Can weight lifting and a weight gain diet negatively affect general health?
Posted on Feb 23, 2010 under Diet and health | 3 CommentsI’m 25, male, 5′10" tall, and 120 lbs (not a type-o).
I recently had a thorough physical done – all blood work was perfect. I am in very good health, but I’m underweight. Even though I’m very healthy (and underweight), I don’t exercise regularly and I don’t have a perfect diet. I very rarely eat fast food, commercial restaurant food, packaged dinners, beef, pork, or fried food. Other than that, I do what I want. Cokes, ice cream, candy, and a donut here and there. 3 normal meals a day – eggs, meat, potatoes, brocolli, spaghetti, turkey meat loaf, pasta casseroles, whatever.
I want to start a heavy weight lifting regimen and a HEALTHY high calorie weight gain diet, with some protein supplements (no creatine).
My question is, am I fixing something that isn’t broken? Could making these drastic changes have a negative impact on my health since what I’ve been doing has already served me well? If I start eating 4000 calories a day, am I going to see those great bloodwork numbers possibly drift into a bad direction?
I’ll be honest: Even though I’m healthy, I will confess that I want to LOOK better. Hence, I want to gain muscle mass to not look so skinny.
But I don’t want to sacrifice good health for good looks.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 7:05 am
I’d say the exercise part determines how healthy the change will be, as opposed to the increase of Cal. The body is very efficient with the calories it is given. If I were you, I’d want most of the new weight to be muscle and the water that goes with it. Of course some will be fat, but if you go to a 4k diet without really hitting the gym, I have a feeling that most of your gain will be fat. Keep in mind your metabolism might slow some in your 20’s too.
I’m male, 25, 5′10, and 170. I have a 32 inch waist and I went from 125 to 160 during my military enlistment. You seem smart- work out thoroughly and eat when you’re hungry, as healthfully as you can muster (fruits and vegetables instead of doughnuts). If you gain too fast in a given month, it can’t be muscle so cut the diet back. You might reconsider creatine- it’s mostly to help you work out harder, and gain more muscle as a result. Eating meat gives us some creatine and our bodies can make a fair amount by itself anyway. Supplementing short term is well studied and safe.
Of course the first month don’t worry about weight. Drastic changes in activity cause glycogen to be stored in your muscles, which is stored with water- up to 5 pounds gain is normal at the start. Same goes for creatine- having extra in muscle tissue requires extra water as well. Creatine will likely rise a bit even if you don’t supplement. Water weight is so much of our bodies, your weight can change 5% depending on time of day and a massive number of factors, you’re better off listening to your body and its performance than the scale.