Bodybuilding Tip - How To Gain Weight

While most of us who practice bodybuilding are trying to lose fat as we gain muscle, there are some people who are interested in just gaining weight. There could be many reasons for this:

1. A bodybuilder whose metabolism is so great that requires a plan just suited for exclusive muscle gain; the so called hardgainer.



2. A person who practices a sport, such as football, that may require a certain weight.



3. A bodybuilder who simply wants to go up a weight class (if he or she competes) or who simply wants to go on an exclusive muscle gain phase.

Like everything, there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. I see many people who in an attempt to gain weight just start eating everything in sight, and thus, either overtax their digestive systems, thus not being able to eat several times a day, and/or simply start gaining too much body fat, as the case is for those without a hardgainer metabolism.

In order to gain quality weight, the nutrients taken in have to be of a high quality nature. While some hardgainers have such a fast metabolism that they could benefit from also adding cheat meals to their nutrition plan, the best way to gain weight is through a planned and controlled increase in macronutrient intake. By ensuring that the quality of the nutrients is high (such as low glycemic carbohydrates, low fat proteins and high quality fats) muscle weight gain is optimized and fat weight is minimized.

Please see the following articles for more information on this subject:

• Bodybuilding Nutrition - Bulking Up Rules for the Natural Bodybuilder



• Sample Bodybuilding Weight Gain/Bulking Up Diets For Hardgainers



• Bodybulding Nutrition - Bodybuilding Nutrition Tips on Gaining Muscle Weight



• Dave Draper's Bodybuilding Advice for Gaining Muscle Weight