7 Gym Tips for Weight Gain | Styles At Life

Well we often hear people heading towards the gym in order to lose weight. But many people indulge in gym activities to gain weight along with toning up the muscles of the body Gaining weight is equally difficult as losing it. See, we often think that an obese person has a larger disadvantage over underweight person. But facts tell us that even a person with a very low weight tends to be unhealthy and weak.

Low weight results in low immune system of the body and hence has the tendency to catch various infectious diseases and many more. Being underweight gives rise to the various problems like osteoporosis and blood vessels problems.

Having the right amount of weight according to your age and height is very important for the proper functioning and development of mind and brain. So today we are going to discuss few tips which can prove extremely beneficial in gaining weight.

Best Gym Tips for Weight Gain:

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1) Lift Heavy Weights:

One should not start with heavy weights as it may put stress over the muscles of a body. But eventually one should resort in lifting heavy weights with the passage of time. For example if one used to lift weights 10 times then one should increase it to 15 or even more. Right training will defineitely result in right weight gain by the body with the passage of time.

2) Low Repetition:

If one wants to increase weight one should start performing low reps i.e. decrease the frequency of a particular exercise which results in weight loss by a particular individual. For example if previously one used to perform a exercise in 10 sets one should lessen it to 5 sets.

3) Compound Exercises:

One should perform compound and complex exercises in order to gain weight. It strengthens the muscles to a great extent and results in weight gain.

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4) Perform More Dumbbells:

Exercises which require putting strain on a lot many muscles should be performed. So dumbbells in definitely one of those exercise which results in muscle building and hence gain weight. The number of dumbbells that are being performed should be doubled.

5) Squats:

Squats tones up the buttocks as well as the thigh muscles. It is extremely beneficial for both men and women. So if one used to perform 30 squats a day, should now perform 50, and increase substantially with the onset of time and as the body gets used to it.

6) Bench Presses:

This exercise is also beneficial in building chests and hands muscles. Increase the repetition of this exercise.

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7) No Cardio Exercises:

If you want to gain weight or put on some good pounds do not perform cardio and stay away from it as much as possible. Instead of running one should perform a climbing exercise as it results in muscle building.

Along with these gym tips one should consume a high calorific diet. Some other tips are as follows.

• Eat more. Eat healthy. Indulge in eating healthy food like chicken, butter, milk, ghee, nuts, fruits and vegetables like custard apple and potato.
• This tip is very effective. Every morning eat a ripe banana along with a glass of milk. This would result in weight gain, changes can be seen in a couple of weeks.
• Intake of more protein. Dal, chicken, fish, soya bean should be consumed by various
  individuals who wants to gain weight or put on some extra kilos.
• Heavy breakfast should be consumed.
• Give the muscles some relaxation time as well.

One should follow these tips and you will definitely gain some good weight on your body.

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