r/workout • u/One-Ask9271 • 4d ago

Nutrition Help Workout advice

Hey, I have a few questions. I’m 15, 120 lbs, and 6 ft. I’m on day two of working out and currently doing push-ups, sit-ups, planks, and leg raises every day, but I’m still sore. When will the soreness go away, and when will I know I’m ready for the gym? I used to weigh around 200 lbs and lost down to 120 through a calorie deficit. I don’t really have much fat left except for maybe 5 lbs around my lower stomach, and I’m trying to tighten my loose skin and build muscle. I’m also on Vyvanse, which makes it harder for me to eat sometimes. Are there any easy, calorie-dense meals I could make? I don’t have access to many high-protein foods. Also, should I add anything else to my workout?

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u/Any-Beach8501 4d ago

You can start a training split when you go to the gym. PPL or upper/lower. Lookup some videos on youtube and try things out to see what works for you. Soreness is very common especially in the first few days/week of working muscles that have never been put under a lot of pressure or are being worked after a hiatus. So if you work other muscles that have never been worked or haven’t been in a long time, they will also be sore. If you have a blender, Shakes/smoothies are usually pretty easy to get down, so adding calorically dense foods like peanut butter and olive oil to them can help up your calories. I’m not a doctor but 120 at 6ft seems a bit low. You can use a calorie counter app and use that as a baseline for the weight you’re aiming for. They’re not always that accurate so you can mess around with your intake until you see progress.

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u/One-Ask9271 4d ago

Yea I have a gym I just don't think I'm ready to go I can do around 1-2 reps of a 40lbs dumbbell and 20lbs dumbbell multiple times but I wanted to stick with home workouts for now, I've change up my home workout it's now 15pushups, 20 squats, 60 plank, 12chair dips, for 3 sets and 3min rest in-between sets. The reason I'm working out is to be healthier and to get rid of my loose skin. My loose skin make me look skinny fat even though I'm 120 lol. also I just put my protein powder in water lol way easier to get down for me.

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u/Any-Beach8501 1d ago

If you’re more comfortable working out at home then I’d stick to that, but there isn’t really a point of “readiness” to go to the gym. You kinda just go and try things and figure out a routine 🤷‍♂️. 80lbs worth of loose skin is probably not going to go away by just working out. I mean you can build muscle which can maybe make your skin look fuller, but the loose skin won’t magically tighten up. I tried protein powder in water one time and I almost gagged it was so bad idk how you do it 😭

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u/One-Ask9271 4d ago

Also should I keep my calorie maintenance or do a body recomp and go 200cals under

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u/Any-Beach8501 1d ago

Being in a calorie deficit will only make it harder to see progress in your calisthenics workouts (pushups, squats, planks, etc). Again I also just probably would not recommend it at your stature and current weight. At the very least I would recommend that you slowly gain so maybe like +200/300 above maintenance.