Trying to gain weight.

[SaintV]

Ok, to lay it out, I'm roughly 5 foot 10 inches tall, 140 pounds. I'm twenty one years old and have a very physical job as a farmer and a sawmill mechanic. Because of this I get more exercise and weight lifting than most small scale body builders. I eat mainly what I grow, allot of vegetables and mostly wild meat like deer, rabbit, hogs, fish(ALLOT of fish) ect.

But it seems like I can eat twice as much as most people and never gain a pound. I eat very healthy and have tried several supplements. I may gain a pound but then i'll burp and lose two. I'm pretty skinny but because of my jobs very muscular. I can build muscle no problem. But I can't gain a bit of weight to turn into more muscle.

I want something that will make me gain weight. I think it's genetics, most of my family are either skinny of burly farm folks. I just caught the wrong side.

[gleminem12]

Ok, to lay it out, I'm roughly 5 foot 10 inches tall, 140 pounds. I'm twenty one years old and have a very physical job as a farmer and a sawmill mechanic. Because of this I get more exercise and weight lifting than most small scale body builders. I eat mainly what I grow, allot of vegetables and mostly wild meat like deer, rabbit, hogs, fish(ALLOT of fish) ect.

But it seems like I can eat twice as much as most people and never gain a pound. I eat very healthy and have tried several supplements. I may gain a pound but then i'll burp and lose two. I'm pretty skinny but because of my jobs very muscular. I can build muscle no problem. But I can't gain a bit of weight to turn into more muscle.

I want something that will make me gain weight. I think it's genetics, most of my family are either skinny of burly farm folks. I just caught the wrong side.

Count how many calories you are eating each day then add another 400-500 on that, if that doesnt work add another 200-300 and so on, i had the same problem but just kept eating until i found the point where my body started gaining, also are you getting enough sleep?

[gleminem12]

check out my before and after pictures if you dont believe me, i used to be 110 pounds..

[walkingstick22]

Believe it or not, you're still not eating enough to gain weight. Your job requires a lot of calorie-burning physical activity which means that while you're eating a bunch, you still need to eat more. The old rule, calories in>calories out always results in weight gain, it's simple math. It's higher for us high-metabolism, highly-active lifestyle people but there's still a point where you will gain weight and you need to find that with a BMR calculation (google it, it's a way to find out how many calories a day you need to maintain your weight) and add several hundred calories on top of that. Finally, make sure that when you're working out, to be doing heavy compound lifts like bench press/deadlift/squats.

[Valhallabound86]

Likely your daily activity is burning a ridiculous amount of calories, so you'll have to really up your intake to get ahead in weight. Eat big macs if you have to.

[aaronuconn]

Likely your daily activity is burning a ridiculous amount of calories, so you'll have to really up your intake to get ahead in weight. Eat big macs if you have to.

This. You're still not eating enough to grow. If you can, track your calorie intake daily and start weighing yourself weekly to see how the scale moves.

[Marcus2213]

I eat mainly what I grow, allot of vegetables and mostly wild meat like deer, rabbit, hogs, fish(ALLOT of fish) ect.

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You grow rabbit hogs n fish? **** bro.

Srs tho up the cals, mainly carbs. Eat carbs before bed too

[iownaniroc]

Hey man,

I was in the same boat for a while. 6 feet tall and always 150!

I finally got serious about eating some calorie dense foods. (I still eat the right stuff, just a lot of it). My biggest has been 177 so far and that was 9,000 calories a day. (which also equals about 4 massive dumps)

[Baddog079]

Ultimately, it boils down to cals in> cals out. Yes, there are multiple factors than can work against you or work for you, like how fast your metabolic rate is or what genetics were handed to you, but that's just a bump in the road. If you don't gain weight, eat more. If you still don't gain weight, eat even more. You're not a marvel, you WILL gain weight at a certain caloric surplus.

For me, I can't think of a single overweight male in my family. All the males are about 6' and average build. That's pretty beneficial for me...

[S7R31F]

Sounds like you eat alof of good food, but what about carb sources? add rice, pasta or sweet potato. If you are not putting on weight there is only one thing...not enough calories. usually you would just up the carbs

[morningstaru]

Sounds like you don't eat enough.
You said you eat a lot of veggies/fish...it's hard to pack in the calories with those foods, even if you are eating them all day.

Dirty it up a bit...sounds like you eat TOO cleanly.

[OptimumBody]

Hey man,

I was in the same boat for a while. 6 feet tall and always 150!

I finally got serious about eating some calorie dense foods. (I still eat the right stuff, just a lot of it). My biggest has been 177 so far and that was 9,000 calories a day. (which also equals about 4 massive dumps)

How did you plan the 9000 calories a day? What foods and supplements did you take?

[spaceghostboogi]

Lift a baby cow over a fence twice a day every day.
As the cow grows you will grow.
When the cow is full grown you will be able to lift it and put it over the fence.
Youll be like tarzan of the cow kingdom

[Baddog079]

Lift a baby cow over a fence twice a day every day.
As the cow grows you will grow.
When the cow is full grown you will be able to lift it and put it over the fence.
Youll be like tarzan of the cow kingdom

I prefer to lift a cow from my dinner plate to my mouth

[spaceghostboogi]

Well yes of course after it is full grown you slaughter it and cook it