Gaining Fat when Gaining Muscle

One of the things am totally paranoid about is gaining fat. When weight gain is the focus, eating junk and getting fat is a no-no. Chips and candy are not the answer. Cut fast food and fried stuff. I know some people insist that you can eat anything to gain weight – but I disagree. Its better to eat high protein low saturated fat foods, rice, pasta, fruits and vegetables, nuts, flax seed oil and so on. In fact it is a good idea to work out a diet plan. And follow it, of course.

You need to keep track of how you are doing. Get your weight once a week – this helps you know whether the weight you are gaining is just fat or pure muscle. Know your body fat percentage to get the hang of this. Drink plenty of water – say around half a gallon a day, and even more if you are able to. It gives you energy to help you gain meaningful weight. Probably the most vital part of gaining weight is zzzzzz – sleep. So easy. But so easily ignored. Ensure those eight hours every night.

It worries you when you put on a little bit of extra fat when you gain weight, doesn’t it? But that’s a fact of life that’s unavoidable. Its not possible to gain weight without the fat initially. But concentrate on it…and later when you’re happy with your weight gain and muscle mass – you can always burn it off.