I want to gain muscle and get abs, are these foods bad for it?

[Anonymous]

Not sure if anyone on this site can tell me- I eat avocado, peanutbutter and bananas regularly. I just feel like those are high fat and the bananas have a lot of sugar, though natural. Just things associated with weight gain. I don't overdo any of them, though. I keep my daily fat intake rather low actually, but it's higher on days in which I have those things.

Will this inhibit my ability to get definition? I'm particularly concerned with my abs. I'm underweight and need to gain weight but I want to get as much of it as muscle as possible.

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Thanks all, also forgot to mention the diet is of course in conjunction with strength training

[GoldCobra]

Train hard and eat right.

Make your workouts challenging. Working out shouldn't be easy, it should make you sweat and you should be feeling your abs burning. If they are not sore the next day, that should just tell you to go harder next time. Look up different exercise routines. Do NOT do the same thing over and over again, otherwise your body will adapt and get used to that shit and it won't change. Also one thing to note is that cardio is keeeyyyyy for reducing your stomach which will help show some abs.

Nutrition is the second half of the battle. In my opinion, it's 50% workout 50% nutrition. Make sure you are in taking sufficient protein when u wake up and after your workout. To answer your question, no I do not think your diet is adequate. Bananas have sugar, you are correct, however, the sugar is fructose which is very low glycemic. In other words, it's slow digesting (which is a good thing because it is very healthy in general!!!) and not good for right after a workout because u want something that would be faster digesting, or high glycemic.

Anyhow try using bodybuilding. com I feel like it will solve all of your problems.

I hope this helps and good luck!

[Tokana]

If you want to gain weight, and make sure that most of it is muscle. You'll need to eat at a caloric surplus and a high protein diet. In order to know how much calories you need to take in use this calculator: https://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html and use the fitnesspal app to keep track of what you're eating. Make sure you take in at least 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Finally the most obvious would be to train hard using compound movements (squats, deadlifts and bench press), lift heavy do 8-12 reps for 3-5 sets. Finally make sure you get enough rest as muscles grow while resting not training. As you gain weight, yes you will gain a bit of fat and it will hamper you're ability to see your abs; but that's nothing that a cut (caloric deficit) can't solve.

[Masamii]

my boyfriend is trying to gain a lot of muscle and his diet consists of chicken, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. only eat dairy if you aren't gaining weight fast enough. he also has a protein mass powder that has a bunch of stuff in it that he mixes into his drinks. he's been eating that for a couple weeks along with working out and i can definitely tell a difference.

[Imonlyhereforabit]

No, those foods are good for you in moderation. You obviously need protein to put on muscle and enough carbs to not starve your body, perhaps a little less if you wanna lose fat and get some abb definition.

[jswag]

Avacados are fatty but they contain mainly the healthty unsaturated fats. Bananas are healthy too but not as much in excess. Peanut butter is either a hit or miss. The natural kind doesn't have the hydrogenated oils that are unhealthy.

[katydollxx]

you should eat clean,