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Because of all our individual
genetic makeup, we all respond in different ways to food,
exercise etc and the calculator is intended to be a start
point for weight gain.
Since in order to gain weight, needless to say one needs to
increase our food intake, the meals need to be divided into
five to six per day and one needs to try and cut down on
cardio exercises for eg maybe two low intensity walks a week.
Besides the obvious need for excess calories in our diet,
gaining weight depends on a host of factors such as our
metabolic makeup, hormones, lifestyle etc.
The three sources of muscle, fat and water contribute to
weight gain and the kind of weight gained is dependant on
exercise, macro nutrient levels and genes.
It is important to monitor one’s weight week by week. Then if
you do not notice any significant change, you need to increase
your food intake until you find yourself gaining weight. Since
a higher weight would mean more calories are burned everyday,
therefore one would need to recalculate one’s calories.
Those who are genetically superior gain pure muscle mass
without any fat. This may occur with weight training beginners
called “beginner gains”.
An average individual will find that alongside muscle, he is
also gaining fat which can be monitored by measuring body fat
percentage against weight.
There is also an opinion that more protein in the diet is
necessary if one is going through an intense strength training
programme. This point is still being debated though a lot of
bodybuilders do go for a high protein diet.
Weight gain calculators only serve as a guideline and provide
an estimate of one’s current daily maintenance level and
nutrient levels for quality gains while adding a percentage of
calories to the total.
Though experts have many different points of view as to what
really constitutes the best macro – nutrient levels, they do
generally agree that increased amount of protein benefits
strength training. The daily intake of protein is calculated
at 1.1 gram per pound of body weight, fats should constitute
30% of the total daily intake while the remaining should
consist of carbohydrates.
This calculator is also used for pregnant women as a guideline
as to what the expected weight gain should be during pregnancy
which varies for all women depending on their height, weight,
metabolism etc. It is important for pregnant women to control
their weight gain because this makes pregnancy and birth much
easier for the mother and baby. The popular myth has always
been “eat for two” which can put undue strain on the mother’s
heart and affect the development of the baby.
Taking into consideration her height and pre pregnancy weight,
the weight gain calculator indicates a range which is
consistent with her morphology.
What one needs to do is to enter one’s height in “feet and
inches” or metric, enter the normal pre pregnancy weight in
pounds or kilograms, select the number of number of months one
is into pregnancy and then click on the mentioned button for
calculation.
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