What can I do regarding clothes sizes if I'm a skinny guy who's now lifting?
I realise that my body measurements are gonna grow, in some cases dramatically ( like the chest ), but what do I do if I need clothes now? My chest measurement is 37.7 inches around, and that's between an S and M when it comes to tops. I guess I could go with an M and have it a bit oversized, but if I go that route then the sleeves would get too long. Or am I retarded and somehow I'm not realising that growing traps / shoulders means a bigger sleeve size as well?
Second-hand outerwear. Everything second-hand if you will but I wouldn't so for next-to-skin layers just get the cheapest shit you can find.
Jackson Gray
You won't see huge gains if you don't eat correctly and maintain that diet. I wouldn't worry too much unless it's physically restricting your movement or your ripping holes in your clothes. You will just find better fits in your size now that you're filling out clothes.
Xavier Rodriguez
So should I stick to S?
I do plan on eating correctly. Actually at the moment I'm on a hard cut from skinnyfat, starting to see abs when flexing. The moment I see abs unflexed, I'll start lean bulking ( at 300 calories surplus ) and just go from there. That's why I'm concerned. I can only go bigger from here.
Oliver Bell
If you're tall enough for Mediums, I'd avoid Smalls.
t. manlet wearing tight shirts
William Russell
Just don't buy supertight clothing. You won't actually increase in size as dramatically in the timespan that you think. It takes quite some time to grow pure muscle. Most people just eat too much and also gain a lot of body fat during their first stage of their lifting carreer.
If you don't just get fat, it will probably take you atleast 6 months and probably 1-2 years before shirts get bad fits (just don't buy supertight clothing).
Building muscle for the first time takes a long time.
Christian Rogers
5'10.
Kevin Reed
Go with mediums my man. Tight clothing on skinny guys looks like absolute shit. You’ll grow into them
t. Guy who started wearing smalls and is now between M and L. I went through that tight small shirt phase, it was cringey.
Leo James
You should be at least 200 lbs, and wear L or L when you're done. Of course you'll be bigger than that if you want to get serious about strength training, but if you just want a beach mag, sleek, athletic, and manly build, you are going to be 200 lbs. I know it may sound crazy, but it won't once your numbers start going up.
Thomas Foster
Buy medium and continue wearing it while you progress in lifting. It'll be an amazing feeling when it starts getting tight on you. :)
Aiden Parker
Don't M and L's look long on your torso / sleeves? How would back length / sleeve length grow when putting on muscle?
Justin Butler
Your shoulders grow too. Your body expands in 3 dimensions. If you're doing good compound lifts, you will fill out pretty evenly, and a large will fit just as well as a small now. You're 5'10, you don't need to worry about length. Rack clothes sizes are optimized for guys around your height anyway, or even a little shorter.
Christopher Cruz
...shoulder, back, and traps.
Pull your back collar up an inch and look what it does to your sleeve length. That's what happens when you back muscles puff up.
Sebastian Gutierrez
Oh shit, that's amazing. I'm the guy that posted about wanting to get an aran sweater, and was about to get an S. 150 bucks ain't a small investment to me so I think I'm gonna go long term and get an M. Thanks my dude!
Noah Hill
This dude is wrong, 190lbs at the absolute most if you're gonna be shredded
Adam Hall
Still means I should grow to fit into an M, right?
Brody Roberts
At a minimum.
Focus on your strength, rather than obsessing over you appearance. Your size will correlate to your strength level. If you're like 99.9% of people, you are at the very low end up strength, and will likely put on a lot more weight than you might think early on. You will go up one size without question.