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Believe it or not gaining weight does not have to be so hard for the skinny guy or gal. I know that there are plenty of thin people out there saying “you are crazy, I eat as much as a horse.” I know because for a long time I was in the same trap myself. I mentioned it before in one of my other articles, but it is worth mentioning again, it takes 3500 calories to gain one pound of muscle. Sounds like a lot, but here comes the good news……That means if you eat an extra 500 calories a day you can gain a pound a week!!!
I know that does not sound earth shattering right now, but realize that if right now today you are 145 pounds bag of bones soaking wet this time next month you could be 150 pounds of good looking muscle. The month after that 155 pounds of even better looking muscle. There is a big difference between a thin out of shape person weighing in at 150 pounds and someone who takes care of themselves weighing in at the same weight.
Now the next trick is to determine exactly how are we going to accomplish this task. Well for starters I am going to make this easy. Take a look at my smoothie recipe. How many calories is that? It is chalk full of the good stuff that is going to help you grow muscles, not just weight. However you should know that this is not some sort of magic bullet, it is merely one of many tools that will help you along your way. Imagine being just 5 pounds more of actual muscle by the end of a month. I know it does not sound real impressive right now, but that is how you eat an elephant, one bite at a time, climb a mountain one step at a time, you get the picture. So one high calorie smoothie a day. Don’t try to worry too much for starters, right now this is just a simple easy to implement immediate step you can take today without much of a hassle. Later we are going to squeeze in another meal,but that is later on, right now just get the blender out.
Next step is that you are going to have to cut down on the soda. I know it is suppose to be fattening, but that is not how it affects our body types. What we need is more water. In the same way you water plants, we are going to be watering muscles. Water is the key all life and we are no exception. The last thing that we want is for our muscles to feel dehydrated before they even get a chance to grow. I know dehydrated conjurers up images of people dying in the desert, that is extreme, we are more afraid of fatiguing muscles to early.
Get to stretching!! I know you are a real tough guy, you don’t need to stretch. You are wrong. Not only will stretching help you avoid injury, it will actually help your muscles grow. What how can this be you may ask, but it is true. When you are working with weights (and you will have to) your muscle fibers actually begin to shorten. You will get bigger without stretching, but you will also get slower, and not look as good. We have all seen some people who obviously workout, but when you look at them, you don’t even think that looks comfortable. Also people who workout and do not stretch are usually the same people that six months later tell you they use to work out until the hurt themselves.
Weights Yes if you thought you were going to be able to git bigger by simply eating and stretching you were wrong. The quickest way to start looking better and getting stronger is through weight training. Yes I know everyone has heard of isometric exercises, and you will look better than you do now if you do them. The only problem is that they take you to a plateau too quickly, but they are an incredible at toning your body and building up raw strength. They would make a superb compliment to any weigh program. With all of that being said, you are still going to have to lift weights. I promise you it gets easier once you get in the groove of going on a regular basis.
Sleep. You read that correctly. Sleep is how we repair our bodies this where mother nature takes all of those good nutrients and proteins that we have been storing and repairs the muscle tissue. Drink another one of those high calorie smoothies before bedtime.
This article is not intended to be the all encompassing health guide, it is here to show you that there are immediate steps you can take today to drastically improve your life. Lets face it the world can be cruel and people can make snap judgements based on your appearance whether you underweight, overweight, short, tall and whatever else. You can make positive changes in your life, but it is always easier to start with a few simple steps.