weight gain during intense training

[totalknockout]

i have a problema i want to gain about 20 or so pounds but just cant seem to do it and keep my cardio good, my training is pretty hard and i think i take in the right amount of calories but i seen to stay at my wieght, im 6' tall and weight 148-150 pounds i want to weigh more aroung 170-180 but i was wondering if any of you guys have any goods tips to help me weither its diet or weights or something anything.???

[NoiSe]

yeah I'm wondering this also.. I lost around 5 lbs since I started training in muay thai this summer. And now that I don't have as much time to go to the gym because of the MT training, getting bigger is a real challenge.

[Wolverine]

Need more info. How much cardio do you do in a day? How much calories do you take in everyday? ETC...

Wolverine
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[pinprophet]

Easiest is pre/post workout nutrition, just up the carbs with maltodextrin/dextrose. Also don't worry about the whole "clean foods" thing too much with adding 2000 calories of oatmeal/tuna to your diet. Obviously don't get your carbs from bags of chips and shit, but consider bacon 2 pieces add like 250 calories, non-lean cuts of meat (don't eat grisly fatty chunks either, lol), full fat yogurt, milk, cheese, beans and rice.

[jscott]

drink protein shakes after working out and on your off days

[PariahCarey]

To the weight room TKO.

[CoachB40]

There is no big secret to gaining mass. Eat more and lift heavy. Not knowing what you currently do makes it hard to revamp your program.

[yomon]

yes very simple EAT!

i managed to put on 10lb in my first 2 weeks of MT classes. Mind you not all was muscle, so i backed off of eating a bit.

a little tip, the best anabolic i have found that puts on mass and very little fat is milk 2%

1% sucks and 3.25% and chocolate just bite for lean mass.

next best for me would be a mixture of lean beef and rice, cheap and put mass on like a motherfucker. don't forget to droun the fucker in soya souce

[Brad Morris]

Gaining weight whislt training intensely is hard, Age can also be a factor!

I found that increasing the number of meals througout the day and going to bed on a full stomach helped me gain weight. My final meal of the day before bed was usually high in protein but with some carbs.

[yomon]

a good way to tell that your doing good on the cal. count is if you feel fat after your meal. Not sure why but i feel boloated in the areas that fat stores on me when i have a good amount of cal.