how can a teen at home gain muscle and lose weight?
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You can defiantly gain muscle at home. I do push-ups and crunches every other day. I am getting stronger. There is no equipment necessary for these actions. You can also jog around the neighborhood or run in place. There isn't a certain lmit of time, it just depends on how hard you work. Here is a good saying "No pain, no gain". It means that if your muscles aren't sore the next day, then you aren't working hard enough.
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Drink alot of milk and pop, and eat all you can right before you go to bed, and dont extersise the whole day! =]\n\nor lift weights to gain muscle wieght =]
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I have an 17 year old daughter who is at this time 5'6 91 lbs.\nWe have started a program of 500 calories a day more than her normal eating habits of 1000 calories a day and within\na month we hope to have her at 2000 calories a day.\nWe have also started a cardio and weight training program to gain lean muscle mass not fat, Lot's of pasta, chicken, fish, fruit, whole milk, and protein shakes we prefer Muscle milk for it's taste and calories.Good eating habits are hard to keep up with at any age but you can get pretty creative with good foods and protein shakes.REMEMBER GAIN MUSCLE NOT FAT  good luck
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EAT MORE!!! Eat more meals per day. For example, your typical 3 square meals, but make it 6 total meals but smaller portions that add up to what you typically eat per day. Take out or minimize simple sugars (regular soda, sweets), and saturated fats. Make sure you drink at least 124 oz. of water a day and do some weight lifting. The more TIMES you eat, the faster your metabolism; the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.\n\nI don't mean you should go to the gym and try to get bodybuilder size, but any amount of weight training is great. The faster you lose the weight, the faster you will gain it back(and maybe gain more!!). On average, it is only healthy to lose 1-2 lbs. a week. Any more than that, you're actually losing muscle. Your weight tends to fluctuate 5-9 lbs throughout the day anyways, due to water intake and food.
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Exercise!!\nThere is no "easy" way to get muscles\n\nBut don´t worry too much.. we girls prefer skinny guys than obese!!
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The first thing you need to know about gaining weight is that it is achieved only by physical conditioning combined with a high-energy (calorie) intake. By consuming a high calorie diet alone, a person will gain fat weight only. Even if the gain improves appearance in the person's own eyes, it is more likely to harm than to benefit health. It is also important for you to take a look at your genetic endowment. For example, if other family members are thin, you probably have inherited a genetic predisposition to thinness. Know that you can alter your physique to a certain extent with diet and weight training, but you should not expect more than what is natural for your body.\n\nMost who are underweight, especially physically active individuals, believe that the best way to gain weight is to eat a high-protein diet. False. Excess protein is just not stored as muscle, so you can forget about converting that extra-double double hamburger into bigger biceps. Since carbohydrates are what fuel your muscles, what you need is primarily extra calories from extra carbohydrates, not extra protein.\n\nRegarding "weight gain shakes," research indicates that protein powder shakes are simply wasted money when it comes to gaining muscle weight. The only reason these may work for some is because the shake provides additional calories. Although it may seem less glamorous, one could just as easily eat another sandwich to get these additional calories.\n\nTo help you with your weight gain goal, here are some healthy weight gain tips:\n\nEat energy-dense foods. Yes, these are the ones typically eliminated in a weight loss program. Pick the highest calorie items from each food group. For example, drink milk shakes instead of nonfat milk, eat peanut butter instead of lean meat, or choose avocados instead of cucumbers. Although a low-fat diet plan is recommended for the general U.S. population, these higher fat foods become essential for an underweight individual who needs to gain weight. An underweight person who is physically active and eating a nutritionally adequate diet can afford a few extra calories from fat. \nEat at least three meals a day. Simply being too busy to eat enough to gain or maintain weight is a common problem for underweight individuals. Therefore, planning meals in advance and making time to eat them needs to become a priority for weight gain to occur. \nEat large portions of food and expect to feel full. Have two sandwiches instead of one, drink milk from a larger glass, and eat cereal from a larger bowl. Know that feeling full during the initial stages of a weight gain meal plan is perfectly normal and will pass over time. \nEat snacks between your meals. In addition to eating more food at each meal, it will be necessary to eat more frequently. These between-meal snacks will likely be especially important in the beginning stages, as they will help to keep your daily caloric intake elevated should you be unable to consume the larger portions during your regularly scheduled meals. \nDrink plenty of juice and milk. Beverages provide an easy way to increase energy intake. Extra calories can even be tastily added to milk by mixing in packets of instant breakfast mixes. \nExercise to build muscle. The person who wants to gain weight should primarily use strength training. As exercise is added to your routine, energy intake must be increased to support that exercise. Otherwise, weight will be lost. Note that the rate at which a person can build muscle tissue also depends on the genetic make-up of that person. However, about 700 to 1,000 calories a day above normal energy needs are enough to support both the exercise and the building of muscle.
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The answer is very simple, the process can be hard.\nYou need to consume more calories than your body burns.\nBeing that you are a vegetarian, you will want to buy some protein powder. Make smoothies using fruit and,milk and protein.\nEAT EAT EAT.\nNow if you want to tone your muscles as you gain weight, then you need to hit the weights 2-3 times per week. Try to aim around 12 reps per set, doing 2 sets per muscle group.\n For more info visit my site and sign up for the newsletter
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Ask your doctor, but I would suggest just sticking to playing sports or doing aerobics. Leave the weights until you're at least a teenager. \n\nThere is an alternative to weights that I would suggest asking your doctor, however. See what you're doctor says about yoga. It's a great way to strengthen and tone your muscles without straining yourself.
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The answer is not cheesecake or junk food!\n\nIf you want to gain weight, the best weight to gain is muscle. It weighs more than fat and is better for you health-wise. \n\nIf you go into a gym like 24 hr fitness, they'll endorse protein supplements, but this is not necessary. I gained roughly 15 pounds of muscle without it. And, I've heard that once you start using it, your body relies more and more on it.\n\nWhat I did was work out regularly. I loved the gym and was in there every day. I don't think going every day is necessary. It's also good to complement your weight training with some cardio. Many trainers will say not to do more than 30 minutes if you are underweight and trying to gain, but I liked to be able to have some endurance so I would do as much as an hour without any problems. If you've never been in a gym before or aren't familiar with the equipment, find a friend that is knowledgeable and ask him/her to show you how to use it. It is important to know the correct ways to lift and what NOT to do to avoid injuries - some injuries take years to develop so it is important to proceed with caution! When in doubt, ask questions first.\n\nTo bulk up, you want to do less reps with higher weight/resistance. (To tone you do many reps at lower weights)\n\nI think as you become more active, you'll find that you can eat more. You'll burn it pretty fast anyway, but it is still important to have a balanced diet.
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Yes, weight training. Muscle is much heavier than fat and it looks better, also you will loose fat much more rapidly than muscle. So i suggest increasing your GOOD calorie count, carbohydrates and fats and get some form of good Whey Protien then hit the gym. \n\nTo get results i suggest not to mess around. Hire a fitness trainer for maybe three months so he or she can at least teach you the correct way to eat and workout in order to gain muscle.\n\nPS just keep at it and you will gain the weight you want so badly just do not look for anything overnight but it will come.
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To gain fat: Eat thousands of calories of junk food daily\n\nTo gain muscle: Make sure you get enough protein. A good target to shoot for is 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. Also, exercises of any type will help to stimulate certain muscles - causing them to grow. Also, it is important to be sure that you are hypercaloric to a degree. Your body must have a surplus of calories in order to ensure that there is enough left over to build muscle.
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Well just eat foods that are healthy but in larger amounts.Then, lift weights so you can change the food you ate into muscle instead of fat.By doing that you will gain weight by gaining muscle.
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I would recommend protein shakes. To get the best results eat your meal and drink the shake after you eat. If you drink the shake first you will be to full and you wont get the extra protein you need to gain muscle. There is a great shake at the site below that will help you achieve that. Bulk and muscle formula. There is a supplement in it that will help you digest more protein.
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FIRST ! calm down. Second, just eat something that you can eat, that has a lot of calories. Don't worry, im flipping skinny too :]. Well, im a girl, but whatever. Just eat something you can fit into your stomach, and don't stuff yourself, eat something with A lot of calories, A lot.  \n\nWeight Gain \n\n1) Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. Don't change anything, just eat like you normally would and count how many calories you consumed. This is an extremely important step, so try to be as exact as possible. Also, weigh yourself. 2) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories MORE then you normally do. So, lets pretend that the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, you would now eat 2500 calories a day. Instead of eating 3 big meals a day or eating all day all the time, spread those calories out over 5-6 smaller meals. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. To get big, you have to eat big! Remember that. 3) Weightlifting! Get in the gym and lift! This is another important step to how to gain weight, so make sure you are doing it correctly. For more information on weightlifting workout routines and splits, read the workout routines and splits section. 4) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. You'll notice your gaining just after one week! Now, don't expect to see a 10lb increase. Gaining anymore then 1 or 2 pounds a week is unhealthy and means your putting on way to much fat. So look for 1 or 2 pound gains at the end of the week. Don't sound like much? You can be gaining 5-8 pounds a month! 5) Heres an important one. At some point, you will stop seeing weight gain. At this point, you will have to eat even more. So, when you stop gaining for at least 2 weeks, it means it is time to start eating an extra 250 calories a day. Every time you see you haven't gained weight for at least 2 weeks, add an extra 250 calories. More tips for how to gain weight (extremely important!) - Stay away from fat! Eventhough weight gain is your goal, you don't want to be gaining fat. Get rid of the chips and candy. No more fast food, nothing fried. Stick to high protein low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, lean meats, fruits and vegetables etc. (For more information, read the diet and nutrition section. - WATER! Drink water! Drink around a half gallon a day, more if you can. Yes thats alot of water, but its that water that will give you the energy you need to gain that weight! - Sleep! YES! Sleep! The easiest, yet most over looked step. Get atleast 8 hours of sleep a night. Your gonna need it! Now the concern some people have about how to gain weight, is how to do it without putting on extra fat. Let me tell you how, YOU CAN'T! Unless you are using steroids, it is basically impossible to gain weight without putting on a little bit of extra fat. But hey, you want to see some weight gain right? Well then who cares about the little bit of extra fat you might put on while gaining. You will be able to burn that off later on, right now gaining is your main concern, so that is all you need to worry about.
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Here is a good place to start:\n\nhttp://mayoclinic.com/health/teen-weight-loss/WT00012
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Sweetie, take it slow. It takes a very long time to gain muscle. Strength will come. Keep lifting, Every other week or so increase the weight you lift but DO NOT OVER DO IT! Be careful. Eat healthy and push your body, just don't hurt it. You'll get there. I bet by the time you get to high school, all the chicks will want you but you will be more focused on your school work! Because you don't want to be a teenage daddy! Good luck!
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Don't eat junk food (McDonalds, etc.) because it will poison you.  Bread and grains should work.  Also, you should exercise your legs (ride a bicycle, for example) to gain some muscles.