How to Gain Weight Fast
If you are anything like I was, you probably feel like gaining weight is not possible for you. That’s understandable, 40 pounds of muscle ago I felt the same way. That was until I dedicated my time to studying fitness for hardgainers/ectomorphs who find it nearly impossible to pack on pounds. I discovered a few simple steps that helped me gain weight fast and I plan on sharing them all with you. Did you know that just by simply eating certain meals at certain times, you will be able to turn your body into a muscle building, fat burning machine and gain weight practically on demand? I know how frustrating it can be to feel like an adult in a child’s body and this is why I have put together this quick guide on how to gain weight fast.
Although I am a firm believer that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, when it comes to building muscle there are a few meals you may be skipping that could potentially turn you from bony to brawny in a matter of weeks. You see, there are a few stages that come directly following an intense workout that should be fully taken advantage of in order to maximize your ability to build muscle fast.
Anabolic Stage:
This stage takes place immediately following your intense workout routine. Once your body has exhausted both stored and usable energy, it starts to create a hormone with catabolic effects called cortisol. This hormone eats away at your muscle tissue and protein in order to create more energy, your goal is to get away from this muscle wastage zone FAST. The best way to assure that you are avoiding this sabotaging effect is to consume fast acting carbohydrates along with protein directly following your workout. The fast acting carbohydrates will give your body the usable energy it requires to avoid cortisol production. The protein is needed to help rebuild /repair the muscle that was broken down at the gym. Taking in the correct post workout meal/shake will allow your body to go into an anabolic state where it continues to grow and stay away from any catabolic effects.
This stage takes place immediately following your intense workout routine. Once your body has exhausted both stored and usable energy, it starts to create a hormone with catabolic effects called cortisol. This hormone eats away at your muscle tissue and protein in order to create more energy, your goal is to get away from this muscle wastage zone FAST. The best way to assure that you are avoiding this sabotaging effect is to consume fast acting carbohydrates along with protein directly following your workout. The fast acting carbohydrates will give your body the usable energy it requires to avoid cortisol production. The protein is needed to help rebuild /repair the muscle that was broken down at the gym. Taking in the correct post workout meal/shake will allow your body to go into an anabolic state where it continues to grow and stay away from any catabolic effects.
Growth Stage:
The growth stage takes place 1 hour following your workout and lasts about 4 hours total. This is the stage where your body will need complete nutrition. One hour following your workout you will consume an entire meal, this meal will consist of high quality protein, natural fats, and complex carbohydrates. Two hours following meal 1 in the growth stage, you will consume another meal with the same nutritional value. This is a crucial stage when it comes to building muscle, especially for us hardgainers. They call this “the growth stage” because this is in fact the time frame where your body will start to rebuild muscle in order to create new larger muscle. If you fail to fuel your body during this stage, It will simply not have enough nutrients to aid in the recovery process.
The growth stage takes place 1 hour following your workout and lasts about 4 hours total. This is the stage where your body will need complete nutrition. One hour following your workout you will consume an entire meal, this meal will consist of high quality protein, natural fats, and complex carbohydrates. Two hours following meal 1 in the growth stage, you will consume another meal with the same nutritional value. This is a crucial stage when it comes to building muscle, especially for us hardgainers. They call this “the growth stage” because this is in fact the time frame where your body will start to rebuild muscle in order to create new larger muscle. If you fail to fuel your body during this stage, It will simply not have enough nutrients to aid in the recovery process.
Recovery Stage:
The recovery stage takes place 1-2 hours following the growth stage. This is the stage where your body will do all the recovering and rebuilding of the broken down muscle tissue. The idea here is to consume high quality protein to assure that there is enough available to build the muscle. This meal will also consist of high natural fats in order to slow down the digestive process. This will allow your body to work for a longer period of time (including over night while you sleep) without running out of nutrients when recovering and rebuilding the muscle. The recovery stage is ideally the last 1-2 meals of the day.
The recovery stage takes place 1-2 hours following the growth stage. This is the stage where your body will do all the recovering and rebuilding of the broken down muscle tissue. The idea here is to consume high quality protein to assure that there is enough available to build the muscle. This meal will also consist of high natural fats in order to slow down the digestive process. This will allow your body to work for a longer period of time (including over night while you sleep) without running out of nutrients when recovering and rebuilding the muscle. The recovery stage is ideally the last 1-2 meals of the day.
How to gain weight fast
Making sure to take advantage of these three very important stages has allowed me to pack on more muscle than I ever thought possible while staying lean and ripped. As a hardgainer/ectomorph it is crucial that we take full advantage of every chance our body gives us to build muscle and gain weight. Making sure that you get the most from these three stages will help you increase muscle mass faster than you could imagine.
Making sure to take advantage of these three very important stages has allowed me to pack on more muscle than I ever thought possible while staying lean and ripped. As a hardgainer/ectomorph it is crucial that we take full advantage of every chance our body gives us to build muscle and gain weight. Making sure that you get the most from these three stages will help you increase muscle mass faster than you could imagine.
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