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You people are lame. He at least tried to help the original poster while you people provided no insight whatsoever. He gave decent advice for someone that wants to gain weight without gaining fat. Sure, there is controversy with some of the points mentioned (ie - there is debate among experts about whether some of these…

Wouldn't the answer just be to eat more fruit and vegetables? I eat more than enough fruits and vegetables and still hit my gaining goals. I'm not sure what kind of answer you're looking for exactly.

I wanted to add, if you lift fairly heavy, you will gain muscle in your upper body.

If you want to gain weight, follow the typical advice: 1. eat 0.8-1.0 g of protein per pound of bodyweight 2. eat 0.4 g of fat per pound of bodyweight 3. fill the rest with carbs until you hit 1850 cals per day So, for you, it would be 100-123 g of protein, 50g of fat, 200-220 g of carbs per day. You want to see a 0.5 lb…

This site is good for tracking your calories, but the totals for your macros they give you are BS. For example, I'm a 5'11" male weighing 173 lbs currently. I want to gain 1 lb of muscle per week, so it tells me to eat 100 g of protein, 90 g of fat and the rest is all carbs (all 369 g worth!!!). That's a lot of carbs!!!…

Since you seem to already be working out at home, you know some of the movements already. What you're lacking is sufficient resistance (aka - higher weights) to actually trigger strength gains. I suggest that you just hit the gym already. Develop a routine that you will follow, and write everything down. I bring my workout…

I agree. Different people have different goals, so no one is going to judge you at the gym. If they do, forget about them, they're the ones with issues. Some people lift light to try to maintain a certain level of fitness by lifting light (ex - some athletes need to stay lean), some people lift heavy for strength, it all…

You can go over on protein and fats, but try not to go over too much. As for the carbs, it is alot, but make sure you eat mostly good carbs (fruit, vegetables, whole wheats). I use the 80/20 rule in that 80% of my nutrients need to come from good, healthy whole food sources, and 20% can come from less healthy sources (ie -…

I have been gaining for the last two years. I went from 153 lbs to 174 lbs now. Taking it slowly will reduce the amount of fat you gain, but I still have a bit of fat on my lower belly. I believe it's inevitable that you will gain some fat when you are bulking. Personally, my plan is to go beyond my goal weight by 5 lbs,…

You can always go the supplemental route. I'm going to be taking a dextrose supplement pre and post workout to help me hit my carb load for the day. Trying to hit 365 g of carbs a day without going crazy on bad sugars is hard to do.

It's nice to set goals in terms of lbs gained, but going by weight is really only figuring out your relationship to gravity. I'm guessing what you really want to do is improve your body composition (ie - the % of fat vs. the % of muscle). Ideally, you want to gain more muscle than fat to improve your body composition. To…