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If you're really 6'4 and 155 and want to put on weight, drink a gallon of chocolate milk (tons of calories and protein) and soda everyday. It won't matter if you put on fat because then you can convert that to muscle a lot easier than converting nothing into muscle imo.
 
Archie Moses said:
If you're really 6'4 and 155 and want to put on weight, drink a gallon of chocolate milk (tons of calories and protein) and soda everyday. It won't matter if you put on fat because then you can convert that to muscle a lot easier than converting nothing into muscle imo.
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WTF?? You can't convert fat into muscle. Fat is fat and muscle is muscle. That's as dumb as saying you shouldn't lift weights because any muscle you gain will turn to fat if you stop lifting.

You're not still trying to convert lead into gold in your garage, are you?

And to those poo-pooing protein shakes. If you eat three squares a day and drink 3 protein shakes you'll be just as well off as someone eating 5-6 meals. Trust me, eating that much burns you out. FAST. Doing a shake is just easier all the way around and gives you what you need. One of my favs is a green banana shake:

1 cup of water
1 scoop of vanilla flavored whey protein
1 green banana
1 tbls of non-hydrogenated coconut oil
3 or 4 ice cubes

Tastes good, is not terribly filling and gives you a good spike in energy.

The green banana provides a starchy carb that doesn't spike insulin levels (don't use a ripe banana. It is more sugar than starch). The coconut oil gives you a spike in energy as it is a MCT (medium chain triglyceride, that is to say a fast burning fat that isn't stored as extra calories. It ramps up your metabolism) and a quality source of protein. You'll be shocked at how good you feel after drinking this. Much better than trying to pound down chicken and rice 6 times a day.
 
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Scat said:
WTF?? You can't convert fat into muscle. Fat is fat and muscle is muscle. That's as dumb as saying you shouldn't lift weights because any muscle you gain will turn to fat if you stop lifting.

You're not still trying to convert lead into gold in your garage, are you?
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Wow. Way to be a condescending hack.

Ok, to clarify what I said. Yes, you're right, it's not possible to actually turn fat into muscle. Thanks for pointing that out. What I was getting at was this.

1. For every pound of lean muscle mass your body burns 50 calories per day even while resting! In other words, the more muscle mass you have the more calories your body will burn!

2. An intense weight training workout actually raises your body's metabolism for up to 39 hours after exercise. This means your metabolism has been stimulated therefore you will burn even more calories!

3. During weight training your body uses your body's carbohydrate stores for energy - the more intense the workout, the more carbohydrate stores are depleted meaning your body relies on fat to re-fuel during recovery.
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Someone as skinny as Dmon is going to have a hell of a time putting on muscle if their body fat % is less than 5%. His metabolism is just too fast to put on weight unless he eats tons and tons of calories (even then, it's not a promise al la Shawn Bradley and the list goes on).

As someone who was once 6'5" and 175 and now 225 chocolate milk and soda worked wonders for me gaining weight and putting on muscle. The notion of slowing down the metabolism by putting on body fat gets mixed up with converting fat into muscle. Again, thanks for calling me out on it.

I have a few body building friends and the only suppliments they take are chocolate milk and calcium pills.
 
Keep in mind that it's quality over quantity. It's better to perform reps in perfect form than to do a ton of sloppy ones. Target different muscle groups and gradually increase intensity. It's important to get plenty of rest to help with muscle growth; don't overtrain, you'll just set yourself back.

It's been mentioned before, but it's really important to eat, especially for someone as tiny as you. Not only will it help you bulk up, but it also helps with recovery. Your main focus should be on proteins, carbs, and GOOD fats. Emphasis on "good" because even though you're increasing your caloric intake, you still have to choose wisely. Eat half an hour to an hour before you workout so you'll have the energy to train, and also within 15 minutes of finishing your workout in order to replenish your energy stores. Examples of foods to eat: red meat, tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, poultry, peanut butter, eggs, whole grains, oats, pasta, fruits, milk, etc. Most people consume more than enough proteins in their diet, so I would say you wouldn't need to drink protein shakes, but that's up to you. Eat three meals a day and snack constantly. Keep some almonds or an energy bar with you and stay hydrated! Good luck! :)

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Duck Rodgers said:
And then you were like, "**** it! I'm going to become a pastry chef instead, just to spite my degree wholeheartedly." Is that your story?
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You know it! I was like...."F this! I wanna make people FAT instead!" ;)

I was actually planning on going to school for physical therapy after I got my bachelors, but after sitting through biomechanics and kinesiology during my senior year, I decided I'd rather die than put myself through those type of classes again.
 
jazz_fanatic said:
Keep in mind that it's quality over quantity. It's better to perform reps in perfect form than to do a ton of sloppy ones. Target different muscle groups and gradually increase intensity. It's important to get plenty of rest to help with muscle growth; don't overtrain, you'll just set yourself back.

It's been mentioned before, but it's really important to eat, especially for someone as tiny as you. Not only will it help you bulk up, but it also helps with recovery. Your main focus should be on proteins, carbs, and GOOD fats. Emphasis on "good" because even though you're increasing your caloric intake, you still have to choose wisely. Eat half an hour to an hour before you workout so you'll have the energy to train, and also within 15 minutes of finishing your workout in order to replenish your energy stores. Examples of foods to eat: red meat, tuna, salmon, cottage cheese, poultry, peanut butter, eggs, whole grains, oats, pasta, fruits, milk, etc. Most people consume more than enough proteins in their diet, so I would say you wouldn't need to drink protein shakes, but that's up to you. Eat three meals a day and snack constantly. Keep some almonds or an energy bar with you and stay hydrated! Good luck! :)

ARRRRR!!!
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Richard?
 
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