6'4 215. Still look skinny help?

caydenhazer
caydenhazer Posts: 1 Member
edited November 16 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
230 is my goal, im decently fit but want to look bigger what are good meals and work out exercises.

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Start here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300326/most-helpful-posts-goal-gaining-weight-must-reads
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Eat more. Lift more.

    How lean are you at 215lbs?
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    My husband is 6'3 and 205. Men at the gym call him "skinny," but he isn't skinny. It's a matter of perspective. Are you sure that you are skinny and just "not huge?"

    To answer your question: eat more; lift more. My husband started tracking calories and protein and realized he was eating less of both than me.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    You sir are not skinny. Me at 6'3" and 150lbs, thats skinny haha

    I'm 6'3 and 220lbs and think I'm small......
  • fretsnsoccer
    fretsnsoccer Posts: 13 Member
    edited March 2017
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Eat more. Lift more.

    How lean are you at 215lbs?

    And lift heavier ;)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    You sir are not skinny. Me at 6'3" and 150lbs, thats skinny haha

    I'm 6'3 and 220lbs and think I'm small......

    Small is different to skinny.... isn't it?
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    You sir are not skinny. Me at 6'3" and 150lbs, thats skinny haha

    I'm 6'3 and 220lbs and think I'm small......

    Small is different to skinny.... isn't it?

    Semantics I would argue.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    6'3 255 - if I keep building the chest you can't see the belly,lol. Seriously though I need to drop 20-25 more. When I was at 220 I looked skinny but shredded. Gotta find that happy medium. Once you go monster you don't wanna go back.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    edited March 2017
    Eat mo! Lift heavy!
  • loaferman07
    loaferman07 Posts: 2 Member
    I have been doing 25 pushups in a row each day for 5 years. My triceps are finally visible. That will help your chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps, and wrists be stronger and you will look stronger.
  • BrianKMcFalls
    BrianKMcFalls Posts: 190 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    loaferman07 wrote: »
    I have been doing 25 pushups in a row each day for 5 years. My triceps are finally visible. That will help your chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps, and wrists be stronger and you will look stronger.

    Lol

    The fact I was LOLing (well more of a head shaking chuckle) when I read that and then your response made me snort.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    caydenhazer wrote: »
    230 is my goal, im decently fit but want to look bigger what are good meals and work out exercises.

    Find a hypertrophy program.

    Eat about your body weight in protien, get some fats in, and don't forget carbs since you'll be bulking. So eat in a 300-500 calorie surplus.
  • lilolilo920
    lilolilo920 Posts: 184 Member
    loaferman07 wrote: »
    I have been doing 25 pushups in a row each day for 5 years. My triceps are finally visible. That will help your chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps, and wrists be stronger and you will look stronger.

    What....
    OP, eat all the foods (Peanut butter ftw) and LIFT HEAVY
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    caydenhazer wrote: »
    230 is my goal, im decently fit but want to look bigger what are good meals and work out exercises.

    Find a hypertrophy program.

    Eat about your body weight in protien, get some fats in, and don't forget carbs since you'll be bulking. So eat in a 300-500 calorie surplus.

    230lbs of protein would be kind of extreme... just saying lol ;)

    Hardly on the extreme side. It's relative to the individual and their goal.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    edited March 2017
    A gram of protein for every pound you weigh or for what you want to weigh. That's what he means. If you are a heavy lifter or body builder that's what they go by. I did...that's the norm.
  • blackcomaro
    blackcomaro Posts: 796 Member
    Just curious as to why you measure in grams and weigh in pounds?
  • Nevada
    Nevada Posts: 140 Member
    "Just curious as to why you measure in grams and weigh in pounds?"

    My food scale can be set to metric or imperial, so I go for the easy metric math.
    Also, it feels more scientific.
    My body scale can show other units, but I think of body weight in terms of pounds, not kilos or stones.
    I blame society.
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
    At 6'4" I'd say you should be at least 250 lbs (mostly muscle obviously) without looking skinny.
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    You sir are not skinny. Me at 6'3" and 150lbs, thats skinny haha

    I'm 6'3 and 220lbs and think I'm small......

    u3fczrrnb2hm.jpg

    Dead on!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Seth1825 wrote: »
    At 6'4" I'd say you should be at least 250 lbs (mostly muscle obviously) without looking skinny.

    At least. The most competitive (read: not fat) powerlifters at my height of 5'10" tend to be in the 220 and 242 weight classes, so I'd imagine 6'4" would be notably higher.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Seth1825 wrote: »
    At 6'4" I'd say you should be at least 250 lbs (mostly muscle obviously) without looking skinny.

    250lbs lean. Lol. He's chubby at 215lbs.
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