How to Gain Weight and Build Muscle with GOMAD

All right bean pole, listen up. I'm tired of this "hard gainer" crap. You want to be strong like bull, then you have to lift heavy things and eat loads of quality food. When you're skinny and have difficulty gaining weight, eating more can be tough. Anyone will gain weight with GOMAD. GOMAD stands for Gallon of Milk a Day.

It's almost impossible to not gain weight with GOMAD. Weight gains of 20 - 30 pounds in one month are common. Other benefits are: strength gain, it's easy, cheap, natural, and gains are permanent. Weight gain from GOMAD makes sense when you consider that a gallon of milk contains 2400 calories, 200g carbs, 120g fat, and 120g protein. Eating every three hours plus GOMAD will easily net you 5000 calories a day.

By the Numbers

If you are on a strength building and you couple that with GOMAD, you will definitely pack on the muscle. It may sound crazy, but think about it. What seems better to you? Drinking whole milk, a natural product that is part of a recommended healthy diet, or synthetic powders that taste like chalk dust. Take Muscle Milk for example. A 5 gallon tub of Muscle Milk costs roughly $45 and contains 32 servings. It is recommended that you drink at least four servings a day for maximum benefits. That's exactly eight days worth of servings. Four servings gives you 128g of protein in one day. A gallon of milk will give you 120g of protein. The average gallon of milk costs roughly $3.50. Over 30 days, that would equal roughly $105. Muscle milk on the other hand would cost you $168.75 for a months supply.

How to Do GOMAD. Consistency is key. A gallon of milk a day, every day, for 30 days. Period.

• Whole Milk. You should be drinking whole milk. It has the best macro nutrient values and has been processed less.
  
• Chug a lug. Definitely don't drink the whole gallon in one sitting. Spread it out over the course of the day.
• Eat Often. Don't skip any meals and snacking is fine. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning and afternoon snacks plus a gallon of milk. You wont be hungry.
• Lift Heavy. Without intense workouts, all that food and milk will just turn to mush around your waist. A good routine to begin with can be found on my Where to Start: Strength Training for Beginners page.

It shouldn't take more than a month or two to reach your goal weight with consistency. Once you reached your goal, maintenance should become your priority. Now go flex those new muscles. You've earned it.