How To Gain Weight Fast: 3 Crazy Tricks That Work (Skinny Guys Only)

When you are a naturally skinny guy you have to always find creative ways to gain weight fast. There are many ways to gain weight, but nothing creates an anabolic calorie surplus better than consuming quality calories that will fuel muscle recovery and increase protein synthesis.

I’m excited to share with you guys three tricks that I have used to gain lean muscle mass. These three tricks pertain to most skinny guys biggest problem when it comes to packing on heaps of rock solid lean muscle mass – anabolic muscle building nutrition!

These three tricks will help keep your body in an anabolic state and fuel rapid amounts of lean muscle gains. Many skinny guys ask me “how can I gain weight fast?” This all starts with proper nutrition. Maximizing your muscle building hormones and creating the perfect calorie surplus is the best way to gain weight fast.

Let’s dive right into my 3 weight gain tricks…

Healthy High Calorie Desserts

Just because you are a naturally skinny guys doesn’t mean that you can pound tons of sugar and fat every meal. Sure you will gain weight consuming lots of cheesecake, ice cream, and candy bars – but you will gain body fat. This also plays havoc on your muscle building hormones. I have discussed in depth how insulin spikes are horrible for your growth hormone levels, especially if you consume simple sugars late at night. Healthy desserts to the rescue!

As a naturally skinny guy you have to think of the “hormonal consequence” to eating bad desserts. Even as a naturally skinny guy I recommend healthy high calorie desserts. These can come from a variety of delicious options.

If you are on the go nothing satisfies my candy bar craving better than a White Chocolate Raspberry Quest Bar. Quest Bars are high in protein, fiber, and only contain 1 gram of sugar. They are also delicious and will contribute to you gaining lean muscle mass and fueling recovery. At less than 200 calories and 20 grams of protein, they are a great dessert snack on the go. My three favorite Quest Bar flavors are the Cookies and Cream, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

If I’m at home one of my favorite muscle building desserts is a high protein dark chocolate peanut butter shake! This recipe is incredibly delicious and is loaded with protein and healthy fats. The best way to gain weight fast for skinny guys is to implement more protein and healthy fats into your diet. This weight gain shake contains over 50 grams of protein and over 20 grams of healthy fats. It’s also very easy to make. Here is my recipe below.

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake – (Skinny Guy Muscle Building Shake Recipe)

Ingredients:

•  1 cup fat free milk or no sugar added vanilla almond milk
•  1 ½ scoops chocolate whey protein powder
•  2 tbsp dark chocolate peanut butter (Made by Peanut Butter and Company)
•  Handful of almonds
•  Handful of ice

Try out this delicious recipe and let me know what you guys think. The important thing to take away is that every meal should contribute to your lean muscle gains – even dessert! Stay away from the processed carbohydrates, sugars, and bad fats, as they will be stored as body fat.

Muscle Building Bedtime Shake

If you’re asking yourself how to gain weight with a fast metabolism, this trick is for you! One of the biggest mistakes a lot of skinny guys make is they don’t consume quality protein and amino acids before bed. The best thing you can do to build muscle mass quicker and increase your recovery time is to consume a slow digesting form of protein 30 minutes before bed.

This slow digesting protein source will help you gain weight fast and drip feed your muscles with quality amino acids and protein throughout the night. This can be achieved with a casein protein shake – which is digested much slower than a whey protein shake.

A casein protein shake is the perfect nighttime protein source, and to amp up your results even quicker I recommend adding in a few grams of L glutamine and BCAA. These amino acids will help your body recovery and set the stage for new muscle growth to occur. The fail proof way to gain weight fast for men is to always consume anabolic nutrients that will increase your protein synthesis and recovery. This is precisely what the muscle building bedtime shake will help you do.

I recommend consuming a bedtime shake that contains the following ingredients:

Muscle Building Bedtime Shake Recipe

•  25 Grams Casein Protein (I recommend Chocolate Mint by Gold Standard)
•  5 Grams L Glutamine
•  3 Grams BCAA
•  3 Grams Creatine (If you have a morning training session)

Perfect Muscle Building Post Workout Shake

Here is another trick to gain weight with a fast metabolism. I have a super fast metabolism myself, and have just the perfect trick to help you skinny guys gain weight fast. One of the biggest mistakes a lot of ectomorphs make is in their post workout shake. Most guys think that the only thing you need in your post workout shake is protein – but this is WRONG!

To build the optimal amount of lean muscle mass you need a precise formula of whey protein, fast digesting carbohydrates and other essential amino acids that will fuel muscle recovery.

Spiking your insulin post workout with simple sugars is one of the best ways to gain weight fast for skinny guys. You see – the only time of the day when your insulin hormone becomes highly anabolic and you want to spike it is post workout.

You will achieve a few positive muscle-building effects with a post workout shake that contains fast digesting protein and carbohydrates. You will spike your insulin, which will have a crazy anabolic effect on your muscle building. Next you will replenish all of your muscle glycogen that was lost during the workout and this will help you recover quicker and prepare for the next workout. The 3^rd thing is that the simple sugars will serve as a “nutrient activator” and will fuel muscle building amino acids and nutrients into your bloodstream quickly.

Here is my perfect post workout shake recipe. I weigh close to 200 lbs, so make sure that you adjust the ingredients to your current body weight.

My Post Workout Shake (For someone who weighs between 190-200)

•  40 Grams Whey Isolate
•  80 Grams Dextrose Powder (Maltodextrin works well also)
•  5 Grams L Glutamine
•  3 Grams Creatine

This is one of the best ways to gain weight fast for skinny guys. Make sure to implement this shake into your nutrition regimen and I’m confident that you will have fantastic results.