Trying to combat my good metabolism

[sickofscrawny]

I've been working out pretty intensely for nearly five months, and haven't gained a pound. The problem is my metabolism is really high, it has always kept me skinny (which is the good) but makes it really hard to bulk up (which is the bad). My body fat has dropped from 15% to 9.5%, so I am building muscle even though I'm not building size.

Right now I'm taking in 150g of protein a day, mostly split into six 25g servings about 3 hours apart - primarily food-based with a protein shake before and after each workout. I'm also trying to include carbs wherever I can, mostly in the form of whole wheat pasta and fruit.

Can anyone who has overcome this problem offer suggestions?

[WonderPug]

You're not eating enough. Eat more.

[srsapples]

eat more

[Wrecktified]

Strange, you are almost the exact same size as me.

Anyways, you just need to eat more - it is as simple as that. Use the formulas in the stickies to figure out your TDEE, and from there add a 10 to 20% calorie surplus combined with an appropriate diet and you will put on size. Note that the stickies only can give you an estimate of your TDEE, you will likely need to figure it out for yourself which can be done by eating x amount of calories for a while, and then if your weight is very stable you have found maintenance (or your TDEE). I am currently bulking on 3250 calories a day, and seeing gains of 0.5 to 1 lb a week thus far which is roughly what you want to strive for in terms of weight gain per week and since you are my size you are most likely not more than a few hundred calories one way or the other from me.

[BaconGod69]

I've been working out pretty intensely for nearly five months, and haven't gained a pound. The problem is my metabolism is really high, it has always kept me skinny (which is the good) but makes it really hard to bulk up (which is the bad). My body fat has dropped from 15% to 9.5%, so I am building muscle even though I'm not building size.

Right now I'm taking in 150g of protein a day, mostly split into six 25g servings about 3 hours apart - primarily food-based with a protein shake before and after each workout. I'm also trying to include carbs wherever I can, mostly in the form of whole wheat pasta and fruit.

Can anyone who has overcome this problem offer suggestions?

EAT MORE... BINGE...SCUFF THAT MUG DOWN!























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EAT EVEN MORE!!!E#I!@)E(K!!!!!
problem solved

[TheMerch]

Peanut butter, nutella, banana sandwhich. Easy 1000 calories and not terribly that filling.

Find calorie dense food you enjoy and smash it.

[sickofscrawny]

Peanut butter, nutella, banana sandwhich. Easy 1000 calories and not terribly that filling.

Find calorie dense food you enjoy and smash it.

Nice, thanks. Do you have any more calorie-dense suggestions?

[YungKDaGawd]

If your body fat % has decreased substantially while your bodyweight remained the same, you are building size. But eat more.

[kenny878]

You're not eating enough. Eat more.

this, count yourself lucky buddy. us former or current fatties (or endomorphs as some might say) have to struggle all day long just to eat less. If it's healthy, put it in your mouth. Best advice i can give

[annasthetics]

eat calorie dense foods.