I Am Sam said:
Yeah so I really wanted to get big, but spring sports started and with all the running I don't think it's gonna happen.
Should/can I still lift? Eat tons of food? What should I change from off-season (other than lighten the loads)
You can always try.
I would say you would definitely be able to gain some strength, mass will depend on certain things such as genetics and the duration/intensity of the sports you will be involved in. As for a routine I would do a low volume two day. Let me know if you are interested in one and I will make a suggestion.
EDIT-I posted this in the thread you made two weeks ago:
"Ok, your goals are possible if you have decent enough genetics.
However you need to get on a set routine, and the diet needs a HELL OF A LOT OF WORK.
I can not stress this enough, there is no way you are going to get where you want to be eating cereal, bagels, pizza and pasta. You are either going to bust your ass and take my advice, or continue eating the way you have been. In which case you will make little to no progress.
For a routine I would do this:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=125444
Nice and simple, which is all you need at the moment.
For diet I would follow this:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=134782
Shakes are two scoops of whey+4raweggs+some water.
Beef can be chilli, bolognese, steak, meatballs. As long as it is roughly 50g worth of meat per meal.
My advice is too do the above and make a log on here. That way myself and others can help you along the road. This will not be easy, gaining 40 pounds is going to take a lot of hard work and dedication. You either make the decision to eat like the above, or you decide you can't at this time and look into something else.
Diet is THE most important thing in making weight gains. You must eat a s*** lot of protein, aiming for 300g a day at your current bw. You can eat a ****load of pizza etc, but then you will wind up at 190 with 30% bf...
Cardio should be something like HIIT twice a week for 15 minutes, rowing/elliptical etc. This is one minute hard, one minute easy and vice versa. On another two days do low intensity for 30-45 minutes, something like walking at a brisk pace or rowing/cycling.
Make a log and good luck,
Quagmire"
Read it.