Friday, October 24, 2008

Weight Gain,Think Big to Get Big

By Ricardo d Argence

Everyone knows that weight gain is difficult. Gaining weight means doing things in a big way. You have to eat big, to lift big, to get big. Repeat as needed to completely comprehend it.

Weightlifting is a key action in your goal to gain weight. Another one of the most important factors in gaining weight, is your diet.

Tally up your normal calorie intake for the day. Continue to eat the same way you always do while keeping tract of the number of calories the foods contain. Be very precise because this step is a critical one.

The day after you tallied up all your calories, eat 500 calories more than you usually do. So, lets pretend that the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, you would now eat 2500 calories a day. The best way to meet your caloric requirements without exceeding them is to carefully split your caloric intake into 5 or 6 small meals a day. Forget the 3 square meals myth, and of course, don't just "graze" all day. A mindful 5 or 6 mini-meals will meet your needs and keep you satisfied. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. Make sure that the added calories in your diet are from healthy foods.

Protein is the key for the muscle mass. Without adequate protein, muscle gain is not possible because weight training demand for amino acids, which comes from protein. You should daily eat about 2.2g of protein per kilogram of your weight. Include high protein foods in your diet. Your protein intake should be from foods rather than from supplements.

Some folks have the idea that beer will help them put on some weight. But this is untrue, it accumulates in your abdominal region, making it fatty.

And, of course, get in the gym and lift! This is another important step to how to gain weight, so make sure you are doing it correctly. Some thin people think that exercise is not good for them. This is not true, it keeps the metabolism high. Remember that eating alone is not sufficient. You don't want to gain fat but lean mass, so exercise is important.

Resistance training exercises help increase your muscle mass, that then increases your body's metabolism. Begin to understand the difference between exercises for weight gain and weight loss.

Wanting to change your body, you'll have to understand all the factors working together that will propel your goals and then you'll see a dramatic change. - 15343

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