5 Tips To Gain Weight and Muscle

5 Tips for Gaining Muscle

By Jeff Millet

One of the biggest goals, of the male clients I work with, is to gain weight and muscle.

The #1 thing they need to do is increase caloric intake. 

You can achieve this by: 

• Adding more calorie dense foods into your diet. 

• Eat more often, 5-6 meals/snacks / day.

• Increasing protein and healthy fat intake.

• Increase daily intake by 4-500 calories

• Lift Heavy weight, on a results proven program

This will add around 4 pounds/month.

 

 

When talking about eating habits with my clients, I find that most people either skip breakfast, or eat very little.  

Usually it consists of carbohydrates dense foods, like waffles, toast, and cereal etc.  

There is nothing wrong with someone that is trying to gain weight, eating these things.  But they need to add in more protein and fat calories to accompany the meal.

Add in calorie dense foods like avocados, nut butters, fish, meat, olive oil, nuts, and dried fruit. 

The other huge part of getting bigger and gaining weight, is lifting heavy weights ( resistance training).

If you follow a well designed training plan, and make these adjustments to your diet, you will start getting bigger...... and stronger.

Northcore has been providing clients in the shoreline, edmonds, mountlake terrace, and seattle area with proven results for 7 years. We provide training for athletes, as well as personal training, nutrition counseling for weight gain and loss.

We pride ourselves in being the best at what we do. 

 

If you have any questions about any of this, feel free to email or call me.

Fall Training - For Baseball & Softball

Its that time of year again.  The leaves are starting to turn, its dark when i wake up, and school is back in session.

This time of year signals to me that my schedule in the gym will change and that baseball and softball players will begin their push to get ready for next season.

During the off season, athletes should be doing two things.

1.  Skills training ; working on mechanics and technique

2. Increasing speed, strength, and power.

A lot of youth athletes are highly focussed on getting exposure, by going to every camp and tournament they can find.  Trying to get noticed by coaches and scouts.

Strength training is the one thing that will set an athlete apart from their peers.  It is what gets you noticed.  You need to stand out from the rest.

College coaches are looking for strong, fast,  and powerful kids, that look, move, and perform like they belong at the next level.

Yes you should go to tournaments to get exposure.  But make sure you do the work, so coaches will notice you.  

Hit with power that you developed all winter long, throw with more velocity, and stay on the field longer by reducing your risk of injury.

Its no surprise to me that most of the athletes we work with for a prolonged range of time, go on to play at the next level.  The kids that do the work learn excellent habits, gain confidence, and get noticed on the field.

If you haven't started your off season training program.  Now is a great time to switch gears and head into the fall with a program in place that will make you a better athlete.

You can Check out our programs at  http://www.northcoretraining.com/elite-athlete