Need a better way to Gain weight

eatathome

Thanks all, you guys are great!
I opened my food (or whatever)...like I said, pretty new to this. Please review and then let me know. I say away from a lot of dairy and I eat a low carb diet, I carb out 1-2 times weekly.

Why are you doing low carb if you are trying to gain?

Dun dun DUN!

There's always a catch to these "i can't gain weight" threads.

!!!

I can't even imagine eating 3,000 calories on low-carb. I'm actually pretty impressed, but not surprised you are bored with food!

burning2much

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

Sarauk2sf

That's the diet I'm working with. I stay lean and tone. To many carbs for me are not good, not at my age and the same goes with too much dairy (although I do have ice cream now and again)

Do you have medical condition that means you need to stay away from dairy or carbs?

AlyssaMarchuk

I am a very petite woman and I have trouble gaining weight. I am still pretty young so my metabolism is still in full force. I have never been a big eater but I recently had a child and I am need of some extra energy and a healthy lifestyle. I would really like to begin a high calorie diet and also find the right foods to make sure I am staying healthy and energetic. I would also like to start working out again. I stopped because I was loosing weight but I would like to find a work out routine that helps maintain weight and gain muscle. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Sarauk2sf

To gain weight, I assume because you want to gain muscle, you will have to eat at a surplus which means that you will gain some fat and some muscle. It's inevitable. Keeping with a diet that keeps you 'lean and tone' is counter-indicative to that.

coe28

Shut. Up.

And I mean that in the nicest way possible

burning2much

This has been my life since I was a kid, my body and metabolism are about the same. I just saw the Doc and he did some blood work and said clean bill, just same burning rate. Thanks guys, I'll work on the diet, just need to do more research. I just want to reach 165

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Read this:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/muscle-gain-mistakes.html

burning2much

Thanks, looks interesting. I see the part on the protein. That for me is a tough one too, I try to get in 120-150g daily and I've been told to get in 1.5g per lb. It's just work, and I'd like to have a life outside food.

likemeinvisible

Did you check for hyperthyroidism ? It's hard to say from your pic but are your eyes sunken ? Do you have a very high resting heart rate ?
The other explanation I could think of is a parasite that prevents proper digestion. Those are quite rare so can be missed by the average GP.

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.