How to gain weight?

[SuKY_GeNeTiCs]

As a hard-gainer like you bro I am going to chime in here as well...

No one has really touched on what to do other than 'eating' constantly and a lot of it. What you also need to be wary of is keeping your activity levels LOW LOW LOW LOW. You are clearly a hard-gainer ectomorph and you need to eat eat eat, then workout infrequently and intensly and sleep lots. Become lazy. Don't walk, drive. Don't dance around and get excited with your frriends and run around the neighborhood. Sit in the damn recliner and watch movies and slug around the house all day. Trust me. I tried to gain weight a while back when I was playing one (yes just one) soccer game a week and I found it very difficult. Good luck man!

 

[yokosi]

thanx man, i'll try but I hate being so lazy I like to be active, we'll i gues i should start to be a couch potato. Anyway how will I know if im eating enough calories or protein a day. My daily routine is usually 2 or 3 eggs and 3 slices of bacon in the morning and yes i drench the bacon oil in my eggs, i eat this 3-4 days a week on the other days it's cereal or waffles,etc with a couple glasses of milk, for lunch i eat a plate of pasta with a bit of meat, but mostly just the pasta and dinner the same but much much more than lunch and also some meat, well until im full anyway. Is this enough, i think im gonig to start eating a plate of pasta before i go to sleep, do you think this is ok or are both diets very low and too little to gain. Thanx again

 

[SuKY_GeNeTiCs]

thanx man, i'll try but I hate being so lazy I like to be active, we'll i gues i should start to be a couch potato. Anyway how will I know if im eating enough calories or protein a day. My daily routine is usually 2 or 3 eggs and 3 slices of bacon in the morning and yes i drench the bacon oil in my eggs, i eat this 3-4 days a week on the other days it's cereal or waffles,etc with a couple glasses of milk, for lunch i eat a plate of pasta with a bit of meat, but mostly just the pasta and dinner the same but much much more than lunch and also some meat, well until im full anyway. Is this enough, i think im gonig to start eating a plate of pasta before i go to sleep, do you think this is ok or are both diets very low and too little to gain. Thanx again

Don't take this the wrong way but it sounds as if you have no structure in your diet. First of all you need to spend some time researching and learning about diets and bodybuilding and see what looks right for you. I can sit here and tell you to do X diet but the truth is there is more than one way to skin a cat. If what you are doing is not working, you need to do something else. If you REALLY CAN'T GAIN WEIGHT. Then you need to track every damn calorie you are eating starting now! Up it by 500 calories per day then stick with that for a week. If you are not gaining atleast 1-2 pounds then up it again and repeat. You need to eat atleast 6 times per day. No bullshit. Do it! No excuses. Spend an hour each week preparing 'to go' meals if you feel like you can't eat at work or it requires to much time or whatever. You must have discipline. That is all I can tell you.

SuKY

 

[strangebrew]

Okay first of all you dont need to eat 8000 calories to gain weight, thats just rediculous for someone not on gear. I started at 145 being 6'3 I basically just ate til I couldnt possibly eat anymore, which came to about 5000 calories a day, my guess is that your currently only getting around 3000 a day. Eating 5000 calories a day brought me up to 200 lbs pretty fast, actually a lot faster than i wanted, i got the stretch marks to prove that. Just eat a lot of food like steaks and chicken, and lots of potatoes. Weight gainer is fine if your busy with work and school, but otherwise you'll save money just eating regular foods and you wont get all the sugar thats in weight gainers. If I were you I would make a diet, and start the cal intake at 4500, count the calories to make sure, and eat the same thing every single day. I know its terrible but u just gotta suck it up and dont be a bitch. Its all about commitment, eat, lift and sleep should be your top priorities.

 

[supersizeme]

yokosi, i have the same problem. i recently started working out with a guy here in town, who has shown me the proper way to work out and even tells me exactly how to eat(no he's not a personal trainer just a really close friend). i'm 5'10 now 144lbs. i've gained 10lbs in the past month all natural. i just recently started my first cycle of test and d-bol, but what i did differently this time to gain the 10lbs was i started eating 3500 calories a day mostly protein and a little carbs, and i worked out religously everyday. if u want more info on my workouts and eating habits feel free to pm me anytime. i plan on being at about 160 by february at the end of my cycle.

2new

you are 5'10" 144lbs and doing steroids after a month of learning how to eat and train properly. don't mean to be a dick, but you're the last person on this board who needs to be giving anyone advice. i started out at your height and weight and put on 45lbs with diet and training. you're gonna hit 160 on your cycle, come off of it, and maybe end up at 150lbs. you could've gotten to 150 with another month of training and eating. 180-190 in a year and a half. waste of money and stress on your liver.

 

[strangebrew]

ssme is right dude... you could have kept going at that pace naturally and hit 160.... thats just rediculous.

 

[yokosi]

thanx guys, can anyone recommend a hard weight gainer?

 

[2new4juice]

let me see your food journal , you dont have one? then you are just being a slackass their is no excuse. don;t try to use steroids to make up for your laziness this is not a flame jsut a fact, he said he has gianed 10 pounds naturally, thats not shit I ma sorry but look at the facts 3500 calories, i eat that for breakfast easy, my bodyfat is 10% right now and i will bulk up and be down to 6% come springtime

 

[Zyglamail]

Have you been to the doc to make sure you dont have an overactive thyroid or diabetes?

 

[Atavis]

You don't need wieght gainer. Go to Protein Faactory or Proteincustomizer and order 20 pounds of a good mix with at least 25-35% of it being high quality whey. (i would suggest that you make sure about 30% is slow digesting too) Mix that with full fat milk, or even better chocolate milk.

From reading your diet, you need to eat more and you need some more structure to your diet. Eating what seems to be alot isn't enough. You MUST eat every 2.5-3 hours and you have to make sure that you are getting the right macro nutrients at the right time.

BTW: "My daily routine is usually 2 or 3 eggs and 3 slices of bacon in the morning and yes i drench the bacon oil in my eggs, i eat this 3-4 days a week on the other days it's cereal or waffles,etc with a couple glasses of milk"

Isn't goin to cut it. Try more like 4-6 full eggs (not just the whites), 1/2 a pound of bacon (as terrible as that is, i still like it once in a while), 1/2 cup to a full cup of oats, 1 1/2 quarts of milk.

Eat like that 3 times a day and add in 3-4 shakes with about 50-75 grams of protein each (with the milk). Add one more after you workout, preferably mostly whey and approximately 20-40 grams of dextrose.

Basically, you are not getting the calories in to grow.

If you want to be big, you need to eat big.