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Below are three sample diets which help me gain muscular weight relatively quickly. They are actual samples of my own diet from the last time I gained muscular weight and size. I rarely use the same diet twice as I prefer the freedom of eating a variety of foods to maintain a healthy balance in my overall diet plan. Sometimes I swap meals with different diets to make a completely new weight gain diet, I just make sure the calorie content is about the same.

The three weight gain sample diets are illustrated to give you some idea of how a weight gain diet should be constructed. I do not believe you should follow these weight gain sample diets as its important to stick to your own eating habits and food preferences. If you are underweight I would suggest you reorganise your eating into 5 - 6 meals per day by starting with your normal diet and add another meal / snack to the diet each week. This method will gradually increase calorie intake and limit the amount of weight gain as fat.

It may seem like lots of food needs to be eaten in the sample diets but I require over 3000 calories each day just to maintain my body weight of 208 pounds. When I attempt to gain additional muscular weight I need to increase it to about 3500 calories per day. Over the last 2 years I have gained over 65 pounds of muscle mass using these weight gain diet methods.

 

 

Sample weight gain diet # 1

 

Breakfast:

 

1 bowl muesli with 200ml skim milk

fruit juice 150ml

 

Lunch:

 

Pasta salad with:

- Tuna or Salmon ( 90g)

- Peppers

- Sweetcorn

- Oil dressing

 

Snack:

 

Nuts & seeds

Large handful dried fruits

 

Dinner:

 

Any meat or Fish

Potatoes, rice or pasta (any recipe)

Vegetables

 

Totals

Calories

286

 

50

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbs

50g

 

13g

 

 

 

82g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protein

13g

 

1g

 

 

 

33g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fat

5g

 

0

 

 

 

14g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any of the meals that state (any recipe) means I use the meat, grains and vegetables together in a recipe, for example in weight gain sample diet # 2 the last meal says beef with potatoes so I made beef stew and dumplings.

 

 

Sample weight gain diet # 2

 

Breakfast:  **

  • Egg, sausage & beans on toast (or combination)

  • Glass of whole milk

  • Fruit or fruit juice

Snack:

  • Protein shake

  • Fruit

Lunch:

  • Chicken or Turkey (any recipe)

  • Potatoes ( baked )

  • Vegetables & peas

  • Pudding ( apple crumble )

Snack:

  • Pasta salad with tuna

  • fruit juice

Dinner:

  • Beef with potatoes (any recipe)

  • Dark green vegetables

  • 1 glass of wine or beer

Totals

   

 

 

 

Sample weight gain diet # 3

 

Breakfast:

  • Whole wheat cereal or muesli

  • Fruit juice

Snack:

  • Peanut butter sandwich

  • piece of fruit or juice

Lunch:

  • Egg fried rice or noodles (any recipe)

  • Pork or beef

  • Vegetables (any style)

Snack:

  • Baked potato with beans and cheese

Dinner:

  • Roast Lamb

  • Potatoes

  • Dark green vegetable

  • 1 glass of wine or beer

Snack:

  • Yogurt

  • Dried fruit, nuts and seeds

Totals

   

 

 

Why does muscle growth slow down or stop?

 

** I do not eat these foods or meals too often. They were included to help provide extra energy needed to continue to gain muscular weight and to give me more choice and freedom to enjoy convenient or take away foods. I usually only consume these once or twice in a week during my weight gain diet.

 

If you decide to use my weight gain sample diets for yourself please consult with a dietician beforehand!

 

 

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