Im Trying to Put Weight On

[Slicknick56]

Im 19 and im 5'9 while weighing only 140 pounds. I used to box and I was in massively good shape. Over time ive lost all the muscle and now seem to be just skin and bones. I need a diet plan or at least some advice on how to put solid muscle back on and to bulk up just a tiny bit. If anyone has any advice Id truly appreciate it. Im trying to get back into boxing but first i wanna get my body back into shape. Thanks guys for whatever.

[BlackWater]

Eat a lot and work hard. Weights might help you get there and if that's the rout you want to go, look up Mark Rippetoes starting strength routine.

[Rakim]

Fucking hell, how you doing mate? Aint seen you around for a year or more.

[Aplin]

Pizza, McDonalds and all that shit keep away from man...

You want to increase what you are eating when you are eating healthy and up your wholegrain carbs. Wheat rolls, brown rice, etc just double your portions and eat say 2/3 chicken/turkey fillets.

I also would not recommend you eat steak or red meat, which is what a lot of body builders will try and convince you to do. It bloats your stomach and forces your body to work hard in digestion, messing with your training.

[Aplin]

I'm 6 foot and about 147 pounds... and I am in pretty much my perfect weight class. You sure you wanna put on weight? Maybe you just want to get leaner, in which case train harder and lift heavy weights for a few months.

[Slicknick56]

Yea aplin i think im trying to get leaner rather than looking so skinny. Im sure your in good shape, i believe thats the perfect weight for your body. The difference is that im sure you LOOK like your in shape, i get mistaken for weighing about 120 all the time because I cant seem to get that lean muscle look.

So i should eat double but attempt to eat healthy. Also, should I run? Will running just make me skinnier or might it help lean me out?

[Slicknick56]

Fucking hell, how you doing mate? Aint seen you around for a year or more.
My boy, the funniest guy on these boards still. Everything is all good, had a little move so havnt been around for a while. I got alot of time on my hands now to just sit around and do nothing so im sure ill be on the boards alot more often starting shit here and there. I havnt done that in a while so now im excited to get back to it. :good

[RDJ]

Just get to the boxing gym man, it'll get you in shape. I don't understand why people think you need to show up in top shape, isn't that what the gym is for?

[Slicknick56]

Just get to the boxing gym man, it'll get you in shape. I don't understand why people think you need to show up in top shape, isn't that what the gym is for?
I would but right now i dont really have the money for it at all. I wanna get myself into shape while i get my money situation corrected. When thats all settled Ill head to the gym, but for now id like to get myself into shape as to not waste any time while im off.

[RDJ]

I would but right now i dont really have the money for it at all. I wanna get myself into shape while i get my money situation corrected. When thats all settled Ill head to the gym, but for now id like to get myself into shape as to not waste any time while im off.

Fair enough. In that case, run, swim, bike, lift, chop trees, whatever gets your heart rate up and muscles awake. Only boxing will get you in boxing shape, so in the meantime just get your overall physical fitness up. And eat well of course.

[younghypnotiq]

Eat. Lift Eat More

[Primenal]

Eat. Lift Eat More

LOL, actually agree with you.
If your ever around somebody who is BIG you usually can tell how they got that big...EATING!..if there fat it's usually eating/ laying around. Some people it's genetics no matter what, but usually it's simply from eating.
If you seen a BIG weightlifter though you can understand why there big. There whole life is based on eating massive amounts, resting, and lifting.
Food is much more important than exercise will ever be. I think they say it's something like 80/20...80% food, 20% exercise.

[RDJ]

I don't think you can slap percentages on them. Let's just say one is useless without the other. You can have the best diet in the world, if you don't workout you'll never be in shape.

[BlackWater]

I don't think you can slap percentages on them. Let's just say one is useless without the other. You can have the best diet in the world, if you don't workout you'll never be in shape. My brother doesn't lift at all, but he eats a lot and sleeps a lot, yet he is strong as fuck and two or three inches taller than me. He's also 3 years younger than me. How do you explain that shit?

[RDJ]

My brother doesn't lift at all, but he eats a lot and sleeps a lot, yet he is strong as fuck and two or three inches taller than me. He's also 3 years younger than me. How do you explain that shit?
Manual labor? He's physically more active? If you do not exercise muscle, it will not grow. You will simply store the calories, whether they came from good or bad food. All the other nutrients in the healthy food will of course benefit you greatly, but not in terms of strength or muscle mass.

[Punisher33]

Well eating is very important if your looking to put on weight. I myself was never skinny, just lean, but I wanted to put on some mass a few years back. All you have to do is aim to try and eat 1.25 grams of protein for every pound you weigh, so since you weigh 140, gun for around 175 grams of protein a day, your best bet is to invest in a good protein supplement that has at least 35 grams of protein in it, then mix with milk, which usually has 8 grams in it a cup, mix the shake with 16 oz and you have about 50 grams of protein right there, eat at least a can of tuna a day, which has about 35 grams of protein, then make sure you eat meat with your lunch and dinner. Make sure you look on the labels of everything you eat, it will help you in your goal to get protein in your body.

If you would like a workout plan or more diet tips, just PM me, I myself was able to get from 175 pounds to 200 pounds in 5 months, and trust me, I was a hard gainer. My arms went from 14 and a half inches to 16 inches, my chest went from average to pretty big, and my already pretty big back got wide as fuck. While I did lose my abs, my body really filled out in the end, and I ended up having a pretty nice body that looked great in a beater.

[Corrosion]

Squats and milk.