6"2 175LBS.. How do I gain weight?

Question

I'm a 16 year old male, and despretly want to be over 185 LBS by the end of christmas vacation. What should I do to get this weight? I weightlift, swim and do track, and am also planning to join the football team next year.. Any help? I don't want to take any like protien shakes, cause I heard they taste awfull.
I read somewhere that if I eat 500 calories more a day, I will gain atleast 1 pound per week, is this true?

Do you think I am too thin for my height and age?

Sorry, I wanted to comment before I chose my best answer. I honestly don't know why you people answer if you have no clue what your talking about.. Your just making it harder for me. Take steriods and eat ice cream? What is wrong with you people, I hope you get thumbs down!

Second, I don't know why you people are calling me too thin. I'm normal, Not over weight but not skinny atleast the way I look at it. I don't think you guys know how a 175lbs 6"2 guy looks like.. but its ok I forgive you. =D lol

Only a few of the answers helped me, I wish i could of picked more than 1 best answer.

Answer 1

I would say that you are just about right. When you get older and your metabolism slows down, believe me, you will gain lots of weight which will be hard to shed and your muscle will turn to mush. Don't mean to bum you out - just keeping it real. Keep working out and watch what you eat.

Answer 2

what you read is true. Remember that you must eat more calories than you burn to gain weight. Try eating many meals throught the day 5 or 6, in heavier than usual portions.

Answer 3

yes, it's probably a little bit too thin.
it's simple really, how to gain weight.
stop all of your exercising, eat more...
lets hope over the holidays there will be lotss of food to munch on.
But, you probably want to stay healthy, so maybe you should just stay at the wieght you are at.
Your decicion, not as healthy, but heavier or slim, but healthy...

Answer 4

dude just stick to the gym, and u will build up muscle over time. just DONT try to gain weight by gorging urself over christmas that much weight gained in a short amount of time is very unhealthy. you could eat more food but only healthy foods.

Answer 5

buddy i think u r a little too thin. I am 6'4 and 215 lbs and 15. You should get up to 185 and 190 range but do it by pure muscle. Run stairs helps build ur calves which r good for football. JUst keep working out but swimming will mostly help u lose fat and strengthen your shoulders.

Answer 6

I was 6'2' and 185lbs in high school, played football, basketball, and track, and I always thought everybody else my height and that weighed less than me were little wussies. Har Har

Stop drinking 2% milk, and start drinking 3.8% or "Whole Milk" several times a day with Ovaltine.

Answer 7

yes its true that if you eat 500 more calories you will gain weight but if you do decide 2 do that eat only carbs that will help you alot. no actually i think you are a pretty good weight.

Answer 8

i am 6ft 2ins, 32 years old and am just shy of 14ST, i have always been thin, i tried everything but in the end it does come down to the more you eat the better. try building you appetite by eating more, if you struggle try little and often. my new formula at the moment is bacon and eggs sandwich cooked in fat 4 times a day plus normal high protein meals. shakes are awfull but try adding fruit to them for flavour, i use vannila shakes with full fat milk blended with banana. lookes like it's starting to work

Answer 9

everyone is shaped and sized differently, but yes that true about gaining the pound a week, but if you drink these shakes called ensure, they will help you gain weight because they are like 250-500 calories and they are very very tasty!!!!!!!

Answer 10

If you slow down your activity level for a month and increase your calorie consumption you will gain weight.