To all the "hard gainers" out there...

[Dedraic]

I used to consider myself one. I bitched endlessly about how I couldn't gain any muscle. Lifting heavy for a full school year I went from about 125 to 140. I slacked for a couple of months, then got back into the gym after inquiring about a routine on this board.

Over three weeks of hard work, and copius amounts of eating I broke the mile stone I'd been striving for all year, 145lbs. As of this morning, I'm about 146. I've been taking pictures and measurements at the end of each week, making sure to maintain the same spot of measurements and the same lighting for the pictures, and I'm noticeably bigger.

Through less than objective deduction, I know I've gotten more powerful. As of this morning, my front flips (which were less than up to par the last time I attempted one three weeks ago) are higher, and it's not due to technique (which is kind of sad, really).

But seriously, if you want to gain mass or power, get your ass in the gym and work. And if you're going for mass, eat when you're out. Chances are that if you can't gain weight, you're not eating enough. I used almost entirely advice I've gotten from T-nation and from the forums here.

I'd also like to thank chicanerous for pointing me in the right direction with my current routine.

[Starter Kit]

:good:

[Fanya]

It took you a full school year to gain 15lbs...?

[Dedraic]

It took you a full school year to gain 15lbs...?

I was eating improperly, and my training left a lot to be desired.

[compleks]

Congrats

Chicanerous accepts direct deposit, paypal, and/or sexual favours.

[Phil D]

woah 125 lbs!? thats so small

EDIT: unless your a quadrapledic midget

[Takima]

Or an ectomorph.

[Steve]

I've lost 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks without trying. I may be terminally ill.

[Dedraic]

I've lost 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks without trying. I may be terminally ill.

AIDS.

[J.B. II]

I've lost 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks without trying. I may be terminally ill.
AIDS.

[Steve]

Well that fucking sucks.

[shengoikee]

plus comme GAIDS lololololol

thread starter: hard gainers dont really exist. :good:

[Dedraic]

plus comme GAIDS lololololol

thread starter: hard gainers dont really exist. :good:

That was my point. Heh.

I'm ectomorphic as all hell, though I suppose I have some good genes from my dad. But hell, four or five pounds in four weeks isn't bad at all.

I'll be making even more progress now that I dropped my halfway retarded gym partner.

[Crazy Max]

Nah, there are hardgainers; they do exist. Some people can only train extremely abbreviated routines e.g. two compound movements per workout with two workouts per week, due to very poor genetics and shit muscle recovery. They are a very small minority, but they exist.

[receive]

Nah, there are hardgainers; they do exist. Some people can only train extremely abbreviated routines e.g. two compound movements per workout with two workouts per week, due to very poor genetics and shit muscle recovery. They are a very small minority, but they exist.

most people who call themselves "hardgainers" though are infact people that cant eat more than 1500 cals a day without throwing up. Once they do start eating enough, theres nothing limiting their progress and they get huge and ripped very easily. Basically eat more, train more, progress more. This is the type of person that BB.com focuses on and commends on their progress. Many TT members seem to be of this phenotype too.

I agree that the people with the real problems are those with poor recovery ability. In that case, eating more doesn't help at all; recovery is already maxed out at it's ridiculously-low level. More calories just leads to fat gain. Theres lots of factors that hinder progress, and some people have more than others. I definately reject the traditional concept of a "hardgainer" though.

[JCslug]

AIDS.
he didnt say branle in this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !111
*head explodes*

[Skylark]

Or an ectomorph.

Or a doberman

[DeeJay]

Or doberwoman.