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Hardgainer Eating Plan (FULL DAY + TIPS)

Hardgainer Eating Plan (FULL DAY + TIPS)

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eat big and get big- is not enough. Here we are going to see why this can lead to an abundance of low quality gains (i. e. fat) instead of defined muscle. If you have been lifting for any length of time you have likely heard how important your nutrition is to the way your body looks. Pack a bunch of low quality foods into your diet and even though you may pack on some mass through training, it is going to look bloated and non-aesthetic when it is composed of mostly increases in body fat. This is not the look you should be going for especially if you are going to need to perform at a high level as well. Instead, the goal should be to build lean muscle without unnecessary or excess body fat. In order to achieve this you must first realize that simply eating more food indiscriminately is not the way to go. You would be better off learning how to make smarter food selections and opting for high quality nutrient dense foods. There is a problem with this approach however, and it can be a big one if you don-t manage it properly. That is, often times the nutrient dense foods are not calorically dense. Meaning, the healthier the food option becomes the fewer calories it has. When you attempt to simply cram more food into each meal to compensate for the sparser calories you often find that you get too full too quickly and cannot sustain it. This is where the approach to eating more frequently throughout the day comes in helpful. Now there is nothing magical about eating 6 times per day rather than 3. However, when it comes to hardgainers, it is especially helpful and a much more successful approach to eating since meal frequency is always an easier ask than increased meal volume when the stomach is used to eating a certain amount per sitting. Next, it is important that you chronicle your meals for about 2 to 3 days. This forces you to assess how much you are truly eating in a day. Often times, this is eye opening to those that actually take the time to do it. It becomes abundantly clear that they are not eating enough food to amount to any kind of muscle protein synthesis. Higher protein intake can help to lower the demand for calorie excess however in both instances, your body still needs enough high quality food to help you to build muscle. It is here that liquid calories and making the more calorie dense foods like avocados, natural peanut butter and nuts your staple foods, becomes most helpful. Adding a few protein shakes or smoothies in to your existing meals and not forgetting to opt for these more calorie compacted food options for snacks is a great way to quickly increase the intake throughout the day. A sample day of eating is included in this video towards the end to give you an idea of how you would want to structure your meal plan if you were looking to put on more size and were struggling with being too skinny at the moment. If you are looking for a complete 90 day meal plan with every meal laid out in detail, be sure to click the link below to get your ATHLEAN-X Training System. It comes with your meals, workouts and strategies in a step by step fashion to ensure your success
Date: 2022-04-22

Comments and reviews: 10


I am a personal top tier expert in this subject matter, if i do say so myself and I'm still amazed how easy it is for others to give -Advice- and think it is easy if you just do the so called right things. Oh and and not saying that about this guy, he is undoubtedly the most technically knowledgeable fitness person I've ever seen on here. This has to be the first video I've ever watched that really compelled me to write a comment. Even if no one reads it, I'm venting my youthful angst, hahhaa. I was already 6'5- when i was 16 and maybe about 162, more or less. I have grown up and always lived with a healthy diet(thanks Mom) and became obsessed with trying to battle my genetics. Unlike this guy i will never understand or relate to people who say they cant eat, are not hungry, or eat very little. My metabolism is a beast and i ate 5-6 meals a day, good nutrition, shakes, protein, calories. blah. blah blah. never gained SHIT. If your a younger man today and happen to be reading my comment don't get depressed there is good news and light at the end of the tunnel. This was the 80s, im 52 now lean and toned still and weigh about 206. i would have killed someone to weigh that when i was younger, hahha Yet i still feel thin and like i wish a had more. The key now is I am totally comfortable and more important proud of my physique now. You will look back and look at guys you went to HS with who are later in life bald, fat shmucks and they were muscular studs in HS. It takes time and lucky for anyone like me you have more options than i ever did. Eat good quality calories, frequent meals and take -Creatine- damn i wish we had that shit when i was working out hard core 7 days a week and 20 years old. It works, I actually dont use it now but in my mid or more 30s i used it and gained a good 15+ pounds over time. I took it for 5 years. Dont do what i did, pounding it out in the gym 7 days a week for hours on end. This IS NOT necessary. your going to jack up your joint health. like me, I wish i could go back and slow myself down. Good luck and keep up the discipline, you'll be glad you did.
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While I agree with everything being said, I have to add that it is not always just because a hardgainer does not eat enough nutrient dense food. Some of us have hyper fast metabolisms. I am a hardgainer and I have been able to put weight and mass on through all of the methods you described, however, I have to consume an absurd amount of calories compared to people who have slower metabolisms. If I eat 3500 calories a day of nutrient dense foods in 4-5 meals, I lose weight. And I log everything I take in. I have to get to the 4, 500 to 5, 000 calorie mark before I start gaining. That is alot of food! And the cost of that amount of food daily is insane, but, I do it because it has to be done.
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healthy eating is essential. you also need to make sure you are slowly adding calories to your already regimented eating habits in order to see weight gain. you can't just eat a lot of calories because if you do that you will just become fat and could possibly become sick. you need to exercise and lift the weight while doing just moderate cardio. eat in a slight excess of calories, in a small surplus of your total calories. the longer you weightlift and move your muscles the more you will build muscle, provided you are doing it correctly, and when this happens you supplement your muscle with calories, mainly protein and you will gain weight. it has to be done slowly.
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What can you guys do for those with eating disorders? I know this is a hard one. Im a Male im 33 years old I weigh 95lbs. I am seeing a therapist actually 2 of them to help with the eating disorder. I was 90lbs but I did gain 5lbs but now im stuck at 95lbs I seriously try to eat most of those types of foods. I have already ruled out health related issues and I was ok ( that was a process on its own. Now its just me and being skinny and just years of neglecting eating enough. I dont want to be supper built I just want to feel normal and look normal. Working out is hard because I feel weak quick because of the lack of stronger muscles.
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I eat good foods (hardly any processed foods, take daily protein supplement, and never get hungry. I have little body fat for a 60 year old. I recently got an Apple watch and it's now told me that I'm burning about 7500 kj's per day. I decided to calculate what I ate each day. only somewhere between 4000 & 5000 kj's per day. No wonder I can't build muscle, am a hard gainer. My body's probably been eating what muscle I have just to survive! I've just changed to eating c. 9000 kj's per day to kick things along, so I'll be interested to see what difference the diet makes. Next challenge, getting close to 7 hours sleep each night.
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There is a lack of credibility here because the diet is a standard oatmeal and eggs for breakfast, peanut butter mid day and steak, rice and sweet potatoes dinner. And why a NON caloric dense salad with dinner? The same cookie cutter diet that hundreds of other alleged trainers publish. And what about pre and post workout nutrition? Intra workout shakes that add easy calories and help boos the quality of the workout? This is the weakest video of yours that I have seen.
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Did this diet for two month (some alterations to suit what I like) and it works. Went up 20lbs in two months. Many Thanx -
Space out your eating every 2 hours or so don't have to be on the minute every time, just make sure you consume all before the end of the day. If you can eat the same stuff everyday like I can it'll help with your budget as well. And I admit to slacking on weekends and not eating everything. Still works. I was 150lbs, I'm now 170lbs

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This is good stuff! Thank you for posting. I have found eating to be challenging since I don't have much of an appetite. A problem I used to have, due to location, was the lack of healthy food options or the time to prepare them. It's much better now (moved. Lately, for a quick healthier snack, I go through a certain coffee chain drive through for a protein box (egg and cheese) -great for a -first- breakfast when you're on the go/short on time.
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If your a skinny guy who has trouble eating you may just be lacking the nutrients that Make up the stomach acid and the enzymes and the nutrients that also absorb your proteins, your body works as a whole so don-t just think carb packed meals and dense calories will help you it may just worsen your appetite. remember to acknowledge your chemistry, don-t skip out on your veggies because thinking it seemings illogical
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love the info and love all the content and im sure the likelihood of you answering this question in 2022 is slim BUUUUUTTTTTT. how about a video or meal plan for type 1 diabetics, i dont wanna play -whoa is me- but some of us cant eat all the stuff in that sample meal plan, now obviously its a -sample- so we can sub certain things but what would work best? hope im not blathering on. much love regardless!
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