My Journey- Hitting The Gym & Making A Change

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My Journey
When I started workout out I was a small kid, a mere 120 Pounds. Now, a year later, I'm almost at 160 Pounds. To put on almost 40 pounds of muscle is something absolutely incredible. How did I do it some people ask. Steroids some people say, but I know this drastic gain was from pure hard work. I didn't hire a personal trainer, I didn't know very much, but I knew what I wanted to do and that's all you need. You need the initiative to hit the gym and lose that fat, or in my case gain muscle mass. It may not be easy, but in this blog I'm going to try and share with you some things I did to drastically change my weight.



Diet
We will start with diet because I personally think diet is the largest factor in contributing to your well being, and weight loss/gain. First off, if you are a scrawny kid, or someone simply looking to put on an extra pounds of muscle for football season then I suggest you read this.
-Cut the caffeine. You don't need mountain dew filled with sugar to have energy. Try switching to water. I made the switch, and I feel so much more healthier after doing it. You will feel so much more energized, have better skin, and consume 0 calories while doing it.
-Eat throughout the day. You can't gain muscle if you aren't eating. Your body will go into starvation mode and start to eat your muscle cells. You essentially eat yourself from the inside out by skipping meals. You actually will gain more muscle if you eat snacks throughout the day.
Some proper snacks to consider are unsalted nuts. Very filling, and high in protein. Some other great snacks would be apples, carrots, salads without dressing, ect.


Routine
If you've never worked out before it could be very frustrating, but you have to develop a routine. Most people who first hit the gym use all machines. That's great that your building muscle, but free weights can hit muscles you thought you never had. I personally like a mix between free weights, machines, and training bands.
My Routine
Day1: Legs
Day2: Chest/ biceps
Day3: Triceps/Abs
Day4: Back (lats, lower upper back, shoulders)
Day5: cardio, abs, small amount of arms
I will get in more depth into each day below.