<p>One more piece of advice for you xAxB-- Remember that size counts in college sports. the soccer players are taller and more muscular than the normal HS team. So be sure to focus on a healthy nutritional plan to tap your maximum growth potential. Milk, protein, veggies and fruits will help grow muscle and bone. Fast food and processed snacks will stunt your growth. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think he plays basketball.</p>
<p>Even more reason to drink his milk.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone knew of any tricks to put on weight. I’m a bit underweight (about 10 pounds less than everyone), but by far the quickest. I know eating protein is good (Lol I just had a hamburger, chicken wings, half steak, and mashed potatoes along with milk and bowl of fruit), but is there anything else I can do (besides lifting weights of course)?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Milkshakes at night before sleep…</p>
<p>I think college coaches would be more impressed with quickness than size (weight) for basketball. Your only a freshman, size will come naturally. Unnatural increase in size will likely cause you to lose a lot of your quickness. My best advice for you is to keep up your grades, work on your game, and pray for height.</p>
<p>You are so young still…you will get bigger with time. My eldest was only 5’2 as a freshman. As a senior he was 6 feet and 180 lbs.</p>
<p>“I was wondering if anyone knew of any tricks to put on weight.”
Peanut Butter/ PB&J sandwiches before bed. You might also want to consider going heavier on the weights and limit the amount of aerobic activity/ conditioning you do for a period of time.</p>
<p>“I know eating protein is good (Lol I just had a hamburger, chicken wings, half steak, and mashed potatoes along with milk and bowl of fruit).” Don’t over eat though.</p>
<p>If you really want to, you could hire a personal trainer or nutritionist. They will put on a good meal/diet plan inorder to achieve your weight gain goals. They will say eat X calories, Y carbs, and Z grams of protein in a day.</p>
<p>Are nutritionits expensive?</p>
<p>Not sure, I never looked into it. If they are too expensive other alternatives to a nutritionist would be:
A. Go to your local gym/ fitness club and see if one of their certified personal trainers could give you a meal plan.
B. If your school has a legit Strength & Conditioning coach (like mine) see if they could give you an eating plan.</p>
<p>What kind of plan would they give you? Like would they tell you to eat steak for dinner, eggs for breakfast, etc.? If so, I think I can just do it on my own.</p>
<p>Any other thoughts??</p>
<p>They will put you on a program where they say eat ‘this amount of calories per day’, ‘this many carbs a day’, ‘this many grams of protein a day’. etc
They will make your program based on how much you exercise a day, how much you weigh vs. how much you want to weigh, etc. They’re not just giving you random numbers, they will give you a plan in order to reach your goal.</p>