Hi I was wondering how many calories I should consume to gain weight fast. I weigh 132 pounds, I’m 15 years old and I’m 5 foot 7 inches.

Vince,
I would like to see more information for us women on how to trim down, I am 5′5 I weigh 146 lbs and would ideally like to be about 130-135 lbs. I have been working out for years and as you can guess I have stayed the same. I never seem to see results, which is frustrating for anyone. I need help, but I find it hard to relate to 5000 calorie diets. I am not out to be a body builder just want to slim down and be toned for once in my life. I carry my weight in my bottom and legs and I can lose weight quickly in and easily around my waist (yet don’t have visiable abs) and arms. I recently started running to train for a 1/2 Marathon in May but i know I need help when it comes to weights. Can you help?
Sincerely,
Kim

hello dear sir vince delmonte
i want to ask something from you and want to mention that i dont need for losing weight in return i m so thin and want to gain wieght also gain muscles so please show me the best way that you use for your own . have a great time
good bye

I am 5/10″ and very thin, have lost a lot of muscle mass. I used to be about 160# and have 7% body fat by the electronic method of measurement. I am now 154# with a 34″ waist (too large) I need to lose some stomach/abdomen and gain weight in my arms & legs.

Mr. DelMonte,

I have been following along with these blogs and tips and what not on how to gain weight and muscle, just be more healthy. This is all well and good for people on their own, but do you have any suggestions for those, like myself, in college? Also while I have your attention, what are realistic gains (such as bench press weight) for someone who has never worked out before. I admit there is a bit of muscle needed to carry around a sousaphone. Being the band geek that I am, I have never really found it necessary to gain any muscle, that is until I have to lug around a 50lb instrument on one shoulder for hours on end.

Much appreciated

Hi there,

I was reading on your calorie intake diets on this blog and i have also reading mens health. You and also a different source that i have talked to said that i should be taking in 4-6000 cal per day in order to sufficiently build muscle.

Now mens health does a math equation where you multiply your weight by a certian number to get the amount of calories you need just to support your body mass. Then does a few other equations to find out how much you should be taking in order to build muscle.

Now i weigh a solid 150 (lol i know i just started working out 6 months ago but already put on 20 lbs) and it says that i should only be taking in 2750 cal per day.

What do you suggest.

Also is it ok to be working out everyday, if im doing a split routine?

Like lets say monday i work Arms and shoulders and traps, then tuesday i work chest and upper back then wednesday i work legs and lower back? Then rest on weekends. Is this ok or do i need rest in between each individual workout?

Thanks

Nayt

Sorry i forgot to mention i am 18 and 5′ 9″.

I also am not looking to get fat but i am looking for a weight diet that is very low in fat.

But i still do cardio just to stay in shape because im looking in going into he armed forces in a few years.

Also do you have your own gym and are you also a personal trainer?

And if so where is that gym located?

Im not totally sure if you are, i thought i saw something saying you were but correct me if im wrong.

Thanks

Hello sir,
I am 5′6 and about 57kg. Well i have lost about 20kgs of weight in last few months through exercise and diets. However,still some fat and lose skin especially around my abs remain. I have started weight training and want to gain muscle mass also. Though i have gained quite few gud pounds of muscles,but i just wanna slightly bulk up more, just to look nice,not any kind of body builder.

However my question is,how much and what should my diet be(maintenance shud b 1900-2000 cal as i cheked out) so that i continue gaining muscles too along with losing that belly fat and some last pounds of fat keeping in mind the exercises i do coz they also use up my calorie intake . Also i strenth train 2 days in a week,1 day for abs and 2 days usually for overall body training(performing pushups,dumble renegade rows,mountain climbers etc. in circuits.) Answer to this question will be highly appreciated. I am really worried
Thank you

Hi Vince,

I am about 180cm and am only 59kg. I have weighed this much for years and can not put on size for the life of me. If you looked in the dictonary of the word hard gainer, my picture would be next to it. I train 3 nights a week for the last year and a half and have only put on 1kg. I have been able to tone up but its not what I want. Any advise to help me seriously bulk up would be much appreciated.

Cheers champ

this is very good info!!! ilike and apreciate the help.

hi vince my name is denis, am 19 years old and am 6″2 inches in height. all my life i was the tall and skiny guy; and alwes had a hard time puting on size. but when i perchaced your e book , it helped me alot. i whent from 142- to 165 pounds. in 6 mouths. lol and know i whant to go from 165 to 215. so would you please just tell me the calorie intake and stuff, and a lil sample diet plan. oh and my bench press whent from 95- to 205 for one rep.

Hi Vince!!!
Diet is good but I prefer diet suitable for my type of blood.My type of is 0 so if I drink milk or eat cheese I have some digestion problem and this type of food cause inflammation in my body.I think everyone should eat according to type of blood.

Bartosz Konarski

Hey Vince,
Im 15 I weigh 152, im going to attempt this diet, but the only problem is i can rarely ever stomach that much food. Any tips on increasing my appetite and keeping it all down?

I have been following your advise for almost a year now and feel Great! Thanks!
I am 50, 6′2″ and now weight 195 lbs., down from 250 lbs. I do bodyweight exercises with dumbbells at home three times a week. But I have have one problem – high cholesterol. I eat healthy whole foods and stay away from processed foods. I do not want to take meds. Do you have any guidence to help lower cholesterol?

Hi Vince I`m from South and I was wondering how do I proceed to get your No-nonsense muscle building book as I cannot find it in local stores.Can you perhaps give us some tips on how to construct a budget diet?I find that the most difficult factor about body building is not so much the training but the diet and the time of eating correctly.Thank you for all your effort.

Vince.
I have been following your NO NONSENSE MUSCLE BUILDING program for about a year now in this program you say not to use supplements, however in these high calorie healthy diets you say to have some protein powder. I would like to know what protein powder you recommend for someone who is 6 ft and weighs 195 lbs with about 8% body fat. currently aiming for a 4000 healthy calorie diet. and how much protein I should be taking every day.

thanks,

Lee.

Hi! My case it´s a little bit complicated because I have a cronic liver pathology and then to reach my optimal weight it’s really hard and worst to mantain the weight. I’m not a bodybuilder but I do bodybuilding training in the gym and I’m really strong, powerful and constant, in spite of my 48 years old, and when I go to the gym my muscles grow a lot. I need to tell yopu that when I was 22 years old I reached the black belt 2º Dan in Judo. Usually I try to trainning with personal trainers, but this is Spain not USA. Four years ago I had the fortune of can be training with the bodybuilder that in that year was the Spanish Champion of Cruise Weight (96 Kg.)and 14 in the World Championship of this year as Heavy Weight. He was my personal trainer. After 7-8 years trainning in the gym almost 4-5 days a week each month I have diceded that my muscles should be seen but for this I have to lost weight. Actually I have 95 Kg. after have done a hyperproteinic diet to conserve my musculature and which I lost 9.80 Kg. just in 1 month and 12 days. Actually my ABDs, my cuadriceps(legs), and my deltoides(shoulders) begin to be visibles, but is more for be a big size muscles in my body that for I will have reach my weight. To make really visibles my all muscles my weight should be no higher than 85 Kg., I believed but I’m not quite sure. Till then i don’t want to training really hard in the gym because my appetite grows a lot and now is time to be defined. Another problem is that I’m having to much work in my business, I’m a veterinarian and I have an Animal Private Hospital. Sorry for that long letter

Hey Vince,

I was wondering do you think 2,000 diet or 3,000 is good for me , I am 5′11 170lbs
Im trying to eat healthy to get my abs to show more and currently lifting 4times a week

Thx
Jason

hi

can i get some tips on losing weight

Will I still gain weight if i have really high metabalisom. Plus muscle mass, because im really young too so im not sure if that will make a difference? please reply im looking up to u. Peace.

Thanks for the help Vince

Hey man,
I was wondering -

I’ve been hearing quite abit from other sites about how you should take a break in between workouts for about 2 weeks after about a 2 month workout period

they also say that during this break is the time you will put on the most muscle and you should take in a ton of calories

what do you think about this?

i agree that such diet is very helpful for those underweight like me ;49k but how can i found the time to eat such a subsequent amount of food while studing and working . another point i would like to draw your attention to is that how a female would make exercises to gain muscles just like men .i don’t ever like to see a female body full of muscles like what i saw in the part of your website devoting for fermales.thank you very much vince for listening to our minds

I have been reading and trying out some of your stuff for a while. But this most recent email, kinda bugged me. Also reading all of your diets bugged me. Now I know you are an honours student so you know about referencing, I was wondering if you could send me some references for where 3500 kcal actually is 1 lb. If I recall correctly 3500 kcal deficit is loosing one pound of fat. To gain 1 lb of muscle the surplus needed is much closer to 5000 per week.

Protein in your diets is crazy high. This is above and beyond anything safe in long term. For a 90 kg guy on your 500 calorie diet that is 4.8 g per kg. From anything I have come across the most ever recommended is 2. And the IOC sports nutritionist say 1.7 g/kg for body builders. Anything above and beyond the 2 is extra stress on the kidneys, but also a waste of money. You literally shit out the extra protein and don’t utilize it. Of course this is just what I have learned. If you could send me some studies that would be awesome. Flip my world over please.

I have been a hard gainer, but I took the leap from 140 to 180 in 4 months with much less protein and the same amount of calories.

Thanks,
Zach

Hey Vince,

I’m 18 years old and I weigh 204 lbs. I recently lost about 90 lbs. over the course of about a year. I used to have a huge waistline, and to lose the weight, I basically cut calories and did mainly cardio exercises. So, in addition to losing alot of body fat, I lost alot of muscle as well. So with my 204lb body, I would say I have around 15-17% body fat. I work out about 4-6 times per week, and tend to consume around 2000 calories a day. To build muscle and burn the remaining fat, should I increase my caloric intake or cut back?

Thanks,
Nick

Hey Vince. goog work mate. I have been training for the last 3.5 months. I lost 39 Lbs in this peroid. I now weight 210lbs but i’m batling with my strenth. I have reaced a limit and can get passed it. For instance I properly bench 110Lbs plus the bar and can do 3 – 4 reps then no more. This has been like this for the last 2 weeks. How do I gain strenth?

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vince,
i am 18 years old and weight 120lbs, im just wondering what diet should i start with

i have brought your no nonsense program
i have been using 3000 calorie veggie plan
my mom erased my history on computer when i try to access your website on
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it doesn’t let me enter it doesn’t let me enter on the mac i have mac but it lets me enter in the computer microsoft but i don’t have that
can u please send me a email of a 3000 veggie plan
thanx

hey Vince, big fan and all, but these diet plans are really no good to the average person. like for example, im a student so A) i have classes to attend and dont live in a kitchen, and B) i cant be getting meals like these ready due to time constraints, unavailability of a kitchen etc. any chance of a diet for people who dont have time for this kinda thing?? thanks, and keep up the good work

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