Can I gain 40 pounds? .. I am underweight ? :(

[Anonymous]

My BMI is just 17.4 and I want to gain 40 pounds .

How is it possible ? I eat really well but I sweat a lot and it takes most of my strength .

I consulted a doctor and he said its heredity thing . What can I do to gain weight ?

Comment below ... poll is just given so that other menmbers, who might have the same problem can refer to this answer.

You can gain weight very quickly

You cannot gain weight

You can gain weight in some time

Anything else

[BigRed23]

Yea that one dude is right man, bodybuilding.com is great! Muscular development is the best once you really get into it! I gained 50 pounds In 6 months, no steroids! It's possible, it was pretty clean for me too but I was a skinny 155 pound basketball player and I basically quit playin ball and stopped doing cardio and got educated by reading (bodybuilding.com) and got my diet right, I'm allergic to gluten so I was forced to eat healthy and clean. But unless you wanna gain 90% fat then you should any way! Tons of protein and I was a hardgainer so TONS of carbs and fats too! Basically a basic rule to go off of is 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Example if you weigh 150 eat 150 grams a day. That's for a regular dude whos just trying to get lean and gain some muscle. If your a real bodybuilder or a hardgainer who has a hard time gaining weight. 1.5 grams per pound. So I weigh 210 now. I'm trying to get around 300 grams Of protein a day. If you weight 150 eat at least 220. Basically you eat a ton of clean protein, chicken, steak, fish, like tuna talapia salmon whatever fish is great all kinds. Red meat is by FAR the best for a hardgainer! High protein, slow digesting too! And higher fat! Carbs white rice! I eat it with some I call it rooster sauce haha, but some of that and soy sauce and olive oil, love it! Basically just eat eat and eat some more! Get on a good CONSISTENT bodybuilding program I'n the weight room. Stick too it and adjust your carbs if your not gaining. I thought I was eating a ton til a pro bodybuilder finally told me if your not gaining your obviously not eating enough haha, don't kno why I couldn't realize that before. I was having to eat two 4 ounce burgers and 2 cups of white rice after my workouts and like that all day long just to gain! But jeez it worked! You need to eat every 2 to 3 hours through out the day too! Period! Get some protein bars and shakes if you need it for a meal replacement. You should get some whey protein powder for post workout immediately after anyway. And quick carbs! I just do Gatorade it's perfect! Another great idea before bed is cottage cheese! 1 cup is two servings, about 30 grams of protein and slow digesting so you'll get it through the night, I used to just do penut butter jellys ha ha good luck man! It's hard as crap at first but I swear it pays off! Takes time tho! Like I said took me over 6 months and everybody still thinks I juiced because that's unheard of! Your body will do what it naturally can you just have to give it what it needs

[Chris_52]

Well there is two main type of weight you can add to your body, muscle or fat. I am guessing you want to gain some muscle? Well it is true that it is somewhat based on heredity, but you could still gain some muscle, it would just take longer time and be a little tougher.

I would suggest to start trying to lift some weights by doing heavier weights and less reps. Also a main thing would be to add protein into your meals. You want to get enough protein in you to help repair those muscles you were just tearing apart so they recover bigger which will bring more weight.

[Asker]

yh , I want to add muscle weight . I probably eat a lot of protein stuffs though I don't lift weights .

[Chris_52]

If you want to gain muscle I would suggest to start lifting weights or some type of resistance training rather than cardio. Maybe check out Bodybuilding.com, it is pretty good for helping out with lifting.

[Asker]

cool , I'll try that :)

[sourpatchchik2]

It's impossible for me to gain weight too.:/

Try to consult your doctor about vitamins that could help you gradually gain some weight. Lifting weights could help you gain some muscle which=more weight also. My sports medicine teacher also kinda mentioned how people can lower their metabolism by having three large meals a day versus heightening their metabolism by 5-6 small meals recently, but I don't know how effective that would really be.

All in all it will definitely take some time no matter what.

[Asker]

yh , I'll definitely try that out , Thx :)

[c7777]

I sort of had your problem, but I started lifting weights 2 years ago and gained 35 pounds since, (Mostly muscle mass) Id suggest getting a weight lifting routine and take protein on the side. You could take a massgainer but its not really natural. you can look up routines under bodybuilding.com If you decide to start bodybuilding to gain mass remember to stick to your proper number of reps in your sets, because if you start strength training that's whole different thing.

[c7777]

Scott Herman is good online bodybuilding guide also

[Asker]

I have gained 10 pounds in the last 10-15 days since I had holidays and I didn't work much .

Its like when I have holidays , my weight is all right but once I go to work my weight reduces again as I sweat a lot .

[heyitsdan]

Junk food and video games, that's how I gained 30 pounds with no exercise also

[jayrex]

Just follow a fatty's lead and eat what they eat. They know best.

[WoIIie]

Eat a lot of protein and lift weights.

[Ezmotts]

Eat tons and start on a weightlifting regimen.