Weight Gain Club

[kicker]

i dunno i eat like a pig I guess and I still can't gain any weight that really bugs me.

 

But if i sit down all day and do nothing I can gain weight but if I excerise and do other things I stay the same in weight.

 

maybe werid

 

 

[Bon]

Ahazmaksya, make sure you're eating at least 1-1.5g of protein per pound of body weight.. This also has to be the amount of protein which can be used by the body, not what the label says. Eggs are fairly high at 100% but not the top of the list, meats are around 30% or 70%, I can't remember which ?

 

Tuna, salmon & seafood are good.

 

Just eat as much protein as you can..

 

 

[Jack]

The "No Cardio" thing is something which is putting me off weightgain, considering the sheer amount of cardiac endurance I'll need to continue training, especially with our extremely intense gradings.

 

I think a good plan for me would be the try to lower bodyfat, gain muscle definition and size if possible and generally try to be wiry and lean.

 

This would involve lots of strength exercises but also a fair amount of intense cardio, lots of protein and average-low carbs, yes?

 

 

[Ai Hate]

actually, i really don't know much on the "what to eat subject". but i presume that in order to gain weight healthily, you need to eat everything, not only tons of protein. also have lots of veggies and fruits, carbohydrate, and all those stuff. actually, i say just eat what you want (well, maybe not too much junk food sicne it'll make you full and you'll miss the real meal).

 

recently, i just found out that i have hit the 60kg milestone!!

 

what i did was really nothing focused on gaining weight, but more on training. oncei train really hard, i become really hungry. and i try to eat everything. i didn't really think whether i had enough protein or not, or did i eat my veggies today and stuff. but i try to eat a full meal when i'm hungry and cut down the snacks.

 

i do some muscle training at my room (when i feel like it). i'm not doing them for the weight, but for the sake of MA training.

 

jack, if you really need to get your weight up, then muscle trainings are probably the way to go (since muscles weigh more than weight). if you don't eat enough while doing muscle training, your weight will go up, but you'll probably look thinner (so don't worry if anyone said you're thinner than before).

 

and get proper sleep! note that i said proper not lots. lots of sleep can mean going to bed at 2am and wake up at 10am (a typical should-be-healthy 8 hr sleep). what i mean by proper is try not to go to bed so late and get the same amount of sleep. this is how your body will get the most rest.

 

lets say i compare 2 sleeping times i had:

 

night A, i go to sleep at 3am and wake up at 11am (no class). i get the usual 8 hr sleep, but do i feel all that fresh in the morning (actually, it's noon)? the answer's no. i feel i didn't have any sleep at all, and i could probably sleep till evening. my body is still tired even though i didn't do any training yesterday. and i will be sleepy all day.

 

night B, i go to sleep at 11am and wake up at 7am. though i get the same 8 hr sleep, i feel that my body is really fresh. i could wake up automatically at 7am since my body had had it's rest fully. i don't feel sleepy anymore and i feel energetic.

 

another note i thought i'd mentioned is don't take long naps. half an hour nap in the afternoon is ok cause your body could use the rest. but 3 hrs sleep in the afternoon (like what i used to have) is not good. i think it's like "over sleeping". if you sleep too much, then your body is all crippled and lazy when you wake up. and you'll feel you need even more sleep. plus, it'll easily destroy your sleeping schedule at night (your not sleepy at night cause you've had your looong afternoon nap).

 

the worst thing is probably sleeping in the evening. sometimes, i come back home from class and i'm all pooped out. i fall on my bed and passed out for a few hours. waking up only to realize that i've missed my dinner, and experience a terrible headache.

 

i think you all know what "over sleeping" is like. it's like you've slept for 10 hrs at night, but you could never had enough. the only thing that could possibly get you out of bed is the urge for the toilet.. and once you finally get up, you feel miserable..

 

so all in all, i say:

 

-eat a full meal, and cut down the snacks before meals.

 

-have a proper sleeping habit.

 

ps. i have no (well, maybe some) hard scientific evidence in all of this, but is based on my experiences.

[Jack]

In the evenings I'll usually go at 9pm to have a shower, then stretch and meditate before going to bed around 10. I'll get up at 6.40am and again meditate, finishing by about 7am in time to get up. So my sleeping habits are fine.

 

I'll follow all the weight gain rules, but I wont cut down on the intensive cardio training since it is a very important part of training.

 

 

[Bud]

Hey I just signed up for this message board but have been reading on it for a while since im very into weight training and fitness. Me and my friend even started a little weight room in the locker room of our building... without anyone knowing though

 

Anyways I am 5'9" and weighed 130 lbs. last time I weighed myself which was about a month ago. I recently have been strength training and have been eating healthier and more often, for instance I just recently started eating breakfast.

 

I welcome any tips you have for gaining muscle tone (I'm pretty sure thats what it is called or maybe muscle definition? ) and how to keep it.

 

 

[Withers M.A.A.]

A few years ago I weighed 130lbs. at 5"8". I was totally ripped but wanted to be bigger. I hit the gym and in about 10 months weighed 185 all muscle and still being ripped. But I did lose a tremendous amount of flexibility.

 

Eating constantly is key. Hitting the gym and doing heavy weight for few reps. This builds bulk. Eating more... Carbs. will help gain weight.... Don't eat too many or you won't be cut. I forget the percentage of carb vs. protein I ate but if I find it I'll post it.

 

Get Mens Health magazine cause they usually have articles on gaining weight. It is a lot of work and something you have to keep up on constantly. If you hit a goal and stop your routine you'll lose most of your weight. I no longer hit the weights I only do Martial Arts and current weigh 168lbs. at 5'8" and I'm still pretty ripped.

 

Good Luck