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Arms And Legs Are Thin. Taking Protein Shakes. What Can I Do?

hi i am a 30 year old male 6ft tall and weigh 9 and a half stone my arms and legs are so thin i am to embarresed to show them whitch can be difficult because i work in a warm factory but i cant ware a t shirt or in the summer i tend to stay indoors so knowone asks me why im still wareing jeans and long sleeves, for the past few years i have been eating well takeing tips from guys from work who are all well built and work out, ive been takeing protien shakes and baught my own multi gym as i am to embarassed to go to a public gym, but nothing seems to help,
Mon, 25 Nov 2013
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Hellooo..
See first thing is you need to have patience , it will take some time for you to put on some muscle mass in your arms and legs.
I think your diet is pretty strong as in i presume you are on a high protein diet
Now what you can do extra in your workouts is to follow compound movements (bench press , squats, deadlifts etc) rather than doing isolation movements such as curls , extensions etc ; because by doing compound movements more muscles are activated so thereby you will be able to put on mass at a much more faster rate.
Thank you and take care
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Arms And Legs Are Thin. Taking Protein Shakes. What Can I Do?

Hellooo.. See first thing is you need to have patience , it will take some time for you to put on some muscle mass in your arms and legs. I think your diet is pretty strong as in i presume you are on a high protein diet Now what you can do extra in your workouts is to follow compound movements (bench press , squats, deadlifts etc) rather than doing isolation movements such as curls , extensions etc ; because by doing compound movements more muscles are activated so thereby you will be able to put on mass at a much more faster rate. Thank you and take care