As much as most people who are trying to loose weight struggle doing it, hard gainers on the other hand struggle to gain it. These are some of the things that make life one huge paradox. Weight s a function of nutrition, exercising and also genetics. Since it is impossible for you to change your genes, let me leave out genetics. We are now left with two things which we have control over i.e. nutrition and exercise. If you go about the two of them intelligently, then you will gain that weight you want. Here are some of the things that you need to do in order fore you to gain weight.
1. Train Less
Yes, I mean it. In order for you to add those extra pounds of fat muscle, you need to hit the gym less. Working out equals to your body needing a lot of energy. This in return means that when it runs out of food to burn, your body eventually burns up the fat deposits leading to weight loss instead of gain. Even if you eat more and take muscle gain supplements, they will just be used for energy in order to support your training regimen. You see, if I had told you to quit the gym all together, which some hard gainers end up doing, the weight that you will gain without working out will simply be a tummy and a flabby waistline. Some months down the line, you will then want to loose weight. Working out ensures that you gain healthy weight by pumping more lean muscle into your body. Normally, trainers take some days off for their bodies to rest and recover. Hard gainers need to take even more days than just an ordinary bodybuilder.
2. Do Less Cardio
Cardio spikes up your metabolism which turn causes your body to burn fat. You should therefore as much as possible, do very little of cardio. You can also have a light bite before you do your early morning cardio. The body normally burns the food present in the body before it starts burning up your fat for energy. This means that, if you have something in your stomach as you do cardio, it will get burnt and by the time it's over, you're already done with cardio.
3. Count Your Calories
For you to increase your calorie intake, you must first of all know how much you are taking and how much your body need and uses up in a day. Any amount of calories higher than your body's requirement is then stored. Meaning that, your ft deposits are increased hence weight gain. Record that amount of food you eat for like week and then do the calorie calculations. Ensure that each day you take an excess of at least 500 calories.
Ensure that you keep an eye on your weight so that you can know whether the progress is ok or whether you need to make more changes in your nutrition and exercising.
Author Resource:-
Dane Fletcher is the world-wide authority on bodybuilding and steroids. He has coached countless athletes all over the world. To read more of his work, please visit either www.BodybuildingToday.com or www.SteroidsToday.com
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