Need Help with Gaining Weight

Forbiden1 · 07-24-2005, 03:32 PM

My goal is to gain 30 pounds im @ 136 now.

The diet im on is high protein an carbs, Basically the advice i was given was to just eat 3 big meals a day an like drink protein shakes with the meals.

My calorie intake is about 2500- 3000 a day.

As of right now I dont know if its working to well. Ive been on it for about 2 weeks only gained about 3 pounds. Im wondering if i should incorporate weight lifting with it.

Any thoughts or advice that would help me reach my goal by Novembe will be greatly appreciated.. I want to start going to BJJ classes, but I want to go in atleast somewhat conditioned...

Thanks

**Urban** · 07-24-2005, 03:47 PM

buy a watch.

Crazyhorsebeer · 07-24-2005, 04:01 PM

Weight lifting will help alot in gaining weight. Speaking from experience, I weighed 185 lbs, then I started hitting the weights like a mad man, especially working out the legs, because it's a big muscle and i shot up to 205 lbs.

Bobby Jacobsen · 07-24-2005, 06:32 PM

Using creatine will help. You must lift otherwise it will not all be good weight. I would recommend 6 meals a day eating every 2.5-3 hours. Meals should be between 500-750 calories. Doing this my twin brither went from 135 to 165 in 3 months and was ripped.

Also you might want to research Anthony Ellis on the web. He was a skinny guy who competed in Muscle media challenge and knows a thing or two about gaining lean mass.

Forbiden1 · 07-24-2005, 09:36 PM

thanks yelm. I'll have to try some of that advice. Im not so sure i can put down 6 meals a day (i tried just couldnt)

Creatin is something i want to research more. ALot of my friends used it and got big fast, but the long term effects are unknown.

**King Kabuki** · 07-24-2005, 09:42 PM

Creatine is not so much for mass as it is for allowing for longer, tougher workouts, so your routine is just as detrimental.

Also, in upping your caloric intake there is no "try" to do it. If you're what they call a "hard gainer" then you HAVE to do it. And don't just up your calories eating junk food. Make sure you know what you're taking in and what certain foods do in the body, there is a such thing as empty calories for people who have trouble gaining weight.

Forbiden1 · 07-24-2005, 10:01 PM

I just read this Anthony Ellis guys stuff. Good Read, im definately what you would call a hard gainer.

Everything im going to implement into my diet ( the new gram of protein for every pound)

Im not big into working out, so i dont understand what "free weight lifting" is. Is that just like doing heavy weights like Benching ur max. etc. ?

They say 6 times a day, an about 700 calories a meal. Ive heard the term a meal like the size of your fist.
What would a small meal consist of. A fruit salad an maybe a protein shake?

TKMaxx715 · 07-25-2005, 12:36 AM

urban said to buy a watch meaning time yourself and every couple of hours or so to make sure you eat some good food.

definately need to up the calories and spread the meals out to 6

definately incorporate lifting ---------> use search button to look up some mass building workouts or go check out strength forum for help on lifting

figure out how many calories you expend in a day to further keep track of how many calories you are taking in compared to how many you are losing. Your goal is to take in more then you burn. This is generally speaking of course because as kabuki mentioned some foods only contain empty calories and that does nothing for weight gain. Eat McDs all day and wont gain a pound just a lot of pimples.

keep a journal of what you ate along with what you lift to keep track of progress

dont throw out cardio just eat more to make up for the loss in calories from cardio. Cardio is still important.

eat a lot of green vegetables to regulate ****bolism. This is especially important for people who claim to be hardgainers

White Snake · 07-25-2005, 11:35 AM

I need help gaining weight and my goal is to put on 30 lbs. I lifted weights for a year and only gained 5 lbs. No matter how much I eat, I never seem to put on weight. I am thinking of a fast food diet consisting of the following per week:

McDonalds Steak, Egg & Cheese bagel
Burger King Enormous Omelet Sandwich
Burger King Big Fish Sandwich
Burger King Medium Fries
Pizza Hut Pepperoni Personal Pan Pizza
Philly Cheese Steak

Sometimes the worse I eat, the better I look. Any comments?

BangWhosNxt · 07-25-2005, 12:06 PM

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Im wondering if i should incorporate weight lifting with it.

If you don't lift weights, the only mass you're going to put on is in your stomach. I guess if you're just trying to put on weight and not muscle you're headed in the right direction. But I guarantee you'll turn into fatty.