zippy from rainbow

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geoff capes is the single greatest human specimen to ever come from this planet

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I had a Sooty and Co VHS when I was a kid that had him in it. Sweep kicked his arse pretty bad.

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sweeps a dickhead, he rode sootys coattail for far too long. Sue was ok, she was giving sooty what he needed. Sweep was just a dick

The hardest kids tv character of all time was zippy from rainbow

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Nah your way off Homo. Way off. Sweep was the power in that trio. Sooty used to suck Matthew off to get what he wanted and Sue just moaned ALL the time.

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Bilbo. Are you working? All you seem to be doing lately is working out, fucking fatties and shopping.:mad:

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Exactly so I don't have time to get a job.