Weight Gain Diet

Are Common Weight Gain Diet Strategies Harmful to Bodybuilding Progress?

Executive Summary about Weight Gain Diet by Francesco A. Castano

Although many weight gain diet plans are designed to accomplish their stated goal, which is to increase body weight, many adopt this as proof that such a diet routine is worth following, but doing so fails to consider that the type of weight gained may be undesirable. 

A weight gain diet technique may easily produce more body fat increase than muscle gain if designed without effective macronutrient ratios, and because of this, the term "weight gain diet plan" can easily refer to rapid, unnecessary and unwanted body fat gain.

An important point to keep in mind is that common weight gain diet routines overload the body with carbohydrates, causing a quick boost in body fat percentage, instead of properly balancing fat, carbohydrates and protein for sustained muscle gain, without dramatic expansion of body fat levels. 

Frequently, body fat will need to increase somewhat as muscle is gained, since many metabolisms cannot build muscle mass without a moderate level of fat accumulation, but common weight gain diet techniques fuel the greatest amount of fat gain, as opposed to providing a balanced method that offers consistent muscle building, while controlling body fat increase. 

The more body fat that is produced throughout the weight gain process, the longer a weight lifter must waste burning fat in the future, and the quicker he or she will reclaim that body fat in the future due to conditioning fat cells to accept a far higher level of body fat than otherwise would have been possible when following a properly structured bodybuilding weight gain diet routine.

The worst possible scenario for a bodybuilder is to spend much time aiming for added muscle mass, while following a flawed weight gain diet plan that causes body fat to encompass the vast majority of weight gained, so make sure to consider the importance of a correctly designed weight gain diet strategy prior to embarking on a bodybuilding quest.

Personal Weight Gain Diet

Executive Summary about Weight Gain Diet by Ronek Bhatt

When trying to gain weight, your diet plays a very important role.

A good weight-gain/high-protein diet is made up of 30% proteins, 30%fats, and 40% carbohydrates. So if you consume 3000 calories; 900 calories should come from fats, another 900 calories from proteins, and 1200 calories from carbohydrates.

1 gram of carbohydrates equals 4 calories, 1 gram of protein also equals 4 calories, and 1 gram of fat equals 9 calories. So a 3000 caloric diet will consist of 100 grams of fat, 225 grams from protein, and 300 grams from carbohydrates.

Once you understand this break down of calories you can get started on your weight gain diet.

My Weight Gain Diet

Breakfast

• 3 boiled eggs
• Glass of low fat milk
• 2 slices of whole wheat/whole grain toast
• Bowl of strawberries (you can eat a fruit of your choice)

Snack

• Turkey or Tuna Sandwich

Lunch

• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 baked potato
• 2 servings of vegetables
• 8-10 ounces of chicken

Post-Workout Snack

• Protein Shake with low-fat milk
• 1 banana

Dinner

• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 baked potato or 2 servings of whole wheat pasta
• 2 servings of vegetables
• 8-10 ounces of salmon

Night-Time Snack

• Protein Shake with low fat milk

This is a sample diet I have used in the past to gain weight. During the weight gain diet phase, don't ever let yourself go hungry. So EAT! EAT! EAT! and gain that muscle.

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