eat more they say.

[the540guy]

Well obviously the big response to everything is eat more. So who has tips for someone who just isn't a big eater? calorie heavy foods etc? any tricks? Im a two slices of pizza full kinda guy. Did jump on the mass gainer train. Only been taking for a few days now, with the lactose milk its somewhere around 1100 cals i think. Im also somewhat lactose intolerant, cheese is fine but straight milk makes for a bad few days for me. Im lucky if i can in 2500 cals a day, and i know its putting a damper on my gainzzzzz.

[GuinnessStrong]

What the **** am I even reading? Intake mass to gain mass that simple. Spend this time eating food. Any food. All food.

[andregrenier]

I'd say eat more fat if you can't handle a lot of food. Eat alot of red meat, it has waaaayyy more fat than chicken breast and you can do stuff like adding a tbsp of peanut butter to your shakes without feeling like you're actually eating more.

[csday924]

Well obviously the big response to everything is eat more. So who has tips for someone who just isn't a big eater? calorie heavy foods etc? any tricks? Im a two slices of pizza full kinda guy. Did jump on the mass gainer train. Only been taking for a few days now, with the lactose milk its somewhere around 1100 cals i think. Im also somewhat lactose intolerant, cheese is fine but straight milk makes for a bad few days for me. Im lucky if i can in 2500 cals a day, and i know its putting a damper on my gainzzzzz.

Processed foods!

[scottyk31]

Put olive oil on everything you can, eat chipotle, donuts I swear are anabolic too (may be bro science though)

[MetalMiscer]

Eat more food lol

[BongoBanger]

Well obviously the big response to everything is eat more. So who has tips for someone who just isn't a big eater? calorie heavy foods etc? any tricks? Im a two slices of pizza full kinda guy. Did jump on the mass gainer train. Only been taking for a few days now, with the lactose milk its somewhere around 1100 cals i think. Im also somewhat lactose intolerant, cheese is fine but straight milk makes for a bad few days for me. Im lucky if i can in 2500 cals a day, and i know its putting a damper on my gainzzzzz.

youre making excuses many times in this post, two slice of pizza type of guy, being lactose intolerant.
when theres a will theres a way, you got to want to gain weight, not kind of want to if its convenient for you.

Man up and just eat.

[the540guy]

youre making excuses many times in this post, two slice of pizza type of guy, being lactose intolerant.
when theres a will theres a way, you got to want to gain weight, not kind of want to if its convenient for you.

Man up and just eat.

alright ill go to the store and get some milk then. thanks.

[paulosantos0922]

Your body/stomach will adjust to the food intake. I used to have a hard time eating lots of food until I started carb backloading. Now eating 1500 calories in an hour is easy.

[ats94]

http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...o-getting-big/

[thebencher900lb]

Simply eat caloric dense foods. Since fat has 9 calories per gram, you are better off eating high fat. You need to eat big to be big. Your stomach will quickly adjust and grow larger.

You either man up and eat, or remain the same.

[budreiser2]

beef rice and peanut butter.

[ascetic7]

Weight gainer powder.

[toolazieguy]

All this talk about food is making me hungry… Bulking can be tough man, you just gotta tough it out. There are some days I don't really feel hungry, but still stuff my face. With that said liquid calories are easier to take down so I usually have a huge meal and then throw in a shake at the end even if I'm already stuffed.

[Silentpoet]

Make excuses or make it happen. If you don't want to eat, then you must make yourself eat. That simple. Not easy, but it is simple. Others I have given good advice too, but it is up to you to look at the man in the mirror and decide if he is going to be the man you say you want to be.

[avodo]

Force yourself to eat more. Just do it. Stop making excuses. Once you actually see how much of a difference food will make in the weight room, you'll find a way to eat more.

[Rhinoe]

Wish I understood what feeling full was like. The suffering of constant hunger.

Trouble eating? If I were in those shoes I'd eat, more often, calorie dense foods: nuts, fats, oils.

[nick5569]

are you tracking calories, measuring/weighing your food? It shouldn't be tough to eat in a 500cal surplus. **** just have a pint of ben & jerry's ice cream everyday for dessert. easy ****

[JuiceMane01]

I'm the same as you, if I wasn't training I'd be a 160lb bish, easiest way iv found is to eat as soon as you get up and just eat every 3-4 hours try and have big calorie dense meals/shakes for example for a Shake
Milk, 1 cup of grinded up oats, protein, a load of double cream, peanut butter
That comes out to chit load of calories

[GRAZ23]

stop being a pussy and eat.. food is awesome

[arturogatti]

I have a reasonably small appetite and my natural weight is probably around 160lbs. When I was gaining weight at the quickest rate, 1-2lbs a week I would have a Pro-Complex Gainer shake with full cream milk and 150g of oats blended as soon as I woke up and last thing before bed, around 1500 calories each. Breakfast, lunch and dinner would be pretty normal at around 800-1000 calories each. Snack on cheese and nuts between meals. 5000-6000 calories without trying too hard. Gainer powder can be expensive though getting through it at that rate. I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives though.

[IngeKJ]

If youre drinking a weight gainer that is 1100 cals and your daily total calorie consumption is 2500, means that you get 1400 cals from foods. That is 2 moderate meals dude. Eat another meal and you're suddenly above 3k cals

[haylzyiza]

Since you have posted in the powerlifting/strongman section, I'd be firstly asking if you are looking to "gain"in terms of adding muscle for bodybuilding or strength in powerlifting? Or somewhere in between?

That will point to where you should source your extra calories. From experience, adding a surplus of calories for bodybuilding should be done slow and steady, increasing week by week until you see improvements, usually like some have said, by adding peanut butter/olive oil/coconut oil, or all of the above to their shakes so it doesn't make you feel full (a curse to the rest of us). Your body will slowly adapt to the subtle increase in calories that by the time you are consuming an excess of 500cals or whatever your desired goal is, your body won't notice it as much as stuffing your face force-fed. Last thing you'd want is a mass gain of fat with it anyway.

If however your goal is to focus on adding strength then eat whatever you want like donuts alongside your 2 slices of pizza, until you feel recovered and ready to jack up the next PB.

That or you are simply not training hard enough for your body to be cravin immediate equilibrium!

[BrockSexy]

Son, let's go a different route and get some different hobbies. This is not for you.

[naturalguy]

Some guys don't have big appetites. Shakes can go a long way to help you reach your caloric goals as they are not as filling. If lactose is a problem for you then you can make them with water.

[icetrauma]

Some guys don't have big appetites. Shakes can go a long way to help you reach your caloric goals as they are not as filling. If lactose is a problem for you then you can make them with water.

Or lactose free milk. You still get the calories with out the explosions.

[MikeMadden96]

get a jar of peanut butter and fill it with honey and dark chocolate chips, eat all of it while drinking a gallon of milk and make that your Day 1 of eating more..or setting the tone. By the way, that's on my bucket list I just never got to it

[RS6759]

Calorie dense shakes will probably help you the most. I hate bulking, but 1000+ calorie shakes makes it easier. Take protein powder or gainer, mix in oats, natty pb, and anything else you might want to add calories...ice cream, honey, olive oil, fruit, chocolate syrup, etc. Even fast food will help you reach your caloric goals faster. The eating part has to be taken as serious as the lifting.

...all this talk of food is making me question if I should gain another 20-30....

[IcemanIsDead]

Whole milk, protein powder/mass gainer, banana, chocolate powder, olive oil, oats, peanutbutter.

Mix it up and chug it down, with the right amount it will easily be around 1300-1500 calories. Drink chocolate milk a lot, eat peanutbutter and banana sandwiches and add olive oil to everything. Eat half a bag of chips every night before going to bed and you will not have a problem hitting 3000+ calories.

I used to be a small eater, yesterday I accidentaly hit 3500 calories on a 3k bulk and could easily have kept going to 4k+. You will ease into it eventually, you just have to grind for a while.

[WolfBeast]

Put Peanut butter and olive oil in your protein shakes. Cook everything in coconut oil, post workout doughnuts will never fail you. Eating high calorie protein such as beef will add to you caloric surplus as well.