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3 months is the general chunk of time for visible results to show. Every 3 months or so a very noticeable increase should show if you are consistent and train effectively.

You're 16 dude. Who cares how skinny you look at the gym. When I was skinny and 18 and picking up dumbbells at the gym this guy the size of a dude on the cover of Iron Man walks over to me, tells me to put them down, and explained to me I should just be doing dips, pushups and pullups until I put on a little mass, as that will truly fill out your frame most effectively if you are skinny, and then you can stack on the mass with weights as your entire upper body has been 'primed' for it. Just a little tip, it will payoff tenfold when you start lifting weights.

Don't forget your lower body, I recommend squats, sprints, pistol squats, horse stance, maybe some frog jumps and lunges along with your upper body bodyweight exercises at home.

Motivation for ya, I'm a bodyweight enthusiast myself although I do harness the beast essence with compound weight exercises. You should get into Olympic style lifting if you want results fast kid,

 

I've been doing calisthenics every day since January and I haven't seen a large increase in mass. I have gained 3Kg but mostly my muscles have just become more toned. If you want to build mass then weights are probably your best bet.

 

@Bluffy so can you go to gym or no?

 

Great thread!

I'm a strong believer that knowing your body type will help. If you're really skinny and want to increase mass, you'll need to eat more. More carbs and definitely more protein.

The other thing is how you work out. Calisthenics will give you awesome Bruce Lee like muscles and fantastic strength (this strength is more to do with your nervous system than specifically your muscle mass). However muscle isolation with weights is more likely to force your body to get bigger (hypertrophy). You can do, say three sets of whatever weight you can do of 8-12 and gradually increase the weight over time. There are also drop sets - they work nicely. It's worth googling around! Lots of differing opinions. But most people agree that adequate rest is crucial.

Good luck!!

 

From your description
I say that you're an ectomorph (Tall, skinny, small frame, low body fat)
Eat a lot of carbs and protein and as for working out
I recommend looking for beginner workout programs on bodybuilding.com

 

I've been skinny my whole life. Weighing only 150 pounds at 6ft1. About a year ago I got serious about changing this. I felt the same way as u do about the gym so I started working out at home. I started with body weight exercises and bought my self a pull up bar. I started to put on some muscle reasonably quick. Then I purchased a bench and some Dumbbells so I could do bench pressing, seated shoulder pressing, Flying V and dumbbell squats. I'm now 175lbs and and look a hell of a lot better for it. Also don't forget how important your diet is. To put on mass u have to eat,eat and eat. Try and eat loads of high protein foods and decent carbohydrates aswell.
Good luck to ya

 

Personally i would recommend calisthenics and bodyweight.

Most of the women i know who i have asked prefer the Bruce Lee to the Arnold Schwarzenegger. Though i'm sure there will be some women who say the opposite.

 

I doubt that NoFap will make you gain muscle mass any faster. It's not easy to get "big." There are few if any shortcuts, and those aren't really short in the conventional sense. The best way to gain mass is probably going to be a lifting program combined with a general workout. Target different muscle groups on different days throughout the week during your workout, and over time with increases in weight you will see an increase in muscle mass.

It's not going to be quick, so get started now!

 

Just like bottomofthepit said
Masturbation doesn't affect your "gains" but abstaining from masturbating will give you more energy and be more active and have better sleep which is crucial if you want to build muscle .
It ain't gonna be quick (Depending on genetics) but it is damn worth it