Gaining 5 to 10 Lbs in 2 months?

[Simmers]

I am 5'11 and 146 lbs, 17 years old. I want to gain some weight, is 5 to 10 lbs possible in 2 months? I don't gain weight easily, so what kinds of food are cheap, easy to make, and have a lot of good weight gaining nutrients? I do protein shakes and protein bars already.

Thanks

 

[MattMcC]

With all the testosterone running around in your system, you would be set eating whatever momma puts in front of you as long as you split it into smaller more numerous meals throughout the day and did mass building excercises like squat, deadlift, and bench. in otherwords, forget about bicep curls.

 

[pintoca]

I am 5'11 and 146 lbs, 17 years old. I want to gain some weight, is 5 to 10 lbs possible in 2 months? I don't gain weight easily, so what kinds of food are cheap, easy to make, and have a lot of good weight gaining nutrients? I do protein shakes and protein bars already.

Thanks

You need a calorie surplus of about 3500 cals/week for a lb of weight (be ready to accept some of the weight will be fat, no way around this).

The normal macros used for bulking are: 50% carbs, 30% prot, 20% fat (GOOD fats).

calculate your daily caloric expenditure and then add 500 cals/day to that value or 20%.

Then fill in the gaps with clean foods:

Carbs:
Oats
Whole wheat bread
brown rice
yams
ocassional potatoe
sweet potatoes
low fat dairy
veggies (if you have space for it)

Protein:
lean meat (beef. tuna, chicken breast, turkey)

fats:
flax, salmon

Bulking implies eating a lot, some 5+ times a day, plus a properly made Post Workout shake (with whey, dextrose and maltodextrin if possible)

While bulking some people allow themselves some normally-considered.cheat-foods like burgers and so forth... my recommendation, try to stay as clean as possible with your food choices

Pintoca

 

[JKurz1]

Bulking implies eating a lot, some 5+ times a day, plus a properly made Post Workout shake (with whey, dextrose and maltodextrin if possible)

AT A BARE MINIMUM...........SHOULD BE 6-7 MEALS A DAY CUTTING OR BULKING.......AND THE PW SHAKE SHOULD BE INCORPORATED EITHER WAY AS WELL........CMON BRO.........

if you are truly trying to put on some mass, opt for red meat, potatoes, and nuts, peanut butter, oils etc.......

do very little cardio, and dont fill up on veggies, etc..........shoot for 1.5g of pro. per lean mass, and then everything else is fair game.

 

[pintoca]

AT A BARE MINIMUM...........SHOULD BE 6-7 MEALS A DAY CUTTING OR BULKING.......AND THE PW SHAKE SHOULD BE INCORPORATED EITHER WAY AS WELL........CMON BRO.........

6, 7 is still 5+ (and I said 5+ AND the PWO shake).

Anyway, it is just semantics... the message is clear: Eat like a MOFO

 

[LeanOnMe]

You sound like an ectomorph.
Eat 6 times a day
Eat BIG

Lots of red meat lots of whole milk lots of peanut butter (natty) lots of pasta lots of rice tuna chicken cottage cheese.

Rest lots.
Try not to expend nervous energy.
Try to relax a lot and sleep a lot if you can.
Do little to no cardio
Lift big
Compound movements
Do heavy lifts for few reps (after warming up of course)
Do few sets
Get in and out of the gym quickly. Then rest and eat a lot.
When your full and don't feel like eating eat some more.
Never wait till your hungry, eat by the clock every 2-3 hours 6 or 7 times a day.
If you wake up in the middle of the night grab some food and then go back to sleep.

Drink tons of water too.
Good luck.
This approach will work.
Read "Brawn" for more details.