Hi comrades

I want to start handling my nutrition and fitness better. I usually work out at home and can do pushups etc., I would say I’m quite underweight.

While I’m reading the guide by CriticalResist on Prolewiki, I decided to count my calories. I barely reach 1500 calories a day which at this point I’ll go malnourished. I just feel full very quickly. I do not eat processed sugars and avoid sweets, and I’m basically vegan at this point.

I exercise too and can do push ups, squats etc with no problems whatsoever, though as expected I cannot build muscular mass, most likely because of my nutrition. I don’t have the money to go to a gym so I want as much as possible to work out at home, I saw that calisthenics might be a good option? Though they seem unreliable for building muscle mass and strength. I want to put more weight but not fatty weight, which had happened to me in the past. I do eat healthy, but I eat way too less because I feel I just get full quickly. This might be due that in the past I was overweight and conditioned myself to not eat much, but now I’m basically starving myself.

How would I go about increasing my caloric intake while putting muscle mass (preferably at home)?

  • non-diegetic screams@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    On your routine, the only things I think are worth thinking about are:

    • progression or periodization - you might check the link I shared with the bodyweight fitness routine, and take some of those ideas. You have to basically add more weight/reps over time for your body to build muscle!

    • pulling motion - there’s no rows or pullups there. You can do rows under a heavy dining table, if necessary. Your back is a huge amount of your muscle mass!

    • appetite - if you’re building up the work over time, your body will create the appetite for you. No need to force yourself to eat!

    On eating, I drink (pasteurized) egg whites to get in extra protein. Beans work well too!