Anonymous
Post 01/15/2018 10:47     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:His personal trainer is an idiot. AT BEST men can gain 1lb muscle per month. Anything beyond that is fat. Fat does not increase performance in either of your son’s sports. All it takes to be a personal trainer is a weekend course and a couple hundred dollars.

If you want to look at the bigger picture and getting him bigger for college, he should increase calories by about 300-500 per day with a focus on protein and extra carbs before and immediately after workouts.


OP here. I've asked the nutritionist and she also said the same thing. His diet is already too good at 2700 calories each day so she would not change anything. She recommends that he eats a handful of nuts and an avocados prior the work out because avocados have high calories and gluten free OATS bar with a banana after the work out. That will add about 500 to 700 calories to his already healthy daily diet.

Your advice is right on target. Thank you.


My 15 year old son is similar. He is a serious athlete working to put on muscle mass - but none of his coaches put a "target" - its long and steady progress. He eats a similar nutritious diet - except around friends he gets a bit worse (they are teens). When he is working out more - he does add maybe more eggs, guac, nuts etc. Occasionally a GF oatsmega natural protein bar. Learned he had to be careful about protein bars friends were using - had a lot of garbage ingredients/chemicals , soy isolate? that made him sick. Wasn't one bar - but the accumulation of a few days, so luckily he made that decision himself to stay away from that stuff. .

Also, if he is having a growth spurt he seems to naturally adjust his food intake.

Btw - You have to be careful with a lot of these trainers as they don't always understand growing kids, or the specific sport and issues for teens - the result is that they can contribute to injuries, The way our ortho told us is that i may not be directly in the gym, but a workout later. With tennis, would be careful on exercises involving elbows.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2018 07:55     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

For some people, it's harder to move the extra 10 lbs. For others, it's not noticable.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 11:48     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Anonymous wrote:His personal trainer is an idiot. AT BEST men can gain 1lb muscle per month. Anything beyond that is fat. Fat does not increase performance in either of your son’s sports. All it takes to be a personal trainer is a weekend course and a couple hundred dollars.

If you want to look at the bigger picture and getting him bigger for college, he should increase calories by about 300-500 per day with a focus on protein and extra carbs before and immediately after workouts.


OP here. I've asked the nutritionist and she also said the same thing. His diet is already too good at 2700 calories each day so she would not change anything. She recommends that he eats a handful of nuts and an avocados prior the work out because avocados have high calories and gluten free OATS bar with a banana after the work out. That will add about 500 to 700 calories to his already healthy daily diet.

Your advice is right on target. Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 11:22     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

His personal trainer is an idiot. AT BEST men can gain 1lb muscle per month. Anything beyond that is fat. Fat does not increase performance in either of your son’s sports. All it takes to be a personal trainer is a weekend course and a couple hundred dollars.

If you want to look at the bigger picture and getting him bigger for college, he should increase calories by about 300-500 per day with a focus on protein and extra carbs before and immediately after workouts.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 11:11     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

I don't know. My almost 50 year old husband is about the same height and weight and is trying to get back up to his prior accident weight of 160, and it's slow going. About 1/2 pound a week gain, and he's eating like a fiend. And not all of it is healthy.

Maybe a handful or two of nuts each day? They are high in good fat and decent with protein.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 11:06     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Anonymous wrote:He needs to significantly increase his calories. Add healthy fats - avacados, butter on vegetables, olive oil, nuts, etc.


This. Also, Brad King or Vega protein powders are just fine. I did a lot of research before choosing one - I didn't want to waste my money. The Brad King Ultimate Iso Energy is best but the Brad King Ultimate High Alpha powder is good too. They both taste great.

The Vega powders are vegan and don't taste as good. I like the Chai one best.

I wouldn't use them to gain weight though. More as a healthy addition to an intensely active lifestyle.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 01:59     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

He needs to significantly increase his calories. Add healthy fats - avacados, butter on vegetables, olive oil, nuts, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2018 00:30     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Sub that brown rice a few times a week with pasta and potatoes.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2018 11:14     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Anonymous wrote:Umm....I would consult a doctor before doing anything like this. Your instincts about more harm than good seem like they are on target.


ok, no protein powder.

How do you recommend gaining weigh in a healthy way in a long run?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2018 10:35     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

Umm....I would consult a doctor before doing anything like this. Your instincts about more harm than good seem like they are on target.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2018 10:32     Subject: how to gain 10lbs in ten weeks

16 years old son is 5"10' and 145lbs. He works out 90 minutes everyday after school with a personal trainer @Sports and Health. On weekends, he works out 2.5 hours on both Sat. and Sunday with another personal trainer. He is trying to play both varsity tennis and soccer this Spring season. I took him to see the doctor for a physical checkup and everything came back fine.

One of the personal trainers suggested to me that if he can put on an additional 10lbs and keep working out like this in the next 8 weeks, he will be a beast come time for tryouts. Currently, he has a very healthy diet with lot of some brown rice, eggs, chicken, fish, tofu and an unbelievable amount of fruit and vegetable. No fried food in the house because my wife is vegetarian so she eats lot of fruit and vegetable as well. He also drinks about 40oz of milk everyday with some cheese. Oh, he also takes vitamin C, D and B12 supplements as well.

The trainer suggested that he should add protein power to the milk and that will help him gain weigh but I am skeptical about these protein power products. I personally think it will do the kid more harm than good in the long run.

What is your suggestion of gaining 10lbs in a healthy way? Eat more and exercise the same amount?