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This article is from the
Hardgainer Bodybuilding & Weightlifting FAQ, by Frank J. Kelly
and Craig R. Sadler with numerous contributions by others.
1.2 Am I a hardgainer?
This is a tough question. Some decisions on "hardgainer-ness" depend
on physical measurements such as wrist/ankle-size etc.
But if you find it impossible to add some poundage regularly to each
of your exercises every week or two using a "conventional/popular"
training program (one that has you training with the weights more
than three days a week), then it is highly likely that you are
overtraining.
As a hard gainer, your tolerance to exercise is much less than that of
an easy gainer, so what the latter can gain on will just wear you down
and out. For sure you will be much better off doing fewer exercises and
sets and training less often.
So the question of being a hardgainer is very much a side issue. The
core question is whether the "Hardgainer Method" would work better
than current "popular" methods. The answer is an emphatic YES, in
a large majority of cases; especially if you follow the guidelines
laid out below as much as you can.
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