ill save all the posts and just say lift weights and eat sensibly, repeat for a couple years. Tan your chest also man, its blinding.
You need to do starting strength and you need to weight 205 at the end of it.
So has spoken the Rip-skin, so it shall be.
Recommend to lose weight till you have 10-15% of fat and will see at least 2 (of even better 4) abs. After that, you can finally start to bulk up.
Stupidest advice ever.
Eat what you want, build a strong muscular base. Youāre probably already around 15% but not ripped because you donāt have muscle.
āEat what you wantā - great advice for those who want to turn bodybuilding into fatbuilding.
The less fat you have when you are starting working out in the gym-the better its for you. The thing is that its impossible to gain muscle mass without getting extra weight too. So to build muscles you must have calories proficient. But your main goal is to make proportion between gained muscles and gained fat more into muscles side. And eating whatever you want is not gonna help you with this. Hope I explained my answer clearly.
P.S. he doesn`t have 10-15% of fat by the way.
Good luck 
I stay at least as lean as my profile picture on here all the time, even when Iām putting on muscle. Itās simply not true that you have to add fat to gain muscle. I never have.
I also eat whatever I want. Iām not saying this will work for the OP, but you donāt know whether it would or not.
This is why diet advice should never be āyou MUST do X or Y or Zā. There are no universal principles of diet. There are things that work for a lot of people, but until you start, you donāt know.
My advice is to pick a proven diet that mentally suits you, and see how your performance/muscular gains go. If you start putting on too much fat for your goals, reduce calories, probably carbs, or change to a different dietary approach. But overall, flexibility is important, you have to LEARN what your body responds to positively, and what it does not.
Itās just impossible not to gain fat and gain muscles at the same time. Maybee, you just donāt notice this fat because itās really a little. Thatās what I know from anatomy and a lot of experienced guys in gym.
But I agree with you about the diet. All people are different and they have different body types. So itās up to you what diet you choose, but don`t forget to listen to your body
Itās not impossible, more difficult yes but not impossible.
I donāt agree that he should cut at all, the lack of muscle is what makes the body fat % seem higher. I would guess Iām not far off the same body fat as the OP.
youāre wrong. Iāve LOST fat while gaining muscle at the same time. Most people canāt do it, but that doesnāt make it impossible.
Let me ask you something. If I get stronger in the gym, and my bodyweight doesnāt change, then what do you think happened to my body composition? It seems pretty clear to me. The only way I can get stronger is by adding muscle. And if I add muscle, then my scale weight would go up, UNLESS I simultaneously lose fat mass. Thereās even a name for that, itās called a recomp.
You do know that he will probably want to debate you on your statement? Im going to sit back and watch the showā¦
OP-
This is what basically has happened to me in the last year. Iāve only gained 10lbs total since my journey, but my body and lifts are completely different when I first started. Thatās why I donāt even look at the scale anymore.
If my lifts are going up and my 1 mile run time stays the same or gets better I know that Iām getting stronger and staying lean.
If my lifts are going up but my 1 mile run time is getting worse I know Iām getting fatter.
If my lifts are going down but my 1 mile run time is getting better I know Iām not eating enough or getting skinnier.
My advice is not to worry about the scale weight so much. Make sure your lifts are going up, your conditioning is getting better or at least staying the same, and eat high quality foods. Do that for a for a while and not miss days in the gym and eventually youāll get to where you wanna be.
At 17yo just have fun and get some vitamin D.
If you think itās impossible not gain fat and muscle at the same time, isnāt all bodybuilding āfatbuildingā?
This kid is young and lean. He could benefit from a caloric surplus. He is 15% at most (look at his back and arms), but you also probably put too much faith in that 20 dollar inaccurate bio-impedence scale you got yourself.
If somebody is single digit bodyfat without a solid muscular base, theyāll look like shit. And theyāll look like even more shit while wearing clothes. Think Myspace Era Emo Boyband. The whole ālose weight now and build muscle laterā is Planet Fitness Bro mentality for kids who would rather look like shit than put on some muscle.
Also, going AT LEAST maintenance will help performance, and going at a deficit will harm that. So if youāre serious about gaining muscle and getting stronger, you know what to do.
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good info here, lol dave tate was ripping on him in one of his newer road trip videos
Niceā¦ Steve Shaw is one of the few guys on You Tube I can stomach
so your saying that @flipcollar isnt a experienced lifter?
I think it should also be noted that @yev1506 himself probably isnāt one of the experienced guys hes talking about.