If this title caught your attention then chances are you want to gain weight fast and not the fatty weight but the lean muscular weight. Some of us have more problems than other in trying to accomplish this. Sometimes people like us are referred to "Hard Gainers" due to out predisposition to skinniness.
This could be due to a Ferrari type metabolism(Genetics) improper nutrition or an illness. Let's suppose its the Lamborghini type metabolism that's your problem. Believe me I feel your pain of having to watch your buddies gain a muscle or two just by sneezing.
So what do you do about it?
Here are the Skinny Guy's 6 simple steps to that should yield you an extra 10lbs of muscle over approximately 4 weeks
1)Double your food intake
This is the easiest, most practical step you can take. If your are eating a hamburger then make it two. If you are eating a handful of nuts then make it 2 or 3
You are likely only a 50 or 60 meals of bulking up fast and impressing the sexy fitness instructor at your gym.
2)Food Is Now Your Best Friend
You should quite literally use a timer for this(a digital watch with an alarm is idea for this). Every 2-3 hours you should have a meal. In fact start around 21/2 hours just to be sure
You should eat your first meal of the day within the first 1/2 hour of waking up. It should be a high nutrient content meal.
A good way to measure your progress in this area is to notice you are spending nearly double your time in the kitchen as well
3)Never Train Hungry
I know lots of people get up in the morning, eat a piece of fruit and head off to workout. This is the very thing you should try to avoid. Ideally you should aim for 2-3 solid meals BEFORE the workout. If you workout in the morning then eat the biggest meal of the day immediately after your morning training session. Would you take your car out on a long trip with a half empty fuel tank? Not unless you wanted the car to die and you push it the rest of the way. So why would you take your body through a grueling training session on an empty stomach?
4)Eat Nutrient/Calorie Rich Foods
This ensures that you don't load up on empty calories that will only get you a big belly and not big muscles. This is basic nutritional health also. A high empty-calorie meal usually loaded with sugar and fat may give you an immediate boost but will annihilate your energy shortly after. Some of the best selections are:
Carbohydrates – Oatmeal, rice, breads, yams beans, potatoes, fruits and veggies.
Proteins – Steak, chicken, lean beef, cottage cheese, whole milk, eggs and salmon.
Fats – Olive oil, flax oil, avocados, nuts and peanut butter.
Extras (high calorie cheat food) – Ice cream, raisins, dried fruit and trail mix.
5)Partake of a Protein and Carb Drink during the workout
Mix up a 2:1 ratio of carb to protein with 1 liter of water and you've got a few extra hundred calories per day. This is much better than Gatorade with all its empty calories
6) Live the motto, “Never Stop Eating”
Trust me on this. Every time you workout you gain more muscle and your metabolism increase along with it as well. A lack in nutrition directly affects the muscles ability to repair itself after your workout.Not Eating Not Growing. Is that what you want?
Conclusion
This strategy may sound simplistic and it is but the real challenge is in the execution of it.You need to be committed to attaining the body you've always wanted.
The weight lifting program I use is the "No-Nonsense Muscle Building Guide" by Vince Delmonte a world renowned Canadian fitness model Champion