[quote]heim wrote:
midgethearsexb wrote:
If you want to gain weight, you have to eat! It sounds stupid, but it’s so true! You should be eating as soon as you’re done with your routine. Eat, eat, eat!
I have found that by keeping a bowl of pasta salad (whole grain noodles, chicken, blueberries, apples, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, extra virgin olive oil, cottage cheese, and slivered almonds) in the fridge, that I always have something good to eat. That is my concoction, you can try something different.
Also, pick up some fish oil at the store. They are cheap, but are great! Also a good weight gainer helps. I personally prefer Cytogainer, but I’ve heard great things about Grow!
Just eat man! I know you don’t want to hear it, but do it!
You kidding? I could care less for my diet, i got good metabolism, unfortunately 
But, don’t think i should consume any weight gainer since that might be a little too excessive. I think if i consume too much fat most of it is just gonna be burned off anyway.[/quote]
Not exactly sure what you meant by this post. But, diet is extremely important if you want to build lean mass (muscle). And don’t use the old “I’ve got a good metabolism (I’m a hardgainer)” cop-out. If you eat enough, you’ll build muscle, trust me.
As far as actual bodyweight exercises, first, I’ll agree with what people have said about the benefits of lifting heavy weights. Sure, there are bodyweight exercises that can build high levels of strength, but there are also muscles/movement patterns that are damn near impossible to train using only your bodyweight.
For instance, planche push-ups are extremely difficult and require approximately the same amount of upper body strength as a double bodyweight bench press. One arm chins are also extremely challenging (unless you’re a rock climber or cirque de soliel performer) and are basically like performing a double bodyweight chin.
However, lower body exercises are much harder to design and/or mimic using only bodyweight. For instance, there really aren’t any bodyweight exercises that can substitute for heavy deadlifting (unless you were a competitive gymnast and were performing giant swings on rings, advanced tumbling, and vaulting). So, in those regards you’re going to have to use some resistance outside of your bodyweight.
I’d recommend, as some already have, going out and making a heavy sandbag, or finding some good partner resisted exercise programs, and checking into some strongman type training programs. If you still want to do bodyweight stuff, check out gymnastics resources, they are pretty much as developed as anyone is going to get from doing bodyweight stuff and have some great exercises.
Good luck and good training,
Sentoguy