The Secret Diet for Gaining Weight

[@panbuffman]

The heavy breathing throughout just adds a beautiful touch.

[@blakevette9579]

panbuffman it started when they mentioned pizza. cause i was breathing heavily too lmao

[@babypizza3903]

panbuffman Sounds like it's the cameraman.

[@paul_apex_gym]

The cameraman drooling over pizza, chinese and mcds lol

[@jeffreyo4866]

😂

[@yakked]

That train came right on cue, too.

[@MrDonkaun]

I showed my dog this video and he is a bear now.

[@mountaindog1]

hahaha!

[@NaturalSisuRomare]

*Aggressively points at pizza* "THOSE ARE THE STEPS YOU DID NOT TAKE!!!"

[@davidec.4021]

JM Blakely always manages to mix pure craziness and some sort of science and certain genius. The dude is an absolute unit under any aspect

[@Ripcookiethief]

I just gained 3 pounds by watching this video.

[@BereaverBand]

8:37 Progressive Pizza Resistance, a gradual increase in pizza volume over time

[@ianwilson4841]

The Eric Cartman approach to powerlifting. I love it.

[@overloader84]

Laughed my ass off at this comment!

[@danniragu7194]

@@overloader84 lol

[@ckaz007]

Why put the olive oil on the pizza when you can just take a few shots of it before you eat the pizza, greasing the esophagus for the gorging.

[@mountaindog1]

haha good point

[@martingamer5591]

If I ate like this for even a few weeks I would get fat enough to have a blog on Tumblr.

[@XenoChrist93]

+Martin Gamer W

[@archilonshadowheart7]

good then use that as a stability ball to squat more and less distance to bench so its a win win powerlifting wise.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

😂😂

[@GabrielGarcia-ve9sg]

LMFAO...LOL

[@kennymontejano]

You win top comment

[@Speglritz]

It's the third time I'm here rewatching this and it still cracks me up

[@mountaindog1]

we have similar sense of humor :)

[@AnthonyDexmier]

Dave's impression of Louie Simmons is priceless.

[@C924B]

R.I.P John, this is one of my favourite videos. Happy that you got your pro card in 2015 after years of discipline

[@Joshua_X12]

I'm new to channel. Which one is john

[@doug853]

"you should never feel ok when you're trying to do this" lol so funny

[@brianmiller7202]

I remember reading this story in an old elite article a few years back. Whenever I get asked about weight gain (because anyone who's 200+ with a little bit of muscle will absolutely get asked that question, eventually) I always refer them to that article. I tell them it may sound like satire but, the principles are absolutely correct. Eating big equals getting big, pure and simple.

[@papaspaulding]

I feel full (and slightly sick) just hearing about all that dirty food in one day lol! I remember I used to make a protein shake from milk powder and nesquick milkshake powder which would be 60 grams carbs and 40 grams protein and alot of sugar. I would set it up ready at my bed side, set my alarm for 4am in the morning mid sleep, drink the shake down then go straight back to sleep after. It's a dirty way of bulking but effective I found

[@Antidadbodcoach]

What so no protein powder just milk powder and nesquik powder added to milk?

[@ballelort87]

Whatever it takes goddammit

[@bevictorious7340]

CowboyChemist No need for the last word brother

[@ShaneTumminello]

@@bevictorious7340 Goddamn it

[@dustinallen7565]

@@bevictorious7340 goddamnit

[@MrCdiddy13]

Gooood fuckin morning goddammit ha ha ha keetooooooooo

[@omalley16]

Right babe?

[@christheother9088]

Dave Tate is usually profound or hilarious. I'm still working on how to classify this one.

[@G1stGBless]

Chris Gonzales asshole?

[@bobbym491]

A great way to bulk is start with a half gallon of whole milk a day, so basically 4 16oz glasses a day which is easy along with your normal intake... should add a good 15 to 20 pounds in a month or 2 depending on your metabolism....

[@timothytobiassong8126]

I'd get diarrhea drinking that much milk lol

[@78matt]

Lol I thought Daves head was gonna explode when you said hardgainer, think you did it on purpose to provoke him.

[@knowahhughes3977]

“3 packs of mayonnaise injected with Tren with a hash brown from McDonald’s” for lunch “Chinese food filled with sodium and msg a.k.a Powdered Tren” hahaha

[@АлексейЛесуков-ч3ь]

Yeah the secret diet to get fat, look like a pig, get high cholesterol and triglycerides levels and end up with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and a stroke. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Xplora213]

Алексей Лесуков you don’t understand what the intro text meant, did you? You are not as clever as you think you are.

[@АлексейЛесуков-ч3ь]

@@Xplora213 So what do you understand by the secret diet to gain weight? Are you really that dumb? First of all that is not a secret, like we don't know that eating junk food lika a pig makes people gain fat weight? My point is why a professional Bodybuilder would waste his time making a video like this and waste his time interviewing that pig? What is the message he is giving dumb people? To eat junk food ,gain fat weight and look like a pig? That is unhealthy and stupid.. so what is your point smart ass?

[@АлексейЛесуков-ч3ь]

@Russell Peacock WTF? You are the one missing the point, so you think that is a secret diet to gain weight? Are you that stupid to not know that eating lots of junk food will make you fat and gain weight? So where is the fucking secret? Lol.. 😂😂😂🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️By the way eating junk food to look like a pig doesn't make you stronger is pure fucking lard, there is no reason to eat like that no rational person would do that to their body. Also why would a professional Bodybuilder would make a stupid video like this? That has absolutely nothing to do with Bodybuilding.

[@АлексейЛесуков-ч3ь]

@Russell Peacock what does that have to do with Bodybuilding? Who cares to get stronger and look like a pig and unhealthy, that will lead to stroke or heart attack.

[@mdowdell]

Best one I ever did was set a timer for every 45 minutes and I'd have to eat 500 calories of something every time it went off

[@nikitaw1982]

this sounds like an intestinal work out.

[@razoreater616]

I always slammed down a hot and ready pizza on the way home from the gym, and then hit steak and potatoes when I got home. Chocolate milk all day, and protein shakes with ice cream and candy bars. Halloween was the best time for shakes.

[@russkinloch5422]

"Hard Gainer- No Brainer" !!! Stoked with the new perspective on eating for growth. Takes your dirty bulking to a whole other level.

[@LamineSaibi06]

This video is fuckin awesome. We want more of this type of things John!

[@mountaindog1]

that's the plan!

[@mountaindog1]

Saibi Lamine just posted another one

[@DavidEngelen]

This is hilarious no matter how many times i've watched this, It's like i've never seen Dave talk so passionate about a certain topic😂

[@mountaindog1]

it is one of the funniest vids we have ever done.

[@Truthone01]

@@mountaindog1❤

[@Thirddoortohell]

My grandma eats 1 cinnamon bunn per day, gained 100 lbs in 2 weeks.

[@borisristic6199]

Bahaahah this is the best

[@EvanHynes]

Chriso Lundin damn

[@nikitaw1982]

my school had coffee scrolls super big and yummy and cheap. then they stopped selling them. a holes.

[@Superflow66]

I was hoping there would be some secret I can actually do that wouldn't kill me being I'm 44 lol

[@mountaindog1]

yea this might kill you!!!

[@MrShysterme]

I gained weight by eating 3 or 4 meals but then adding a blender smoothie that had whole milk, low salt peanut butter, and protein powder as main ingredients (you can also add fruit, chocolate syrup, greek yogurt, etc). I drank one at night everyday. You add as much peanut butter as you can and still get it down.

[@isthi000ify]

As Rich Piana said "YOU GOTA EAT BIG TO GET BIIIIG" man I miss that guy!

[@robyjason]

This was incredible. Dave Tate is awesome. I always go back to the old training videos of you two when Im looking for some inspiration

[@haniko808cero6]

I showed this video to my chihuahua. He turned into a PITBULL. Instead of me walking him now he's walking me daily😂😂😂

[@mountaindog1]

hahah!

[@Kanoly]

I sat on the morning bus eating ice cream for like a solid half year till the regulars just knew me for it, and would ask what flavor I had that day. Its a winter wasteland here, so it would just re-freeze between bus transfers, but give me like a solid 45 mins to eat this tub. BUT THATS WHAT IT TAKES BOIS.

[@lukeandrews5102]

that breathing though.

[@Omnis2]

Don't try to down whole pizzas without taking some kind of fiber or stool softener. There's no taking a shit via C-section.

[@ShaneTumminello]

The olive oil helps it slide right out

[@nikitaw1982]

fibre takes up valuable gut space.

[@Xplora213]

Even if you don’t succeed with this, getting halfway there will push you in the right direction. I started having McDonald’s for breakfast And half a chicken and chips for lunch, half a gallon of any kind of milk for a few months as a lifelong hard gainer. I didn’t get to 220lbs but I got to 200 and that was much better than 170!!

[@JohnSmith-cz3us]

Did you eventually get there?

[@Xplora213]

@@JohnSmith-cz3us nah mate, blew up my liver due to haemachromatosis. I was eating like Jay Cutler and it was killing me. I've stayed at 200 pretty comfortably ever since though.

[@JohnSmith-cz3us]

@@Xplora213 how did you know you had this and what were the symptoms? Did a blood test reveal issues?

[@muhamedd]

This is the best video that I've seen on youtube about gaining weight I've been working out for four or five years now and I cound't be bigger than 160 pounds because I only ate healthy food , now I have the correct answer thank you

[@JeyJCam]

Great Video John. Was funny when that Andrew guy started cracking up when Dave said "well you never feel ok" lol

[@mixanikos2]

Always love your videos and the information you give out. The collab you have with people like doctors etc are awesome. Thanks.

[@bigbeardedbeastcollector9404]

Lol when John said “when someone asks you are you ok? Your probably where you need to be” lol epic

[@Ch33kclappa]

You can hear the breathing intensify as Dave goes on to talk about the food he ate

[@wingseam550]

Trains here. Who ordered some pizzas 👍 I started at 201, dropped to 181. (Lost a bunch of mid section fat.) Up to 191. A year and a half process. Stuck there for now but I’m loosing fat still while I’m gaining muscle. Goal is 210-220 over the next 4 years. I’ll be 43. Doing very well, pretty clean. Keeping body fat around 10 percent if I can. Exercising most of my life but not like this. 6’1”, but I’m supposed to be 6’ 4”. Scoliosis. Feel way better nowadays.

[@random1ty]

I can’t even describe how many times I’ve seen this video lmao

[@absw6129]

I did a very similar thing (just for one meet) going from 165 to 220 in two months. Needless to say my health sucked, my breathing sucked and.... I fucking loved it!

[@Executnr]

How tall are u?

[@theCrimsonCollects]

Died laughing watching this.

[@vivwilson3745]

I've recently started powerlifting. I'm glad to know that I've prepped for the last decade 😂😂

[@penthrox]

The cameraman can't keep the camera still because of the diabetic coma he is about to enter after following this bulking. Christ, frame it and then leave it alone. Tripods are a wonderful thing.

[@williamford9564]

My ears perked up when the Hershey bars came up. They are loaded with calories and fat. I use it occasionally as a post workout simple carb. Two bars are 440 calories, 52 grams of carbs, 26 fat. But every day or 16 per day?? Not for me.

[@quentincunningham7474]

Clean eating can only get you so far in this world. Dirty food is absolutely required for the short amount of time you're trying to break that weight gain plateau. I love Dave and all of his knowledge.

[@MrJosh6889]

This really struck home for me. Eating a ton of vegetables and lower calorie foods made me feel bloated and was really uncomfortable. The act of eating takes too much time... It's not something that I found to be sustainable. I legitimately have trouble eating enough when eating clean not due to willpower, but because of the other reasons I listed.

[@TheLockon00]

I feel ya. I've tried eating Joel Furhman style diets while playing sports, and it's a fucking ball-buster. Little to no meat and literally pounds of vegetables a day. So much endless chewing of broccoli, green beans and spinach.

[@solimantorres1904]

MrJay6889 I eat ten times a day too

[@JIMMYHIMALAYA]

Rice Krispies cereal and any cereal for that matter was always my secret weapon to pack calories into a diet

[@1Jaz5d]

Thank you John! This is the stuff that REALLY works and nobody talks about. Why?

[@micko9111]

I can barly breath just listening to this diet

[@ItsTheMunz]

Dave sittin there lookin like he just ate a barbell.

[@Dr_Footbrake]

I used to think this diet was a gag til I trained with AJ Roberts in San Diego and he was like "nah man that shit is real. I did it and went from like 250 to 320 in one training cycle"

[@102liljon]

I met him at the olympia and he told me the same exact thing hahah it does work

[@entre9199]

Good listening to you mountaindogg and Dave Doing this now

[@jralexmaloney]

This is Pure Gold

[@johntrains1317]

Progressive pizza resistance 😭

[@waynedietzel1184]

LMAO....this sounds so funny....love Dave Tates intensity while explaining this

[@beaucarpenter4688]

Keeping cardiologists in business.

[@mountaindog1]

haha!

[@danalove867]

Now THIS is some funny stuff! Thanks for the chuckle!

[@babypizza3903]

I tried the hamburger helper diet. It was pretty easy at first, but around day 3 I was sick of hamburger helper..if you try it don't stock up on the stroganoff flavor

[@mrgorillalunch]

The hamburger helper diet took me from 240-268

[@dmanwrist]

This video makes my heart happy

[@vladimirciric519]

Overkill imo- I’d just add a tub of ice cream a day or an ice cream sandwich after each meal, 2-3 pizzas per week. I’d keep eating my regular meals every 2.5 hrs (ground beef or chicken & rice or potatoes) No need for McD or Chinese buffet. Take psyllium husks to keep things moving.

[@Organon1980]

That was funny! Also heavy breathing from the camera man. Must have been because of all the food you were talking about.

[@micko9111]

He has breathing problems just from listining to this diet

[@mjthedealer]

My parents had a similar ideology for dinner while I was growing up. I could not leave the table until everything on my plate was eaten (victory plate). Needless to say, I was a big boy when I was young and have no problem with my appetite now haha

[@mountaindog1]

hahah,,,,victory plate!

[@dmanwrist]

Who's breathing so damn hard behind the camera?

[@mountaindog1]

hahaha..

[@shaggy94582]

Prolly someone who's in the middle of this diet.

[@DARK24-7]

I remember seeing Mr.Tate training at Westside and on the videos Louie Simmons made.Shout at to my boy Big Donnie D!!!Always a learning experience on yer videos Mr.Meadows.Seems like the strongest men in the world are right here in Ohio!

[@JasonLeeno]

I literally feel like I’ve never tried eating after watching this lol

[@mountaindog1]

haha!

[@entitiessoul]

John the way you look at him and illustrate the whole scene of the story David was illustrating in the first place. I litterly choked on my spit. I forgot about this video. Laughing.My.Ass.Off!

[@JeeYaoKuneDo]

*adding olive oil to pizza*

[@MP-mz7un]

Yummy

[@gustavolealgomes5448]

thats quite normal

[@gustavolealgomes5448]

@Mamtuddin Banerjul TMC that's nice Mohammed

Cultivating mass bro! -Mac

[@TranscendYourInnerBeing]

Awesome video and its totally true. I had major issues for years trying to get above 180 pounds, I have a high metabloic rate when I was younger and basically I just ate pizza for a week straight. It was all I ate from sun up to sun down. Worked flawlessly.

[@50_Pence]

I can hear John's heart saying 'don't do this john' 😢

[@fdsm9211]

When doing a hard cycle most of us hit a plateau when it comes to weight gain. I added 8 whoppers a day on top of my daily calories and could not add a pound on my body. Not a pound of fat or muscle lol.

[@TheDisizit1]

Cool story, but I'm not ever trying that. Even only thinking about eating that much junk food makes me sick

[@mountaindog1]

i couldnt do it either...unless it was pecan pie..then I could

[@justinklann4883]

Dude it is so hard to gain weight once you hit that plateau. I'm 5-8 the happiest I've ever been was 168 and my body mass index was like 23 I believe and I body fat was 11%. Now when I hit that point I tried so hard to get up till like 172 and I just could not gain fucking like 5 more pounds. It was frustrating. And I ate everything I appreciate these guys as knowledge beyond belief.

[@285runt]

Lol. My football coach used to give me a large pizza just to maintain weight during the season.

[@SergeiTheBear]

Can't decide what's more hilarious - the video itself or comments below.

[@richkeylor787]

The mountain dog training videos are great. That being said, I thought Rich Piana was the king of bad advice, but this video takes the cake.

[@mountaindog1]

it was funny though!

[@richkeylor787]

@@mountaindog1 Personally wouldn't use a bit of that information myself, but I couldn't stop watching it. And, at times, the look on your face was priceless. But, thank you for your training videos. Incorporated a bunch of your advice in my workout yesterday, and today I'm sore as hell.

[@sr32-32]

Awesome Vid guys!

[@immortui1832]

Target calories: FULL

[@fkcavs]

Guy is a cardio thoracic surgeons wet dream

[@brandonsarkis9998]

So weird, when I was 18-22 years old I used to eat maybe 1 meal a day, sometimes 2 and I would maintain my weight or gain weight. I've been training for just over 14 months now and I eat anywhere from 3500-3700 of clean calories a day and I'm somehow losing weight. I'm actually going to try add another 1000 calories of dirty foods and see how I go, even though it already feels like my stomach is going to explode every day

[@slam_diesel]

i love when dave tate talks about eating he gets so into it

[@mac2k2020]

Great video .. I am a big fan of MSG , you can buy MSG bulk at most chinese stores and not only it helps with increasing appetite (in China they give it to kids to make them eat ) but it makes you hold fluids , feels great in your joints

[@RapFanatic4ever]

I've been skinny my whole life . I been skinny my whole life .11 years ago my mom said I was too underweight . I just started working with a trainer 6 months ago . I 've always been lean but I've never been able to buk up

[@grantmorton5829]

You mean to tell me McDonald's pizza and 15+ candy bars a day will help you gain weight?

[@tshortbull8683]

I would never do this no matter how much I wanted to gain weight.

[@mountaindog1]

me neither, but it is a funny story, and it is true..haha!

[@donjuanmckenzie4897]

Funny disclaimer at the beginning, considering that Dave Tate is of 2 men in this video that are still alive.

[@luc.24]

*Progressive pizzasistance*

[@tangomango2459]

Dave Tate is a truly intense man. This is a hilarious concept, no doubt. But to Dave back in the day..No..It was life and death itself.

[@tangomango2459]

You can tell the Bodybuilders are like, "WTF bro? You goin' die!" LOL!

[@kelvinrodriguezjr2184]

Followed a similar diet in highschool blew the fucking door wide open on my "hard gainer" phase and got up to a pretty solid 200lbs from being stuck at 160 for the longest time.

[@claytonc8101]

Man this sounds like my dream diet holy cow

[@markchaves6946]

that train at the end sounds like its going through the gym

[@calincosmin3401]

i know its a pamphlet but most powerlifters are actually eating this diet...i mean ask ct fletcher about mcdonalds for 20 years every single day.

[@DiMeTiMe2456]

Never had a problem eating lol

[@goodtimeholzyg4310]

OMG that's grotesque. I fucking love it.

[@mountaindog1]

hahaha!

[@VVhistory]

Educative, hilarious and great tips...only if you really trying to gain weight

[@GainFitnessSystems]

This is both crazy and hilarious... hahaha

[@underdawgapparel]

Lmao.. The Jedi mind trick for the pizza was hilarious.. I thought about man vs food lmao