Weight Gain in Active Adolescents

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I have a number of young athletes (age +/- 16yrs) who

are looking to " bulk up " and have asked me to advise

them on how to gain weight.

Most of these boys are very active. Some are

playing/practicing about 6-7 times per week with

various representative teams. Many still play school

sports, and have PE classes too. A few even ride an

approximate distance of up to 16kms (10 miles) round

trip to practice.

Although I will obviously look at increasing their

caloric intake, I do not feel that this would

necessarily work. The reason for this is that I do not

think that these boys will have the time to eat more!

The next step would be to look for a meal replacement.

This might prove to be too expensive for some of the

boys. Do you have any cost effective suggestions for

meal replacements?

I have also thought about putting them on a gym

programme that will emphasise hypertrophy development.

Again, the problem of time could come into it, added

to the fact that this will be another energy expending

activity.

If you have had similar experiences, or have any ideas

that we could discuss please could you let me know.

Regards,

Grant

Gold Coast, Australia

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(+61) 409 625 263

Gold Coast

Australia