I am looking to start a muscle building program and i would like some advice and starter information?

I am roughly 16 and a half and have been living a fairly sedentary lifestyle for the past year. I am not fat, in fact i am just above the level of being underweight for my height of 5' 4';. I would like to get an athletic build, not massive ';guns';. I would be quite grateful if an experienced individual could give me some tips on what kind of machines or weights to use and different techniques. If somebody knows of a good workout log that would be great too.





Thanks in advanceI am looking to start a muscle building program and i would like some advice and starter information?
You should definitely join a gym.


If you go already then there are lots of muscle machines there.





Cardio is important but if you are quite lean already, don't worry too much about it. Cardio is for fitness and you want to build your muscle.





Well first thing is, start off low with what your comfortable with but push yourself and use heavy weights with low reps. Heavy weights and low reps bulk up your muscle. If you use low weights with high reps you get toned muscle - this is what many women go for - not me though!





Breath in when your muscle is relaxed and breath out when your muscle is contracting.





There are so many things you can do that i could write an endless list! I would advise, chest press, bench press, shoulder press, bicep curls and machines and workouts that build your arms, chest, back and abs. Strong abs are very important - abs are the hardest to get but its worth it!


Do your legs time to time because a built top and a weedy bottom looks strange.





Don't overdo it though. Good luck! :)I am looking to start a muscle building program and i would like some advice and starter information?
your body is still not fully developed at 16, so i would leave the weights alone for now.





Body weight workouts will get you started in the right direction...situps pushups pullups and walking or running.





swimming if you have a pool handy..basketball for motor skills and coordination...and lots of stretching the arms and legs....arm rotor circles for shoulders with arms held straight out from the sides and swinging in small circles...





if you insist on weights then lite dumbell curls and lite bench presses to start with...





you may think you're ready for more weights, but; if you can't manage moving your body weight with the ease of a gymnast on the rings, or parallel bars, then you need to leave free weights alone.. for males, the peak of your physical development is around 33 yrs old, so you're still developing...





pushups pull ups and situps
I used a program very similar to this one (http://snipurl.com/fobfc) and it worked great for me. It was alot of hard work and dedication but I was able to put on 20 lbs of muscle lower my body fat to 8%. The program I did said to get a least 1 gram protein for each pound of your body weight, and this can require a lot of eating without supplements. The only supplements I took were whey protein and multivitamins. Good Luck.
jimmy


check out the site below and just read thru his articles for tips.


i have most of his books that detail workouts and bodybuilding diet


you can get and maintain an athletic build until you die


good luck