Hi! I'm hoping some of you can answer a few questions that i may have. I'm 6ft 3 160lbs 19years old and am looking to gain some weight. This would be my first time working out ever. My goal weight would probably be 180-190lbs. I've done quite a bit of reading regarding this, and with the help of ExRx (Exercise Prescription) on the Net i have come up with a full body home workout routine.. Now, i am doing this at home because I really don't have much spare time or money(full time university student)

I've been reading up on nutrition and have started to eat a lot more food, trying to eat 5-6 smaller meals per day. I've also got some whey protein which i use after my workouts, and a multivitamin which i take prior to the workout sessions.

My primary concern here is with my equipment that i have at home. While i have created what i think is a good routine with my available equipment, im just not sure if what i have will be sufficient to get me to my goal weight. At the moment i have dumbbells and that's it, no bench, just 15lb dumbbells, 20 and 25lbs.

Here is my routine, which i do every 2nd day:

Lower body- i do 2 sets of 12 reps for all these, except for sit-ups where i just do as many as i can.

Lunge
Squats
Deadlifts
Bent over dumbbell rows for my back
Basic sit-ups for my abs

Upper body-Again 2 sets of 12 here(except for bicep curl, i do this until failure which is generally 15 reps)
LAT raise
Dumbbell Fly(i do this lying on the ground as i have no bench)
Dumbbell press(same)
Bicep curl
Tricep extension

I have never worked out my lower body before and am really out of shape, and im finding that sometimes i can barely complete the second set for some of the exercises.. especially those squats! One problem with my upper body workout is i never really seem to feel sore in the chest the next day like i do in my arms and legs..

Is it better to do less reps of heavier weights and more sets or should i keep on doing what i've been doing?

any suggestions are really appreciated, i can definetly stay focused on this routine but i dont want to waste my time, i want to see results!

thanks!

i dont think that , that kinda routine with the insufficient equipment you have will get u to 190 , id change my routine a lil bit if i were u, and at least u must buy a bench , and some more weight.

For the moment though, do you think its a good start? i mean at the end of my workout i am definetly feeling pretty pumped.

for the moment , its better than nothing! thats for sure
but id change my routine a lil if i were u, id go something like this

4 sets of 10 - 12
mon - chest (flat press, incline press, flies, decline press) this day, with out much weight and a bench will be kinda .....just doin to do it heheh

wed- biceps/back ( bent over rows, chin ups/pull ups, dead lift, standing curls, preacher curls, hammer curls) (should be able to get most of this goin)

fri- Tricep/Shoulders- dips, tricep extensions , or kickbacks, skullcrushers, overhead shoulder press, side flies, front flies, upright rows,) should be able to do all those exercises with the dumbells, and a chair hehe

sat - legs - ham string curls, quad raises, calf raises, squats, lunges, ( should be able to do most of those as well)

but , to do alot of the proper lifts you will need a bench and more weights cuz with out one its gonna be tuff to do things like.....ham string curls, quad raises, shoulder press, incline bench press, decline bench press, chest flies, etc.

im sure some of those excersises u can rig something up .

You need to start somewhere. more importantly though is your diet. if you're not eating enough, you won't gain weight no matter how perfect your routine is.

food is the building block of muscle. if you dont' take extra food in, you won't build new muscle, you'll just repair existing muscle at the same size.