Healthy Weight Gain: Bulking Strategies & Nutrient Density

Successful bulking relies on high-calorie dietary planning, using appetite stimulation vitamins, and implementing male-specific muscle building routines.

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Can You Gain Weight in Your Arms by Eating?

When you're trying to gain weight -- whether it's to avoid the health risks of being underweight or for aesthetic reasons -- your eating habits can make or break your results.

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Healthy Foods to Gain Weight & Muscle

Visit any supplement or health food store, and you'll find hundreds of products designed to help you gain weight. But these products aren't essential for weight gain -- you can get the calories and nutrients you need to put on weight healthfully from the same foods that likely already make up your healthy diet.

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How to Gain Weight on Vegetarian Diet

Whether you're a vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, the basics of weight gain stay the same -- you need to consume more calories than you burn to put on weight.

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Can You Break a Fast Without Gaining Weight?

Whether you're fasting for a religious observance, weight loss or other personal reasons, you can expect your fast to affect your metabolism -- and, potentially, your weight. How much it affects your metabolism depends on how long and how often you fast.

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Do I Need a Certain Body Fat Percentage to Build Lean Muscle Mass?

Building lean muscle mass not only improves your appearance, but it also boosts your metabolism, promotes bone health and supports your posture. On the other hand, a high body fat percentage puts you at a higher risk of obesity-related illnesses, whether you're actually overweight or not.

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Diseases That Make You Gain Weight

Weight loss and weight gain rely on the balance of calories in, which are obtained through your diet, and calories out, which is the energy you burn throughout the day.

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The Best Way to Bulk Up Quickly

Bulking up isn't something that happens overnight, even if you're genetically lucky and can build muscle fairly easily. If you're new to exercise, however, you'll see some results quickly -- even in a few weeks -- which can keep you motivated for the months or years it requires to bulk up significantly.

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Will Dried Fruit Cause Weight Gain?

Your weight and health depend on many factors, from your genetics to your activity levels, so you can't count on one food to make or break your weight loss plan.

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How to Consume Over 2000 Calories a Day to Gain Weight

While a 2,000-calorie diet likely won't be enough for weight gain if you're young or very active, it can allow you to eat enough extra calories for safe weight gain if you're older, a woman, or you live a relatively inactive lifestyle.

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Are There Certain Foods That Make You Gain Weight in the Butt and Breasts?

While it would be nice to eat your way to an hourglass figure, no food has the power to give you a bigger butt or breasts. Gaining weight can increase the size of your chest and booty -- but it'll also make you gain weight in other areas, and where you gain weight comes down primarily to genetics.

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How Much Protein Should I Take to Gain Weight?

While no one single nutrient will completely make or break your weight-gain progress, getting enough protein in your diet is key for maximizing weight gain. On top of needing extra calories to add pounds, you'll also need more protein than the average sedentary person, especially if you're trying to gain muscle.

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How to Gain Weight by Drinking Full-Fat Milk

If dairy is already a staple in your diet, switching to fattier versions can be an easy way to gain weight. Full-fat milk -- also called whole milk -- is higher in calories than its reduced-fat counterparts, which helps provide the extra energy you need to put on a few pounds.

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How to Gain Weight to Get Curves and Look Sexy

While everyone is born with a genetically determined body type -- for example, a pear, apple or banana shape -- lifestyle modifications like diet and exercise can slightly change the shape of your physique.

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Do Almonds Cause Weight Gain?

Filling, delicious and ultra-convenient, almonds are a great snack option when you're trying to manage your weight. Almonds have some nutritional properties that make them helpful when you're trying to lose, and eating almonds has been linked to better weight loss in a few studies.

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How to Stay Lean While Bulking Up

Sure, bulking up can make you look stronger and fitter, but if you don't gain weight the right way, you might end up adding more fat than muscle to your frame.

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