Ask Mike, April 2011

Building Muscle For A Skinny Vegetarian Guy

Q: Hello Mike, I'm 18 years old. I am skinny, 6'1" tall and 148 pounds. I have a history of endurance sports, specifically biking and running. I want to start a mass gain program to build muscle. Your website is great, because I am a vegetarian and I found a vegetarian tab in the nutrition section. I will describe my situation, and I look forward to your advice. I am fit, not strengthwise, but cardio, thanks to biking and running. I'm skinny, but I have stubborn flab that persisted even when I used to run 2 half marathons a week.

Large Nipples That Look Like Man Boobs

Q: I know this is kind of a wierd question but i hope u can help me ,i have pecs but i also have what i guess u could call you could call big nipples that stick out farther than my pecs that show threw my shirt or sometimes in the sun which kinda makes me look like i have man boobs.Which i really dont have at all,i am actually decently especailly for my age and also have some pretty nice pecs , but my nipples give the appearence that i have man boobs in alot of shirts and also in the sun.It sucks,i cant buy alot of the shirts i want unless i want people to think i have man boobs.What should I

Very Low Calorie Diet For A Teenager Losing Weight

Q: Hi Mike, I'm 18 years old and in my senior year of high school. Im around 233 pounds right now, but since january of 2010 i have been losing weight on my own diet and excercise program and have lost 85 pounds. The bulk of this weight loss coming between january and september. I roamed off of my diet and gained around 20 pounds back between november and january. But recently ive been back in my weight loss mentality and Ive been curious as to how to make this final push of getting this, mainly belly fat, off.