Q: I have a serious weight-gaining problem. No matter how hard I try, I can???t gain weight. I have a limited income and can???t afford supplements. What kind of weight-training program should I use to gain weight?
A: If you???re training hard and you can???t put on size, there???s usually a simple reason: You???re training too much and/or you???re not eating enough. Quite simply, you won???t put on size if you don???t take in enough quality calories, whether you???re limited by budget, appetite or time.
If you simply don???t have the money for quality supplements and expensive lean cuts of meat, you???re probably going to need to limit your options to foods you may not like as much. Here are some of our favorite inexpensive sources of calories: milk (powdered milk is also an option and even cheaper); inexpensive whey protein bought in bulk; tuna and other canned fish, bought in large quantities; and cheaper grades of ground beef and dark chicken and turkey meat (all of which have more saturated fat than their more expensive leaner counterparts).
Limit training to four days a week, sticking with basic compound movements, relatively heavy weights and a low number of sets and reps. These simple affordable options may be all it takes for you to put on quality size.
A: If you???re training hard and you can???t put on size, there???s usually a simple reason: You???re training too much and/or you???re not eating enough. Quite simply, you won???t put on size if you don???t take in enough quality calories, whether you???re limited by budget, appetite or time.
If you simply don???t have the money for quality supplements and expensive lean cuts of meat, you???re probably going to need to limit your options to foods you may not like as much. Here are some of our favorite inexpensive sources of calories: milk (powdered milk is also an option and even cheaper); inexpensive whey protein bought in bulk; tuna and other canned fish, bought in large quantities; and cheaper grades of ground beef and dark chicken and turkey meat (all of which have more saturated fat than their more expensive leaner counterparts).
Limit training to four days a week, sticking with basic compound movements, relatively heavy weights and a low number of sets and reps. These simple affordable options may be all it takes for you to put on quality size.
