agreed. are you sure he isn't a bodybuilding coach in disguise. just FYI i'm 6'2" and my race weight is just over 150. you've got plenty of reserves. unless you are built like i brick, id say your body fat % is maybe a bit off as well. when i was racing bicycles, we would kinda shoot for 2#/inch for our race weight when climbing. so 5'9"=69"=138 lbs. course that was us crazy cyclists, we don't need to swim.

added: oops, i thought you said 5'6" . bf could be correst.

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I'm guessing most elite endurance male athletes are 4-6%.

If you aren't elite, it is possible that you are too thin, but 15 pounds is 10 FREAKIN PERCENT more than you are now. You'd look like you were hiding an inner tube.

You simply need to be properly nutritioned all the time. Whether you are 5% or 7% is less important than making sure you have the fuel to train and recover. Gaining weight for the sake of gaining weight is silly.

If he's talking about putting on some muscle weight cuz you lack the muscle structure to cycle well, that's different. But if you add 10 pounds of muscle your body fat % will drop even lower. Not a big deal to be 3% if you are eating properly. I know a couple of freaks like that, and they are damn fast. But they eat well too. If you are continually bonking, you have a problem (or some other condition likely caused by poor nutrition).