trouble gaining weight

[squid]

Hey all. I've been working out for years to try and put some bulk on this skinny frame of mine with limited success. By that I mean everyone *thinks* I weigh 30lbs more than I do (I weigh 136 (7.5% fat) and everyone says they think I weigh 160+). But I haven't been able to put on any poundage.

I do weights 4-5x wk, yoga once/wk and ride the bike once a week or so (just to keep the heart strong). I try to keep protein levels high but I just can't seem to eat enough. There comes a point where I just get sick and can't eat anymore. I also tried increasing my workout frequency but I think I was just overtraining. If I'm really intense with my current workout I get a little bigger but I still don't put on any poundage.

Help! I don't want to be huge, I just want to look good. I'd like to be noticed in a club sometime...is that too much to ask??

Thanks.
-s

 

[squid]

Duh. I guess I should give you an idea of what I'm eating...

A typical day goes something like this:

8:30 met-rx protein bar, oj.
11am snack-- blueberry yogurt
12:30 lunch-- 12" turkey sandwich from Subway
4:30pm snack-- cookies and milk
6om snack-- (totally random)
8pm dinner-- chicken and rice dish

 

[Frank Sepe]

You have got to be kidding me. Your eating like a little girl--Sorry but your never going to gain weight eating around 2000cals daily. You need EAT EAT and EAT some more. If you say you cant eat anymore, then forget gaining weight.

If your serious though try this--

That sample diet looks like a starvation diet. You may need to eat more than 30X your bodyweight to gain. I weigh 190 and when I last bulked I went up to 220 eating minimium 6500 cals daily. Eat anything you want, just make sure you have high protein(2grams per pound of bodyweight. Buy a good quality weight gainer--I like Champion Nutrition Heavy weightgainer 900. Mix with some ice cream and they are pretty good.

As far as training--
Stick to basics- Bench, Squat, Curl, etc.
Heavy sets Low Reps 3-4 Sets 6-8(MAX) Reps
Take 2minutes between sets so you can go heavy.
NO CARDIO. Sleep 8-10 hours

Everyone can gain weight, you just have to be willing to eat till your cant eat anymore. I thought I could not gain but when I finally got serious I did.

 

[manny78]

just eat as much as you can... at least 5000 cal/day and 250 g of proteins........ eat eat eat.... go get thounsands of tuna cans....

 

[MaxBiceps]

Go visit the anabolic board

 

[squid]

just eat as much as you can... at least 5000 cal/day and 250 g of proteins........ eat eat eat.... go get thounsands of tuna cans....

That's what most people say. I've been having trouble doing that though.

Also another problem I have is when I *do* manage to eat a huge meal it just passes right through. I guess I have an inefficient metabolism. I remember one night I had two huge steak dinners and the next morning it all just passed right out the back end.

 

[Tha One CrumCake]

Squid,,forget getting big,,u don't have what it takes.


You have tha pussiest attitude i've ever read on this board... i hope this whole thing is a joke.

You wanna get big? EAT 350grams of protein daily, 300GRAMS OF carbs, 100gRAms of Fat.
Don't bullshit yourself thinking you "can't" do it..that fucking word shouldn't even exist in your vocabulary...that word shouldn't even register in your brain. Stop being such a fairy and Eat. Fuck this "I can't " bullshit. If you honestly think you can't eat that much...THen don't fucking come and Ask us "how do i get big"...cuz we told you how... - EAT!!

Otherwize...just be "happy with who you are".

 

[edgecrusher]

Ok Squid why don't you try this. Find out howmany calories you are taking in now per day. Once you have established that number, use it as your baseline. Step 2 Each week try to eat 500 calories more per day. 500 caloreis is not that difficult, it's like a peanut butter sandwich or a scoop or 2 of ice cream. If you bring yourself up gradually like this, you will begin to absorb more of your meals.

If you try to just jump up your caloric intake like everyone here is recommending, the meals as you said before will just pass through you. Your body has to be given time to adapt. If you do just go up yes you will adapt eventually, but that can be an uncomfortable process. This way is a bit less painful. Hope this was useful and good luck.

 

[dieslgrl]

sleep

For the hardgainer, I suggest (along with stuffing your face constantly) waking up in the middle of the night and get a meal replacement shake into your system.. This might be the only time that your body will store anything, so take advantage of your body's low rate...

If you don't wake up in the middle of the night on your own, set an alarm, and have a shaker bottle with the dry shake next to your bed... Get up and fill it with water, suck it down and go back to sleep... I have even had hardgainers who didn't want to go through the effort of having a shake, have a protein (or meal replacement) bar or two next to their bed and eat it in the middle of the night... Its worked for many that I have trained... Good Luck!!

Dieslgrl

 

[squid]

Re: sleep

For the hardgainer, I suggest *snip*

This is the best idea I've heard yet. Thank you.