Is it possible for me to put on weight?

You have to be careful, I've never seen a large bulky footballer or cyclist, other than sprinters.

If you are doing a lot of cardio and endurance sports then you are bound to have a slimmer more altheltic physique than a 5 day a week gym rat!
 
Sorry if it's been said, but isn't Chicken good for building up muscle? Or is that just a myth?

I have no idea by the way, just going by what people I've spoken to have said....As my physique is next to non-existant! :P
 
Delvis said:
Sorry if it's been said, but isn't Chicken good for building up muscle? Or is that just a myth?

I have no idea by the way, just going by what people I've spoken to have said....As my physique is next to non-existant! :P
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Thats very simplistic. If i ate 5 chicken breasts a day the muscle would fall off me. Fat too i geuss but i would not be left very ripped. Mass gaining is all about eating more calories than you use, to some extent it doesn't matter if those calories come from chicken breast or pizza. The main consideration is the balance of fats proteins and carbohydrates.

Chicken breast, being low in fat and carbohydrates and high in protein is ideal for building muscle as protein is the primary building block for muscle. But nothing by itself will build muscle, no powder, no meat, no drug. Muscle building is a synergy of

Eating big, Lifting big, sleeping big
 
well yes obviously if you JUST ate Chicken, but Chicken a good source of (Add the word here)...which 'helps' muscle growth? Along with various other foods obviously

I shant say what it contains, or what i think it contains, because I will say the wrong word and be ridiculed for it :)

Naturally eating a bigger intake than what you will burn off helps, as you said even pizza (in moderation i would have thought, just due to the general properties of a pizza, unless made by yourself)...but there are foods that help more to muscle growth I think.

Again I shant go saying what foods, because me not being a body builder or anything remotely near it, I have no idea unless I was to search for it :)

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Chicken breast, being low in fat and carbohydrates and high in protein is ideal for building muscle as protein is the primary building block for muscle.
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Just saw that bit :)

Someone I know used to take Creatine =/...but he was quite into building his muscles, even though he never really looked massive...looked more like muscle building underneath fat on his arms.
 
Delvis said:
Someone I know used to take Creatine =/...but he was quite into building his muscles, even though he never really looked massive...looked more like muscle building underneath fat on his arms.
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Some people tend to retain a lot of water when they start taking creatine mono.
 
Why did that post feel like creatine was labelled as some kinda steroid? Creatine is only of any use to top end athletes or super hardcore trainers. It just creates a little more ATP, why does everyone behave like its a supersupplement?

For the purposes of a beginner, think of creatine as a highly concentrated sugar, nothing more.
 
Ultra_Extreme said:
5 day a week gym rat, unless on steroids, will be just as thin
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Really?
Its not about the amount of days you are in the gym, its how long you spend in there each day etc.

Imagine:
1 Chest
2 Back
3 Shoulders
4 Legs
5 Arms
Off
Off

Lovely :]
 
If you want to put on weight try going out a lot and drinking beer plus kebabs when you're out, I reckon that'd help you put on some weight :p.
 
Morba said:
Some people tend to retain a lot of water when they start taking creatine mono.
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Yep, that's how it's been explained to me anyway.

Ultra_Extreme said:
Why did that post feel like creatine was labelled as some kinda steroid? Creatine is only of any use to top end athletes or super hardcore trainers. It just creates a little more ATP, why does everyone behave like its a supersupplement?

For the purposes of a beginner, think of creatine as a highly concentrated sugar, nothing more.
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I never once stated it was a drug, well no it is, but it certainly isn't a Steroid....Maybe the =/ confused you into it, I dunno.

Well, it is offered in Tesco's, so any old blighter can go and buy the stuff :p

I only shared an experience and something I have been told, and I get a slapping, never mind.

To the OP, if you want to put on weight, you need to put more calories on, than you are burning off, it's pretty simple.

But you will need to do some form of excercise, otherwise it will just turn into excess fat, and it will just look awful :)
 
jmhduck said:
If you want to put on weight try going out a lot and drinking beer plus kebabs when you're out, I reckon that'd help you put on some weight :p.
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Moobs? :p

I still find it hard to put weight on, and it's not like I do a lot of exercise burning calories off either. :o
 
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Delvis said:
Just saw that bit :)

Someone I know used to take Creatine =/...but he was quite into building his muscles, even though he never really looked massive...looked more like muscle building underneath fat on his arms.
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To me the above insinuates that creatine is some kind of mass builder. Thats the sort of sentence where you expect 'creatine' to read 'dianabol' or some other steroid compound. The point is what you have said there is a bit like going

"this guy i used to know ate chicken every day :/ just looked fat though"

Which is not something you would likely post. This insinuates that, at least casually, you consider creatine to me some kind of 'muscle builder' which it is not. Dont get me wron m8 i wasnt 'slapping' you i was simply pointing out, for the benefit of the uneducated trainers in this thread, that creatine is not thought especially highly of in bodybuilding circles, and the fact that its marketed as a super-supplement just annoys hardcore trainers.

Dont take it personally :D
 
Thanks for the advice guys, just got to decide whether I am able to fully commit to it, because obviously you have to be to notice any decent gains. Basically my target would be to put on about a stone in weight. I'm currently 5ft11 and weigh almost exactly 11 stone. I wouldn't want to get much past 12 stone, maybe 12 and a half, because pace and agility are my two best attributes when it comes to football, and I worry that the extra weight may effect this slightly.

If anything, I would most like to add just a bit of weight to my upper body but really focus on my leg muscles. I have pretty big calf muscles because of many years of regular football and cycling, but I think my upper leg muscles could do with a bit more power and if this increased my pace on the football field and allowed me to climb hills better when MTB'ing then all the better! Any advice on what exercises are best for building upper leg muscle?
 
Back squats
front squats
split squats
overhead squats

umm, squats!

but dont forget your hams

romanian deadlifts
stiff/straight legged deadlifts
deadlifts

hehe
 
nicktay2605 said:
I eat like crazy, must consume about 3500 calories per day (mostly good stuff too) but I just struggle to put on weight.
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You may be suprised by how far that figure is off.

If you've a body type with a propensity for being lean and wiry, I suggest you follow the above advice. I also suggest you start a food journal, keeping track of what and how much you eat (and the macronutrients held therein, carbs, fat and protein) to see what you're really consuming on a daily basis. Account for drinks as well.

Aim to eat a certain amount (say 3,500 as you've previously stated). If you still fail to gain weight, increase this by 250-500 calories. Continue to do this until you get the gains you want. Remember that (if I recall correctly) 1lb of body fat equates to around 3,500kcal. That means you need to consume at LEAST 500 calories per day in excess of your calorific requirement just to gain 1lb per week.

With a body type such as yours and the amount of excersise you do, you may find this equates to a lot of food. If weight gain still proves difficult, you may want to maintain/increase calories per day and drop the amount of meals. But I'd just still with recording and consuming set calories before trying this :)

Hope this helps, and I haven't just reiterated every point made in this thread :p (lazy reading)

Ant :cool:
 
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