1092: The 3 Things You Must Do if You are a Hardgainer
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2019
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin reveal the three things you must do if you are a "hardgainer" and are having difficulty putting on muscle.
- How the fitness industry shows NO LOVE for the hardgainer. (3:19)
- #1 – EAT MORE FOOD + The strategies you can implement TODAY to gain size the RIGHT way. (10:43)
- #2 – HAVE THE PROPER WORKOUT ROUTINE + The concept of leaving ‘two in the tank’. (19:27)
- #3 – PROPER SLEEP AS A TOOL TO GAIN MUSCLE. (39:55)
- The importance of tracking your ‘volume of training’ to avoid plateaus. (46:11)
- Why you MUST be consistent and NOT get discouraged by the scale. (51:32)
- Don’t get stuck in a particular rep range. (54:13)
People Mentioned
- Stan "Rhino" Efferding (@stanefferding) Instagram
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- August Promotion: MAPS Prime/Prime Pro ½ off!! **Code “PRIME50” at checkout**
- How to Determine if You are a Hardgainer – Mind Pump Blog
- Top 3 Mistakes Hardgainers Make When Trying to Build Muscle – Mind Pump Blog
- How To Eat If You Want To Pack On Muscle – Mind Pump Blog
- Skinny Guy 'hardgainer' Bundle | MAPS Fitness Products - Mind Pump
- Hardgainer Guide | Mind Pump Media
- The time course for elevated muscle protein synthesis following heavy resistance exercise.
- FLEX bodybuilding muscle magazine/MIKE MATARAZZO
- How Many Times Per Week Should You Train Each Muscle Group? - Mind Pump Blog
- Mind Pump Free Resources
Transcript
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| 0:54.0 | Get into industry. |
| 1:24.0 | I wanted as much information as possible on how I could just transform my body and build muscle. |
| 1:29.0 | This episode is for all of you hard-gainers out there. |
| 1:34.0 | We talk about the three things you have to do to build muscle, especially if building muscle is really, really difficult for you. |
| 1:43.0 | We talk about nutrition, training, and sleep, and strategies within those to get your body to build muscle. |
| 1:50.0 | Now, while you're listening to this episode, you may hear Adam crack up a little bit and break a little bit. |
| 1:56.0 | When we record a lot of these episodes, Justin loves to mess with us. |
| 2:01.0 | Sometimes he'll put on a funny hat or he'll make a face or he'll draw a picture. |
| 2:05.0 | Something crazy. The goal is to get a really super child. |
| 2:08.0 | To laugh, and if we laugh, we have to buy him lunch. |
| 2:11.0 | We never break, but today, I think Adam is weakened dad's date. |
| 2:15.0 | He cracked. |
| 2:17.0 | No, this thing's ridiculous. |
| 2:19.0 | He laughed and sent for the big guns today. |
| 2:21.0 | If it doesn't make sense to you when you're listening to the podcast, you can actually watch the video version of this. |
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