12 Weeks to Put on Some Weight

[Daniel_Kemp]

I would like to put on some weight in 12 weeks, cause my uncle says so.

I will post updates on what I end up eating, and what exercises I end up doing.

 

[kamper]

That's a weird reason to put on weight

 

[MrMatt]

If you're eating less than 4500 calories per day, you fail. Go eat steak, PB, Milk, etc. 12 weeks is enough to probably put a fairly clean 24 lbs on. Of course it won't all be lean mass, but you look stick skinny right now.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

If you're eating less than 4500 calories per day, you fail. Go eat steak, PB, Milk, etc. 12 weeks is enough to probably put a fairly clean 24 lbs on. Of course it won't all be lean mass, but you look stick skinny right now.

Lol, with the weight he's at, he probably doesn't need anything close to that. If he did, it might even be a disadvantage because his body couldn't handle all of it and he'd gain more fat than necessary. Typically 3500 calories is a good place to start. If that doesn't work in the first week or two, 4000 should be the next step. I wouldn't consider jumping right into 4500 calories considering that's almost a 1500 calorie surplus for most. Most people can't use even close to that amount to synthesize muscle mass.

 

[coreyb]

squat, milk and meat. you are far too skinny.

 

[BlackTigers]

If you're eating less than 4500 calories per day, you fail. Go eat steak, PB, Milk, etc. 12 weeks is enough to probably put a fairly clean 24 lbs on. Of course it won't all be lean mass, but you look stick skinny right now.

You're saying 12 weeks = 24lbs. Fair enough, I figured he could do 20.

That's a total of...~~1000cals a day extra over maintenance. I doubt his maintenance is 3500 at his weight, probably closer to 2500-2800.

4500cals a day will just make him fat unless his metabolism is retardedly fast.

 

[bommy261]

ummm, shouldn't u be gaining weight because u want to? taking to heart what someone else says about u is silly without you actually believing it.

 

[BlackTigers]

ummm, shouldn't u be gaining weight because u want to? taking to heart what someone else says about u is silly without you actually believing it.

its not like he cant reverse it if he doesnt like it...lol

 

[skace]

I assumed this thread was spam.

 

[kamper]

I assumed this thread was spam.

I thought so too, especially with him not returning, but he took a picture of a scale with a paper with the date on it. That'd be a pretty dedicated spammer

 

[Daniel_Kemp]

 

[Daniel_Kemp]

That's a weird reason to put on weight

People have different reasons for going on a diet.

If you're eating less than 4500 calories per day, you fail. Go eat steak, PB, Milk, etc. 12 weeks is enough to probably put a fairly clean 24 lbs on. Of course it won't all be lean mass, but you look stick skinny right now.

I'm trying to increase the amount of food I'm eating each day. Sometimes I'm just not hungry.

Lol, with the weight he's at, he probably doesn't need anything close to that. If he did, it might even be a disadvantage because his body couldn't handle all of it and he'd gain more fat than necessary. Typically 3500 calories is a good place to start. If that doesn't work in the first week or two, 4000 should be the next step. I wouldn't consider jumping right into 4500 calories considering that's almost a 1500 calorie surplus for most. Most people can't use even close to that amount to synthesize muscle mass.

I'm working on getting to 3500 calories a day. Then once I get there I'd like to go for 4000 calories a day.

squat, milk and meat. you are far too skinny.

I've been working on my squat technique.

ummm, shouldn't u be gaining weight because u want to? taking to heart what someone else says about u is silly without you actually believing it.

My uncle is the main person I'm doing it for. He pays my bills, so I should keep him happy.

 

[rcpratt]

You're going the wrong direction bro!

 

[brikis98]

Weird post that def looks like spam, but if you're really doing this and need to put on some serious weight, then GOMAD + Starting Strength is one of the most effective things I've ever seen. Do it right and we're talking 50+lbs in 11 weeks.

 

[Daniel_Kemp]

You're going the wrong direction bro!

I had water and food in my body when I did my starting weight. The lowest I weighed during the week was 162.2 lbs, so I gained some weight.

Weird post that def looks like spam, but if you're really doing this and need to put on some serious weight, then GOMAD + Starting Strength is one of the most effective things I've ever seen. Do it right and we're talking 50+lbs in 11 weeks.

I would like to drink milk, but I've read that it isn't so great for you, so I'm looking for other ways to put on weight.

I've read Starting Strength too. I'm using some stuff I've learned for it in my workout.

Thanks brikis98.

 

[brikis98]

I would like to drink milk, but I've read that it isn't so great for you, so I'm looking for other ways to put on weight.

In what way is milk unhealthy? Got a link to whatever it was that you read?

 

[Daniel_Kemp]

In what way is milk unhealthy? Got a link to whatever it was that you read?

http://www.westonaprice.org/Milk-It-Does-a-Body-Good.html

 

[brikis98]

http://www.westonaprice.org/Milk-It-Does-a-Body-Good.html

Uh huh, and the study that shows the negative health effects from this milk is... where?

BTW, try not to fool yourself: the overwhelming majority of the food you eat in the US is produced in very similar factory-like conditions. Do you eat 100% whole/raw/unprocessed foods? Or do you occasionally buy something boxed, pre-packaged or canned? Do you buy everything from small, local farms that you know follow sustainable farming practices? And no, organic food doesn't necessarily cut it. Do you eat at restaurants? Do you eat deli meats and cheeses? Do you know where your fish comes from? Have you counted the ingredients in your bread?

The state of our entire food system is pretty poor. It sucks and it's quite difficult to do much about it, but randomly picking out milk as being worse than anything else you're eating doesn't make sense. In fact, since GOMAD is a short term way to add some serious weight - I doubt anyone would ever need to do it for more than 6 months - you are very unlikely to see any negative health effects.

Of course, if you're that worried about it, you could follow the advice of that article and buy raw milk...

 

[Daniel_Kemp]

Uh huh, and the study that shows the negative health effects from this milk is... where?

BTW, try not to fool yourself: the overwhelming majority of the food you eat in the US is produced in very similar factory-like conditions. Do you eat 100% whole/raw/unprocessed foods? Or do you occasionally buy something boxed, pre-packaged or canned? Do you buy everything from small, local farms that you know follow sustainable farming practices? And no, organic food doesn't necessarily cut it. Do you eat at restaurants? Do you eat deli meats and cheeses? Do you know where your fish comes from? Have you counted the ingredients in your bread?

The state of our entire food system is pretty poor. It sucks and it's quite difficult to do much about it, but randomly picking out milk as being worse than anything else you're eating doesn't make sense. In fact, since GOMAD is a short term way to add some serious weight - I doubt anyone would ever need to do it for more than 6 months - you are very unlikely to see any negative health effects.

Of course, if you're that worried about it, you could follow the advice of that article and buy raw milk...

I'm just looking for a diet that I can use to put on some weight, and then use that diet to help me keep that weight.

I would like to put on weight, but health is kind of big for me too.

 

[brikis98]

I'm just looking for a diet that I can use to put on some weight, and then use that diet to help me keep that weight.

Eating enough to gain weight is much harder than eating enough to maintain that weight. For example, the difference in BMR between a 160lbs male and a 185lbs male of the same height is around 200 calories. On the other hand, to add that 25lbs quickly, you might be eating 1000+ calories over maintenance. Therefore, the same diet that helps you add the weight will most likely not be the one you use when you are done bulking.

I would like to put on weight, but health is kind of big for me too.

And as I said before, milk is most likely no worse than most of the other food you eat. Which, I guess, brings up a good question: what are you eating?

Anyways, I would bet a lot of money that if you did GOMAD for 6 months vs. almost any other bulking diet, you'd end up bigger & stronger as a result of GOMAD and your "health" - by whatever measures you wish to use - would be the same or better.

 

[CrossFyer]

Yea just go with the milk.

Don't try to do gallon-per-day right from the beginning.
Have a full glass with each meal for a day or two, then jump to 2 glasses with each meal. Then start working in more throughout the day.

GOMAD is great for reasons you already mentioned - you are trying to eat more but are feeling full. Well, once you get used to it, milk can be a lot easier than solid food to get down if you aren't particularly hungry

Also, even if mass amounts of milk aren't healthy for an extended period, don't let that stop you from using it short-term. It has a great balance of fat/protein for putting on muscle weight, and the calcium is good for you too.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

I personally think it would be pretty hard for him to put on any "good" weight in only 12 weeks. Especially because you need to lift heavy weights to build muscle, and that's not something you can just go to the gym and start doing on day one, or even week 1 for that matter.

Anyhow, great ways to build mass are to work on your squats and deadlifts. Any excercise for your back and legs is going to make your whole body composition change. Don't be that guy at the gym that does biceps curls 3 days a week...

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I personally think it would be pretty hard for him to put on any "good" weight in only 12 weeks. Especially because you need to lift heavy weights to build muscle, and that's not something you can just go to the gym and start doing on day one, or even week 1 for that matter.

Anyhow, great ways to build mass are to work on your squats and deadlifts. Any excercise for your back and legs is going to make your whole body composition change. Don't be that guy at the gym that does biceps curls 3 days a week...

What? 12 weeks is more than enough time to gain some great muscle mass. I gained 20 pounds (~12-15 pounds of muscle) in 10 weeks. It can very easily be done, but calories definitely need to be up there.

 

[brikis98]

I personally think it would be pretty hard for him to put on any "good" weight in only 12 weeks. Especially because you need to lift heavy weights to build muscle, and that's not something you can just go to the gym and start doing on day one, or even week 1 for that matter.

Anyhow, great ways to build mass are to work on your squats and deadlifts. Any excercise for your back and legs is going to make your whole body composition change. Don't be that guy at the gym that does biceps curls 3 days a week...

It is possible to gain a huge amount of weight in 12 weeks, to say nothing of the strength gains.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

It is possible to gain a huge amount of weight in 12 weeks, to say nothing of the strength gains.

I'm talking about doing it in a healthy manner and and adding only muscle and not fat. It's really not something I think a beginner can do in 12 weeks. It will take an extraordinary person with a lot of drive to force themselves to make the changes necessary to accomplish it. They would also need to have some decent experience in the gym. It's really not something a beginner can do on their own.