Getting in shape at basic?

[Gojeero]

Hey all. I am a tall skinny guy. 6 feet 3 inches tall. I weigh about 170. Very skinny. I am wondering how 'in shape' I would be after basic? My recruiter said he put on 20 pounds during basic (im hoping it was 20 pounds of muscle!). What happened to your body weight/muscle mass after basic? Thanks

[49thadband]

I don't know about after basic, but I remember being a very skinny 5'11" 150 or so pound 18 year old, with very little muscle mass before basic. I came out of basic with about 160 pounds, and I lost about 2 inches off my waist. I probably would have retained more weight, but there was a virus going around that summer, almost everybody got it, I didn't get it until 6th week of basic, had a high enough fever to get me to the hospital, stayed in the hospital for four days, and then only had about two weeks left in basic.

[smallfighter101]

ok so im like 5' 8" and only like 100lbs. and its REALLY hard for me to gain weight and i dont know wut to do cause im in really good shape and i can run 3 miles in under 30mins and idk i just want help about my weight and how to gain muscle and stuff. any ideas?

[shutterm4]

Work out and buy some cytogainer its made by a company called cytosport. Its amazing for weight and muscle gain