This interesting question comes to me through the forum over at Ten-Tenths. I refer to these forums that I frequent talking about Racing Fitness as my continuing education seminar. I learn more than I teach. Can't beat that.  Casper touches on a common problem. A person is too thin, and it would be beneficial for him to get stronger and "beefier" but can't.  It's one I think we address very well inside Racers Workout. Our Top Fuel Nutrition guide satisfies the hunger of the guy or gal doing the Workout and actually encourages them to eat until full and even more if the mood hits them. It's about what we eat.  Check this out and see if you can spot the issues with this caring father's son.

Q: Russ, what should someone do if they are underweight and do not have a huge appetite, not anorexia by the way as I am familiar with that, he just does not eat a lot of food. My son weighs 63kg and is nearly six foot and has a very active job at work, he is a mechanic in a very busy workshop so is not doing heavy exercise just many different things daily. He races superkarts and this is at least as physically as a quick car if not more so. Any advice would be appreciated. BTW he is 22 years old, does not smoke and never drinks alcohol.

Casper,

Thanks for your question.

 In the overall fitness related questions I get, I'd say 90% or more deal with Racers who are overweight, less than 10% with issues similar to your son. He is about 140 lbs and 6 foot tall. That is light. He could stand to gain 30 or more pounds. For many, a good problem to have.  But if you want to gain and can't, not so good. Sounds like he is not a big eater and it isn't related to smoking or alcohol.

Can you give me a feel for what he does eat when he eats Casper?  I am willing to bet he eats a fair amount of processed type foods? Things that come in a box or wrapper.  I am also willing to bet that he drinks a fair share of coffee and or soft drinks? I say this because having spent years working along side crews at the track, those are the drinks of choice.

He also needs to look at adding resistance training to his life. Fancy term for weight lifting.  There are two issues, one he works a lot so the workout has to be effective without a lot of waste of time. The second issue is he needs to eat better for more energy to do the workout.  

I make it a point to not actively push my products on here because that's not the purpose. In this case, Racers Workout might be a really good fit. It has a nutrition program that stresses eating lots and lots of really good sustaining food. This supports a tough and challenging weight training system.  I also directly consult with all my buyers. Not some out of the country call center. You get me by email directly with all questions. Plus you get 8 weeks to check it out and if ain't working, send it back.

The total cost is less than I charge one of my pro clients for one hour in the gym too.

The things I would immediately work on with your son would be finding foods he likes, making sure he eats to his heart's content without any guilt, and get him working out with weights for maximum impact within his busy schedule. He doesn't have to buy anything from me to get my help. No one does. But, the great thing about Racers Workout is that is the whole package right there and you get me to check in with around the clock.

I really admire your concern for your son by the way.  That's a great thing.

So let me know about the questions I had about his diet and we'll work on the problem together.

 

Joey Chestnut keeps himself plenty thin despite being a titan in the world of competitive eating. No need to go to these extremes to get to that ideal weight.

 

 

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