Hardgainers are a MYTH! Do you consider yourself a hardgainer?
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Date: 2022-09-11
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Dogs,
I worked out my whole life, played sports, lifted weights, did martial arts and tried every method of putting on muscle (work out wise) that I could find and was just a bean pole for most of my life. I have great genetic for putting on muscle too! My dad was a heavyweight boxer and ripped in his prime, and my siblings were also very developed. Then I made a couple obvious changes I ignored and put on 30 lbs of muscle within a year. The change?
I used an app to count my calories and nutrition intake daily. I was in a complete calorie deficit by a wide margin. I wasn't eating anywhere near enough protein, carbs or fat for my body size. And I needed the consistency and accountability to make it happen.
I monitored my sleep and got on a regular, non vampire sleep cycle, and let my self recover fully after workouts, or when I was too sore.
I also quit drinking, which was a whole nother issue, but was certainly a cause for my hard gaining as well as a shitty life in general.
The simplest answers can be the hardest to achieve in some ways, but not complicated to understand
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I worked out my whole life, played sports, lifted weights, did martial arts and tried every method of putting on muscle (work out wise) that I could find and was just a bean pole for most of my life. I have great genetic for putting on muscle too! My dad was a heavyweight boxer and ripped in his prime, and my siblings were also very developed. Then I made a couple obvious changes I ignored and put on 30 lbs of muscle within a year. The change?
I used an app to count my calories and nutrition intake daily. I was in a complete calorie deficit by a wide margin. I wasn't eating anywhere near enough protein, carbs or fat for my body size. And I needed the consistency and accountability to make it happen.
I monitored my sleep and got on a regular, non vampire sleep cycle, and let my self recover fully after workouts, or when I was too sore.
I also quit drinking, which was a whole nother issue, but was certainly a cause for my hard gaining as well as a shitty life in general.
The simplest answers can be the hardest to achieve in some ways, but not complicated to understand
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Dan
My pal is one of those guys who can eat as much shit as he wants, chug down a gallon of beer a night and some how lose weight despite being a truck driver who hits the gym twice per week. He's hitting the bakery and every truck stop. Guy must put away north of 4, 000 calories on an almost daily basis and he's this lean looking 75k guy, with decent definition on his arms and chest, so it's not like he looks like a school boy or anything. If I so much as looked at half what he had, I'd put on 30lbs per week. Some guys are just built different.
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My pal is one of those guys who can eat as much shit as he wants, chug down a gallon of beer a night and some how lose weight despite being a truck driver who hits the gym twice per week. He's hitting the bakery and every truck stop. Guy must put away north of 4, 000 calories on an almost daily basis and he's this lean looking 75k guy, with decent definition on his arms and chest, so it's not like he looks like a school boy or anything. If I so much as looked at half what he had, I'd put on 30lbs per week. Some guys are just built different.
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William
Couldn't agree more. Yes, some people gain more quickly than others BUT when you increase contraction intensity and eat properly, you will gain. Period. Stop looking for excuses and pick three things that Hamilton suggests. I don't care which three. do them seriously for one month. you will grow! I'm 69 years old. I went from 135lbs to 159lbs over a three year period by simply improving my workout (also shortening it) and eating a lot more protein. Don't ask why it took 60 years to figure this out.
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Couldn't agree more. Yes, some people gain more quickly than others BUT when you increase contraction intensity and eat properly, you will gain. Period. Stop looking for excuses and pick three things that Hamilton suggests. I don't care which three. do them seriously for one month. you will grow! I'm 69 years old. I went from 135lbs to 159lbs over a three year period by simply improving my workout (also shortening it) and eating a lot more protein. Don't ask why it took 60 years to figure this out.
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Rajeev
I thought I was never going to grow legs after 2 decades of trying/failing/injuring and 2 ACL surgeries. But Ryan came along couple years ago - and now I'm seeing solid results safely consistently in my 40s too. More volume and progressive overload and more food period did the trick. Imagine looking at your body in a whole different light after literally always seeing a disproportionate body all your life (almost 30 years i. e). it's been a sight to behold!
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I thought I was never going to grow legs after 2 decades of trying/failing/injuring and 2 ACL surgeries. But Ryan came along couple years ago - and now I'm seeing solid results safely consistently in my 40s too. More volume and progressive overload and more food period did the trick. Imagine looking at your body in a whole different light after literally always seeing a disproportionate body all your life (almost 30 years i. e). it's been a sight to behold!
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Sonja
Im not gonna lie. Im Not making gains the way I should i clean commercialy and houses. Aerobics not a problem changed my diet to keto based. I need a babysitted like Ryan yes you. But cant afford it. Did you know IHOP has protein pancakes now. SEE i need suupervision. Your wife must look great! I havent had sugar in 6 months, I was the pastry queen. Anyhow if you ever come to spokane, wash please notify me. Theres a whole lot of hotty being wasted here.
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Im not gonna lie. Im Not making gains the way I should i clean commercialy and houses. Aerobics not a problem changed my diet to keto based. I need a babysitted like Ryan yes you. But cant afford it. Did you know IHOP has protein pancakes now. SEE i need suupervision. Your wife must look great! I havent had sugar in 6 months, I was the pastry queen. Anyhow if you ever come to spokane, wash please notify me. Theres a whole lot of hotty being wasted here.
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Budfordg
Hard gainers aren t real - a guy who gives mostly good advice but who also took steroids his whole life and who now is on at least TRT.
Btw I m strong af and am not a hard gainer. You guys just shouldn t even be listening to advice from a steroid popper. He Can do more than you with anabolics idiots. For those saying he really helped, yeah it s because you re lazy and he told your dumb asses to work harder
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Hard gainers aren t real - a guy who gives mostly good advice but who also took steroids his whole life and who now is on at least TRT.
Btw I m strong af and am not a hard gainer. You guys just shouldn t even be listening to advice from a steroid popper. He Can do more than you with anabolics idiots. For those saying he really helped, yeah it s because you re lazy and he told your dumb asses to work harder
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voidofreason
My genetics are so weird I gain a lot of size in my chest & upper back. My arms & legs take way more effort to see improvement. The only place I really hold fat is my lower belly & lower back, so I'm pretty ripped everywhere else. I lost a lot of weight so I got a little loose skin in my lower back & lower belly, & I have pretty well defined abs except my bottom row is hard to see cuz of the loose skin
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My genetics are so weird I gain a lot of size in my chest & upper back. My arms & legs take way more effort to see improvement. The only place I really hold fat is my lower belly & lower back, so I'm pretty ripped everywhere else. I lost a lot of weight so I got a little loose skin in my lower back & lower belly, & I have pretty well defined abs except my bottom row is hard to see cuz of the loose skin
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mitch
I love these maintenance videos. It gives me more tools in the tool box to troubleshoot my own issues.
Nutrition was 80% of my issues. Not eating enough, plain and simple. Cramps, fatigue, extended periods of soreness due to slow recovery because of nutrition.
Consistent blood work +macro counting + rest days + intense workouts = growth!
Still after it, still growin
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I love these maintenance videos. It gives me more tools in the tool box to troubleshoot my own issues.
Nutrition was 80% of my issues. Not eating enough, plain and simple. Cramps, fatigue, extended periods of soreness due to slow recovery because of nutrition.
Consistent blood work +macro counting + rest days + intense workouts = growth!
Still after it, still growin
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Nathan
I've been going to the gym for 20+ years and never had an issue putting on size or strength. The one thing I have seen in every gym I go to is that most people have no F'ing clue what they're doing. I have no idea how it is hard to understand how a muscle moves or how to stop using extra muscles while doing certain exercises. but it seems a lot of people are just dumb.
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I've been going to the gym for 20+ years and never had an issue putting on size or strength. The one thing I have seen in every gym I go to is that most people have no F'ing clue what they're doing. I have no idea how it is hard to understand how a muscle moves or how to stop using extra muscles while doing certain exercises. but it seems a lot of people are just dumb.
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Christopher
failure is weird for me because i lose form if i go too heavy but if i got lighter then volume jacks up to 4 sets of 20 to get failure. but isnt this too light to gain? next day, i can do it again, so im training chest every day basically. the moment i throw up extra weight, form goes to shit and then im down to every second day because im just beat after 3x8s
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failure is weird for me because i lose form if i go too heavy but if i got lighter then volume jacks up to 4 sets of 20 to get failure. but isnt this too light to gain? next day, i can do it again, so im training chest every day basically. the moment i throw up extra weight, form goes to shit and then im down to every second day because im just beat after 3x8s
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rutniktrainer
I agree with your basic concept that anybody can put on muscle but let's be real some people will gain more or less based on genetics. That's a fact. That's life. But a little more muscle is better than none and more effort can lead to even more gains. But you have to keep your expectations real or you will get disappointed and quit.
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I agree with your basic concept that anybody can put on muscle but let's be real some people will gain more or less based on genetics. That's a fact. That's life. But a little more muscle is better than none and more effort can lead to even more gains. But you have to keep your expectations real or you will get disappointed and quit.
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matthias
good information, slightly click baity title though.
but if you watch the video, you get the gist.
but yeah, when I was on a str and cond. program for sport in college, I responded a lot better, than some of my teammates in my same position group, on the same program.
great video.
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good information, slightly click baity title though.
but if you watch the video, you get the gist.
but yeah, when I was on a str and cond. program for sport in college, I responded a lot better, than some of my teammates in my same position group, on the same program.
great video.
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Drew
I am a 6'6 ectomorph. I gained by piece of shit inbody 170 from 95lbs muscle to 117 lbs of muscle. Trick is to pick up heavy weights off floor till you feel nasuas and eat meat. Anybody can do it. Now i tried a physical therapist and working on hip mobility. Humbling experuence.
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I am a 6'6 ectomorph. I gained by piece of shit inbody 170 from 95lbs muscle to 117 lbs of muscle. Trick is to pick up heavy weights off floor till you feel nasuas and eat meat. Anybody can do it. Now i tried a physical therapist and working on hip mobility. Humbling experuence.
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timst4543
Excellent video. Would like more on fixing nutrition hardgainer problems. I think this is a problem for most people. Do we eat 1g/lb even on non-workout days? If eating 1g consistently and still no results (or slow results, when do we increase carbs or fats?
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Excellent video. Would like more on fixing nutrition hardgainer problems. I think this is a problem for most people. Do we eat 1g/lb even on non-workout days? If eating 1g consistently and still no results (or slow results, when do we increase carbs or fats?
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