Ripped ectomorph but still skinny?

[Beknown]

How heavy do you have to weigh to stop looking skinny at 6ft1, or is there more to it than that?

Previously 10.4 stone I am now kissing 13 and with a very low body fat percentage, so I have a decent bit of muscle definition and nice V tapered body (made easy by my skinny hips).

Although I am still making gains and I look radically different to when I started, the problem is when I'm fully clothed I still look tall, lanky and shaped like a rectangle.

Will this ever end, or am I going to have to be 200lbs of pure muscle to look normal?

Is it just the fact I'm an ectomorph and I have a really skinny bone structure? My wrists, ankles and waist would embarrass a 13 year old girl.

I'm going to keep going the gym and making gains, but I dont know if I should just accept being skinny.

[Beknown]

Funny you mention the height, a lot of people guess I am taller than I actually am.

I dress well too so it's not that.

At the end of the day I can't put muscle where there is none to begin with (e.g. hips, wrists etc.) so probably only so much I can do.

[Beknown]

First of all thank you for all the posts, I won't quote each one individually but here are some comments.

I use to look like a sucked up marathon runner and so obviously I'm extremely happy with my progress so far but as they say there is nothing worse than the over enthusiastic convert.

I'm not looking to be big I'm just looking to lose the skinny look, weirdly enough I still have some bony patches in-between the side of my ribs (under my arms).

Unfortunately I think it's down to genetics as no matter how hard I train I'm never going to get bigger hips and that is the limiting factor I think.


As for clothes, well I have to buy large shirts and T-shirts in order to fit me correctly in the shoulder. Then I make sure they are slim fit so they taper in however depending on the brand (Ted Baker) I take them to a tailor to reduce even further.

Cheap stuff like NEXT large slim fit T-shirts fit me perfectly though (I'll try Abercrombie or Holister so thanks for pointing that out).

My trousers have gone up from 30" to 32" although elastically stuff like boxers or jogging bottoms I still wear 30" - which is fking tiny again considering how tall I am.

Anyway I think its hard to get a totally accurate image of yourself without seeing yourself on camera walking etc, standing in front of a mirror is not accurate I don't think.

Cheers for all the replies.

[Beknown]

Hi everyone, thanks again for all your comments.

I’ve been thinking a bit regarding some of the comments over the past week, and in the real world I’ve had a flurry of compliments regarding my physique from people in various walks of life (and believe me I don’t fish for them).

I’ve realised that I’m actually in really good shape, in fact I think I have a lot to be grateful for. Nobody’s perfect, but I’m a damn sight better off than a lot of people imo.

I’ve got the masculine height, the metabolism to sustain a high intake (clean!) diet, and now I’ve got just the right amount of muscle to look lean and athletic.

Not only that but I'm not all that brutal with my workouts, just 45 minutes three times a week (plus warmup). I get lazy from time to time and go home early on occasion

I started going the gym because I hated my body, I now go there because I love it. If only I started doing this many years ago when I was 18.

Deadlift said:

AllSaints T shirts are good for complimenting physiques.

180lbs, 6'1 broad shoulders wide back and 30 inch waist, I wear a size small -

http://www.allsaints.com/men/t-shirts/allsaints-br...

Perfect fit.

Thanks for the recommendation I’ll check them out.
Also to the person saying I shouldn’t be wearing large shirts, medium sometimes fits me round the torso but the arms are always too short!

[Beknown]

Hey everyone its been almost 7 months but I'd like to put up an update.

This may make people laugh but I've always thought I was 6'1, I got measured the other day and I'm actually closer to 6'3. I think those extra 2 inches will justify my complaint about why I felt skinny even with a bit more weight on.

Unfortunately shortly after my last post I had to have an operation and could not return to the gym for 7-8 weeks, then due to a change of circumstances I couldn't go the gym as frequently and I also lost my appetite so wasn't getting my calorific intake.

Now I've still got a bit of muscle on me and my strength hasn't really gone but I'm down to 74kg and with an unhealthily low amount of body fat, you can quite easily see my ribs.

All the larger clothes I bought are a bit loose now. Oh well, I will get back into things slowly.