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Anonymous
sup /fit/

so ive been going to the gym consistently for about 1 month or so now, i like the progress im making so far.
Im working predominently on upper body as i play football (soccer for those outside euro) so my legs are farely toned.

The problem is while im becoming more toned im not actually creating any muscle mass, i spoke to my pt and he said i need to gain some more weight and suggested more meals.
so i upped my meals to 4 meals a day (breakfast, Lunch, 2nd Lunch, Dinner) and of course theyre all healthy and contain plenty of carbs and protein.
But still, im not noticing any weight gain, infact ive lost half a kilo :\

tl;dr - need to gain more weight.
ta.
>> Anonymous
>while im becoming more toned im not actually creating any muscle mass
What is that supposed to mean? How do you notice this "tone" if it's not bigger muscles?
>> Anonymous
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I have Hypoglycemia (Low blow sugar) as well as a very high metabolism rate, and always have had this.

Granted, i was a year-round athlete in high school and Up until half a year ago i was convinced that i couldn't gain weight (or barely gain it), and i also eat big meals.

However, until i started writing down what i have eaten for the day and going back and looking at the end of the week how many calories each day's meal contained, i had NO IDEA i was eating how little i was actually eating. I thought i was eating like a horse, when in fact i'd only eat about ~1.5k calories a day, and would easily burn through that between morning runs and afternoon workouts.

Sounds dumb, but seriously get a food log and see how much you eat a day. Since i've gotten mine i've gone from 130lbs to 165lbs and am aiming @ 180 by the end of next year.

Also, eating 6 meals a day helps alot (a meal right when you wake-up, and then another one every 2+1/2 hours) and seems hard at first, but between 1) preparing your meals the night before the day you need them and 2) getting a watch with a 2hr 30min countdown timer w/ alarm has made it extremely easy for me. Each meal isn't a huge turkey-dinner-fest, but i always include protein and carbs, and try to usually have an apple or carrot or such with 'em as well.
>> Anonymous
>>184933

More sculpted muscle, not neccesarially bigger.

>>184937

hmm sounds interesting, im guessing google will help with the food logging but is there an easier way? and some website with general calorie count?
thx
>> Anonymous
>>184924

what do you expect /fit/ to do? give you some miracle supplement that will make you XBOXHUEG in a week? eat MORE. six meals a day. also post your workout program, maybe you're doing it wrong.
>> Anonymous
>>184942
>More sculpted muscle, not neccesarially bigger.
Heh. I guess it's just your weightloss that's making you think you're doing some kind of magical sculpting.
>> Anonymous
>>184942

All are 3 sets of 15

Leg press (80kg)
Chest Press (25kg)
Lat pulldown (25kg)
Chain pull (30kg)
Bench press (50kg)
Shrugs (15kg)
Bicep Curls (15kg)
Cable Crossovers (15kg)
1.5km Run
>> Anonymous
>>184943
Why is this board full of faggots who just make fun of people who ask for help?
>> Anonymous
>>184990

Because everyone's delusional about weight loss or muscle gain, and 95% of threads ask the same few questions over and over again. Once in a while, there's some useful stuff or genuinely good questions here though.

>>184924

Lift heavy, and eat large and often. Some soccer players I know can easily pack away over 4,000 calories a day, and that's not counting pre-match meals. Keep a food log and count calories. Monitor what you're eating currently and increase it by 500-750 a day. Also, take note of what you're eating. Try to eat more protein like chicken, fish, and eggs, and make sure every meal you have has some type of protein paired with vegetables and complex carbs (brown rice, whole grain bread).

If you're really, really desperate you could try eating junkfood or things with lots of sugar or fat to gain weight, but only as a last resort.
>> Anonymous
>>184959

You can also do core stuff like L sits and l/r/normal planks...
>> Anonymous
>>184959
i won't even comment on your program since it's bad and you should just do one of the versions of starting strength
instead i'll just tell you that your strength ratios are way off
you bench 50kg, row 30kg (i'm assuming that chain pull is some sort of row) and pull down 25kg
that's not good, your pulling and pushing strength should be roughly equal, if they aren't your just setting your self up for shoulder injury
either you are cheating on the benchpress (spotter helping you, not going all the way down, both, ..) or you're slacking on the rows and pull downs
work on improving your back strength and stop cheating on bench (if you are right now)
your curls are also way off
if you only row 30kg and pulldown 25kg you shouldn't be able to curl 15kg unless you are cheating way too much or if you're just not putting any effort into your rows and pulldowns