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Hello,

This is probably one of the most common questions for lightweight rowing, but I am well below the 160 collegiate limit for lightweight rowing (weigh around 150 walking weight) and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for gaining weight? Especially in College where meals are a luxury and hard to buy mass amounts of.

I was doing some 4 x 10 type lifts over the winter and ate roughly 4 meals a day. I was talking to a friend who suggested doing lifts very slowly this summer, basically taking several seconds to do one rep and then eating with a "no hunger" strategy, where you eat whenever you don't feel 100% full. Basically meaning you never wait until you are hungry but instead eat when you feel not-full-but-not-hungry. I don't know if that strategy is unrealistic...

gaining weight is about eating.
GOMAD - gallon of milk a day is one strategy. I think its a bit crazy but it is being used by lifters. The main point is that you need a lot of calories and building blocks to gain. The slow lifts strategy is unknown to me but sounds questionable. Heavy squats and deadlifts are important fundamental strength movements and moving a lot of weights gives results. I would recommend reading starting strength (a book). Its diet section is not to be taken very clearly but its a good book still.

How advanced are you? How much do you squat?

What do you eat? 4 or 5 meals means nothing if they are each a banana. Eating proper good food with plenty of protein and good fats is smart but not always easy. US has pretty cheap meat but in many other places its quite expensive if you are on a student budget. Milk, quark (where available), chicken, tuna and eggs are quite cheap sources of protein. Whey powder is cheap and can be convenient way to supplement if busy schedules make it hard to prep good meals all the time. Oh and donät forget veggies.

If you eat proper big meals that match your consumption more or less - adding 2 glasses of milk and 2 eggs a day is a start. The main message here is to get big you need to eat big and it can feel like a A LOT.

http://startingstrength.com/articles/cl ... ppetoe.pdf