#416: 7 Hardgainer Training Myths That Kill Your Gains
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02/12/22 • 44 min
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A hardgainer is someone who has a difficult time gaining muscle no matter what they do. Usually they're skinny-fat. But they could just be skinny. And they could just be fat. Either way, they have less than optimal genetics for this stuff.
This struggle is amplified by every "hardgainer" article or training program giving you info that is 100% DEAD WRONG and the exact opposite of what you should be doing.
In this episode I'm going to give you the TRUTH about how to get jacked and lean as a hardgainer.
In addition to that I'll also be covering:
- Should you wear a lifting belt, and when?
- What piece of equipment should be in all gyms?
- What to do if you can't overhead press?
- What 3 books changed my life?
- What mobility exercises should you be doing regularly?
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HardGainerTraining.com - Don't do another workout until you read THIS.
A hardgainer is someone who has a difficult time gaining muscle no matter what they do. Usually they're skinny-fat. But they could just be skinny. And they could just be fat. Either way, they have less than optimal genetics for this stuff.
This struggle is amplified by every "hardgainer" article or training program giving you info that is 100% DEAD WRONG and the exact opposite of what you should be doing.
In this episode I'm going to give you the TRUTH about how to get jacked and lean as a hardgainer.
In addition to that I'll also be covering:
- Should you wear a lifting belt, and when?
- What piece of equipment should be in all gyms?
- What to do if you can't overhead press?
- What 3 books changed my life?
- What mobility exercises should you be doing regularly?
Sponsors:
Optimal Carnivore - Enjoy the most nutrient dense food on the planet with their encapsulated grass-fed organ complex. Use coupon code Renegade.
Thesis - To become more focused, energetic and productive take the 3 min assessment and get your customized nootropic blend. Use coupon code JAY to save 15%.
HardGainerTraining.com - Don't do another workout until you read THIS.
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#415: The #1 Secret to Building Calves
Everything we've told you for the last two years about the insane state of the world is now accepted as truth, even though it was "conspiracy theory," when I first said all of it. So really no different than all the other stuff I've been telling you about fitness for the last quarter century.
Not accepted at first...
No "studies to prove it"...
Completely different from the norm.
Then all the sudden everyone accepts it as truth and starts doing it.
And this episode is no different.
I rant on the thing you need to stop doing IMMEDIATELY if you want to have a great 2022.
Then I answer your questions including:
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- Why don't I prescribe face pulls as much as I used to?
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- What should you do if you're unhappy in your career?
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- Optimal meal timing for protein synthesis.
- What's the ideal rep range, volume, and frequency for building calves?
- How to you like to program sled work?
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#417: The Best Lifting Split, Growing Your Glutes, & Should Knees Go Over Toes
If you're skinny-fat and want to build muscle should you do full body workouts, upper/lower or some other type of split?
What should you do to grow your glutes and avoid pancake-ass syndrome?
Should your knees go over your toes and what are the benefits or dangers?
Get the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode.
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