I have a few questions about building muscle

kelly39014

Ok I am a beginner and I am trying to tone my whole body. My arms are flabby and so is my stomach. I am 160 lbs and 5'7". I would like to tone up and sculpt my body however I am confused on how often I should do weight lifting, everyday? every other day? because I read that muscle needs time to build so you have to let it rest. Also what type of food do I need to eat? I know I need protein to build muscle but how much? I am so confused on where to start. If you can help or even recommend a good website or book that I can buy so I can get a better idea that would be wonderful

diannethegeek

You might find these posts enlightening:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226536/bulking-for-beginners

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10049766/bulking-a-complete-guide-for-beginners/p1

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

chsberthelot

You could either do full body weights every other day or a diff body part each day throughout the week depending on your schedule. I would do at least .5 gram of protein per pound of body weight to start

proudpolicewife

When I started trying to get healthy and toned up a few tears ago, Tosca Reno was the best inspiraton ever. And Oxygen Magazine became my bible. www.toscareno.com
Hope these help you get a good start.
Good luck to you!

WifiresGettingFit

This might help you decide which lifting program is right for you:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

kelly39014

Thanks everyone how many calories a day chsberthelot?

chsberthelot

Idk you should be able to type it in this app telling it what you'd want to achieve like loosing weight maintaining etc.. it would give you a general idea. Then you can experiment and see what's right for you. It tells me 2800 calories but that's more than I need for building muscle so it's just all about figuring it out. Hope that helps!