Athlete: Brian, 18 yr old Freshman Sport: NCAA Division I Football Position: Lin
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Athlete: Brian, 18 yr old Freshman
Sport: NCAA Division I Football
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6’ 2.5”
Weight: 219.0 pounds
Goal: Brian desires weight gain. Although, Brian was an outstanding high school football player, his coaches also want him to gain weight in order to eventually excel at the linebacker position in Division I Football.
After an assessment of Brian's daily eating habits, he is consuming just enough calories to maintain his current weight. Although his protein intake is very high, his daily carbohydrate and fat intake are low. Brian does not eat breakfast. He usually eats Lunch and Dinner, and various snacks later in the evening. Brian has also stated the following:
“Carbs make you fat……you need protein to build muscle."
What would help Brian with his goal of weight gain?
Explanation / Answer
First of all, he should start taking breakfast. It is the first meal of the day. If a person does a good breakfast he/she remains healthy. He should increase his fat and carbohydrate intake which will make him gain weight.
If he wants to gain body weight he should increase his fat and carbohydrate intake.
If he wants that increase in body weight should be increased in muscle mass then he should take more of protein which will make him increase his muscles and thus gain weight.
He can take a protein rich diet it can be any protein animal or plant protein. More protein intake will help him in building muscles.
To gain weight he should increase his fat and carbohydrate consumption and decrease protein uptake.
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