Quote:Definitely depends on your goals.  About 8 or 9 years ago I weighed 147 pounds at 5'11''.  I remember I was at buckets at the beach with my shirt off and the lady told me to put my shirt back on, lol.  Seriously, that was the day I was like I'm going to start working out and tired of being the skinny guy.  Eventually I got into a heavy lifting routine, ate everything in site and now up to 180-182 pounds.  It is tough, eating becomes a chore and I think I'm okay staying around this weight now, but if you want to gain weight, you can.  I think I was eating between 3,500 to 4,500 calories.  Now my body is used to this weight so it would be really hard for me to ever get that skinny again.  

 

I like to do things as naturally as possible.  Protein shakes for me are a convenience I don't think I could do without.  Plus it is extremely cost effective. I may add creatine and see what kind of results I get.