Need a better way to Gain weight

Siege_Tank

All I do is weight training, nothing else at the momment

What do your workouts consist of? What weight did you start lifting in the big 3, and what weight are you now?

Bench press, Squat, Deadlift?

I started In september, and my starting squat was a pathetic 90 pounds, 2 months later I did 225x10
Deadlift was about the same, around 200x10
Bench press with dumbbells = 50 in each hand 10 reps
bench press with barbell 135x8

My starting bench was like, 20lbs in each hand and 60lbs on a barbell.

Focus more on performance, on increasing the weight. If you try and set weight goals for yourself, your muscles will HAVE to grow in order to keep up with your achievement. That above should give you some kind of idea what you should look for as far as strength builds.

From here on I know that increasing the weight will go much slower.

What weight did you start with and where are you now? Where would you like to be?

burning2much

He did check for that, that was the first thing he mentioned. He took a battery of tests, all came back clear with the acception of D was low.

burning2much

I do 3 sets of all workouts
Bicep curls 40lb
first form Tri extensions 35-40lb
second for 20lb

Daily sit ups and leg lifts
Daily push ups 60-100

Leg extensions 150lb
Sitting squats 150lb
Lunges with 40lb

Shoulders
25lb for all except front lift

Note: I'm not looking to get big I just need the weight to be proportional to my height
All this typing....I need to go and eat something again.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

I had just googled this for another post:

http://www.jcdfitness.com/2009/01/lyle-mcdonalds-bulking-routine/

burning2much

I had just googled this for another post:

http://www.jcdfitness.com/2009/01/lyle-mcdonalds-bulking-routine/

I'll look into it, thanks

Siege_Tank

Note: I'm not looking to get big I just need the weight to be proportional to my height
All this typing....I need to go and eat something again.

Are you starring for a movie role? or trying to fit a modeling agency's chart requirements? I would be much less concerned with a height/weight ratio that comes from a pimple faced kid doing calculations in a spreadsheet as opposed to how you LOOK (and whether you are satisfied or not) and FEEL.

burning2much

Note: I'm not looking to get big I just need the weight to be proportional to my height
All this typing....I need to go and eat something again.

Are you starring for a movie role? or trying to fit a modeling agency's chart requirements? I would be much less concerned with a height/weight ratio that comes from a pimple faced kid doing calculations in a spreadsheet as opposed to how you LOOK (and whether you are satisfied or not) and FEEL.

I don't know if you noticed, but I'm 48. I'm not going to make drastic changes to my shape or diet to satisfy anyones opinion of me. Your comment is not positive in any way. And truth be told, I've taken care of my body my whole life, the way I eat to my life style. Be positive for others or don't comment.

Rayman79

From looking at your posts, I think you could do with changing your mindset on a couple of fronts:

Firstly with your diet. You need to get more protein into your day, if you are concerned with food taking over all your time, try looking at supplementing with mass gainer type shakes. They are a good mix of protein and carbs and are very calorie dense.

Secondly, I think you could make your training a lot more effective by focusing on hitting the large muscle groups and not worrying about isolation exercises.

Try sticking to (or at least incorporating the big foundation movements:
Squat
Deadlifts (regular of straight legged variety)
Bench Press
Barbell Rows
Overhead Press
Pullups

These should form the foundation of your routine, either doing the whole lot three times a week, or splitting them up with some supporting exercises. Aim for three sets of 8-12 reps.

kimosabe1

lol... McDonald's man!!

burning2much

From looking at your posts, I think you could do with changing your mindset on a couple of fronts:

Firstly with your diet. You need to get more protein into your day, if you are concerned with food taking over all your time, try looking at supplementing with mass gainer type shakes. They are a good mix of protein and carbs and are very calorie dense.

Secondly, I think you could make your training a lot more effective by focusing on hitting the large muscle groups and not worrying about isolation exercises.

Try sticking to (or at least incorporating the big foundation movements:
Squat
Deadlifts (regular of straight legged variety)
Bench Press
Barbell Rows
Overhead Press
Pullups

These should form the foundation of your routine, either doing the whole lot three times a week, or splitting them up with some supporting exercises. Aim for three sets of 8-12 reps.

Thank you, this is something I will look into. Most of my workouts are done at home, although I will be joining a gym at the start of the year, so hopefully I can get a better routine in. Thanks again for taking the time.