Help me!!

dfigg808

dfigg808

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I am 17 yrs old, 6'1" 165lbs, athletic build, I am currently lifting 5 days a week with proper breaks and separation between muscle groups, I play high school soccer as well for cardio
I have a very high metabolism, eat 6 meals a day while taking whey protein and vitamins twice a day but I am still struggling to gain or even maintain my weight
I've read and been a part of many online articles and discussions on lifting and supplementation but it still seems everything I try has not helped
If anyone could get back to me with tips or advice it would be much appreciated
I would like to get up to weighing like 185 by august
 
You need to either cut back on your activities, eat more, or both. There is really not much you can do. You need to burn less than you eat, or eat more than you burn.
 
Start a fitday diary and see how much you are actually eating.

Half my team (I coach a collegiate bodybuilding team) all thought they were eating enough. When we actually did a recall and analyzed, most of them were about 100 -150 calories below breaking even. You need an the energy of an additionally 2200-2500 kcal just to build one pound of lean mass.

Lets figure out your requirements, then add about 400-500 kcal per day.

Br
 
make sure you are eating enough. What are your 6 meals consisted of??? How much cardio/soccer are you doing maybe cut some of that back a bit.
 
Here is a common issue with soccer players. I as well played soccer then when that was done I played football. Among other activities. But here is my .02 on this.

As you already know you run a ton in soccer. Doesn't matter if it is running drills or scrimmaging tons of running so you are burning a ton of calories. make sure you take something to help your body recover faster like BCAA. As mentioned before log what you are eating. With your weight and activities you should probably be bringing in 3000 calories especially if you are trying to gain weight. In your off season from soccer get in the gym and do a bulk type workout and nutrition. Once soccer comes back you should lose a little of what you gained but also retain some of the size.

Focus more on your food intake instead of supplements at this stage of the game.
 
Ok I'll try out the bcaa's thanks for the feedback
And right now my meals during the day while I'm at school consists of eggs, pb sandwiches, chicken, apples, bananas, oranges, and homemade subs with turkey, egg, and cheese
I'm kinda limited on what I can make for lunch:/
but my breakfasts and dinners usually consist of a protein shake, chicken, an apple, banana and rice
O yeah and I'm taking optimum nutritions amino acids and whey protein, I'm taking myofusion protein, vitamin c, and I just started taking kre-alkalyn
 
dfigg808 said:
Ok I'll try out the bcaa's thanks for the feedback
And right now my meals during the day while I'm at school consists of eggs, pb sandwiches, chicken, apples, bananas, oranges, and homemade subs with turkey, egg, and cheese
I'm kinda limited on what I can make for lunch:/
but my breakfasts and dinners usually consist of a protein shake, chicken, an apple, banana and rice
O yeah and I'm taking optimum nutritions amino acids and whey protein, I'm taking myofusion protein, vitamin c, and I just started taking kre-alkalyn
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I would not take in creatine during soccer season. Maybe in the off season. How are you dosing kre? Another thing you might want to try. Is get a meal replacement drink and use it between your meals. The protein your using when are you using them?
 
forget about hitting the pseudo magical 6 meals a day and eat anytime you are not full. it may be 3 times a day, it may 8 times a day. when you are not full, eat. and eat calorie dense foods. and add in a desert after every meal. im also a fan of peanut butter to pack on weight.

and please do the fitday thing that was recommended. after 9 years of training people and having them track everything they ate maybe 10% were correct on what they ate. so lets start with exact details on the numbers please.
 
I lift at 6 am so I take one shake before and after
And another after soccer practice
I take 3 grams of kre alkalyn a day
 
dfigg808 said:
I lift at 6 am so I take one shake before and after
And another after soccer practice
I take 3 grams of kre alkalyn a day
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Ok so your taking 2 caps. Is it safe to say you are taking these prior to your workout? If not then change it up. They work best when taken before your workout.
 
dfigg808 said:
I am 17 yrs old, 6'1" 165lbs, athletic build, I am currently lifting 5 days a week with proper breaks and separation between muscle groups, I play high school soccer as well for cardio
I have a very high metabolism, eat 6 meals a day while taking whey protein and vitamins twice a day but I am still struggling to gain or even maintain my weight
I've read and been a part of many online articles and discussions on lifting and supplementation but it still seems everything I try has not helped
If anyone could get back to me with tips or advice it would be much appreciated
I would like to get up to weighing like 185 by august
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Hi there. At 17 you still have some growing to do. Growing extra muscle is an evolutionary luxury,
one your body won't be able to afford very well until it's done with the critical growing up tasks.

To add 20 lb of muscle in 9 months would be a challenge for a fully mature male in peak condition with a perfect
diet and a killer work ethic in the gym.

That said, in order to build muscle the primary requirement is to lift heavier. Your body will only grow new
muscles if it needs to in order to cope with an overload of stress. So take whatever is hard for 5 reps, and
do 10. If it kills you to do 3 sets you'll need to do 5. You get the idea. I always say there are 3 gradations of
heavy: mind numbing, heart breaking, and soul crushing. Personally I'm happy with mind numbing, but then
again I'm not that big.

One more thing: if I were you I would leave the supplements on the shelf. I think at your age you'd benefit
a lot more from a clean diet of whole foods, but then again that can be hard to manage if you're not the one
doing the grocery shopping. Nevertheless, other than the vitamins I'd leave the supplements alone.
 
good advice so far.

I'm 24 and all I can say is, if you truly want this lifestyle - start now. don't fall into the trap of thinking it will happen over night.

I wish I would have not only started serious weight training at 17, but I wish I would have learned the nutrition aspect back then as well.
 
Based on my calculations (performing 6 hours of weights per week, 8 hours of intense practice time, and 2 hour of low intensity practice time per week) you should be taking in 4068 kcal just to maintain weight. If you want to add muscle, you'll need to increase that by 4-500

Br
 
ZiR RED said:
Based on my calculations (performing 6 hours of weights per week, 8 hours of intense practice time, and 2 hour of low intensity practice time per week) you should be taking in 4068 kcal just to maintain weight. If you want to add muscle, you'll need to increase that by 4-500

Br
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This will be very close to accurate. Good info.
 
Yeah I take 2 caps before my workout of the kre alkalyn
Ok thanks
Right now I'm following the winter mass routine from the newest muscle and fitness magazine, usually I stick to my own routine tho
So far since lifting I've put on 46lbs but I'm also a growing teen so that prolly was the cause if most of my gains
I've been seriously lifting for almost 2 yes now
Thanks for all the advice, after soccer season I'm gonna try to get a job so I can buy some good foods for lunches
 
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