What do you recommend for someone trying to gain weight? I'm a female; 5'9.5 | 120-125lbs. | 19yrs. I workout a lot. I want to gain at least 10-15lbs. I want bigger toned arms/legs+thighs. (No medical issues)
Answered by Jamie Kerem I recommend eating more food. Simple as that.
If you, however, wish to add that mass in muscle with as little fat gain as possible, I suggest you focus on the macronutrient breakdown of your daily diet.
What this means is attempting to reach a certain number of grams of protein, fat, and carbs each day. Since you're trying to add weight, I would start around a ratio of 40% protein, 40% carbs, and 20% fat each day. Then start to tweak this depending on how you feel and look. You may want to go lower carb on days you don't train, as this unused energy source will just be stored as fat.
Start thinking of your food in terms of fuel for your body. Whether it be to fuel, refuel, replenish, recover, heal.
This doesn't mean you cannot enjoy your food, eat what you like and simply find ways to incorporate these foods into your diet.
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