Sure!
Height: 5' 7" - 5' 8"
Weight: 135 (pre-crap); 133 (post-crap)
Just to add a bit more lean muscle, while also increasing strength and cardio.
Years and years ago, I wrestled in the 119, 125, and 130 lb weight divisions in high school.
Went away to college and got up to 175 in my second year.
Of course, this was due to cafeteria food, 40s every night, and working out twice a day...
I realize that 175 is not my true body weight, nor am I expecting to get up to 175.
Any thoughts on what kind of realistic goals I should be setting for a six-week challenge, with regard to increased body weight?
2-4% increase sound manageable?
I am taking into consideration that I will be doing cardio, as well.
i'm about the same height as you.
i weigh about 175-180 depending on the day of the week.
I also used to wrestle in high school. I was much lighter then.
if your main goal is to gain weight, you might want to limit your cardio.
how much calories do you eat a day and stay the same weight?
at that calorie count, you add 500 per day, or 3500 per week, and that will be approximately 1 lb per week gain. if everything else is constant.
when i want to gain a few pounds, i add a couple protein/moderately high calorie shake 2 times per day, one of which is right before bed.
as well as eating 4- 5 meals a day. but with my job its hard to do every day.
i am a hard gainer, as I suspect you are as well. i eat anything and stay the same.
but dont eat junk food. eat quality calories.
dont over work in the gym. stimulate growth, dont just go nuts for 2 + hours in there, you'll just burn too many calories.
have a plan. keep documentation of what you do, what you eat, and what the results are.
when you track progress, you can make educated changes as needed.
I think a good realistic progression in gaining quality weight is 1 lb per week
if you go from 133 or 135 to 140 in 6 weeks, thats pretty darn good.
good luck to you, NewGuy.
