07/02/2025
The Mistake Almost All Guys Make When Trying to Build Muscle
When I started training, I was really skinny. To give you some context, at 14 years old, I was already 180 cm tall and weighed around 60 kg—definitely underweight for my height. I was painfully aware of it, too. Even though I played a lot of sports, you’d think my diet consisted of air and wishful thinking.
That insecurity became my spark. I wanted to get bigger—badly. Like many other guys, I started chasing the fastest way to achieve my goal. I dove headfirst into every supplement and "secret" training method that promised quick gains.
Spoiler alert: all I got was frustration and wasted time.
Years of trial and error later, I look back at that period and realize something crucial: I was trying to speedrun a process that takes patience and consistency. In my rush to get results, I neglected one of the most important foundations of muscle growth: proper nutrition.
Back then, I thought supplements were the golden ticket to getting ahead. They weren’t. What they actually gave me was a massive hole in my budget. Here's what I learned during my time working at a supplement company and completing a short nutrition course:
1. Most supplements are just broken-down versions of real food.
2. Supplements that promise fast gains don’t deliver much, if anything.
3. The supplement industry thrives on selling the dream of quick results.
It was a hard pill to swallow because I genuinely believed supplements were the key to catching up to the guys I admired in the gym. But looking back, I now know that if I’d spent more time focusing on my nutrition instead of chasing shortcuts, I could’ve saved myself years of frustration and wasted money.
Here’s the truth:
You need enough calories to grow and recover from training.
Protein and carbs fuel your workouts and build muscle.
Fruits and vegetables are essential for gut health and overall recovery.
Fast forward to today, I can squat over 200 kg, deadlift 210 kg, and carry way more muscle than I ever thought possible. And guess what? I’m doing this while using way fewer supplements and focusing instead on eating real food.
If you’re tired of spinning your wheels and want to learn how to eat and train to get bigger and stronger, join the Skinny to Strong 8-week program. Let me show you how to get the results you want without wasting your time or money on shortcuts that don’t work.
