U.S. Army and weight gain?

[Chalenge]

Soccer three times a week and a good weight regimen (different muscle groups every day) and a bulk product:

http://www.allstarhealth.com/f/weider-super_mega_mass_2000.htm

[eagl]

Almost forgot...  Have sex.  Lots of it.  Testosterone helps build muscles and having sex boosts testosterone levels.

[Tarmac]

Don't neglect your legs (you can put on a lot quickly in your calves, hammies, and quads) but move away from distance running which usually just makes you leaner.  Sprints, stairs, calf raises, and squats with whey protein and creatine supplements (pick some up at GNC or online), throw in some glutamine for faster muscle recovery so you can work out 4-5 days a week.

Hit up all the muscle groups, but don't neglect your legs.  lots of guys (including me) fall into that trap.

[FiLtH]

        Id be willing to send ya some of my weight.

[C(Sea)Bass]

I recently lost 14lbs. Feel free to find it.

[avionix]

Lucky bastiges.  I just look at food and gain weight.   

[Babalonian]

i need to gain 14lbs, before, well, was hoping before may. I am taking a Strength-training class in gym and i go to PT at the recruiting station. Some of u guys might not think thats much but for me its a ton. I heard that if i get alot of protien it'll help?

Carbs too (white breads, brown/white rice, pasta, potatoes), not too much b/c they're not that good for putting on healthy weight, but as I was told they are an essential part to healthy weight gain, so a decent portion should be had with each meal.  Also since it sounds like you're pretty physicaly active, some more carbs in your diet probabley won't negatively effect you.

14lbs shouldn't be too hard, but I have friends and girlfriends that can eat 3 times as much as I do in a day and weigh less than half my weight, so I know it's not easy for some people to gain weight (never really a problem for me though, I'm 6'4" 285lbs).  Honestly, if you aren't already, start having a very large breakfast every day (protien and carbs: eggs, potatoes, milk, lots of toast.  Add some OJ, fruit, bacon and/or sausage as you want or need).  If you're going into the Army you'll be waking up at sunrise if not earlier for a while, so if you don't have time in your schedule now for breakfast, might as well get used to going to bed earlier to wake up earlier for that.  After that, eat a meal every three hours, even if you're not hungry (just don't eat so much that you feel sick, lol).  Also make sure you get at least 8 hours of sleep every day.  A good night's rest for your body will mean that your body needs to physicaly tax itself less to operate the next day.

Eat lots of protiens and carbs, and make sure you eat plenty of fruit and fresh vegetables too.

[Bosco123]

Holy crap, I thought I was light. I'm 5'11 135lbs. I would go somewere like GNC or a store like that. They will probably put you on some protein shakes and things like that. On the other hand you should be eating pasta, bread and anything with carbs in it. That helps gain weight as well. I would work out the same way as normal, but eat a whole bunch more so that you don't lose as many carbs and you can gain weight from that.

We graduate at the same time, but I'm only 16 (wonderful) so I really don't have any option like that until late June of this year. I realy don't like the way you wne in. I think the best way to go in as an officer, no matter what the enlisted say. My LTC. in JROTC used a metaphor why it's so much better becoming an officer,"Enlisted men are trying to tell you that you need to know how to flip that burger. You need to know it inside out. But the thing about it is, you can go to college, look at the enlisted flipping the burger and say, 'oh, I don't need to know how to do that, I see how do it now' and your getting paied more." Some people do have that luxury, but if you have the chance to go off to college than do it, you will get a much better life.

[Reschke]

I think the best way to go in as an officer, no matter what the enlisted say. My LTC. in JROTC used a metaphor why it's so much better becoming an officer,"Enlisted men are trying to tell you that you need to know how to flip that burger. You need to know it inside out. But the thing about it is, you can go to college, look at the enlisted flipping the burger and say, 'oh, I don't need to know how to do that, I see how do it now' and your getting paied more." Some people do have that luxury, but if you have the chance to go off to college than do it, you will get a much better life.

Peter Principle will apply to this one quoted above that just doesn't get it. I can't wait to see this future occifer call in arty on the wrong map coordinates...vaporizing himself and all around him because he passed a note to a lowly enlisted person to pass on up the chain and the coordinates were wrong. joking...maybe he will learn the right way to talk to enlisted people.

The theory that employees within an organization will advance to their highest level of competence and then be promoted to and remain at a level at which they are incompetent.

Laurence Johnston Peter (1919–1990)

JROTC...exposing those little spongy minds to the rantings of a whacked out, way past their prime, should have never been promoted officer...

[nirvana]

Protein shakes 3 times a day in addition to normal meals put 20lbs onto me in 3 months or so.  I was also eating greasy galley food too.

[DMBEAR]

Call A-Rod.  He's prolly got a stash of "over the counter" supps lying around.

[Bosco123]

JROTC...exposing those little spongy minds to the rantings of a whacked out, way past their prime, should have never been promoted officer...

Funny thing, we have a CSM as well, and he said the same thing you just said. Think about what I said, why would I get a job that you are doing now, that I can do and get paid more for it? and I probably have more knowlege on the basis of the type of job you are working on. I'm just saying, the officer way, is the way to go.

[indy007]

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs & Protein Prejudice
Ongoing discussion on the work and articles done by Dr. John M Berardi, Ph.D on effective nutrition.
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[Xasthur]

Muscle weighs more than fat.... so bulk up.

There are heaps of good sources of info on how to build muscle mass via protein and diet with a training schedule.

If you're going to the army, you're going to want to be built... not just fat.

[Selino631]

Hey guys thanks for the information, I am gonna start trying that stuff! I really appreciate it!!

i'll let you know how it goes by the time may comes. <S>!!!!