I am 6' 1" and a 150 lbs. I am very much not happy with my weight because of skinny I always look. So I want to know is it possible to gain weight and still train. My goal is hopefully to get up to 160 lbs by the end of the summer and to hopefully be at 180 by thanksgiving. Is this possible to achieve and still train at 50 to 60 miles per week or am I just dreaming. Would gaining this much weight be possible if I didn't run at all? Also what is the best way to gain weight, in a healthy manner?
Why in the world would you want to gain weight if you are a runner?
In regards to your original question... yes, you can run 50-60 miles a week and gain weight. Increase your calorie consumption. I ran around the exact same mileage and could never lose weight (beer may have had something to do with this however)
its gonna be hard to gain 30 lbs let alone 15 but it is possible. just increase calories as that guy said, good luck.
Its settled, you are a troll ain't you?
No, everything I have posted on here these boards has been 100% truthful. Everyday I wake up and I look at myself in the mirror. I am disgusted with how skinny I look. I am just looking for a way to gain some weight. I know this may require not running as much. I'm just curious for info.
Why not just do a ton of body weight exercises so you become ripped to shreds?
I guess i am biased but i think that looks better than a semi-defined big body.
This post is getting super gay, but check brad pitt from fight club for an example.
what does your diet consist of? I bet it is pasta and cereal.
Many distance runners weight less than you and they look hot with their shirt off.
Many professional male models are your height and weight and they are hot.
You probably need more protein and fat and high nutrient greens/veggies/fruits in your diet.
LOSER YOU wrote:
what does your diet consist of? I bet it is pasta and cereal.
Many distance runners weight less than you and they look hot with their shirt off.
Many professional male models are your height and weight and they are hot.
You probably need more protein and fat and high nutrient greens/veggies/fruits in your diet.
i'm pretty hot too..
If you gain 30 lbs. forget about running fast. Look at the best runners in the world. They are little guys who weigh nothing, and have huge lung capacity and stroke volumes. Thirty more pounds is 30 more pounds that your heart is going to have to deliver oxygen to.
50-60 a week is a lot to gain weight, but if you increase caloric intake enough you can do it. I used to run alot in HS and was 6-2 150-160 pounds, I stopped running competitively in college and started lifting and got to over 200 pounds. If you take creatine(doesn't need to be super expensive, I got great results off a giant tub I bought at Wal Mart) and protein(Cytogainer from bodybuilding.com has 54 grams of protein/serving and has very high calories) you will put on muscle quickly(you can gain 20 pounds in three months easily you would be surprised). Honestly, you will do better with women and feel better about yourself, no doubt about it. Good luck.
Running performance will suffer, I ran 4:36-10:12-16:23(3 miles on track) in HS at 150lbs, after Marine Corps OCS at 190 pounds I ran 18:05 for three miles. But I'd rather be 190 than 160.
You are basically trying to gain weight thinking it will impress the girls
They are not going to be impressed by someone who gives up on their dream just for vanity or to impress them
What is wrong with trying to attract the girls? Yes running may be important, but being single the rest of your life doesn't sound to exciting either. I don't find the super skinny look of male runners attractive (yes I am female, and a runner)nor the obsession with being the lowest weight possible. I understand wanting to run fast and I'm not saying get fat, but there is line between lean and gross. So to the OP, I think it is fine that you want to gain weight and yes you can still run fine if you do.
woot is right; there are some people who are not really meant to gain much wait. I am one of them; if I eat a lot all it will do is make me fart a lot, mess up my digestion, and give me greasy skin & hair. The solution is, do lots of upper body work (& core work while your at it) and you will become ripped & look good, even though you might weigh roughly the same. I think it used to be called wiry-strong. How much did Bruce Lee weigh? 135 at most?
30 pounds of fat = 105,000 extra calories by Thanksgiving or about an extra 5250 calories per week or about 750 calories per day.
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DocLove wrote:
You are basically trying to gain weight thinking it will impress the girls
They are not going to be impressed by someone who gives up on their dream just for vanity or to impress them
Like a girl would ever know that I did that. Plus its not all about girls. I'm tired of hanging out with the guys and looking grossly thin because they are all 190 and I am thin 150. I'm tired being more thin than the typical girl I encounter. I understand that the running may suffer, however it may not if the weight I add is all muscle. The thing is I am a 17:30 5k guy who typically finishes 10th in the local 5k charity race. What kind of dreams do I have to possibly achieve that are worthwile. Its time to keep things in perspective and realize there is more to life than running.
Honestly I'd rather get girls than be a decent runner. Even if you train for years on end and run 3:59 or 13:30 you could make more money doing an average job, and the public won't recognize you. What's the purpose? Self satisfaction? If thats your main goal you'll be alone on friday nights given yourself some old fashion self satisfaction. No thanks, I'll take the slower 5k time.
Girls are not attracted to emaciated, hollow-chested runners. You would be better off gaining a bit of weight and improving your social life than chasing unrealistic dreams. Soon you will begin losing your hair and even the most unattractive girls will not bother to give you the time of day.
Emaciated, bald men = sexually frustrated, lonely men
stuck with match.com wrote:
No, everything I have posted on here these boards has been 100% truthful.
Translation: "Yes it has been settled. I am a troll"
stuck with match.com wrote:
I am 6' 1" and a 150 lbs. I am very much not happy with my weight because of skinny I always look. So I want to know is it possible to gain weight and still train. My goal is hopefully to get up to 160 lbs by the end of the summer and to hopefully be at 180 by thanksgiving. Is this possible to achieve and still train at 50 to 60 miles per week or am I just dreaming. Would gaining this much weight be possible if I didn't run at all? Also what is the best way to gain weight, in a healthy manner?
Do you lift weights? If not, start.
Post what a diet looks like for a typical day.