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The majority of wrestlers cut weight so they can get to lower weight classes so that they don’t have to wrestle bigger kids. Also in the hopes that if they cut then they may be bigger than their competitors. But there are a few wrestlers who gain the weight and try to wrestle bigger wrestlers. In this article we will talk about how to put on the weight and also discuss the way that bigger wrestlers wrestle, and how to get an advantage on them.

If you are use to cutting weight in the past then you are going to find obviously that gaining weight is much better than losing it. But just make sure that when you are attempting to gain weight that you don’t go about it all the wrong way. Yes, now you can start eating junk food if you want, but obviously the majority of the weight gained you want to be muscle, not fat. So lets talk how you can go about gaining weight.

First off eat often. With the law of thermodynamics you must consume more calories than you burn if you want to gain weight. Secondly it is commonly said that if you want build muscle then you must eat a lot of protein. Well this is true but to an extent. See protein has a few possible uses, but lets go over just two of them: 1. It repairs and builds muscle tissue, 2. It can be used as an energy source. Now knowing a few of proteins possible uses here is the information that the majority of people don’t know. You see the majority 50-70% of your food source should come from carbohydrates a day. Then protein should be 0.8 g/kg per day or 15-30% of your total caloric intake, and 10-30% of calories coming from fat a day. If you do not consume enough carbohydrates then your body will take protein to use as an energy substitute. The more protein that your body has to use for energy then the less protein you have left over to be used for muscle repair, and building. So make sure you aren’t concentrating on just consuming protein because you wont see a change in your body if it’s being used for energy instead of what you want it for. So make sure you also eat a lot of carbohydrate rich foods.