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maintaining your weight

danro

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I am trying to gain around 15 pounds so I can move up a weightclass for MMA, but I was wondering, after i gain the weight, how do i keep it on and not gain more? Any help is appreciated.
 

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danro said:
I am trying to gain around 15 pounds so I can move up a weightclass for MMA, but I was wondering, after i gain the weight, how do i keep it on and not gain more? Any help is appreciated.
You reduce the calories to a level that stops you from gaining weight. This means of course that you do the same amount of exercise. Less exercise, less calories.
 

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Why would you want to force yourself to gain weight to move up a class? There is no shame in fighting in the lightweights or middleweight division.

You want to keep weight w/o supplementation? Brown Rice and Wheat Bread my friend.
 
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