best way to gain weight/power

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I eat protein and fiber and I do HIT as well as 5x5s.

 

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Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Beachboy
If you want to gain muscle then quit all that cardio and start lifting heavy and I mean HEAVY. Your workouts shouldn't take long because you can lift long or you can lift heavy... if you say you can do both you aren't lifting heavy enough.

no u see i need the cardio, i need more of it because im a swimmer

i need to keep the stamina and being able to go fast for longer periods... i just need more power for sprints

these things are mutually exclusive.

you can improve your muscle mass by lifting much heavier and eating a lot of protein, but in my opinion it's going to be very difficult to gain much because you're an endurance athlete and already train a ton of cardio. you can't really "bulk" and "cut" at the same time unless you are a genetic god or are taking steroids/HGH/etc.

if you want to gain mass you're going to have to ease back on the cardio for a bit and focus on intense heavy weight training coupled with the right foods (protein + healthy carbs).

This is a good place to start for everything weight training-diet-fitness related.