Is it possible for someone with a fast metabolism to gain weight? If you're anything like I was, you perhaps think that because of your "skinny genetics", gaining weight is not possible, period.
I personally felt the same way, that was up until I was finally introduced with the right method to gain weight for hardgainers like myself.
Now I want to share some of those tips with you, here are a few of the main steps that allowed me to gain weight with fast metabolism.
Proper Diet: With a fast metabolism, the reason we are unable to gain weight is simply because our body burns through more calories then we are consuming.
If you fail to fuel your body with the proper foods and the right amounts, all your efforts are practically worthless.
With a fast metabolism, you should be eating about 20-22 times your body weight in calories.
Anything less will just get burned and anything more will end up stored as unwanted fat.
Just think, the types of foods you eat will show in your appearance.
Keep track of your progress: If you are in the gym day in and day out, putting the same amount of stress on your muscles, your body will adapt to the strain and plateau.
See, you will only build muscle mass if you break down enough muscle fibers and force your body to repair them.
It is crucial that you out perform your last performance in order to force your body into rebuilding stronger and larger muscles.
Add extra repetitions Increase the weight without decreasing repetitions Less rest in between sets Add more sets Out perform your last performance: Anabolism is the state your body is in when it's growing and catabolism is the state in which your body does the opposite.
After your workout, your body would have used up all your energy and will start to burn off your muscle tissue and proteins in order to create more.
This is a catabolic state in which your muscle tissue is being sacrificed, your goal is to stop this effect and put your body in an anabolic state.
Most of you are familiar with protein intake after a workout session, but consuming simple carbohydrates is just as if not more important.
Now I understand that in most cases these types of carbs are bad, immediately following a workout they can yield incredible muscle gains.
They are fast acting and will shoot your insulin levels up pushing your body into an anabolic state.
Increase muscle building hormones: Testosterone is easily the most important hormone when it comes to building muscle.
Having high testosterone levels will allow your body to benefit from incredible strength and size gains.
To maximize muscle size and strength gains, follow this list of tips that will boost your testosterone levels: -Get high quality sleep for at least 8 hours a night.
-Make compound movements the focal point in your workouts.
-Work legs the same amount your working your upper body.
-Raise your consumption of celery, bananas, and avocados.
Resting - Contrary to popular belief, our bodies do not create muscle in the gym while we lift heavy weights.
In fact, while lifting we are actually breaking down the muscle.
Restoring and rebuilding muscle fibers takes place while we rest and most of all while we sleep.
If you are in the gym 5 days a week or more, you aren't giving your body enough time to rest and repair.
3 to 4 days per week of backbreaking weight lifting is more than enough.
With the proper rest, not only will your muscles have time to grow, but you will also be 100 percent for your next training session.
I personally felt the same way, that was up until I was finally introduced with the right method to gain weight for hardgainers like myself.
Now I want to share some of those tips with you, here are a few of the main steps that allowed me to gain weight with fast metabolism.
Proper Diet: With a fast metabolism, the reason we are unable to gain weight is simply because our body burns through more calories then we are consuming.
If you fail to fuel your body with the proper foods and the right amounts, all your efforts are practically worthless.
With a fast metabolism, you should be eating about 20-22 times your body weight in calories.
Anything less will just get burned and anything more will end up stored as unwanted fat.
Just think, the types of foods you eat will show in your appearance.
Keep track of your progress: If you are in the gym day in and day out, putting the same amount of stress on your muscles, your body will adapt to the strain and plateau.
See, you will only build muscle mass if you break down enough muscle fibers and force your body to repair them.
It is crucial that you out perform your last performance in order to force your body into rebuilding stronger and larger muscles.
Add extra repetitions Increase the weight without decreasing repetitions Less rest in between sets Add more sets Out perform your last performance: Anabolism is the state your body is in when it's growing and catabolism is the state in which your body does the opposite.
After your workout, your body would have used up all your energy and will start to burn off your muscle tissue and proteins in order to create more.
This is a catabolic state in which your muscle tissue is being sacrificed, your goal is to stop this effect and put your body in an anabolic state.
Most of you are familiar with protein intake after a workout session, but consuming simple carbohydrates is just as if not more important.
Now I understand that in most cases these types of carbs are bad, immediately following a workout they can yield incredible muscle gains.
They are fast acting and will shoot your insulin levels up pushing your body into an anabolic state.
Increase muscle building hormones: Testosterone is easily the most important hormone when it comes to building muscle.
Having high testosterone levels will allow your body to benefit from incredible strength and size gains.
To maximize muscle size and strength gains, follow this list of tips that will boost your testosterone levels: -Get high quality sleep for at least 8 hours a night.
-Make compound movements the focal point in your workouts.
-Work legs the same amount your working your upper body.
-Raise your consumption of celery, bananas, and avocados.
Resting - Contrary to popular belief, our bodies do not create muscle in the gym while we lift heavy weights.
In fact, while lifting we are actually breaking down the muscle.
Restoring and rebuilding muscle fibers takes place while we rest and most of all while we sleep.
If you are in the gym 5 days a week or more, you aren't giving your body enough time to rest and repair.
3 to 4 days per week of backbreaking weight lifting is more than enough.
With the proper rest, not only will your muscles have time to grow, but you will also be 100 percent for your next training session.