Beyond-Brawn-2nd-Edition

HOW TO GET A GRIP ON YOUR LIFE…
written by former contest winners who claim to have been hard gainers.
Always keep in mind that a winner of a top-level bodybuilding or powerlifting
championship was never a hard gainer. Be on your guard!
23.26 Some of these muscle peddlers claim they are hard gainers, and brag about
how they overcame their “hardgainingness” using the training methods
(and perhaps supplements) you can buy from them, sometimes at outrageous
prices. But what these men do not tell you is that they overcame their
genetic shortcomings with long-term drug abuse. Remember that the first
casualty of steroid use is the truth. Be on your guard!
23.27 Most trainees waste years learning what does not work before finally applying
what does work, though most give up long before reaching that point.
is can lead to a reduction in ultimate size and strength potential, depending
on the number of years wasted, and the age of the individual. is is
made far worse if lasting injuries have been accumulated, which is often the
case because so much dreadful advice on exercise technique is embedded in
conventional training. Be on your guard!
23.28 Some people cannot gain in the gym because the current circumstances of
their lives preclude gains—and this applies even if a perfect-for-hard-gainers
training program is being used. When under great personal and emotional
stress it is nigh-on impossible to make progress in muscle and might. But if
you forget this, or are unaware of it, you will fall prey to deceptive arguments
for sham solutions to your bodybuilding and strength training problems. Be
on your guard!
23.29 As typical people, if we do not have all non-gym matters in at least fairly
good order, but preferably very good order, then we can forget about gains.
ere is no room for compromise here. You must get the whole trainingrelated
package in good order.
23.30 If you are training seriously but have little or no appetite, then your life’s
total load is excessive, and/or you are grossly overtrained or under-rested.
Not eating enough will only make matters worse. But if your body is physically
incapable of responding to growth stimulation, then if you force feed
you will just pack on fat.
23.31 It is not food, supplements or a new training routine you need when under
this sort of stress. You need to reduce greatly the total stress in your life or, if
that is out of your control for the present, maintain yourself as best you can
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