Disclaimer: This baseball sports nutrition information is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Consult with your healthcare professional before engaging in any dietary, workout or supplementation program.

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Foolproof Baseball Sports Nutrition Plan to Gain Quality Weight For Baseball

It’s no secret virtually every baseball player out there is working hard day in and day out to get stronger with the hopes that will lead to increased performance. If you aren’t working out, you need to get off your butt and hit the weights.

Quite often, these individuals are looking to gain weight as well.

I get dozens of emails per week asking what the best way to gain weight is. True is, with a little dedication, gaining weight is a piece of cake (no pun intended!)…
Of course, you must workout. If you aren’t giving your body a reason to get bigger and stronger, it’s not going to.

You can’t wish your way to getting bigger and stronger. You must work at it.

So let’s assume you’re very intelligent (and because you are reading this, it’s a VERY fair assumption!) and you are following one of my programs or advice on this site so your workouts are taken care of.

Now, on to the baseball sports nutrition…

The Food Journal

This is what separates the men from the boys. Those who truly want to get bigger and stronger from those who just say they do.

Keeping a food journal.

Yeah, I get it, it’s not as exciting as the new fancy supplement that promises to help you gain 20 pounds overnight, but it will work 100% of the time if you are dedicated.

That’s right, 100% of the time.

It’s simple too – you just have to do it day in and day out. Kind of like how the great ones get better at baseball. They grind, day in and day out. It’s not sexy, but the end result is!

Here are the easy steps to gain quality weight

1. Calculate how many calories you burn each day – here’s a simple calculator from WebMD
   
   
2. Add 500 calories per day to that number and that is how many calories you need to eat each day. 3500 calories equals 1 pound, so theoretically, if you hit 500 calories over maintenance each day, or 3500 per week, you will gain 1 pound per week, which is a solid and steady gain that can be muscle and not fat. YOU MUST BE CONSISTENT. Hitting your calorie goal two days in a row followed by a day under 1000 calories and you will not make progress.

Of course, your metabolism calculation is just an estimate. So if you are doing the above to a T and not gaining weight, you now know you have to add extra calories each day. Start by adding and additional 250 per day.

1. Buy a notebook
   
   
2. Record EVERYTHING you eat and drink – including the amount of calories, proteins, carbs and fats of each meal in the journal. This will keep you on track.

Pretty simple right?

It is, but not always easy. It will take dedication to record everything you eat and drink. But, let’s remember who you are doing it for…yourself!

If you truly want to gain functional weight and muscle, follow the above baseball sports nutrition guidelines and watch your body change.

Please also feel free to digest my other baseball nutrition articles.

Disclaimer: This baseball sports nutrition information is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Consult with your healthcare professional before engaging in any dietary, workout or supplementation program.

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