[Milan]

I've been underweight since like grade 3...I want to gain 10-15 lbs by this winter break, and it's not muscle mass that I need, I really need more body fat and yeah I exercise a bit, should I stop until I gain a certain weight, and then start up again? Cause I don't wanna be burning off the calories I gain by eating.. I just checked and I'm only at 3.2% body fat. So yeah, I'm about 130-135 LBs and I wanna be 145 or so by this winter.

So is this possible? What should I be eating to do this? I checked and apparently I need to increase my calorie intake from 2407.9 calories daily to 2516.4 calories daily to gain this weight in a healthy manner, and now since I have no idea what this means or what I should eat, I'm not on a diet nor do I plan to be on one and I don't keep track of how much calories or fats I eat per day...so this is where I need your help, what should I be eating to gain this weight?

[enetblazin4eva]

Age/height? Have you taken any weight gain supps?

Your goal is too be the worlds fattest man?

[Milan]

lol.

I'm going on 17 this September. I'm 6' and 130-135 lbs. My goal is to get to 145lbs.

No, I never took any weight supplements, I have drank protein shakes the odd time though.

[yann de blaine]

eat more calories than u need a day and u will gain weight, lol its reall easy. btw. If i were u i would rather just hit the gym and gain muscle mass slowly. 3% body fat is perfect, cant get any better than this. If u gian fat u will be slower, it pretty much doesnt have any advantages at all.

[Milan]

Originally Posted by yann de blaine

eat more calories than u need a day and u will gain weight, lol its reall easy. btw. If i were u i would rather just hit the gym and gain muscle mass slowly. 3% body fat is perfect, cant get any better than this. If u gian fat u will be slower, it pretty much doesnt have any advantages at all.

I always figured 7% was perfect. Also, if I hit the gym, I'll still look skinny as hell, my muscles will just be more toned, I really need to add on some fat to my body first. 145 lbs still won't make me fat since I'm a fairly tall guy, my ideal weight for my height would probably be around 150-170lbs.

BTW, how many calories do you need daily. It's 3:18 right now and counting, I've consumed 720 calories today. How much should I consume by the end of the day?

EDIT: I also worked out for about 20 minutes-30 minutes.

[yann de blaine]

depends on how much u workout. I need about 3600 calories a day. Just search on google for some program to calculate how many calories u need, its not 100% correctly, but it will work.

[Sikwitit2]

^^Yea he's right. If you work out right you'll build muscle rather than just tone it. Muscle weighs more than fat but you need to have fat to build muscle. So if I were you eat a lot and lift a lot. Eat big meals, lots of protein. Maybe you should start making protein shakes with whey protein.

[Milan]

So, if I were to work out, I'd have to eat a lot more than if I were to just eat, and work out sparingly?

[Jemcee]

Originally Posted by Sikwitit2

^^Yea he's right. If you work out right you'll build muscle rather than just tone it. Muscle weighs more than fat but you need to have fat to build muscle. So if I were you eat a lot and lift a lot. Eat big meals, lots of protein. Maybe you should start making protein shakes with whey protein.

This is wrong don't gain fat man!...

Fat Does not turn it muscle!!! it is useless and you don't want it..

If you work out right you'll build muscle rather than just tone it

There is no such thing as toning muscles!!! it is either building muscle or not!... to get more muscle tone it all comes down to body fat %.... which is that layer for skin/fat over your muscles.. and you don't have it....
Air Alert 3 or other jumping programs - In here i talked about different types of weight training





If i were you man... I would work out, your body fat low which is good, you will be able to see your results as you are cut...

I think for you, you are a ectomorph bodytype, characterized by long and thin muscles/limbs and low fat storage; usually referred to as slim.

Now it will be hard for you to put on weight just from working out.. The most important thing for you along with weights is eating properly...

I was thin also, it worked out for 6 months and it didn't do much, as i didn't eat properly but once i did i gained muscle... I weight 205 pounds now..

So for you, you are really thin, you need to eat 6 times a day, every 2-3 hours and have the portions or 60% carbs, 20% protein, 20% good fats (it is usually 40/40/20 but you are an ectomorph so you need to eat more carbs as your body burns the up really well).

Make sure you have low GI carbs accept for after workouts which are simple carbs (faster releasing energy) as you need it back quick...

Good fats - olive oil, fish oil etc look them up

Protein - make sure its lean... Chicken, Tuna, fish, Egg whites, Red meat, nuts, and shakes..

I've given you what u need, u just need to look it up and do somemore research for yourself...

Remember EATING IS IMPORTANT especially for you... and the portions aren't the same as your normal meals they are less but more frequent..

find a good weight program, and change it every 4-6 weeks... remember stay in the gym no longer than 60 minutes try and keep it to 45 mins, with 90 seconds rest between sets...

And try to cut down on aerobic activities, as this will tax your CNS (central nervous system) and make it harder to make gains...

These are all things i had to find out by myself and really helped me gained results

[Milan]

Originally Posted by Jemcee

This is wrong don't gain fat man!...

Fat Does not turn it muscle!!! it is useless and you don't want it..


There is no such thing as toning muscles!!! it is either building muscle or not!... to get more muscle tone it all comes down to body fat %.... which is that layer for skin/fat over your muscles.. and you don't have it....
Air Alert 3 or other jumping programs - In here i talked about different types of weight training





If i were you man... I would work out, your body fat low which is good, you will be able to see your results as you are cut...

I think for you, you are a ectomorph bodytype, characterized by long and thin muscles/limbs and low fat storage; usually referred to as slim.

Now it will be hard for you to put on weight just from working out.. The most important thing for you along with weights is eating properly...

I was thin also, it worked out for 6 months and it didn't do much, as i didn't eat properly but once i did i gained muscle... I weight 205 pounds now..

So for you, you are really thin, you need to eat 6 times a day, every 2-3 hours and have the portions or 60% carbs, 20% protein, 20% good fats (it is usually 40/40/20 but you are an ectomorph so you need to eat more carbs as your body burns the up really well).

Make sure you have low GI carbs accept for after workouts which are simple carbs (faster releasing energy) as you need it back quick...

Good fats - olive oil, fish oil etc look them up

Protein - make sure its lean... Chicken, Tuna, fish, Egg whites, Red meat, nuts, and shakes..

I've given you what u need, u just need to look it up and do somemore research for yourself...

Remember EATING IS IMPORTANT especially for you... and the portions aren't the same as your normal meals they are less but more frequent..

find a good weight program, and change it every 4-6 weeks... remember stay in the gym no longer than 60 minutes try and keep it to 45 mins, with 90 seconds rest between sets...

And try to cut down on aerobic activities, as this will tax your CNS (central nervous system) and make it harder to make gains...

These are all things i had to find out by myself and really helped me gained results

Thanks man. Now some things I don't understand.

Certain types of eating will make me not gain weight? Like what? Junk food usually makes people gain weight, it won't make me gain a pound. Not even close.

The problem with eating the way you have told me is; I don't decide what food I eat. My mom cooks, and I can't hassle her to be making me fish and the rest of the family something else. Also, my parents don't buy food based on caloric intake.

I'm also eating something pretty well throughout the day, I know a lot of it is junk food but even still, it's not making me gain a pound.

Wouldn't exercising be burning off the calories which I'm trying to build up? What kind of aerobic activities should I cut down on? I don't run but I love playing basketball. Do I cut down on playing ball?


You are right about me being an ectomorph. If I had to compare my body to someone, it would probably be the MMA fighter Corey Hill. ( http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/t...0403210848.jpg )

EDIT: Also, what were you before you got to 205?