| hey man, here are some basics as far as I understand them
1st of all if you are not gaining weight, then you are not eating enough, simple as that
calorie intake vs calorie expendature
even if your diet is shit, with a caloric surplus you will put on weight, except when you are eating dirty, it will be mostly fat, the cleaner the bulk, the more of the gain will be lean, but this is also dependant on your own body make up, also, your body will need a good week or so to adjust to a new set of macros on a diet routine, your will see a flux in water weight, so don't get all excited or discouraged if when you see your weight go up or down between 5-17 lbs within the 1st week of changing your diet, keep factors in your diet constant constant, keep track of your weight weekly, if you are not gaining, it is time to increase your daily caloric allowance (consume more calories)
macro basics
1g protein per lb body weight min
0.45g fat per lb body weight min
once you have your proteins and fats handled, you can fill in the rest of your caloric needs with carbs, the more complex the carbohydrate the better, you want your body to be getting a steady supply of glucose, rather then sucrose or fructose
suppliments
if you are having trouble meeting your macros, you might want to look into a mass gainer, most have a fair bit of protein and nice amount of maltodextrin (carb breaks down to glucose) included per scoop
you can also look into a good protein, but honestly when you are weighing in under 150 it probably isn't hard for you to hit your protein macro requirements from whole foods, and protein obtained from whole foods is probably more useful for you then protein via supps, if your concern is the amino acids, then look into a nice BCAA mix, rather then whey or casein protein
a nice sport multi vit is pretty good, especially if your diet is based on a routine and you are not getting a wide variety of different food ranges
fish oil caps can increase brain function and help supp up some good fats
other then that, you probably don't really need many suppliments for performance yet, they would really just be costly and offer little benifit, a 5% gain in strength from a supplement when you compound lifts are at a relatively low rate will not really speed up the process at a considerable rate to the point where it is worth it to invest in the supplement (but hey if you got the money spend it how you see fit)
compound lifts
for starting out, your best bet to improve your iron game at the fastest rate possible is compound lifts, focus on your bench, your squat, and your deadlift, doing some clean and jerks and pullups (weight optional depending on fitness), probably would hurt either, it's good to have isolation excersises included in your routine but to gain mass, compound lifts should be your bread and butter
keeping your eyes on the prize
take it slow, one day at a time, stay dedicated, and don't over train, once again, calories in, vs calories out, if you are lifting 3 hours a day, you will be burning up a fuck ton of calories, keep the weight high, and the reps low, so that your caloric expenditure per muscle fibre reqruitment is at a high, keep the workouts intense but short, and don't do cardio (10 minute warmup to increase bloodflow doesn't count)
keep at it and keep in mind that 1-2lbs per month is really good, realistically 24lbs of lean mass in a year is making progress at a high rate, you will likely not see better gains then 2lb a month, unless you're on the juice (don't quote me on that, but my trainer said this to me, possibly just motivation, lol)
keep your eyes on the prize and you'll get there
also, if you are really serious about this, you might want to consider a personal trainer for a while for some help, or join a bodybuilding forum and track your progress
GOOD LUCK
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