I want to gain 20lbs by christmas

[Dan...]

Your like 6 foot plus though right Dan?

Yeah I am 6'4. Obviously I have lost a lot of strength, and under 190 is too light for me, I just want to get down to a lower BF% before I try to gain some of my strength back. Its the price paid for getting incredibly fat.

[F l i c k e r]

Your lucky. If I was 6'4" I'd be playing quarterback right now.

I'm 5'10". I haven't weighed myself in a while, not since my knee injury. My football playing weight was 191. But I feel much more athletic now than ever before. Judging from the look, I'm not under 12% bf. Close though, maybe 16%. Not sure. May have to head over to a department store and get myself a scale.

[Dan...]

Your lucky. If I was 6'4" I'd be playing quarterback right now.

I'm 5'10". I haven't weighed myself in a while, not since my knee injury. My football playing weight was 191. But I feel much more athletic now than ever before. Judging from the look, I'm not under 12% bf. Close though, maybe 16%. Not sure. May have to head over to a department store and get myself a scale.

I'm basically done with numbers. When I was cutting down from well over 200 I got fairly obsessed with the scale. Now I'm just going by the mirror. Once I'm reasonably happy with my abdominal definition then I will up my calorie intake and put some weight back on. I'm guessing that will be in another 10 pounds or so. Looking forward to it. Pretty sick of eating 1900-2000 calories a day.

[Earl-Hickey]

You'll fail unless you take some of that hgh and what not. Especially if your weight has been consistent, what makes you think you can gain 20lbs and maintain it? You need something to tweak your system.

I used to be 210lbs in shape 3 years ago

I lost masses of weight because i stopped working out and became a student living on 2 minute noodles.

over the course of 3 years i lost 50lb, Went from a 36" waist to a 32", i looked at a photo of myself taken a few weeks ago and i look ill, like seriously seriously underweight, shoulder bones and ribs showing, grey pallour, just awful, for someone who used to be considered a "big guy" and prided myself on my physique this was really upsetting to see that pic.

Time to get back to where i was

[THE REED]

Weighed in at 212 this morning..

Down 3.6lbs for the week.

[New England]

You'll fail unless you take some of that hgh and what not. Especially if your weight has been consistent, what makes you think you can gain 20lbs and maintain it? You need something to tweak your system.

i hope you are joking...


to the TS, gaining weight, if you want to boil it down, is about eating more (a lot more) and adding weight to the work that you do in your gym over time.
finish your sets with low reps and try and put more weight on as you go from week to week if you can.


especially if you are young, you can always get stronger and bigger than your regular / moderately fit walking weight

you want//need proportion. lots of guys go to the gym wanting bigger shoulders arms and chests, and see results right away, but peak rather quickly. if you arent working out your back, core, and legs (especially your legs) your body wont want to gain any more weight in any of those other areas.


eat five or more good sized meals a day
eat until you feel full

drink lots of water and milk. lots and lots of water.

take a protein shake after you work out as quickly as you can.
drink one more before you go to bed.

work out 3-4 days a week when you are starting out. once you become conditioned (maybe a year or so) you can lift 4-6 days a week and not be overtrained.
you should be feeling sore in the area that got the most work the day after you work out
work one muscle group a day/once a week or two simmilar groups a day if you prefer.
this is all preference, and should be switched up after every few months. in time you'll find how work with one affects the other (for example, most of the things you do for your back will work your biceps and grip,) and what works best for you

take a week off once in a while
or a few days off

muscle soreness isnt ususally a problem if you are stretching right, drinking enough water
if your bones and joints are feeling daily pain, however, you are becoming overtrained and need a break.


if you're looking to gain weight the most important aspect of your routine is the food that you eat. make sure it is healthy but substantial.

[THE REED]

Start: 215

Target: 195

No lying either....

Ill drop probably 7lbs in the first week fyi... it'll mostly be food and water weight though, then itll slow down... just so you know Im not lying.

196.4 This morning... A bit late... but Im just about there.

TBH Ill probably end around 185lbs.

[frosty-g]

Reed to lose that weight which is quite abit. How many days a week will you train, what foods will u be mainly eating etc etc and how will you not be downright misarable cutting it when you dont have to do it?

it's easy to lose that kinda weight in a few months through adjusting the diet and doing some training. i just dropped 15lbs in about 7 weeks, from 202lbs.

[THE REED]

Down to 191lbs... where you at Earl?

[NoLove]

I can gain 10 pounds in a day if I eat what I want. I dont see how you need advice on this?