How to gain weight...
There are a great number of web sites, books, TV programmes and so on which deal with losing weight. There is hardly anything out there on finding out how to put weight on.
The need to put weight on is a desperate and painful problem for many people. Below you will find sure ways of putting weight on fast.
What kind of weight do you want to put on?
Putting weight on has to be broken down to a number of sub-sections. You can put weight on in the form of fat, muscle or water.
I personally don’t think putting fat on is a good idea or conductive to health. “Some” fat may be ok for a severely underweight person but for most people, putting weight on should consist of putting “muscle” weight on and not fat.
The easy way of putting weight on is obviously to eat more. This can be more meals during the day and/or supplementing with a good weight gain powder with full fat milk.
This will of course put weight on you but some of it (if not all) will be fat.
Muscle weight is what you should aim for
The best weight gain plans are those that put muscle on. Whether you are a man or woman, young or old, you can put muscle weight on relatively quickly.
The start has to be some sort of stimulus to the body, which triggers for it to store more muscle tissue. Weight training is that trigger. You don’t have to become a body builder. Just start going to the gym and using some of their heavy weight machines. Go at least 2-3 times a week and aim for increasing the weight you are using every week.
The basic principle is that the more weight you push in the gym, the more muscle tissue you break down. The body then compensates by building more muscle tissue i.e. putting more weight on you (as muscle weighs!).
You really need to pay attention to your food immediately after weight training and during the following days.
If you don’t have access to a gym, don’t despair. Any type of physical training with weights (even your own body weight) is productive. The MUST is for you to do more (in weight or repetitions) every time.
You can even do push-ups at home but you MUST progressively do more every week. So if you can do, say 10 at a time, 3 times today, aim for 14, 3 times next week and working your way maybe to 50 push ups in a few weeks.
Any exercise which challenges your body to build more muscle is good. Then when you eat, even your normal meals, more weight will be added to your body and will stay on.
What to eat after weight training
Within 10 minutes, have a few bananas. Within 30 minutes have some protein such as chicken or eggs. The preferred protein here though is whey protein powder.
During the day and following days after weight training, make sure you eat and drink plenty of protein rich foods such as meats, milk, fish and eggs and carbohydrate rich foods such as pasta, potatoes, rice and bread.
Certain things that can get rid of weight
STRESS – The more stress you are, the more muscle you will destroy. This can lead to weight (muscle) loss. Control your stress levels.
Worrying about not putting weight on can indirectly affect it. The worry gives you stress and in turn destroys muscle!
ALLERGIES/INTOLERANCES – Some people don’t get on with certain foods. For example, many people can’t take milk. They find that by drinking milk, they end up on the toilet fast. This can be against your weight gaining goals as the milk along with other foods end up going straight out of your body and not getting digested.
HEALTH ISSUES – Without going into too much detail, certain health conditions, especially to do with the intestinal tract can cause less food to be absorbed by the body. A typical problem is too much consumption of white flour products which block up the intestinal walls and clog it up like glue. This in turn prevents the proper absorption of foods and nutrients, which can lead to lack of growth.
EXCESS WORK/EXERCISE – Doing too much means that calories get used up and if you are not eating well, you won’t put weight on. If you are a builder who for example cycles to work, then you really need to eat a LOT more food than the average person.
THYROID – A hyper (over active) thyroid can prevent you from putting weight on. You may want to have this checked out if you think it may apply to you.
Diet is a big part of putting weight on
This appears last on the list here but it really is 80% of putting weight on. You need to nourish your body and feed it with a vast array of foods, every day. The most important foods are carbohydrates, proteins and some fats.
You must try at every sitting to have at least one of the carbohydrate groups: rice, pasta, bread or potatoes and one of the protein groups: meats, fish or eggs.
If you feel you are not eating enough and physically can’t eat much more, then supplement your diet (not substitute) with weight gain formulas.
You can also take certain muscle building products which are known for increasing your appetite.
The weight gain products and supplements that you can use
Without wanting to push particular supplements that I am associated with, I feel I need to point you in the right direction. If you don’t want to take these particular supplements, that’s fine. Just take something similar.
Weight gain powders: Platinum, Komplete or LA Whey by LA Muscle.
Muscle builders, appetite boosters: Norateen Heavyweight II, ZMAX by LA Muscle
You can read more on the LA Muscle web site:
www.lamuscle.com
Good luck!
The need to put weight on is a desperate and painful problem for many people. Below you will find sure ways of putting weight on fast.
What kind of weight do you want to put on?
Putting weight on has to be broken down to a number of sub-sections. You can put weight on in the form of fat, muscle or water.
I personally don’t think putting fat on is a good idea or conductive to health. “Some” fat may be ok for a severely underweight person but for most people, putting weight on should consist of putting “muscle” weight on and not fat.
The easy way of putting weight on is obviously to eat more. This can be more meals during the day and/or supplementing with a good weight gain powder with full fat milk.
This will of course put weight on you but some of it (if not all) will be fat.
Muscle weight is what you should aim for
The best weight gain plans are those that put muscle on. Whether you are a man or woman, young or old, you can put muscle weight on relatively quickly.
The start has to be some sort of stimulus to the body, which triggers for it to store more muscle tissue. Weight training is that trigger. You don’t have to become a body builder. Just start going to the gym and using some of their heavy weight machines. Go at least 2-3 times a week and aim for increasing the weight you are using every week.
The basic principle is that the more weight you push in the gym, the more muscle tissue you break down. The body then compensates by building more muscle tissue i.e. putting more weight on you (as muscle weighs!).
You really need to pay attention to your food immediately after weight training and during the following days.
If you don’t have access to a gym, don’t despair. Any type of physical training with weights (even your own body weight) is productive. The MUST is for you to do more (in weight or repetitions) every time.
You can even do push-ups at home but you MUST progressively do more every week. So if you can do, say 10 at a time, 3 times today, aim for 14, 3 times next week and working your way maybe to 50 push ups in a few weeks.
Any exercise which challenges your body to build more muscle is good. Then when you eat, even your normal meals, more weight will be added to your body and will stay on.
What to eat after weight training
Within 10 minutes, have a few bananas. Within 30 minutes have some protein such as chicken or eggs. The preferred protein here though is whey protein powder.
During the day and following days after weight training, make sure you eat and drink plenty of protein rich foods such as meats, milk, fish and eggs and carbohydrate rich foods such as pasta, potatoes, rice and bread.
Certain things that can get rid of weight
STRESS – The more stress you are, the more muscle you will destroy. This can lead to weight (muscle) loss. Control your stress levels.
Worrying about not putting weight on can indirectly affect it. The worry gives you stress and in turn destroys muscle!
ALLERGIES/INTOLERANCES – Some people don’t get on with certain foods. For example, many people can’t take milk. They find that by drinking milk, they end up on the toilet fast. This can be against your weight gaining goals as the milk along with other foods end up going straight out of your body and not getting digested.
HEALTH ISSUES – Without going into too much detail, certain health conditions, especially to do with the intestinal tract can cause less food to be absorbed by the body. A typical problem is too much consumption of white flour products which block up the intestinal walls and clog it up like glue. This in turn prevents the proper absorption of foods and nutrients, which can lead to lack of growth.
EXCESS WORK/EXERCISE – Doing too much means that calories get used up and if you are not eating well, you won’t put weight on. If you are a builder who for example cycles to work, then you really need to eat a LOT more food than the average person.
THYROID – A hyper (over active) thyroid can prevent you from putting weight on. You may want to have this checked out if you think it may apply to you.
Diet is a big part of putting weight on
This appears last on the list here but it really is 80% of putting weight on. You need to nourish your body and feed it with a vast array of foods, every day. The most important foods are carbohydrates, proteins and some fats.
You must try at every sitting to have at least one of the carbohydrate groups: rice, pasta, bread or potatoes and one of the protein groups: meats, fish or eggs.
If you feel you are not eating enough and physically can’t eat much more, then supplement your diet (not substitute) with weight gain formulas.
You can also take certain muscle building products which are known for increasing your appetite.
The weight gain products and supplements that you can use
Without wanting to push particular supplements that I am associated with, I feel I need to point you in the right direction. If you don’t want to take these particular supplements, that’s fine. Just take something similar.
Weight gain powders: Platinum, Komplete or LA Whey by LA Muscle.
Muscle builders, appetite boosters: Norateen Heavyweight II, ZMAX by LA Muscle
You can read more on the LA Muscle web site:
www.lamuscle.com
Good luck!
