Hardgainer Training and Hard Work

One thing about being a hardgainer is that we can't train haphazard and expect to get good results, if any at all. The problem with most hardgainers who want to gain weight and build muscle, however, is not not combining SMART work with hard work. So, let's clear up what hard work is NOT for a hardgainer wanting to build a mass of muscle as fast as possible.

- Hard work is NOT training seven days a week for several hours a day
- Hard work is NOT going for huge "pump" or trying to just go for the burn
- Hard work is NOT a whole bunch of sets, reps, and exercises for each and every muscle group

For a hardgainer trying to gain weight and build muscle mass, the definition of hard work must be continuously training with the heaviest weight safely possible, on the most basic compound exercises, and doing every single rep with an intense focus and in GOOD form.

A hardgainers main concern in the beginning is to become as strong as possible. This requires the type of hard work that you just don't see in modern gyms today. Today gyms and workout facilities look more like social lounges or hangout spots.

Don't get yourself caught up in all that. When you go to the gym, you should go with a focus and determination and with only ONE thing in mind: to either lift more weight then you did last workout or to perform more reps. This type of training takes work, HARD work. Each and every workout will be a challenge, and you MUST be both physically AND mentally prepared for each and every workout.

A true hardgainer must accept the fact that he must train harder then the average trainer with decent genetics, and embrace it as a gift rather then a curse. Few things in the world are more rewarding then being laid out on the floor completely wiped out from giving your all, and accomplishing a long term goal that you set for yourself.

So hardgainers, make a commitment to yourself that if you want to gain weight and build muscle fast, then your going to have to make hard work a habit.

Derek Manuel
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