fourstarclothes

What are your personal at home foods to gain weight? I have been eating a lot of eggs, tuna, peanut butter (Skippy so probably just crap) and as much meat as possible but nothing is really working.

Grande_Mono

Sounds like you're eating the right stuff (minus the skippy, I'd get natty peanut butter) you just need to eat more of it if you're not gaining.

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fourstarclothes

Well I eat until I am full, and then I eat more until I feel like im going to throw up if I eat more.

PrettyBoy

It really depends more on how many meals a day you eat aswell.

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rugger

If it's not working you are not eating enough. Post up an average day - don't lie to use, don't lie to yourself...honestly look at what you typically eat in a day and post it. I have plenty of experience in this area. At 22 I was 5'10 and 138 pounds within a year I was 60lbs heavier with very little fat added and gear (steroids) was not involved. I went from 6% BF to 9% BF with a weight gain of 60lbs. If you post up what you are eating I will give you info that will work if applied. Speaking of food I gotta run and eat...I'll even include before and after pics that you won't believe.

twigz

Damn lol thats sounds like me. Im 26 and 5'9" @130lbs. I eat tons of tuna and a few eggs a day but I dislike PB. I eat tons of meat also as its my fav food. What would it take to gain some lbs?

Sorry to the OP, not trying to hijack your thread.

fourstarclothes

Well I am 15, 5'8 125lbs.. so pretty small. I dont really have time for meals during school so I snack all day until I get home. I am pretty much a grazer so I have a lot of smaller meals a day. I couldnt even begin to say all of the stuff I eat every day because its too spaced out. Not very consistent which cant be good.

GSPALLTHEWAY

sounds like your just eating proteins... only eating that will not help you gain weight.... lots of carbs will........ have more of a balenced diet and as many smaller meals as you can and itll work over time

rugger

Ok, so you are 15...that makes a difference, but you can still gain weight. I say that makes a difference because it's quite possible that you have not even really begun to get the testosterone surges that really help you grow.

You CAN snack to grow at school - whole wheat, rye or some multi grain bread with natty PB and low sugar poloaners or smuckers all fruit 'jelly'. Take 3 or 4 of those to school with you and them down throughout the day. Eat a big breakfast with oatmeal (not instant) - add fruit, sweet n low or even some more natty PB to eat - whatever it takes to help you choke it down. If you like milk and have no allergies you should drink plenty of milk. Think about nutrient dense foods - things that chock plenty of carbs, protein and good fats into a meal. Brown rice and 85% lean ground beef is great and will pack on the pounds, get the ready to eat packs of salmon (great protein and good fats). Your big sources of nurtients for growth:
Protein (primarily)
Beef
Chicken
Salmon
Tuna
Natty PB

Carbs:
Yams
Brown rice
Oats
Multigrain bread (sourdough and rye are good too)

Fats:
Nuts
Avacado
Salmon
Olive oil
Natty BP

Most importantly (my biggest mistake) SLEEP! You need to sleep ATLEAST 8 hours every night - 10 if you can.

Finally, train brief and heavy. There is really no reason for you to train more than 45 minutes. Train intense, don't chat in the gym, just train and leave (to eat or drink a shake immediately). Do not train too often and listen to your body, when you are sore or too tire - take a break. Don't just train the beach muscles - train with compound lifts and exercises - bench press (not flyes), bent-rows not one-arm rows, deadlifts, squats, cleans, chin ups, pull ups, etc.

You shouldn't have to worry too much about fat - unless you are predisposed to be a "skinny-fat" kid, in that case, just eat good fats.

BTW - no one in my family - immediate or extended is over 160 pounds except for me. So, it's obvious that I was genetically predisposed to be skinny like the rest of my family. I thought I ate and worked out the right way to grow when I was a kid, but in my early 20s realized that I didn't know squat about eating or resting to grow - those were my keys - my workouts remained the same, my diet and sleep schedule changed and I immediately started to respond. So, you can do this! Like I said when I was 22 I was SKINNY, by the time I turned 23 I had grow incredibly, upto 220 lbs drug free (got to 250 with steroids before I turned 24). I know my body now well enough to safely fluctuate 20-30 pounds within a few months, rarely do I ever drop below 200. Drug fee for 4 years this month, in case you think my fluctuation is made easy with steroids or clen, etc.

fourstarclothes

That helps a lot Rugger, thanks.

I would like to see those pics of before and after, too.

rugger

No problem, I am very happy to help with 'hard gainers' and nutrition in general, especially when it's a young guy have tough times gaining weight. I wish someone had helped me. My dad was a boxer and muscle mass was not his concern.

I am at work right now, on my laptop, so I'll post of a couple of fairly recent ones of me at 220. I found an old before pic of me at 22 doing a rear double bicep pose, lol...I was superlean, but had no mass whatsoever. I will post that one later today.

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rugger

This is me at 22 - <140lbs and then a comparison shot at about 230.
And the next is an example of how I can fluctuate, these pics are 19 days apart I put on about 15 lbs in those 19 days, not much fat added, you can see the difference in my shoulders and arms - the bigger you get the more difficult it is to put on significant amounts of muscle in a short period of time, but it's possible when you eat and sleep right.

fourstarclothes

Holy **** Rugger.

Thats a huge difference.

rugger

You can do it - without steroids and without insulin.
Keep a journal - start writing everything down, each meal, each workout, how much you sleep every night, take pictures, and use the scale (though the mirror and pics will be better). Look back on your progress and find flaws and make changes.

Best of luck and feel free to post up your journal for feedback.

Oh yea, and throw away every bodybuilding magazine you own, they're rubbish.

SmashingMachine

Up your calorie intakes, and maybe try a weight gainer powder.

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rugger

Right on. I found my caloric 'sweet spot', by upping them by 500 calories/day. If I wasn't gaining in 2 weeks time I would add 500 more. As insane as it sounds my diet was 7500-9000 calories per day. I literally ate something every 2 hours I was awake, 2500 of my calories were liquid.

Crashsti

i have to comment on the bodybuilding mags being rubbish. i will say that there are alot of crappy bodybuilding magazines out there but i have found FLEX to be of some use. i don't treat it like its worth its weight in gold but i have found it to contain alot of useful information. they had a great article on what is known as Dogcrap training. when reading magazines you have to know what you are looking for.

rugger

I am speaking generally. Generally the routines you find in them contain too many reps, sets, etc for non-enhanced lifters.

Dogcrap training is good stuff.

rugger

Updates?
Any updates on diet and training?
You keeping a log, sleeping, eating enough, etc?
We're hear to keep you on track and help...so what's up?

fourstarclothes

Hey sorry its been takeing me long to respond. I have been takeing a journal (actually started for health this week). I have been upping my calories and trying to sleep more. I have been getting 8-8 and a half hours of sleep a night, and about 11 on weekends.

As far as eating goes, eating throughout the day usally goes something like this:

Morning:
Morning breakfast drink (milk and the powder)
Vitamins
Piece of fruit (usally a apple or bananna)

Afternoon:
I am at school so its mainly snacks and more snacks. I usally have a gatorade, 2-3 granola bars (big ones) some fruit snacks and other misc. snacks I throw in my bag before heading out.

Dinner:
Always have a big portion of meat (chicken or steak)
Rice/patatoes/salad/buns/sandwiches etc.
Lots of water and cranberry juice

I always eat at night. I have to. I either have cereal, bagels, burritos or something fairly easy to make. I drink a lot of fluids, as many as I can.

As far as weight goes, I got up to 130lb then 2 days later im down to 125 again. Im guessing I am carrying a lot of water weight? Im off to weight myself now.