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quote: Originally posted by sportsfamily:
My son, A college baseball player, wants to put on about 15 pounds in 90 days. Is this possible and if so, what is the best way. Legal way that is.
Possible, most certainly. Expect that this will be fat for the most part, heavy weight training for 15 pounds of hypertrophy (muscle growth)is a very difficult goal. Except in rare occassions of collisions, or in the force forward generation in pitching (f=ma when summated against the planted front foot), fat weight has little value to a ballplayer |
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| Posts: 49 | Location: USA | Registered: May 22, 2008 | |
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quote: Originally posted by sportsfamily:
My son, A college baseball player, wants to put on about 15 pounds in 90 days. Is this possible and if so, what is the best way. Legal way that is.
If he has not gained weight over the last few weeks or months, look at the weight of food he is eating. Then increase the weight (not calories just yet) 50%, then 100%. In two weeks, you will see a weight gain AND an ablity to consume larger quantities. Examine what he is eating (fats, carbohydrates or proteins). Increase fats ( 9 cals per gram) as much as possible; carbs and proteins = 4 cals per gram) You can only eat so much quantity, eat more fats than anything. He will gain weight. Healthy eating? Dubious. |
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| Posts: 49 | Location: USA | Registered: May 22, 2008 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Brilliant Mind: quote: Originally posted by sportsfamily:
My son, A college baseball player, wants to put on about 15 pounds in 90 days. Is this possible and if so, what is the best way. Legal way that is.
If he has not gained weight over the last few weeks or months, look at the weight of food he is eating. Then increase the weight (not calories just yet) 50%, then 100%. In two weeks, you will see a weight gain AND an ablity to consume larger quantities. Examine what he is eating (fats, carbohydrates or proteins). Increase fats ( 9 cals per gram) as much as possible; carbs and proteins = 4 cals per gram) You can only eat so much quantity, eat more fats than anything. He will gain weight. Healthy eating? Dubious.
no offence brilliant mind, but this is actually terrible advice. if anything cut out unecessary or empty calories and replace them with complex carbs and high quality proteins. any moron can eat nothing but bon bons and ding dongs for 90 days and put on 15 lbs of fluff. 15 lbs of lean mass is doable but its gonna take a lot of work. |
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| Posts: 150 | Location: AMERICA | Registered: May 08, 2005 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Walawala: quote: Originally posted by Brilliant Mind: quote: Originally posted by sportsfamily:
My son, A college baseball player, wants to put on about 15 pounds in 90 days. Is this possible and if so, what is the best way. Legal way that is.
If he has not gained weight over the last few weeks or months, look at the weight of food he is eating. Then increase the weight (not calories just yet) 50%, then 100%. In two weeks, you will see a weight gain AND an ablity to consume larger quantities. Examine what he is eating (fats, carbohydrates or proteins). Increase fats ( 9 cals per gram) as much as possible; carbs and proteins = 4 cals per gram) You can only eat so much quantity, eat more fats than anything. He will gain weight. Healthy eating? Dubious.
no offence brilliant mind, but this is actually terrible advice. if anything cut out unecessary or empty calories and replace them with complex carbs and high quality proteins. any moron can eat nothing but bon bons and ding dongs for 90 days and put on 15 lbs of fluff. 15 lbs of lean mass is doable but its gonna take a lot of work.
The question was "Putting On Weight". I answered that question with the undeniable mathematics involved. I also offered that this was of dubious value from a health standpoint. |
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| Posts: 49 | Location: USA | Registered: May 22, 2008 | |
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I have to ask why does he want to put on 15 pounds? If it is for baseball purposes, I would recommend for him to focus on becoming stronger per pound. Once you are at a certain strength level, then you worry about putting on weight. At Wichita State, we would put on weight without really trying. If you TRY to add weight, unless you do it perfectly, you will most likely add excess fat, which will only hurt what your ultimate goal is.
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| Posts: 195 | Location: Indiana | Registered: May 27, 2008 | |
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