The Hardgainer Solution Complete Course – Scott Abel

The hardgainer has a unique dilemma that most training or bodybuilding programs out there simply don’t address.

The hardgainer dilemma takes the form of a classic catch-22.

Here it is:

You need a certain amount of volume to stimulate muscle growth.

…but you also need a certain amount of recovery in order to actually adapt to that training stimulus and grow!

…for the hardgainer, these two things are in conflict.

For the hardgainer, there’s a mis-match.

The volume you need to grow is too much for your hormonal and biochemical environment to recover from.

This can be genetic, or it can come with age (pretty much anyone over 35 years old is a hardgainer), or it can be a combination of factors (even things like ongoing lifestyle stress can play a role).

The hardgainer typically just tries to dig their heels in and “out-work” their genetics, but this just makes the problem worse… so now they’re even further into a “recovery debt.”

They’re exhausted, they’re burned out, and they still haven’t made any progress.

On the flip side, if the hardgainer tries to just lower their training volume, the hardgainer won’t receive enough stimulus in order to adapt and cause growth in the first place.

Note that the typical hardgainer often won’t even try this second approach, though, because it makes them feel “lazy.” Listen, the truth is that there’s laziness and then there’s just training intelligently. Trust us: on this program, although there are mechanisms in place to manage your recovery needs… you definitely won’t feel “lazy”!

How MOST people try to solve their hardgainer dilemma…

Most hardgainers are training the wrong way to solve their dilemma.

This is because they’ve been told a lie.

They’ve been told, “train for strength, and development will come.”

This is just… not really true. It’s an oversimplification at best, and at the end of the day, it’s kindergarten logic.

First, if that were true: wouldn’t you have overcome your dilemma already?

Or are you still struggling?

If you are still struggling, consider that maybe there’s a better way to do this.

The truth is that training for strength, with max low-rep sets and so on, won’t build muscle if these create demands on your system mess up your recovery. And they will.

Doing too many low-rep sets with very high weights will tap into your central nervous system in ways that will hamper muscle growth. You grow when you recover. After all, if you aren’t recovering, you are not growing.

Yes, some relatively lower-rep sets have their place. You just have to know when and how to use them. There’s a reason that The Hardgainer Solution uses the classic 5 X 5 reps scheme several times each week.

Borrowing a little from the strength world? Yes, that has its place. But training exclusively for strength is NOT the way to overcome the dilemma.

Read on to discover what the solution really is…