Only stronger never any bigger

[louden_swain]

I think there is a direct correlation between having mass and strength. If you are looking to pack on mass, train heavy and eat 6 times a day.

 

[b fold the truth]

Why stop at 6 meals a day?

B True

 

[louden_swain]

Oh I forgot. . . . the notorious B fold diet!! I agree, if you are a hard gainer eat as much as your body will hold. I can only put away 6 squares per day. Right now, I have a chicken breast in the oven and I am getting prepared to cook some rice. . . .that will be my sixth .

 

[gettinlarger]

I agree totally B Fold's "EAT!!!" comment. Not gaining weight = not enough food.

 

[Deepsquat]

Eat yes ...but give us an idea as to how you workout...no excuse to not weigh more after 8 years of training ...my guess is you are overtraining severly

 

[babymonkey]

The "EAT A LOT" route is obvious. It is also obvious that if i'm complaining about not gaining weight i am not starving myself. How do you possibly find the appetite for six meals a day? I've read some of these diets you guys post and they can not be for someone my size. And to respond to vinylgroover, I have packed on muscle but I am still PUNY (I will post some pics soon). I would also love to be 165lb. I know strength doesn't necessarily go hand in hand w/ mass. If this were true, the other guys w/ 8% body fat could bench double their body weight. Eat? Eat what? What time? Any ideas on quick snacks that can pack on the pounds?

 

[The Shadow]

TUT

 

[babymonkey]

Eat yes ...but give us an idea as to how you workout...no excuse to not weigh more after 8 years of training ...my guess is you are overtraining severly

I work one body part per day, once a week. I've had set backs because of injuries, but nothing I couldn't overcome. I do a warm-up set then i do another 3 sets till failure adding weight each set. Ex: Chest day I do flatbench, incline dumbbell press, Incline dumbbell fly, peck deck, decline cable cross-overs, then I go into the hammer strength room. I do some diff wide and close grip chest exercizes. I rotate some exercizes with dumbbells and barbells.

 

[vinylgroover]

The "EAT A LOT" route is obvious. It is also obvious that if i'm complaining about not gaining weight i am not starving myself. How do you possibly find the appetite for six meals a day? I've read some of these diets you guys post and they can not be for someone my size. And to respond to vinylgroover, I have packed on muscle but I am still PUNY (I will post some pics soon). I would also love to be 165lb. I know strength doesn't necessarily go hand in hand w/ mass. If this were true, the other guys w/ 8% body fat could bench double their body weight. Eat? Eat what? What time? Any ideas on quick snacks that can pack on the pounds?

Up your carbs. Take in a low fat carb shake. If like me you are a hard gainer, it is difficult to eat 6 meals a day, your stomach and appetitie just can't take it. Drink a shake or two instead as a meal replacement, but focus on carbs. Buy a carb powder that has at least 55 grams of carbs per 100 g serve and take with low fat/skim milk.

Be patient, it sounds like you're on the right track. It won't happen overnight, but be thankful that whatever you put on will be muscle, which is an upside to being lean or a hargainer.

As far as steroids i can't advise you because i don't take. What sort of routine/exercises are you doing?

 

[jeremys]

and after changing all this, you have to eat again