If you're a skinny guy, you know that most fitness advice is geared towards bigger people looking to lose weight. The problem is, there isn't that much quality advice for the skinny guys outside of "Eat big to get big, bro".
While there is some truth to that statement, there are so many other nuances that need to be known by skinnier guys if they ever want to put on noticeable size and strength. If you're reading this, I assume you already know that you need to eat more, but I want to give you some ways HOW you can do that.
Here are 5 nutrition tips that skinny guys MUST know to gain weight:
1. Increase your meal frequency
Far too often, skinny guys try to "Eat big to get big". This doesn't work because your stomach is likely too small (right now) to eat a lot of calories in one sitting. While you may eat to the point of getting full, if you can only consume 800 quality calories per meal and do that 3 times per day, that's still likely not enough food to grow.
If you increase th...
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Itâs been a problem for many guys for their whole lives. Being skinny, but not knowing how to gain more weight and muscle and KEEP it on.Â
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I bet 99% of you reading this have always been the skinny guy. Always having that underlying anxiety of going into a gym and lifting weights, because you know youâre weak. Â
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You tell yourself if you could just gain about 10lbs of muscle, youâd have the confidence to live the life you always wanted to: Being confident talking to girls, having no fear of taking your shirt off at a pool, having other people give subtle looks at your arms because theyâre popping out your shirt....trust me I know what youâre going through because I went through it too.Â
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I believe the reason some guys are chronically skinny is pretty easy to understand, and the fix for that is simple, but not easy.Â
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To me itâs like the chicken or the egg argument, itâs hard to tell which comes first.
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Youâre skinny because you donât eat enough. You donât eat enough...
Cheat days are something that everyone loves. You get to eat whatever you want and as much as you want without worrying about calories. But are cheat days right for YOU and your goal? In this post I will be explaining who should and shouldnât have cheat days.Â
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The first thing you have to consider is what your goal is, and how far do you want to take that goal. Let me explain.Â
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For most guys that workout, their goal is to either get stronger, get more muscular, or lose body fat. Let me break down each of these goals and how cheat meals apply to those goals.Â
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People looking to get stronger have essentially decided that body aesthetics arenât the primary focus right now. They want to increase their bench, squat, deadlift, or some other measurable strength exercise. I believe cheat days should be a consistent part of a strength building training program, the main reason is to maintain a caloric surplus.Â
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To consistently build strength, you need to be in a caloric surplus. A...
If you've hit a plateau with your fitness, it's probably because you're making one of the 7 mistakes listed below.
Stress: You will greatly limit youâre muscle building potential if your body is constantly under stress. The hormone cortisol will be sky high on a much more consistent basis, and your results will plateau. Try to find a way to get some relief (in a healthy way!)
Poor Nutrition: You know this by now. If you always eat crap, youâre going to look like it. Start with eliminating obvious junk, then move to improved consistency with high levels of protein and more water intake.
Self-Sabotage Mindset: The reason you may not be maximizing your growth could be YOU. You have a minor setback like quarantine, canât go to the gym and workout EXACTLY like you want to...so you completely stop eating healthy and get zero exercise for 3 months straight. Sound familiar? Promise yourself youâll never do that again.
Fear of a REAL gym: I get it, it can be intimidating to
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