Mind Tricks

[ironWarrior417]

Any other skinny freaks out there having trouble gaining weight? It ain't just gaining the weight but eating all the calories? I know I am.

Any of you vets got any tricks to fool your mind into thinking you're still hungry so you can eat again after eating a meal filled with chicken, yams, and peanuts less than 2 hours before?

[Karma]

Well not a mind trick but maybe a full bottle of water helps you to put all the food down.

[Freakshow]

If you are looking for a good way to increase calories, try real gains if you havent, its worked wonders for me.

[deeder]

If you're having trouble getting all your calories you need everyday protein shakes/massgainers can help. You'll digest it faster and be hungry sooner if you drink your food rather than eat it!

[Karma]

Real Gains Kick ass!! I took it several times with awesome results, but if you are a real HardGainer you should tray this one; http://www.universalnutrition.com/store/html/product.cfm?id=58

This is the end of the ectomorf physique.

[J-Dawg]

I find the easiest way to ensure that I'm takin' in the right amount of calories is to pound down 2-3 mass shakes a day when I'm on a bulk. Take this from a kid who went graduating highschool at a scrawny 130lbs. to about 8 years later at a solid weight of 195 with 8% bf.
Also don't be afraid to not eat so clean. If you've got trouble packing weight eat high protein/complex carb meals that taste good... eating clean when you're a hardgainer will take you years to pack on mass. To be bigger you can't worry about adding a little fat... Believe the amount of muscle that you add along with that little bit of fat is well worth it.

[BeastofBurden]

I am a hard gainer myself but am slowly starting to pull away from my weight of about 135.. As of tonight I weigh a solid 145 and still going strong with no sight of a plateau anytime soon.. I am on a awesome weight gainer by xyience called x-gainer.. this stuff has glutamine for recovery and creatine right into the mass calorie/protein shake as well as a amino acid list almost as long as Animal Pak. As well I take multi-v's, fish oil, and Pump before every workout. Not to mention, I eat all the food in my house that's not bolted down... but seperating the meals 2 hours apart roughly.

[Wasteland]

Any other skinny freaks out there having trouble gaining weight? It ain't just gaining the weight but eating all the calories? I know I am.

Any of you vets got any tricks to fool your mind into thinking you're still hungry so you can eat again after eating a meal filled with chicken, yams, and peanuts less than 2 hours before?

Bulking begins and ends with food. That said, judiciously applied, a weight gainer like Real Gains can help as it tends to empty quickly--leaving more of your appetite intact for the next meal. Remember, weight gainers are a "supplement" to your diet, not a replacement. PM Universal Rep--I think he has samples of Real Gains...

[Kaiser]

Any other skinny freaks out there having trouble gaining weight? It ain't just gaining the weight but eating all the calories? I know I am.

Any of you vets got any tricks to fool your mind into thinking you're still hungry so you can eat again after eating a meal filled with chicken, yams, and peanuts less than 2 hours before?

I hear you bro. I'm sure you drink alot of water which means you're gonna be taking a piss sometime during sleep. I usually have a scoop of serious mass already mixed next to my bed. I piss,then I drink and am ready for breakfast in a few hours.

I've put on 10 pounds of muscle with egg whites. 6 per day. It's a great mental meal because it tastes like rubber therefore when it comes time for chicken you're looking forward to it.

[king1]

Ive gained 40 pounds in the past ten months, my strategies have been: Whole milk, pbj, whole eggs (not just whites), meat sandwiches, gainer before bed, liver tabs, 50 grams whey/50 grams carbs after EVERY workout, and creatine. 5 mins of exercise (abs, taking the dog for a walk) before breakfast will make you very hungry but wont limit your gains like cardio will.

[Savage]

Take some milk thistle this will increase your appetite. Also it will keep your liver going strong. I was taking 9 pills at one point, i exp. no sides belive me the shyt will having you hungry like a horse baby!!!

[darkcloud1721]

Take some milk thistle this will increase your appetite. Also it will keep your liver going strong. I was taking 9 pills at one point, i exp. no sides belive me the shyt will having you hungry like a horse baby!!!


Thanks Savage!! I knew of the benefits of it for the liver, but not appetite.

["6"]

130lbs with chicken arms and a tiny waist? God I hate that place, I've lived in that place, I don't ever wanna go back to that place. Take a weight gainer. Like the bros said above, it empties real quick. My stomach's usually growling by my next meal if I took a shake as my last meal. I find it helpful to find 2 different kinds you like and alternate between them. Sometimes I even keep 2 tubs at a time just for variety. It's something I find helpful to have when you're basically chugging 3 shakes of the same stuff day in and day out. I love Real Gains and N-Large2. Both don't taste like chalk or sugar water even when you mix in alot of the stuff.