Advice for skinny guys who want to bulk up

Many skinny guys work out very hard but they don't gain weight and add muscle. Some call themselves hardgainers. Others claim to have an ultra-fast metabolism. The one thing they all share is a list of excuses.

But the truth is, getting stronger and more muscular is simple. You just need to know what has worked for countless others in the past. As long as you've been medically cleared to work out, success can be yours.

SkinnyBulkUp exists to teach skinny guys how to bulk up and add muscle mass. We're here to make you self sufficient.

You don't need a guru or a cult-like workout community. You don't need fancy gadgets and expensive supplements. All you need is information -- and the strength of will to plan out some realistic goals, prepare nutritious meals, and exercise effectively and efficiently.

This website aims to de-mystify the process of bulking up. We write articles on basic topics related to adding muscle mass. We give you a quick, concise summary of a topic so you can get up to speed as efficiently as possible.

When you read one of our articles, you should come away from it with a layman's understanding of a fundamental exercise topic. But don't expect to find all the answers. We provide information, not recipes or prescriptions.

What you won't find here at SkinnyBulkUp are step-by-step instructions or one-size-fits-all exercise programs. Everybody is different, and everyone needs to create their own personalized workout program.

You will not fully benefit from any workout program until you tweak and adjust it to fit your own body. It is this adjustment process that leads to success -- not the compelling but empty proclamations of some internet exercise guru. The power to succeed is within yourself, all you need to bring it out is careful record-keeping, dedication, and perseverance.