I need more weight

_cardonapennny
_cardonapennny Posts: 24 Member
edited November 12 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
160 going for 170 in 7 months

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    edited February 2015
    Totally do able.

    Eat all the things.
    Lift all the things.
    Rest all the things.

    Lather rinse repeat.

    I put on about 17 in 5 months.
  • haiven696
    haiven696 Posts: 2
    I weigh 160lbs, aiming for 180.
    1/2 lbs a week.
    3200 calories a day
    320g protein
    400g carbs
    80g fat
    Google and get grocery shopping
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Why don't you make the most of your ability to gain half a pound of muscle a week and go for 10 pounds in ten weeks. Then you can cut 3-5lb of fat of that by bikini season. Sounds to me like you're hoping to do a slow lean muscle gain with no fat gain. You will be disappointed. Also a quarter of a pound of weight gain a week is a tiny excess per day about 120 cals. Too small to control.

    500 extra calories per day with a progressive lifting routine. .8g protein per pound of body weight fill the rest with carbs and normal fat foods (.35g per pound body weight if you want to get a good idea).
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    edited February 2015
    haiven696 wrote: »
    I weigh 160lbs, aiming for 180.
    1/2 lbs a week.
    3200 calories a day
    320g protein
    400g carbs
    80g fat
    Google and get grocery shopping

    Body can't deal with that much protein. Maybe others can advise on a good amount but over .8g per pound of body weight and it just goes to waste. Flipping expensive too. Carbs are much cheaper and will get you to that calorie excess and muscle building place that you need to get to just fine.

    It's the 250 calorie excess that will do it, and the heavy lifting. Again not sure why you don't go for a pound a week gain. You'll have to gain fat weight either way, whether you're overeating protein carbs or fat.
  • _cardonapennny
    _cardonapennny Posts: 24 Member
    Damn this is good stuff, I'm trying to get info from everyone to see what's best for me !! I feel good w my body right now i just want a lil bit more and that's it
  • aquinoz
    aquinoz Posts: 182 Member
    Springfield1970 wrote: »
    haiven696 wrote: »
    I weigh 160lbs, aiming for 180.
    1/2 lbs a week.
    3200 calories a day
    320g protein
    400g carbs
    80g fat
    Google and get grocery shopping

    Body can't deal with that much protein. Maybe others can advise on a good amount but over .8g per pound of body weight and it just goes to waste. Flipping expensive too. Carbs are much cheaper and will get you to that calorie excess and muscle building place that you need to get to just fine.

    It's the 250 calorie excess that will do it, and the heavy lifting. Again not sure why you don't go for a pound a week gain. You'll have to gain fat weight either way, whether you're overeating protein carbs or fat.
    Springfield1970 wrote: »
    Why don't you make the most of your ability to gain half a pound of muscle a week and go for 10 pounds in ten weeks. Then you can cut 3-5lb of fat of that by bikini season. Sounds to me like you're hoping to do a slow lean muscle gain with no fat gain. You will be disappointed. Also a quarter of a pound of weight gain a week is a tiny excess per day about 120 cals. Too small to control.

    500 extra calories per day with a progressive lifting routine. .8g protein per pound of body weight fill the rest with carbs and normal fat foods (.35g per pound body weight if you want to get a good idea).

    these.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    10 punds in seven months is like .35 pounds per week. Honestly, you would be better off going for a minimum of .5 pound per week gain over a five month period. .35 a week is basically spinning your wheels, and not sure you would maximize your gains.

    i would also second what spring said….
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    haiven696 wrote: »
    I weigh 160lbs, aiming for 180.
    1/2 lbs a week.
    3200 calories a day
    320g protein
    400g carbs
    80g fat
    Google and get grocery shopping

    My god man!, you must like your meat! You don't need that much protein (of course, if you enjoy it, have at it). I'd swap some of it out for more fat (some carbs too), it'd make life more bearable IMO.

  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    3laine75 wrote: »
    haiven696 wrote: »
    I weigh 160lbs, aiming for 180.
    1/2 lbs a week.
    3200 calories a day
    320g protein
    400g carbs
    80g fat
    Google and get grocery shopping

    My god man!, you must like your meat! You don't need that much protein (of course, if you enjoy it, have at it). I'd swap some of it out for more fat (some carbs too), it'd make life more bearable IMO.

    im thinking kidney stones

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