High Fat low carb diet - now need to gain weight

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wezcountry

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I've been on the high fat / low carb diet for about 8 weeks now and in the last six weeks I've lost around 10Kg / 22Lb. In September I've been hovering around 74Kg / 163Lb. However my girlfriend, who is not shy about expressing her opinion, says I'm looking a bit thin, and actually I agree with her.

So what's the next step?

Eating more food isn't the answer, so presumably the only way to gain weight is to start building muscle? I'm in pretty good shape due to two very tough and intense yoga work-outs per week. Weight training?
 


Eat more food.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9dfU99VvuQ"]1 Tip For Skinny Guys To Build Muscle - YouTube[/ame]
 
You gotta consume more calories to gain weight...weightlifting just makes it so the extra pounds aren't just fat. However, I find if you get more muscular, you can often look bigger without having to actually gain weight.
 
ShadowCaster said:
Nope, it's only gay if the balls are touching.

edit: Ok, the balls can touch, but only if you say "No homo" first.
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I thought "no homo" and no balls were clanging, so I'm in the clear.

It's a useful video. A lot of this isn't rocket science. I'm going to eat more and do two weights sessions per week. I'll try it for a month.
 
Continue the high fat low carb lifestyle. Do some resistance training, lift weights and get ripped. Having lost a lot of fat already, you are in the best position to develop a toned muscular physique. Better to gain weight as muscle than fat.
 
Start lifting heavy, and keep increasing the weight every week (or every session early on).

You'll start finding yoga is a hell of a lot easier when you can bench press your entire weight. Also, a lot of the core poses become laughable once you can squat 1.5x your weight.
 
wezcountry said:
I've been on the high fat / low carb diet for about 8 weeks now and in the last six weeks I've lost around 10Kg / 22Lb. In September I've been hovering around 74Kg / 163Lb. However my girlfriend, who is not shy about expressing her opinion, says I'm looking a bit thin, and actually I agree with her.

So what's the next step?

Eating more food isn't the answer, so presumably the only way to gain weight is to start building muscle? I'm in pretty good shape due to two very tough and intense yoga work-outs per week. Weight training?
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Sorry OP, but there if there ever was a more sigworthy comment, i'd like to know about it

Thanks!
 
wezcountry said:
I've been on the high fat / low carb diet for about 8 weeks now and in the last six weeks I've lost around 10Kg / 22Lb. In September I've been hovering around 74Kg / 163Lb. However my girlfriend, who is not shy about expressing her opinion, says I'm looking a bit thin, and actually I agree with her.

So what's the next step?

Eating more food isn't the answer, so presumably the only way to gain weight is to start building muscle? I'm in pretty good shape due to two very tough and intense yoga work-outs per week. Weight training?
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due respect, you did just quote your girlfriend.
 
You can weight train as much as you want but you will not build ANY muscle unless you eat in a calorie surplus. Find out your TDEE add 250 calories to it and eat as close to that amount as you can per day including 150g of protein. Follow the StrongLifts program. Do this and you should gain around 2lb's of muscle per month.
 
RAZE1 said:
You can weight train as much as you want but you will not build ANY muscle unless you eat in a calorie surplus. Find out your TDEE add 250 calories to it and eat as close to that amount as you can per day including 150g of protein. Follow the StrongLifts program. Do this and you should gain around 2lb's of muscle per month.
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You don't need to purposely eat a calorie surplus. We just need to eat to satiety. When we expend more energy, our body naturally requires more energy from food. Just like when we are running, we don't need to think about how our heart needs to beat faster, we don't need to think about intentionally eating more. When we weight train, we'll naturally need to eat more for satiety.
 
SeoReborn said:
You don't need to purposely eat a calorie surplus. We just need to eat to satiety. When we expend more energy, our body naturally requires more energy from food. Just like when we are running, we don't need to think about how our heart needs to beat faster, we don't need to think about intentionally eating more. When we weight train, we'll naturally need to eat more for satiety.
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Maybe true for some people but definitely not for most. If you put most people on high intensity training their natural huger levels won't match the needs of their body to build muscle at a steady pace.

And sometimes the macros will be shit and they'll just gain a ton of fat. That's why if you want to maximize your chances of gaining lean muscle mass it's suggested to at least ballpark your intake of calories and the sources you're getting them from
 
intent said:
stop being gay
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I couldn't think of anything gayer than being the only guy in a room full of sweaty fit women, all competing to see how flexible they are.

It's simply unbearable when they oooo and ahhh while you do arm balances they can't. Oh the humanity, when they setup their mat next to yours, just to grab your attention.

How dare they impose on my space with their firm toned bodies.

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