I was serious. Unless he goes to the gym the only way he's going to gain weight is from fat. Basketball and biking don't build enough muscle to make much of a difference at all weightwise if you're trying to gain. And this guy already said he stopped going to the gym.

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I'd advise the following:

Eat a lot of meat, fat, and sugar
Go to the gym regularly (say 3 times a week)
Sleep a lot

Basically, lifting heavy weights tells your muscles that they should grow, eating fat and meat gives them the substances needed for growth, while the proces of growth is at its best during sleep.

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im 18 yrs old, 5'5 105lbs and im male. I know im really thin (and short) but i don't really care. I eat plenty throughout the day and the doctor says im healthy. that's what matters to me...i'm sure i'll put on the weight when I don't want it.

to gain it's a combination of diet and weight lifting.

5'9
140 pounds 21 years old
damn and i thought i had it bad. some of you guys need to gain some weight. i eat all the time as well, and workout once or twice a week. i just get stronger but no actual muscle/weight gain. i wanna gain like 10 pounds and i'd be a happy camper.

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Originally posted by Radagast I was serious. Unless he goes to the gym the only way he's going to gain weight is from fat. Basketball and biking don't build enough muscle to make much of a difference at all weightwise if you're trying to gain. And this guy already said he stopped going to the gym.

Ahh. So I suppose with this being true, until weight lifting was invented - people didn't gain muscle?

There are all sorts of ways to gain muscle without ever going into the weightroom.

It's all about integrating exercise you enjoy and do regularly into your life permenantly.

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Originally posted by Seventil Ahh. So I suppose with this being true, until weight lifting was invented - people didn't gain muscle? There are all sorts of ways to gain muscle without ever going into the weightroom. It's all about integrating exercise you enjoy and do regularly into your life permenantly.

by playing basketball and biking he's burning calories which = weight loss. weight lifting is the best way to put on muscle. until weight lifting was invented i'm sure there weren't a bunch of huge muscled guys walking around like there are today. but really people have been lifting heavy objects are 1000's of years

I don't really care about getting ripped...I just want a little more mass. I have very little fat on me as is...just a wiry guy with small muscles.

-Clovis

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

im 5'7 wearing at 120-125lbs

i did weigh 130lbs at one point but that was when i was ripped and worked out everyday.

ive been working out for 2 months and im getting back to being back in shape..... ive also gained a little weight.

but its impossible for me....ive weighed 120ish since the 8th grade


and im a senior in college, damm0t!

oh well.......i just have a really fast metabolism.

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Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC by playing basketball and biking he's burning calories which = weight loss. weight lifting is the best way to put on muscle. until weight lifting was invented i'm sure there weren't a bunch of huge muscled guys walking around like there are today. but really people have been lifting heavy objects are 1000's of years

All I'm saying is you don't have to go to the weight room to gain mass. I agree its the fastest way, but some people (like me) really hate lifting weights a lot. It's bad for you and it keeps me from doing the things I love usually.

I gained almost 30 pounds (mostly muscle) just rockclimbing and hiking over 2 years. The only reason I lift now is just to have "beach muscles" (look good at the beach) - that's it.

Just go to college

Freshman 15 ahoy.

I thought I never could gain any weight either, I am 6'8" and I weighed about 180. I had some fat in my legs, but it was mostly muscles, and my upperbody was all nothing, you could see my ribs. Now I'm about a solid 210 after a year of college

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i like it like i like too much sugar.

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Originally posted by Seventil hate lifting weights a lot. It's bad for you and it keeps me from doing the things I love usually.

muh?