how to gain weight?

Hi i'm 28 140 lbs 5.8f and i would like to gain some weight, somebody can help me?

eat ****loads

Why? Weight gain is unlikely to help your cycling.

Your BMI (21.3) is within the range considered as normal. Check out http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm to calculate it yourself.

the only way is to eat. 6 meals a day. you can make it easier by substituting meals with protein/VO2 shakes. doing weights will also accelerate it, in particular; squats and deadlifts [that will also help your legs for cycling]....good luck

the only secret formula is consistency...

Hi giltoronto, I'm 140lbs and am 6'1''. I think i am underweight. I recently became vegan (no meat/dairy/eggs) and feel great (tons of energy, feel good, healthy!). Problem is I'm not taking in as much fat as I was before. Pretty soon I would be losing weight! It's a good thing I did some research though. In order to gain weight I needed to:

1. Consume more calories.
2. Consume more protein.
3. Consume more fat.

the way i needed to do this was
1. Eat more (and more often, even if i didn't think I was hungry). I was also eating a lot of fruit and things which were bulky and filled me up, but did not contain enough calories.
2. Eat more beans, lentils, etc...Soybeans are good for that! Or make some fruit smoothies and add in some protein suppliments for easy protein/calories.
3. Monounsaturated fats are your friends! Saturated fats are harmful to your body so those are not recomended. Add some olive oil or flaxseed oil to meals (olive oil is good for cooking and flaxseed is good as salad dressing).

It sounds like you are a healthy weight for your height, so you probably don't need to gain weight. But becoming vegan would be a good idea! What you eat affects more than you think.

"The Food Revolution" is a good book on why to become vegan.
"Becoming Vegan" is a good book on vegan nutrition. I'm halfway through is but so far it has helped me a lot.

~Andrew

Where can we buy this book, it sounds like its worth checking out.

cheers

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This worked for me--try taking one Myoplex shake (42 grams protein) with 5 grams EAS Simply Creatine daily. I take it after a workout, or in the evenings on my off days. Read the directions that come with the creatine regarding the inital load phase, because you should take more at first, to introduce it to your system. Creatine might give you indigestion for a few days, but it goes away. I agree with everyone else that consistency is the key. If you gain say, 10 pounds after a month or two, you can't just stop taking the shakes and creatine without kissing the weight goodbye. I'm not a supplement freak, but I wanted to put on 15 pounds. Contrary to popular belief, it helped my cycling in countless ways. Stronger triceps, shoulders and back muscles make me more comfortable on the bike, and I feel more powerful too. Doesn't help endurance at all though.

FYI, I'm a vegetarian too, so the additional protein in the shakes helps a lot with muscle mass gain. As long as you avoid soy protein (which encourages estrogen production), the additional protein helps you produce testosterone which in turn helps you build muscle mass. Nothing fancy in my logic here--this is just what worked for me.

I have 10 pounds I am willing to give you free of charge, and in fact I will pay shipping! Wish I had that problem!

TANK YOU VERY MUCH BUDDY.

just curious.... why? you're the opposite of almost every cyclist out there.

Hey, I've certainly had my share of problems being underweight, and hated it to the core. It just didn't feel right, like I was a bag of bones. This is unhealthy advise, I know, but I got fed up waiting for weight gain, so I ate garbage, and carbs. Chips chocolate bars, potatoes, fries, hamburgers, and even more crap! I dealt with a period of feeling extremely unhealthy and bogged down due to this, but now I'm at my desired weight and feel good.
My method should only be attempted as a last resort by the way; I used it as my last resort.

PS. Make sure to fit vitamines, and healthy foods into this couch potato diet.

Increase your alcohol intake.
Increase intake of fats, carbs, and proteins. Chocolate-covered peanutbutter balls rolled in sugar sprinkles ought to help. (Honest to god, my wife's family makes these things at Christmas).

Oh--I almost forgot--don't ride as much and spend more time in front of the TV.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by eyeheartschwinn
[B]Hi giltoronto, I'm 140lbs and am 6'1''.

6'1" and 140 lbs. I hope you carry lead weights on your body on a windy day!. That is hell light

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I have the same concern. I'm 178cm and 50kg.. below the minimum recommended BMI. I dunno about the eating lots of food trick to gaining weight. Maybe im just eating the wrong type of food but i start to feel sick when i try to eat more then what i usually do....

So i've bought a 2kg tub of MAX'S weight gainer (shake) and ill be sipping on this stuff for a few weeks. Ill let you know if it works.

Hi again,

Well to update you on the benefit of Max's weight gainer..........there is none. At least not in the context of gaining weight. After a few weeks of drinking 2-3 Max's milkshakes per day, I noticed a performance increase, but as a weight gainer it is useless - i am in my last drinks of the tub and have had no change in body weight. At AUD$75 per tub, its not cheap and i wont be wasting my money on another.


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