Q: My eating habbits are pretty good, I eat small meals but a lot of them. It is working for me with my weight.. I mean the only negative thing is. I cant GAIN weight.. [...] I am averaging about 175.. And my weight will flux with in a 3 lb area. 3 up or 3 down.. If you could give me some better habits to gain weight that would help. I have a high carb and high protien diet. I eat a lot of chicken and fish and also eat a lot of Pasta. I am not sure what is going on that I cant break that barrier. I want to be at around 185-190. but at my same body fat I am now. Around.. 5-6%. I work out all my muscles 1 muscle group per day except my back and shoulders is tied together. I work out on average of 6 times a week. I hope you have some suggestions.

A: In order for you to build lead muscle, we must definitely look at your workout program and nutrition. You definitely need to be in a surplus of calories, most men are between 3000 and 5000 calories a day. These calories must be high quality, clean calories. One strategy I recommend is to have 1/2 of your calories in liquid form and the rest as ‘real’ food. Does that make sense?

Alan

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