Top Five Ways to GAIN Body Fat

By Rachel Cosgrove

Are you looking to put on a little extra pudge to keep warm or maybe your boyfriend wants to see "more" of you… How can you put on that extra layer of adipose tissue you have always wanted to fill out your jeans? Follow these recommendations and you'll be on your way-

1. Aerobic exercise everyday-

The more aerobics you do, the more efficient your body will be at storing fat, especially if you are looking to gain some size on your thighs!

Recommendation: Go to the gym every single day and find a treadmill or stair master where you can watch TV while you're working out because you need to be there for a while. Do at least an hour per day, seven days per week at a very steady state (you should be able to carry on a conversation easily the entire workout).

2. Follow a low fat, low calorie diet…And Don't drink any water-

The less you eat, the lower your metabolism will go which is optimal for storing body fat.

Recommendation: Keep your calories very low and deprive your body. Keep your calories around 1000-1200 which is starving and do not eat more than 15-20 grams of fat per day. You want your body to think it is starving so it will hold on to body fat at all costs. Also don't drink any water instead juice will work wonders for expanding your waistline.

Why it works to store body fat: Every time you eat your metabolism goes up which is not good when you are trying to store fat. Eating enough food will fuel fat burning, the opposite of what we want. You want your body to be in fat storing mode which is best accomplished by depriving it. Also count your fat grams and keep your dietary fat levels low will teach your body to hold on to fat, another excellent method for putting on that extra adipose tissue! And drinking water will only cause you to drop any excess water you are holding, therefore keep the water consumption low to keep you fat and bloated!

3. Avoid weight training at all costs!

Increasing your lean body mass is the best way to increase your metabolism to burn fat. So stay away from any weight training!

Recommendation: Do not touch the weights in the gym or if you do, only lift ones that are small enough not to build any muscle (you know the ones- the little pink dumbbells in the ladies only room.)

Why it works to store fat: The goal is to keep your metabolism as low as possible to turn your body into a fat storing machine. Any muscle mass would be bad news when you are trying to gain fat because it would increase your metabolism and cause you to burn more calories and therefore fat! Also weight training will raise your metabolism for the next 24-48 hours which will never work to get that body fat up!

4. Eat 1-2 meals a day!

Eating meals less frequently is a great way to keep your metabolism in the gutter all day long and will be ideal for storing fat.

Recommendation: The less often you eat, the better. If you can distract your self all day and skip a couple meals you'll set yourself up perfectly to store fat. And never eat breakfast to assure that you start your day off in a fat storing mode. For best results, do not eat anything until dinner and then just eat the one meal before you fast again over night.

Why this works to store fat: Again every time you eat your metabolism increases. If you skip a meal, your metabolism will drop and if you skip more then one meal you can get that metabolism running very slow which will be perfect for storing body fat. Having a sluggish metabolism is ideal and this is a great way to achieve it.

5. Perform the exact same workout over and over without ever increasing the intensity.

Doing the same workout each time will confirm that you have not become any stronger or more fit, but instead have stayed exactly the same or become worse.

Recommendation: Go to the gym everyday and do the exact same thing. Get on the same cardio machine, in front of the same television and walk the same speed everyday.

Why this works to store fat: This will ensure that you do not gain any lean body mass and that your workout will not limit your fat storing capabilities. You don't ever want to push yourself harder than you're used to.

Follow these guidelines to an all new plumper you! Or if your goal is not to increase your body fat, make sure you aren't making the mistake of following any of these guidelines. You would actually want to do the exact opposite of each of the above rules to see a leaner physique in the mirror.

For a leaner, sexier you…

1. Do interval training instead of steady state aerobics to increase your metabolism and get your body revving to burn fat all day long.

2. Fuel your body with high quality protein, carbohydrates and good fats. Your calories should not drop below 1400-1500 and your fat should be 30% of your diet. This will keep your metabolism up and revving to burn fat all day long.

3. Lift weights and don't be afraid to push yourself beyond what you are used to, that is how you get your body to change for the better. Every ounce of muscle you put on will increase your metabolism and keep your body revving to burn fat all day long.

4. Eat 5-6 meals a day. Every time you eat your metabolism goes up so eat something every couple hours to keep your body revving to burn fat all day long.

5. Change your workout every 4-6 weeks. Your body will adapt and you will need a change to create a new stimulus to continue building muscle and burning fat.

May you reach all your goals and get the body of your dreams! Stay focused!