Why men can't gain weight

There are many reasons why men cannot gain weight, including both physiological and disease reasons. One type of people are of the high metabolic type, which means that their metabolism is very fast, they are very energetic, and they are not prone to getting sick or gaining weight. For example, they are athletes, young men and women in adolescence, etc. Another type of people should pay attention to their weak stomachs and intake of nutrients is relatively low, which is a pathological reason why they cannot gain weight.

1. High metabolic type

The hypermetabolic type can also be called the young type, which is common in young men. They are healthy, energetic, physically fit, rarely sick, and have a warm body, but they appear to have less fat and a small waist.

This kind of person cannot be called thin, because young men should have very low fat content. High levels of androgens make them have high basal metabolism, tight muscles, love to eat, and not easily gain weight. If you have creamy fat on your belly when you are young, it is really a pity - androgen is reduced and you age prematurely. So, they don’t have to gain weight at all.

Some people want to gain weight because of their genetic body type, small frame, underdeveloped muscles, and not looking strong enough. In fact, they don't want to be baggy, but they just think their shoulders are not wide enough, their backs are not thick enough, and their masculine charm is not strong enough. In this case, running is not very helpful. It is better to go to the gym to do resistance training to increase muscle appropriately. When the deltoid muscles are strong and the pectoral muscles are full, the body will naturally look stronger and more stylish when wearing clothes.

2. Weak type

The frail type is a type that has been thin since childhood, with small bones and underdeveloped muscles. They are not sick and have a normal diet, but their resistance is slightly low and their physical strength is slightly poor. In China, there is a large proportion of this type among young men and women. This type of people usually have little physical activity and live a sedentary life. Once they are no longer young, they are likely to gain fat in the waist and abdomen and develop a frog-like body shape.

If the frail type wants to change their body shape, they need to do anaerobic fitness exercises to increase muscle mass, plus appropriate outdoor aerobic exercise. On the basis of muscle-building exercises, if you increase your diet appropriately, you can achieve the dual effects of improving your body shape and increasing your vitality. If you don't go to the gym, boys can at least do muscle-building exercises such as push-ups, crunches, and squats regularly, or use fitness gadgets such as pullers, arm bars, and dumbbells to help. For daily exercise, you can consider aerobics, fighting, swimming, etc. Swimming is particularly beneficial for improving cardiopulmonary function and thickening shoulder and back muscles. It can also promote appetite, which is very helpful for the frail type.

In terms of diet, it is recommended to increase the staple food appropriately under the premise of ensuring protein supply, that is, starchy food, such as eating more steamed bread, a few bites of rice, a piece of bread, a few potatoes, etc. Add some nuts or dried fruit snacks between meals, and eat some protein-rich fish, meat and eggs after fitness while your appetite is open. If conditions permit, it will be better to supplement muscle-building powder. Add a midnight snack at night. It is recommended to choose yogurt, lean meat porridge, egg soup noodles, bread and other easily digestible foods. If you don't participate in bodybuilding competitions, eating a dozen egg whites a day is harmful and useless. Adding an egg, a cup of yogurt and 1 tael of lean meat will have 20 grams of protein, which is enough protein for muscle growth.