Hey guys, Alright so I have plan inorder to gain weight with proper nutrition already planned out I'm at a 105 pounds with I have a HIGH HIGH motablism. So the question I have is should I do the typical mass gaining plans? Or is that a a bad Idea? I want to around br 110-114. My one concern is that my speed may become slugish. How do I gain weight effectively without losing speed and stay sharp? Thanks!
What height are you? I would advise you to try to gain weight by going 500 calories above maintenance with 1g of protein per pound of body mass. If you don't gain weight on that then look at a mass gainer. Unfortunatey it's very hard to maintain speed while gaining weight. I recommend lots of shadow boxing at high speed and heavy bag work with whatever gloves you compete at (don't use very heavy gloves). I also advise weightlifting for both mass increase and speed maintenance but that's another story...
Thanks for the reply, Im 5 ft 5! I did add an extra 500 calories to a diet plan on top of my mesabolic rate!
I hear pie-a-la-mode is the preferred method for gaining mass among athletes. In Canada, we have an additional supplement not very common in the US or UK, called poutine. It sometimes comes dressed with bacon and accompanied by a cheeseburger and milkshake. Sorry, I know it's a serious question. I'm just a little jealous that I don't have the same problem of trying to put on weight.
mate **** sake,screw your speed,you need to eat and eat big, at that type of weight i would not even be concerned with putting on fat.heres an article with meal plans for you. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online...g_performance_diet_mass/the_pound_o_week_diet
Track your macros and weight. Adjust accordingly each week, ensuring you aren't gaining too fast (minimal fat gain).
Eat more food until you gain around 1lb a week, it isn't difficult. The "I have a stupidly high metabolism" is a poor excuse, you don't eat enough, it's as simple as that.
i wish i had that issue, my fat ass is struggling to get to 165. Been working hard as hell to get to 178(current fighting weight). Sucks that I have been fighting at heavyweight, and lt. heavy and everyone is naturally bigger then me.
Know everything? Not at all. It's a fairly simple fact that if you're not gaining weight you're not consuming enough calories... You disagree? I love this forum, you state a fact so obviously you think you know it all.
It's ridiculous at times :yep The only thing I'd disagree on though Lefty, I think 1lb a week is SLIGHTLY too much if you want to keep the weight gain as 'lean' as possible.
Simply eat more, it is simple as that. Anyone who says they have a high metabolism all too often simply does not eat enough. They over estimate how much they are actually eating. Recently a colleague at work who hits the gym regularly but had always struggled to add any weight broke down his macros and calorie intake for the first time. He wasn't even eating his maintenance level of calories despite being on a supposed bulk diet.
This is why the first thing I get people I'm working with to do is track their macronutrient intake. I always get people that don't train say that it's very OCD behaviour and that I should (this is my favourite) just eat healthy foods and not worry about it lol, but it takes a matter of minutes from my day to weigh and record my macros each day.
