utlagi
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My body is very, very much a pure ectomorph body type. I'm 23. I can eat 4000-4500 calories every single day (+2 grams protein / lb body weight) while lifting weights and gain 5 pounds/month at most. Any gains disappear within 2 weeks if I stop working out. Body fat is almost never above 10% no matter what I eat/do. I'm 6'0, most I've ever weighed is 165. Body stubbornly sticks at 153-155 on its own (seriously, it takes SOO much work to make it go above or below this 2# range).
I'm wondering what non-prescription supplements might help me with rowing, which I do competitively. We have two seasons - Spring season is 6-7 minute races (aerobic yes...but also just 7 minutes of hellish total anaerobic output), Fall season are 20-30 minute races (very aerobic, still hellish). My team is very competitive, I'm in all the best boats (with some guys MUCH larger than me), and we basically only bring home gold medals.
I'm also wondering what non-prescription supplements might help me with rock climbing. Strength gains help a LOT for climbing, but bulking up can be counter-productive (flexibility is very important).
Additionally, I would love to not be super skinny, while still maintaining my "normal" body shape to some extent. I have been lifting weights up to 8 months at a time, consistently when I'm "on", for the last 8 years. My strength will more than double while my weight stays the same. It's bizarre.
Endurance is very important to me. I've always been able to do an aerobic activity forever. The other bizarre thing is that despite my size, I have always been able to lift and carry heavier real-world objects than the vast majority of my athletic peers. I can do 25 pullups, 100 valid ROTC pushups in 2 min, and 12 upside-down vertical handstand pushups (shoulders). I recover fast from weightlifting and body-weight exercises.
I'm also extremely competitive, and usually put way more heart into winning than anyone else. I'm somewhat sick of always being underestimated. I know that I can kick people's asses in sporting competition and real fights, but I hate having to prove it for people to believe me. Also I hate actual fighting, and avoid it at all costs, but sometimes other people hit first.
Thanks for the help.
My body is very, very much a pure ectomorph body type. I'm 23. I can eat 4000-4500 calories every single day (+2 grams protein / lb body weight) while lifting weights and gain 5 pounds/month at most. Any gains disappear within 2 weeks if I stop working out. Body fat is almost never above 10% no matter what I eat/do. I'm 6'0, most I've ever weighed is 165. Body stubbornly sticks at 153-155 on its own (seriously, it takes SOO much work to make it go above or below this 2# range).
I'm wondering what non-prescription supplements might help me with rowing, which I do competitively. We have two seasons - Spring season is 6-7 minute races (aerobic yes...but also just 7 minutes of hellish total anaerobic output), Fall season are 20-30 minute races (very aerobic, still hellish). My team is very competitive, I'm in all the best boats (with some guys MUCH larger than me), and we basically only bring home gold medals.
I'm also wondering what non-prescription supplements might help me with rock climbing. Strength gains help a LOT for climbing, but bulking up can be counter-productive (flexibility is very important).
Additionally, I would love to not be super skinny, while still maintaining my "normal" body shape to some extent. I have been lifting weights up to 8 months at a time, consistently when I'm "on", for the last 8 years. My strength will more than double while my weight stays the same. It's bizarre.
Endurance is very important to me. I've always been able to do an aerobic activity forever. The other bizarre thing is that despite my size, I have always been able to lift and carry heavier real-world objects than the vast majority of my athletic peers. I can do 25 pullups, 100 valid ROTC pushups in 2 min, and 12 upside-down vertical handstand pushups (shoulders). I recover fast from weightlifting and body-weight exercises.
I'm also extremely competitive, and usually put way more heart into winning than anyone else. I'm somewhat sick of always being underestimated. I know that I can kick people's asses in sporting competition and real fights, but I hate having to prove it for people to believe me. Also I hate actual fighting, and avoid it at all costs, but sometimes other people hit first.
Thanks for the help.