Now I realize that when you see this you think that your probably just not eating enough but i asure you i am. I cant gain weight, i had surgury and lost weight and was about 140 and I went up to 150 and for the past few months I cant gain weight.
Chris Shugart says that teens can pack on muscle easily but its just not happening. Im 17 and 150, this is my diet and Im also on ovt training after months of just compound lifts
Breakfast
3 eggs
2 pices of toast
protein shake
fruit
snack
homeade wieght gain shake
granola bar
lunch
ww bagel
turkey
cheese
tomato
salad with olive oil
fruit
nuts
what’s your exercise routine like?
play any sports?
any idea how many calories you’re taking in now? hard for us to figure out without knowing serving size.
I was in the same boat, tracking calories and getting 4,000 cals/day and keeping my exercise to a low enough level not to be burning a ton.
wasn’t gaining any weight.
I’ve since upped it to 4500 cals/day and have put on 3 lbs in a week.
the simple answer is that you’re not eating enough. you just need to figure out where you’re currently at calorie wise and increase it 250-500 cals/day.
umm I caculated it all a while ago, im taking in 3400 cals a day and over 200 g of protein, 300g of carbs, and 82g of fat. Im in cts ovt training and i play hockey once a week and that is the day i eat and extra like 300 cals. I mean im eating so much more than I was before.
I now, I guess I have to eat more but I mean I increased my cals about 1000 in the past few weeks so I mean its alot than I had. Also pb is full of cals but I dont wana have it to much and get a peanut intolerance, do you think that can happen?
i eat the same large amounts of food i was eating when my weight was constant, except after almost every single meal i grab a couple handfuls of mixed nuts or couple spoonfuls peanut butter and chase it with a large glass of whole milk. this way i am able to add the extra calories needed to slowly gain weight.
it sounds like you are getting a good amount of protein and calories, but as a 17 year old, your metabolism is probably through the roof and 3400 may just not be enough…
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
crod266 wrote:
yea being a teen I deff cant afford that haha
At 17, you dont have a job?
You can save a lot of money if you shop at costco’s, BJ’s, and the like and buy in bulk and just freeze the rest.
Whole milk is an easy way to get in more calories.[/quote]
i think he was answering in response of my Surge double dose suggestion. I work full-time and with all my other supplements, it’s tough to think about doubling up on Surge which is almost $2/serving each and every time you strenously workout
[quote]crod266 wrote:
umm I caculated it all a while ago, im taking in 3400 cals a day and over 200 g of protein, 300g of carbs, and 82g of fat. Im in cts ovt training and i play hockey once a week and that is the day i eat and extra like 300 cals. I mean im eating so much more than I was before.[/quote]
That doesn’t look like 3400 calories. Let’s do the math. 200g of Protein = 800 Calories, 300g Carbs = 1200 calores, 82g fat = 738 calories. That’s 2700 calories.
The answer is simple. Add more calories. On top of weight training, and sports, you’re also young enough that you are still growing vertically, so you need to eat, and you can probably get away with not eating 100% clean.
Here’s breakfast:
8 whole eggs, scrambled,
4 pieces of whole wheat toast, with butter and jam
A glass of milk
A glass of juice.
Better than juice, if you have a blender, blend 2 cups of milk, a banana and some frozen berries. That’s about a thousand calories to start your day off.
I tried the bulk thing and i couldnt eat enough with a clean diet, so i decided to stay where i am now. I hated the amount i was eating and it made me feel like shit also. I always was full, i am much better just maintaining now.
If your really up for bulking, you have to eat more than you think. I hope that your very,very hungry lol
come on guys! as a former fat boy (similar to Shugart) i find it ridiculous that you guys can’t eat enough to gain lean mass…track your calories read Shugart’s quality mass diet article…do the opposite of what you’re doing now in the gym (unless you just started a new program)…
most importantly…KEEP YOUR FOODS CLEAN…otherwise your risk instilling bad habits for later in life when your metabolism isn’t so fast…say hello to being skinny fat with a nice potbelly…just like fat dudes have to suck it up when losing weight skinny dudes have to suck it up when they want to gain…
John Berardi has an article somewhere where he said that he had to eat roughly 7-8000 kcals A DAY to gain weight…here is what he ate roughly:
4 packets of oats
12 eggs
4 slices of whole grain toast
~60 gram protein shake
3-4 whole grain bagels slathered with pb
1 lb of lean beef
broccoli
~60 g protein shake
3-4 whole grain bagels slathered with pb
2-3 chicken breasts
green veggies
1 lb of pasta
tomato sauce
~60g protein shake
3-4 whole grain bagels slathered with pb
plus: a few protein bars throughout the day
THAT’S UNREAL!!! NOW IF THAT’S NOT A DIET FOR WEIGHT GAIN I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS!!! but the point is he kept it clean…he only went up to 12% bf from 8% but he gained a ton of lean mass and strength…check out his webpage…
obviously this is not doable for everyone because eating that amount of food adds up to a ton of $$$ per month, but if you’re 17 maybe you can convince your parents to help you with buying that amount of food
well i realize that the simple answer is if your not gaining weight your not eating enough but by upping my cals up about 1000 I was hoping something would happen, also its 3400 ive dont the math a million times. Also i am eating preety much 100% clean so maybe I shouldnt do that. ALso there is no way my rents would buy that much food for me
