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Originally Posted by polak
I wonder how much weight we can realistically put on.
I'm taller and 3 years older than JG but roughly the same weight and I can't gain weight for the life of me. When I see people on here expecting him to just throw on 20 lbs like it's no big deal I worry that they underestimate how hard it is for some people to gain weight. Obviously I've never had a focused, intense work out regimen specifically tailored to me by some of the best trainers in the world, but I still think there is only so much that can do. Yeah he will get stronger but by how much?
If he has the same body type/metabolism/whatever as me then I worry how much he would have to force himself to eat to offset the calories that he would burn on a daily basis as a world class athlete and then gain weight on top of it. You can always eat less, but you can't really eat more than your body lets you...
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At the risk of turning this into a MISC BRO down, everyone gains weight differently, you just need to figure out what your triggers are.
That is what the Flames nutritional staff is for.. JG could easily put on ten pounds over the summer and turn even more than that of his current weight into muscle. We don't want a beach body here, we want added strength that he can use when guys like Chara try to lean into him. First they have to catch him, but at some point someone will, and if he has that added strength training it would be a difference maker.
Take him up to the Nordic Center for the summer, let him work out in their weight room and free range for food in the forest. After a summer of olympic style lifting in the rustic 80's era training set up, with the mountains as his back drop and feasting on wild Elk... he will emerge a new man by training camp.
Just make sure he has a pair of flip flops, a North Face down coat and not a shaving or showering kit within fifty yards as he enters Canmore..