Gaining weight to build muscle??!
Question: I have recently have been curious how someone who is skinny attempts to build muscle. I hear that you are supposed to gain weight and then build the muscle. That kind of sounds like more of a myth the more I think about it.
Doesn't one gain weight by gaining fat? Since shocking the body with more calories leads to weight gain by extra calories being stored as fat. But one does not want that one wants muscle correct?
Couldn't a person just gain muscle by just lifting weights and having the muscle rebuild back stronger and just let the body signal you to put in more calories for the rebuilding process. That way you would build muscle without having to put on fat.
To me if someone starting off skinny did the weight gain method and lifting method to get muscular you would end up with the chubby muscley look rather then the lean and ripped look.
I ask this question because my brother wants to get ripped. He has already something to work with.
your input?
Thanks
Answers: I have recently have been curious how someone who is skinny attempts to build muscle. I hear that you are supposed to gain weight and then build the muscle. That kind of sounds like more of a myth the more I think about it.
Doesn't one gain weight by gaining fat? Since shocking the body with more calories leads to weight gain by extra calories being stored as fat. But one does not want that one wants muscle correct?
Couldn't a person just gain muscle by just lifting weights and having the muscle rebuild back stronger and just let the body signal you to put in more calories for the rebuilding process. That way you would build muscle without having to put on fat.
To me if someone starting off skinny did the weight gain method and lifting method to get muscular you would end up with the chubby muscley look rather then the lean and ripped look.
I ask this question because my brother wants to get ripped. He has already something to work with.
your input?
Thanks
If you are engaged in rigorous weight training it is true that your caloric requirements will increase and its also true that eating somewhat more lean protein (or drinking a protein shake or two a day) will help make lean muscle gains, but that's no excuse to eat like a complete pig or consume a lot of heart-unhealthy saturated fats.
A really good training and nutritional program for "hardgainers", which it sounds like you might be, is SuperSquats
Don't take my word for it, read what people have to say about it:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread...
Fat is fat. It does not turn into muscle. But weight lifters to take in more calories from protein to promote muscle growth.
Sometimes its really hard for people with very high motabolisms to gain muscle weight or any kind of weight for that matter. It requires you to eat a ton and have a weight training program is short and sweet since your body is already burning calories like a furnace you would want to preserve and take in as many as possible. Needless to say it is very hard to add a lot of muscle without a little bit of fat on you. Most bodybuilders consider this phase the "bulking" phase. Then when they reach a desired weight say 200lbs, the will then enter a "cutting" phase to maybe a desired weight of 185lbs. This then shows off the hard work they put forth for muscle gains with very low body fat numbers.
To answer your other questions, when you lift heavy weights your body is going to require a lot more calories to build muscle. I notice a huge difference in my appitite when I am on a week off from the gym. I am not nearly as hungry as when I am working out throughout the week. Eat lean proteins, grains, good fats and complex carbs. Me personally I eat around 8 times a day and suppliment my diet with Muscle Milk. I also drink plenty of water and take a multivitamin. Hope this helps