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How do I get huge? With the muscles?

How do I get huge? With the muscles?

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Gaining weight without gaining fat

I've been very health-conscious over the past few years - I've never been overweight, but I've always been motivated to have a fit-looking body and a flat stomach, so I've been very disciplined when it comes to diet and exercise. I generally stick…
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How can I gain weight?

I am 16, a girl and I cannot gain weight. Before, I didnt really care that I was too skinny, I am naturally skinny and eat whatever I want when I want. Now I exercise in sports and still eat whatever, but drink mostly water and milk. I dont like…
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I am hitting walls with my lifts, how can I progress?

I've been working out at the gym for a fair few years now (around 6). Started by just going with a friend doing random weights. Then progressed to muscle groups. For the last 6 months I have been trying the strong lifts method. My squat has…
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Can too much calories pose a health risk?

I am a skinny guy and want to gain weight. I do regular exercises and decided that I need to eat more in order to gain weight. I made a protein shake weighing about 300g and it has 1672 calories. Considering my daily intake is about 2000ish calories…
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weight gain paradox

The following two options make sense mathematically and logically: You consume as many calories as you burn. calories in = calories out. This would correlate with a healthy normal person. You consume more calories than you expend. calories in >…
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Reaching 200 kilograms/440 pounds bodyweight at less than 35% bodyfat

I would like to know the healthiest way to reach a mass of 200 kilograms (440 lbs) without killing myself. I would need to gain 127 kilograms, as I am currently sitting at 73 kilograms at 14% body fat. My physique goal looks like this...
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Why do high intensity exercises hamper getting bigger and stronger?

https://fitness.stackexchange.com/a/6836/1328 Things which can hamper your getting-bigger-and-stronger goal include: ... Endurance exercise or high-intensity conditioning, which could include running, cycling, swimming, long hikes, snowboarding,…
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How long should I intake weight gainers?

I am trying to gain long-term (permanent) weight and got a weight gainer (mutant mass), the bag specify: Over 1,060 calories per serving 2 shakes a day. Is it possible or recommendable to intake 2 shakes everyday for long period of times couple…
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Whey protein for weight gain?

I intend to gain weight and I want a muscular physique, and I'm going to work out. Will whey protein help me in weight and muscle gain? And which one should I take, Isolate or Concentrate? My weight is 63 kilograms (approx 138 pounds) and height is…
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Are exercises for muscle gain the only way to increase weight in men?

People who are interested in weight gain generally achieve it by gaining muscle weight by doing weight lifting exercises, etc. Can weight-gain be achieved after the age of 28 by increasing bone weight or by some other means of physical exercise,…
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Why do we get fat only to a certain point?

I was just thinking and wondering about it. Earlier in my life i ate a lot of snacks and drank soda. Ate way more and way more unhealthy and didn't do any sports but never got heavier than 78kg. Now i live way healthier. I eat healthy, eat less, do…
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Struggling to gain weight

Recently I've been trying to gain weight and I changed from a relatively healthy diet to one where I eat whatever I want but I'm still struggling to put on any weight. I don't currently lift weights but I do train in Muay Thai which includes body…
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Which competitions or events can help gain weight ?

I don't really enjoy going to gym to build muscles or to put on some weight. I would love to find a challenge or competition which can help put on some weight or build muscles. For example to loose weight my friend ran a marathon. As a side effect…
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Weight change but clothes still fit

I'm 15 5'9.5 and weigh 151lb I recently used to weigh 145 but my clothes still fit and my waist is still 32.5 inches and it had been a few months since I've weight lifted I just started back so I don't see how it's muscle gain cause I gained 6lb in…
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Can hyperglycemia make one thin?

I'm interested if hyperglycemia can be associated with a person being thin. If the pancreas produce less insulin then need it, is possible that the reason for a person not getting fat even if it's eating a lot to be hyperglycemia? If this…
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