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Here are three steps to gaining weight: First, get more healthy calories in your diet. Second, learn to think like a strong person and learn good form. Third wo

Here are three steps to gaining weight: First, get more healthy calories in your diet. Second, learn to think like a strong person and learn good form. Third workout 20 minutes 3 to 4 times a week and workout hard focusing on squats and dead lifts. A proper squat will make your whole body strong and you'll grow muscles you didn't know existed. Some comments: Other than adding nuts to my diet, I personally struggle with getting enough healthy calories so I can't advise. But you'll know you aren't eating enough if you start sleeping poorly or if you feel extreme fatigue after a workout. To become strong and learn good form, start with lockouts and minimal motions (e.g., your first deadlifts should just be a few inches of motion). You can lift a lot of weight with a lockout and that gets you past psychological barriers. With your psychology in check you can then focus on form. To have the best form, study ballet.

dspillett 10y ago
> healthy calories A calorie is a calorie. It is just a measure of available energy (1Kcal is about 4Kjoule). The energy itself does not vary. What does vary is how fast the body processes and can use/store it. 600Kcal worth of food that has most of its calories in processed sugar will be processed and stored relatively quickly so you'll be hungry again sooner than after a 600Kcal meal that has most of its calories in protein or longer form carbs (or to some extent, fats) which the stomach takes longer to process and so keeps you feeling satiated longer. Of course sometimes you want fast energy (before/during a run for instance) so small sugars are more desirable at those points - tailor your diet to your planned activity. People who equate fruit and vegetables to "healthy calories" are conflating two things: the calories and nutrients. 250Kcal worth of fruit and veg is healthier than a 250Kcal Mars bar not because of "better calories" but because of the satiation factor as mentioned above and other nutritional factors (fibre, vitamins, minerals, ...). Also, don't go out of your way to completely avoid carbs. That isn't really effective and some would say unhealthy. Try avoid processed sugars yes, but not carbs overall.

dspillett 10y ago

> healthy calories A calorie is a calorie. It is just a measure of available energy (1Kcal is about 4Kjoule). The energy itself does not vary. What does vary is how fast the body processes and can use/store it. 600Kcal worth of food that has most of its calories in processed sugar will be processed and stored relatively quickly so you'll be hungry again sooner than after a 600Kcal meal that has most of its calories in protein or longer form carbs (or to some extent, fats) which the stomach takes longer to process and so keeps you feeling satiated longer. Of course sometimes you want fast energy (before/during a run for instance) so small sugars are more desirable at those points - tailor your diet to your planned activity. People who equate fruit and vegetables to "healthy calories" are conflating two things: the calories and nutrients. 250Kcal worth of fruit and veg is healthier than a 250Kcal Mars bar not because of "better calories" but because of the satiation factor as mentioned above and other nutritional factors (fibre, vitamins, minerals, ...). Also, don't go out of your way to completely avoid carbs. That isn't really effective and some would say unhealthy. Try avoid processed sugars yes, but not carbs overall.