I'm 6'5 and started at 145 pounds. I've gained ten pounds but its taken me almost three months.
2006-06-16 09:47:54 · 6 answers · asked by darpachief83 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
I already eat about 25 to 50 grams of protein a day!! Do supplements work?
2006-06-16 09:51:36 · update #1
Best way to gain muscle weight is through resistance training (weight lifting). Get a book or a personal training so you learn the correct techniques/posture.
2006-06-16 09:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Bors 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You cannot gain muscle by dieting. Only resistance and conditioning exercises can add muscle, and you have to increase the workouts to increase the muscle gain, since the body will add muscle only if it needs to.
Do not rely only on resistance training (weights), since that will give you big muscles on the outside while leaving your heart and vascular system weak, not to mention your stamina (how long you can maintain a high level of activity).
While your body needs some protein, the idea that you eat more protein to make muscle (which is protein) is an old wive's tale. The body changes everything you eat into what it need, basically sugars and vitamins. It makes what it needs from that.
2006-06-16 10:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to eat more. Eat six times a day. Stuff yourself. Junk food if you have too, but it's better to eat good stuff. You need about 6,000 calories a day. Don't worry about putting on a little fat, you need some anyway. I was 6' 2" and 148 when I was young. I was trying to only put on muscle. It doesn't work that way. Sure you can put on a little muscle without gaining fat, but that takes forever. I put on 15 lbs over one summer just by eating like a pig. My workouts hardly changed. Check out bodybuilding.com and John Bernardi's website
2006-06-16 09:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by Superstar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat foods high in protein
2006-06-16 09:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase your protein intake and try some resistance training.
2006-06-16 09:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Porter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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good luck
people don't understand being to skinny is not much more fun than being overweight
2006-06-16 10:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by umdanddvd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋