best and safest way to bulk up/add muscle mass?

[Evol]

What is some of the step one can take to add more muscle/weight on them? Im not talking anything crazy and i dont want to be in the gym every week for hours. I just want to add maybe 5-10lbs on top of what i weight now but not so much with fat but more with muscles? Whats some of the protien i should take and what type of work out? i just want to be ripped not swoll. I have a weight bench at home and is currently lifting here and there and does the basics, sit ups and push ups. I will commit to it fully once i know what i need to do and what to take. Suggestions?

[Isaac Hunt]

Squats and deadlifts are the mass builders,they are compound movements that work and build the whole body. The workouts don't take long so you don't have to spend a lot of time in the gym. Protein by it self won't do it,you have to work out to derive any benefit.

[Spray_resistant]

Eating a clean fat free diet isn't going to do it, you are going to have to eat and alot to create a calorie surplus which will help you feel stronger in your lifts so you can lift more and make gains, then later cut any unwanted fat.

[Sugarj]

What is some of the step one can take to add more muscle/weight on them? Im not talking anything crazy and i dont want to be in the gym every week for hours. I just want to add maybe 5-10lbs on top of what i weight now but not so much with fat but more with muscles? Whats some of the protien i should take and what type of work out? i just want to be ripped not swoll. I have a weight bench at home and is currently lifting here and there and does the basics, sit ups and push ups. I will commit to it fully once i know what i need to do and what to take. Suggestions?

Easy goal!

Three weights sessions (with excellent technique) a week; with a day recovery after each and four decent sized meals a day with decent protein content throughout could see this goal realised in less than two months.

I'd always recommend that you seek a gym trainer's advice on technique for the exercises for all the muscle groups. Too many beginners rush or jerk lifts or aim for rep numbers at the detriment of technique. For muscle building in a beginner I'd recommend working in the 8-10 reps per exercise range (where rep 10 is very difficult).

Once you have the exercises and routine learnt remember to increase the weight of the exercises when rep 10 starts to become easily achievable. Write down your workouts and track your improvements......

[Evol]

Easy goal!

Three weights sessions (with excellent technique) a week; with a day recovery after each and four decent sized meals a day with decent protein content throughout could see this goal realised in less than two months.

I'd always recommend that you seek a gym trainer's advice on technique for the exercises for all the muscle groups. Too many beginners rush or jerk lifts or aim for rep numbers at the detriment of technique. For muscle building in a beginner I'd recommend working in the 8-10 reps per exercise range (where rep 10 is very difficult).

Once you have the exercises and routine learnt remember to increase the weight of the exercises when rep 10 starts to become easily achievable. Write down your workouts and track your improvements......

do u recommend any certain brands of potien shake? and yes i know taking the shakes alone without any work out is not gonna do anything for me. Im pretty skinny to begin with so i think getting ripped shouldnt be too hard since i dont have any fat to burn. Im currently at 135lbs and would like to be around 145 but ripped more so than being buff. i dont like the buff/swoll look, lean and ripped is what im after but i just cant seem to put on any weight.

[Isaac Hunt]

Evol, From what you describe you are a hard gainer so there is no way you are going to get bulky. As for protein you want a whey protein straight after the workout a timed release protein like Syntha 6 or Extreme Pro 6 during the day and a Casein at night time just before you go to bed. Sugarj's post is spot on but to get bigger you want squats and deadlifts as the core excercises. I am a hard gainer so I know what you will have to do I went up from 154 Lbs to 174 Lbs in 7 months. I only started making big gains when I made squats and deadlifts the core of the training.
Keeping the target muscle under tension for a long time is what builds muscle. So say when doing a bicep curl you drive hard and fast then squeeze and hold at the top then have a slow controlled negitive down nevergiving the muscle a break and go again.You won't be able to do as many reps this way but you will get better gains.

[The Blitz]

Plain and simple, you aren't going to put on lean mass if you aren't willing to put in time at the gym. Forget whatever shortcuts you're looking for, you have no choice but to spend a few hours a week lifting iron. Or you could just up your calories and get fat, that works too.

[way2strong]

Mutant Mass ... google it buy it drink it and put in some work in that gym

edit: i work out 5 days a week and have been for a little under 3 years so i know my **** any other questions go ahead and ask

[L3TH4L]

What is some of the step one can take to add more muscle/weight on them? Im not talking anything crazy and i dont want to be in the gym every week for hours. I just want to add maybe 5-10lbs on top of what i weight now but not so much with fat but more with muscles? Whats some of the protien i should take and what type of work out? i just want to be ripped not swoll. I have a weight bench at home and is currently lifting here and there and does the basics, sit ups and push ups. I will commit to it fully once i know what i need to do and what to take. Suggestions?

Deadlifts and squats. You should also provide some details on your current physique to give us a better assessment.

[Evol]

Plain and simple, you aren't going to put on lean mass if you aren't willing to put in time at the gym. Forget whatever shortcuts you're looking for, you have no choice but to spend a few hours a week lifting iron. Or you could just up your calories and get fat, that works too.

i know working out is a must but what i meant is im not trying to be at the gym for 4-5 hours a day, i work full time already so putting in 4-5 hours after is not an option. my max time for working out is 45min-1hr, but in between that time i would like to get in on as much as i can thats why im asking for the proper way of working out like what type of work out and such. like i said im not trying to enter a body building contest, i just want to be ripped, not swoll and buff.