Right, there's an awful lot of info in this thread, although it's obviously quite varied for different people. Hopefully someone can give some advice.
I'm 24, about 12st, quite slim. I play quite a lot of football and go running regularly, with the odd gym session and weights bench session in the house thrown in. I am probably the fittest I've been cardio-wise in my life. Last week I tore my ankle ligaments and haven't to do any cardio for 4-6 weeks.
I go on holiday to Ibiza in 5 weeks, so have decided that I'll focus on the weights taining to get trim for the holiday. I'm not fussed about protein powders etc really, just looking for a list of exercises I can stick to to bulk up arms, chest, abs. Also some dietary advice would be good - as I won't be doing any cardio work I'm conscious of how to keep the belly at bay whilst still giving my body enough fuel to turn into muscle.
Any help appreciated, cheers.