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Best plan for gaining weight
I have recently joined the gym and wanted to know which plan will be best for gaining weight and building strength
Plan1
Mon - Chest
Tue - Back
Wed - Shoulder
Thursday - Legs
Fri - Rest
Sat - Arms
Sun - Rest
Plan 2
Mon - Push
Tue - Pull
Wed - Leg
Thur - Rest
Fri - Push
Sat- Pull
Sun - Leg
Mon - Rest
Kindly let me know which one will be the best ?
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26 year, 57kg with 5'6" height. it seems perfectly fine to me as per your age and no medical conditions are mentioned. The body started gaining weight with age as metabolism gets down. If you still want to gain weight I would suggest for a proper body assessment first.
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Continue with your training programme, gaining and losing weight is slow and steady process. Patience is the key
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Dry fruits will help, avoid too much protein powders long run it won't help much.
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Hello sir, this is Dr lavanya from My physiofix clinic
As you mentioned that you are going for gym and want to gain weight ill just give my advice which may help you
First: Go for "fitness evaluation" it will include body composition, BMI, Body fat, flexibility testing, muscular strength testing, muscular endurance testing, core endurance assessment, cardiovascular assessment, muscle power assessment, balance, posture analysis(according to this your gym trainer will form a proper plan and you can concentrate on particular lacking points that will benifit for you body building)
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And your diet should include more proteins, vitamins than carbs, consult a good 🥦🍎🥗🍌dietician.
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precautions:
Don't go for too much intake of protein powders, go with natural foods
Don't go for processed foods
keep your body hydrated
And initially don't go for very high intensity workouts
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Go with plan 1.
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Go with the plan1,but remember to increase weight of dumble in every third day.
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diets also play role in gaining weight.do,be thorough about diet too
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Mr. Chinna Kondaiah Ballekuri (PT)
Physiotherapist
18 yrs exp
Hyderabad
For weight gain you can follow any of the program you mentioned above along with proper balanced diet plan with consistency
and add cardio and weight lifting
First do cardio followed by weight lifting for gaining
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Dr. Ingelala Uma (PT)
Physiotherapist
14 yrs exp
Nellore
Plan 1 is best go for it.
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Ms. Shefali Gandotra (PT)
Physiotherapist
20 yrs exp
Jammu
Plan 1 is good but you need to consult a nutritionist too for proper amount of calories to be taken
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Dr. Avijit Das (PT)
Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
4 yrs exp
Kolkata
For strengthening you can do gym and weight gain best option consult with a dietician.
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