Gaining Muscle For The Hard Gainer

There are many so called hardgainers out there who find gaining muscle very difficult, if not impossible. It is not that they are incapable of putting on muscle, it is just that they are doing the wrong things.

The first thing is that you need to stop reading all those bodybuilding magazines out there. These magazines are fll of beefed up bodies bulging with muscles. Following the training methods of the pro's will not give you the muscles that you want.

The genetics of professional bodybuilders are programmed so that muscle growth comes easy. I'm not saying that they don't have to train hard, but muscle gains do come quicker for them. Because of their abilities to recover quickly, the pro's can train a lot more during the week. Muscles only grow while you are resting. The training itself is just preperation for muscle growth.

If you find it difficult to grow muscle, you need to stop training like the pro's. You don't have the same recovery abilities or the genetic program of a pro. If you are presently doing more tthsn 3 workouts each week, you need to stop that. You need a different bodybuilding program.

If you are training more than 4 times a week, your body is never recovering or growing. This does not allow your muscles the recovery time that they need, making muscle gain impossible.

You should not be doing more than 2 workouts each week. I know the principle of the more you do of something the better you get at it. This doesn't apply when it comes to growing muscle. Keep in mind tthat you only grow during rest.

After a workout make sure that you 3 complete days away from the gym. Spend those 3 days eating well and getting plenty of rest. When you do your next workout your muscles should have recovered fully and be slightly bigger. Although you may not notice this yourself.

You will also need to look at what types of exercises you may be doing. When more muscles are used during training, your body will pull out all the stops to ensure growth. More workouts is not the answer. It means full body workouts. Don't train different body parts on different days. Try to hit as many muscles as you can in one single workout.

Again this does not mean doing lots of exercises and lots of sets. Don't spend more than an hour working out. Make sure that the hour you train is intense. Give it all you've got, after all you will have 3 days to rest. Don't waste your effort or time on exercises that only affect a small number of muscles. Do the big exercises that hit a multitude of muscles. An exercise that targets a lot of muscles, instead of 1 or 2 will produce more growth. You don't need to use any more than half a dozen of exercises.

Follow these methods for a couple of months and you won't believe the difference in your body. Don't be tempted to add more workout days. If you have been trying to build muscle for years without success, then surely you have to do things differently? Gaining muscle will become a whole lot easier if you train hard, eat lots, have less workouts and plenty of rest.