This is a problem I have too, plus other issues blocking weight gain. Here's the secret:
1. Eat. Lots. Until you feel gross. Everyday. On top of your regular food drink a gallon of whole milk a day. Take snacks or small meals every 2-4 hours. Drink a slow acting whey drink right before bed.
2. Minimize high rep low resistance exercises like walking, running, etc.
3. Weights. Big heavy weights with compound lifts like squats, bench presses, overhead presses, dead lifts, etc. low rep counts at very high weights. 5x5 works well. About an hour to hour and a half a day is about as much time as you want to spend 3 days a week alternating. Add weight each time you lift. Check out strong lifts 5x5 for details.
4. Sleep. 8 hours. Daily. Or as close as possible.
5. Time. In 6 months you should see very noticeable improvement in both weight and strength. If you're consistent, do things right, and don't see great improvement you have a medical condition.
does my method of
1. Eat maybe once or twice a day with maybe a snack or two
2. Be very inactive for 90% of the time.
3. Get about 3-5 hours of sleep a night.
4. Maybe drink a glass of water a week or so, and instead drink practically your weight in coffee instead.
work?
Results may vary. My gut tells me that most "hard gainers" wouldn't gain weight on that plan. But if it works for you, who am I to question it?
1. Maybe ok, depending on calorie total which is most important.
2. Not ideal for health but a solid strategy for weight gain.
3. Sleep is important when working out. If not working out, lack of sleep has shown to increase weight gain in most.
4. Caffeine is a stimulant and is more likely to increase weight loss. However if they're those crazy 4,000 calorie frappajapuzzas or fapaccinos then you may be ok there. Water helps weight loss but if you want to lose or gain you should still drink a good amount. It helps keep you healthy and cleans your system. If you're working out and or on a high protein diet lots of water is a must.
When I started lifting weights I put on about 10lbs of lean mass very quickly, but I was religious lol. I didn't see much difference, but people really noticed, and I felt much better, and could do things I didn't think possible before. If I may ask, how old are you, how tall, and what do you weigh? Really, as long as you're healthy that's what counts, but adding some healthy weight to a skinny frame can really change the way we feel, and how we interact and approach the world.
Well, that certainly sounds quite a bit underweight. The good news is you're old enough to lift, and young enough to make big gains easily. Honestly, I know it's cliche, but I recommend you start working out. If you can get access to a gym, great! If not, some weights at home can work well. If not- we gotta get creative. But if you start now, by the time you're 21 you'll thank yourself, and even if you quit later, when you're 30 you'll be happy you can say you got into shape once.
as guest_ was saying, if at home, push ups, crunches, anything to get your legs stronger without over-stressing them, like lunges or something... all that is good. You can even improvise a free weight bench press if you can find two decently heavy objects that are around the same weight to lift and then lie back on anything that lets your elbows bend enough, even if it's a stack of pillows. I used to have a big ass balloon ball, but idk where it went so now I stack pillows.
The funkmaster is a master of more than funk. Gallon water jugs, cinder blocks, and sand bags are all cheap and easy weights. Push ups are great for developing strength with no equipment, and you have many varieties as you advance. Lunges and squats are the name of the game on legs. If you can't get to a rack you can make one with saw horses or the like, if that's not an option then dumbells or improvised hand held weights are good too. And pull ups. They are hard yes. Start with a steep incline with your feet on something (like an upside down push-up) or do "reverses" where you hang at the top of the bar by jumping up for about 3 seconds, then slowly lower yourself and repeat. This will build enough strength to eventually do "real" pull ups. Any bar will do, I use a door hanging one when at home. You can often find cheap used equipment at local second hand stores like goodwill, or on sites like Craigslist to get you started. Just be consistent, rest, eat, and increase load as you go.
For pull ups, a local playground might also work. I have one about a quarter mile from my house, and if nobody is there while I'm jogging I'll squeeze a few in there.
And yeah, water jugs are a really good idea!
I was told to gain weight, because I was in the 5th percentile. After a couple months of eating more meat... I lost 10 pounds. But I feel better than before.
I'm the same, eat a shit ton and I don't get fat. In fact I was underweight for majority of my life so far (not healthy). What you need to do is instead of eating junk food is just eat more of what you already eat, stay healthy, eat snacks throughout the day and do strength exercises to gain muscle. This helped me gain a lot of weight over the years
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Lol, i'm basically the same here. Can never gain weight no matter how much I eat. Feels good tbh.
Update: to give precise information, in the format of some of the later comments, 17, 183 cm, 61 kg. Doesn't seem like a problem, hence why i'm not really concerned.
1. Eat. Lots. Until you feel gross. Everyday. On top of your regular food drink a gallon of whole milk a day. Take snacks or small meals every 2-4 hours. Drink a slow acting whey drink right before bed.
2. Minimize high rep low resistance exercises like walking, running, etc.
3. Weights. Big heavy weights with compound lifts like squats, bench presses, overhead presses, dead lifts, etc. low rep counts at very high weights. 5x5 works well. About an hour to hour and a half a day is about as much time as you want to spend 3 days a week alternating. Add weight each time you lift. Check out strong lifts 5x5 for details.
4. Sleep. 8 hours. Daily. Or as close as possible.
5. Time. In 6 months you should see very noticeable improvement in both weight and strength. If you're consistent, do things right, and don't see great improvement you have a medical condition.
1. Eat maybe once or twice a day with maybe a snack or two
2. Be very inactive for 90% of the time.
3. Get about 3-5 hours of sleep a night.
4. Maybe drink a glass of water a week or so, and instead drink practically your weight in coffee instead.
work?
1. Maybe ok, depending on calorie total which is most important.
2. Not ideal for health but a solid strategy for weight gain.
3. Sleep is important when working out. If not working out, lack of sleep has shown to increase weight gain in most.
4. Caffeine is a stimulant and is more likely to increase weight loss. However if they're those crazy 4,000 calorie frappajapuzzas or fapaccinos then you may be ok there. Water helps weight loss but if you want to lose or gain you should still drink a good amount. It helps keep you healthy and cleans your system. If you're working out and or on a high protein diet lots of water is a must.
And yeah, water jugs are a really good idea!
Update: to give precise information, in the format of some of the later comments, 17, 183 cm, 61 kg. Doesn't seem like a problem, hence why i'm not really concerned.
No, this is painful.