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post #16 of 30
Maybe you need to bump up your carbs. Good complex carbs that is. We're talking red skinned potatoes, oatmeal, brown rice, whole wheat or multi grain bread, sweet potatoes, etc. Along with lean meats like chicken breast, turkey, salmon, lean red meat, etc in addition to veggies you should pack on some weight. Oh, forgot about eggs. Taking an amino acid supplement and drinking the protein shakes mentioned previously should move you right along. It's going to take time, but you should try to eat as clean as possible. No simple sugars and needless fats should be allowed.

You have to get in the gym and start some strength training. You have to sling some poundage if you want to get big. I don't mean Ronnie Coleman type weight, but enough to stress and tax the muscle into growth.
post #17 of 30
I'm in the same boat, and I've given up for the meantime. In about two weeks, I will be getting serious AGAIN and trying to bulk up.

I was 6' and 130 lb's, now I'm 6' and 140.
post #18 of 30
Shit, I used to be 2 of you
post #19 of 30
Most weight gainers are utter crap. If you're looking to add liquid calories, make your own: A good protein (Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey is roughly $30 for 5 lbs online, lots of flavors) Milk Natural peanut butter Fruit (bananas work great) 2 scoops of protein=240 calories 16 oz 2% milk = 160 calories 1 serving of peanut butter = approx 200 calories 1 medium banana=approx 110 calories There's 710 calories. Fit 2 into your daily eating and there's an extra 1420 clean calories.
post #20 of 30
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Originally Posted by 76classic View Post
Shit, I used to be 2 of you

Haha, I don't doubt it, it's not hard to pull off!


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Originally Posted by James Bond View Post
Most weight gainers are utter crap. If you're looking to add liquid calories, make your own:

A good protein (Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey is roughly $30 for 5 lbs online, lots of flavors)
Milk
Natural peanut butter
Fruit (bananas work great)

2 scoops of protein=240 calories
16 oz 2% milk = 160 calories
1 serving of peanut butter = approx 200 calories
1 medium banana=approx 110 calories

There's 710 calories. Fit 2 into your daily eating and there's an extra 1420 clean calories.

I think I'm going to try this. Roughly how much is a serving of peanut butter, though?
post #21 of 30
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Originally Posted by James Bond View Post
A good protein (Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey is roughly $30 for 5 lbs online, lots of flavors)
It's more like $40 a tub these days.

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Originally Posted by Ludeykrus View Post
Roughly how much is a serving of peanut butter, though?
2 tablespoons.
post #22 of 30
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Originally Posted by whacked View Post
It's more like $40 a tub these days.

Looks like. DPS Nutrition has it for $37.99. Still a pretty damn good deal IMO.
post #23 of 30
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Originally Posted by James Bond View Post
Most weight gainers are utter crap. If you're looking to add liquid calories, make your own:

A good protein (Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey is roughly $30 for 5 lbs online, lots of flavors)
Milk
Natural peanut butter
Fruit (bananas work great)

2 scoops of protein=240 calories
16 oz 2% milk = 160 calories
1 serving of peanut butter = approx 200 calories
1 medium banana=approx 110 calories

There's 710 calories. Fit 2 into your daily eating and there's an extra 1420 clean calories.

Pretty much all the shake recipes I've seen online have natural peanut butter. What's the difference between natural peanut butter and regular (JIF) peanut butter?
post #24 of 30
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Originally Posted by jaustin View Post
Pretty much all the shake recipes I've seen online have natural peanut butter. What's the difference between natural peanut butter and regular (JIF) peanut butter?

Regular peanut butter usually has a small amount of transfats and sometimes other ingredients, Natural peanut butter does not (the only ingredients in mine are peanuts and salt), but it has to be stored in the refrigerator and usually has to be mixed because the oil settles.
post #25 of 30
man enjoy being skinny.... it's so stupid to eat 10 times a day.
post #26 of 30
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Originally Posted by Gradstudent78 View Post
Regular peanut butter usually has a small amount of transfats and sometimes other ingredients, Natural peanut butter does not (the only ingredients in mine are peanuts and salt), but it has to be stored in the refrigerator and usually has to be mixed because the oil settles.

I've never stored natural peanut butter in the fridge -- the pantry is fine, I think.
post #27 of 30
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I've never stored natural peanut butter in the fridge -- the pantry is fine, I think.

Yes, if you put it in the fridge it will be impossible to stir until it warms up.
post #28 of 30
You don't need to stir it again if you store it in the fridge after opening. It becomes a little bit thicker in consistency than the processed stuff.
post #29 of 30
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Originally Posted by James Bond View Post
Most weight gainers are utter crap. If you're looking to add liquid calories, make your own: A good protein (Optimum Nutrition's Gold Whey is roughly $30 for 5 lbs online, lots of flavors) Milk Natural peanut butter Fruit (bananas work great) 2 scoops of protein=240 calories 16 oz 2% milk = 160 calories 1 serving of peanut butter = approx 200 calories 1 medium banana=approx 110 calories There's 710 calories. Fit 2 into your daily eating and there's an extra 1420 clean calories.
May as well add a helping of couple helpings of fiber or a daily serving of oatmeal into your diet. Or just grab yourself some hemorrhoid help when you're at the drugstore. BTW, as someone who's similar in thinness to the OP, I disagree with the advice to up his carb intake. Thin people don't only eat less, we also have very different hormonal inputs (which affect appetite, indirectly) and metabolism. I used to eat tons of carbs, and recently, I began to reevaluate that approach, realizing that might actually work against me in terms of my blood sugar levels. I was right. OP, protein and greens/fruits are our only really friendly foods. I'd also recommend you ask advice of people who have had similar physiques to your own, but have managed to improve. Most of the 'standard rules' for how a person's body works are different for people of an ectomorphic body type. Just as some people start getting fat before they're teens and work very hard to get rid of it but can't, others can't seem to gain a pound, even when they're diet increases. It's not just about diet and not just about eating more. If you can't eat as much as you're 'supposed to', then the 'advice' isn't worth anything.
post #30 of 30
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Originally Posted by James Bond View Post
Looks like. DPS Nutrition has it for $37.99. Still a pretty damn good deal IMO.

the fact i use to buy this shit for half this price around 18 dollars back in the day.... i have no idea why its still popular....

it was the best budget protein.... it is no longer a budget protein and no longer a good value....
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