Eat Like NFL Players Do to Gain Weight and Add Muscle

Eat Like NFL Players Do to Gain Weight and Add Muscle

Weight loss gets most of the headlines, but there are plenty of guys who want to know how to gain weight by adding muscle. If you're one of them, then we have a program for you.

Use this daily meal plan to gain weight, courtesy of Leslie Bonci, R.D., Pittsburgh Steelers' team nutrition consultant. (for another perspective, check out trainer Tony Gentilcore's Workout Plan All Skinny Guys Have Been Waiting For.)

Breakfast

Select from one of the following menus

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Post-Workout Snack

Eat something within 15 minutes of finishing your workout, even if you are not hungry. If you exercise more than once a day, you need to eat something after every workout. Choose between one of the following options that are optimized to recover as well as increase weight.

Lunch

Select from one of the following menus

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Afternoon Snack

Dinner

Split your plate evenly between protein and carbohydrates

Late-Night Snack

Want more? Here's how to Gain a Pound of Size Every Week.

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