Comments on: The Hardgainer’s Nutrition Plan

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:46:08 +0000

Great post-really useful stuff for hardgainers. Although it’s been said a hundred times, most people just dont realise that nutrition is the most fundamental part of any training regime.

By: Fat Burning Exercises

Fat Burning Exercises — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:24:49 +0000

Nice commentary. I like your whole take on carbs. Although they are the worst food for me at least, you need to know when and how much to eat them.

By: john

john — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:27:11 +0000

you get big when your in your teen age and you don’t even need a lot of calories just protein to recover your muscles because that’s when your testosterone is the highest so that when you can get your biggest.

By: john

john — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:49 +0000

Your fucking retarded unhealthy food puts on fat. You want healthy food as calories so your body reacts good to it. Calories is only an important thing if your going to workout and eat healthy so you don’t bulk up but look fat at the same time cause then its going to take even longer to cut down and it wont all be muscle.milk has 5g grams of protein per serving and the calories aren’t even that good. Use the calories to eat good food

By: Supplement Reviews

Supplement Reviews — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:24:57 +0000

I deff agree on eating big to get big. I guess i should start eating more haha.. Like Wellness i keep it healthy with milk as well.

By: geeda

geeda — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:51:48 +0000

I agree i believe milk is a great fuel it helped me bulk up wickedly when i was 19.

By: geeda

geeda — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:47:23 +0000

how can you not gain muscle?????? biggest bullshit ive ever heard ” Oh I cant gain weight ” get the fuck outta here it isnt thgat hard at all simply eat more and train hard 95 percent of people can gain weight if you cant youre simply not eating enough. If you put on body fat bad luck if that’s whats required to gain then do it then shed the fat later. What a joke.

By: bodybuilding supplement reviews

bodybuilding supplement reviews — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:34:59 +0000

eat big to get big.. so true, when i’m bulking i generally eat really unhealthy foods so i can just get enough calories. and also lets not forget about milk:) thats the best bulking food.

By: Wellness

Wellness — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:40:18 +0000

I keep healthy with milk.

By: Bundersleague

Bundersleague — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:59:42 +0000

I had been 10 +/- 0.25 stone my whole adult life (say 17yrs to 27yrs) untill my GF lost 5 stone on a diet and I promised to put on whatever she lost as a solidarity thing. I was eating at least 6000 calories / day (some of the local produce I was eating didn’t have info on so I didn’t even count that, just ate it and it was clearly dripping with fat). I had to learn to eat as soon as I stopped feeling sick from having eaten too much, stuff something else into my face. I was eating one square healthy meal / day and the rest was garbage, fried chicken, milkshakes, McDonalds, pre-packed sausages @ about 30% fat some days I was eating two multi packs of Mars bars just to keep my calories up, Milkshakes @ about 450kcals / 500ml, drinking three a day e.t.c. e.t.c. I wasn’t even doing any exercise for the first two months, for the third and fourth I took up cycling. After about 6 months of this I was up to 14.5 stone, up top it was all fat but I had legs like a Rugby player / American Football player. My legs chaffed under my tackle from rubbing together all day and it was all muscle. I changed to a more physical, less well paid job (couldn’t afford all those calories) and lost it all again as quickly as I’d put it on, well almost, back down to 10.5 stone and I can’t pinch a centimetre let alone an inch.

I keep reading people saying “up your calories by about 1000″ well I’m just here to say that ain’t going to work for everyone. If you’re hyperactive by nature, unable to sit still, on the edge of your seat all the time, much prefer to be moving than sitting, find it too hot all the time, walk around in the snow in a T-shirt and shorts without feeling cold then I recommend eating as much as you can force down in a day without it coming back up, don’t worry about fat if you’re anything like me you’ll have no problem losing it again I don’t recommend eating junk but I do recommend upping your calories to about 6000 / 7000 if possible, if it’s too much tone it down again.

Whatever works for you I guess.

By: Steve Shaw

Steve Shaw — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:03:25 +0000

No better advice then eat big to get big.

By: HardgainerTips.com

HardgainerTips.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:24:55 +0000

It’s great to see someone discuss the importance of cardio for hardgainer workouts. Too many authors warn hardgainers against performing any cardio at all. As long as you supplement with enough calories you should be fine.

Great post!

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:15:10 +0000

thanks.

By: Hardgainer Online

Hardgainer Online — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:09:13 +0000

Eat big to get big is exactly right. 500 + extra calorie diet is the way to go for sure. Great tips!

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:07:20 +0000

Brandon, do you have a review of the book on your site? I’d love to link to it for readers that may benefit from it.

By: Geek2Freak Brandon

Geek2Freak Brandon — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:50:01 +0000

Great intro article for hardgainers, Is!

I’d also recommend the book, “Scrawny to Brawny,” for even more information and a full 4 phase workout program.

I personally gained over 40 pounds in 3 months with the help of that book.

Of course, there was some fat in there with the gain being so fast, but a lot of new muscle as well.

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:19 +0000

Jay Cutler has probably tried everything there is under the sun, it’s a part of bodybuilding to try to be the best.

By: Alex Costa - minimizeme.tv

Alex Costa - minimizeme.tv — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:12:02 +0000

It’s hard to believe that guy didn’t use any chemical help to get that big.
However, I have to agree that if you don’t put a lot of effort in your training you never going to get the results that you wanted, because muscles are not going to grow without any training even if you take any “extra” help.

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:30:49 +0000

HUUUGE!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:00:27 +0000

Goodness — the guy in that picture is HUGE!

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:16:29 +0000

The is a common misconception that you need to over do the cardio to lose weight. It’s time to change that.

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:15:39 +0000

Amen!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:59:34 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to write this out. I fall under the category of less tan 10% body fat and cannot add much muscle weight. I’m going to have to use this advice to help me increase my size.

By: Lose weight for life

Lose weight for life — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:45:24 +0000

Good, common sense approach. If you are eating an extra 1000 calories a day and burning an extra 500 this should put on around 1lb a week

By: Muata

Muata — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:15:57 +0000

Excellent post Israel, especially about doing too much cardio because I think the more weight one has to lose the more he favors doing more cardio and, unfortunately, over-training and losing strength.