Deluxe Martial Arts Forums - View Single Post - Need to gain weight and not loose my speed.

shirase · 05-01-2005, 05:01 PM

i wouldnt be worried about losing speed with 10-15 pounds of muscle, thats about how much ive gained this past year (17 lbs) and i can honestly say i dont feel any slower at all. The biggest con of gaining weight has been that i havent done cardio in awhile as that is supposed to prevent you from gaining weight, so ill have to start running in a few monthes. And all that stuff about weightlifting making you slower, thats bs. Weightlifting has been shown to increase performance in athletes of many different sports, increasing power, strength, speed , and reducing the rate of injury. I suggest you lift heavy weights for low reps(4-8) and to buy some protein powder and to eat at least 1 gram per body weight, or more depending on how fast your metabolism is. Good luck gaining weight, as im trying to as well.

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shirase Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 196 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i wouldnt be worried about losing speed with 10-15 pounds of muscle, thats about how much ive gained this past year (17 lbs) and i can honestly say i dont feel any slower at all. The biggest con of gaining weight has been that i havent done cardio in awhile as that is supposed to prevent you from gaining weight, so ill have to start running in a few monthes. And all that stuff about weightlifting making you slower, thats bs. Weightlifting has been shown to increase performance in athletes of many different sports, increasing power, strength, speed , and reducing the rate of injury. I suggest you lift heavy weights for low reps(4-8) and to buy some protein powder and to eat at least 1 gram per body weight, or more depending on how fast your metabolism is. Good luck gaining weight, as im trying to as well.