Originally posted by: poppa_smurf
Date: August 28, 2009 at 03:19 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/any-diet-recommendations-for-gaining-weight.16886/
vfrex said:
Thanks for the input guys. One thing that I want to reinforce is that I really don't have a big appetite. I eat until I hit a wall, where it feels like I'll puke if I take another bite. I like proteins like tuna and chicken breast, but they don't have many calories and I can only eat so much.
I tried a weight gainer protein shake, but had a lot of trouble digesting it. It also loads up on the calorie line by adding copious amounts of sugar, so I am keeping away from that approach. I tend to drink a lot of water and nothing else, so I'm going to start adding a glass or two of milk to meals, which should give me another 300 calories or so per day. I typically have a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, so maybe I'll switch that to almond butter for the calories and protein?
Candyman: Why soy over whey? How many reps is low? I've always aimed for 8, but there seems to be a lot of support for 5?
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Your body is olny going to want as much food as it needs to maintain its current state, considering that you want to gain weight you need to push yourself to eat more. Yes, push yourself mentally while eating food. I have struggled through so many second helpings of spaghetti and bland peanut butter sandwhiches and late night cans of tuna but it is well worth it when you are able to push yourself toward your goals and in my case get massive results.( if anybody eats enough and trains hard enough you can gain incredibly fast very simply). 80% of your apperance is what you eat not what you do in the gym so if your serious about getting bigger you need to leave the notion of being full behind and look at every piece of food as fuel for the machine.
As far as reps, depends on what type of exercise you are doing with what weight and exercises you have laid out. If you want to run down your workout for me i would be happy to critique/change it to be more effective or helpful to you.
