Originally Posted by
Sydney-Life2009
There is an extremely low chance that you have a metabolism outside of the average. Numerous studies have been done in regards to the percieved metabolism in subjects and their actual metabolic physiology. You are simply not eating enough. (This is the case 95% of the time for almost all "hard-gainers"). Take this from me, I used to think I had a fast metabolism but in reality, I wasn't measuring or eating a caloric surplus.
So look up your TDEE (google TDEE calculator) and look up your maintenance requirements. Eat a couple hundred calories about that. Use a calorie tracking app (e.g. myfitnesspal) and see how much you eat in a regular day. From there, slowly begin to add on food. Milk, peanut butter, constant snacks like nuts etc. will help build up your calories. Eat more carbs, make sure you work out. Just use whatever weight you can actually do, if it's the lightest possible weight, so be it. Everyone starts somewhere. I couldn't bench your standard olympic bar when I started.
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Yeah you can, fruits are a healthy way to spike your insulin to help nutrient absorption. Just don't be excessive.