Finally A Hardgainer Workout Routine That Works

Being a hardgainer is one of the most frustrating things in the world to be, especially if you are working out for a long time and not making gains. Its even more frustrating when you have tried dozens of different weight training routines you see in magazines.

If you are one of these people what you need is a hardgainer workout routine that fits your genetics. Most training routines can over-tax the nervous system of a hardgainer thus using all of its regenerative powers just to stay even.

We do not want to stay even, we want to grow muscle and add bulk just like the next guy. In order to do this sometimes we need to make unbelievable changes to our routines.

One thing that I have seen work most often is an shortened workout. It sounds like a strange idea but it almost always works for hardgainers. An abbreviated hardgainer workout routine is not only the answer but it takes up fewer hours in the gym and you finally start to add muscle.

Unfortunately, most hardgainers never hear about an shortened routine before they end up quitting. You can't blame them if they have weight trained for 2 or 3 years and made little or no gain, its like smashing your head against a wall.

Hardgainer's Motto - Never Say Die

If you know that you have tried everything and accomplished little so far than its time for a drastic change in your routines. There is always an answer it just takes us effort to find it in life.

Since you've most likely tried adding more weight or adding more reps lets go in the other direction. We will significantly scale down our workouts and watch and be surprised by your body's reaction.

When you begin doing the hardgainer workout routine you may think that you aren't doing enough. But you will find that your body is much happier and will finally have enough resources to help you grow muscle and gain size.

You are going to be scaling back the total volume of your routines and most likely the frequency, if you are an ultra-hardgainer. But you really need to give this a try, because it has worked for literally thousands of other hardgainers.

One technique that I have used is instead of focusing on individual muscles we work on complete muscle groups with one exercise. We will do the basic moves like presses, pulling, squatting and the deadlift.

But we are doing an small routine so we will want to do the least number of exercises but the most efficient exercise to hit more than one muscle. We are doing a whole body workout as quickly as possible.

The easiest example to give is the bench press. It works the pectorals, the deltoids and the triceps all at once. We will be doing exercises like this to get the most of our effort and minimize exercising specific muscles that haven't been building doing other workouts.

The reason for this is again that the hardgainer's ability to recover and grow is not as great as other body types. This isn't a bad thing in life, just in weight training. You are forunate in the fact that you can eat whatever you want and not get fat. Some people hate you for that, but I digress.

Here is an perfect example of a hardgainer workout routine very much like one shown in the book Beyond Brawn by Stuart McRobert (a book which I very highly recommend!).

Day 1
 * Squat 1 x 20
 * Bench press 2 x 6
 * Overhead Press 2 x 10

Day 2

 * Stiff-legged Deadlift 2 x 12
 * Chins 2 x 8 (with added weight)
 * Calf raises 3 x 15

These exercises must be done correctly, no swinging the weights or lunging or lifting your hips for help. Proper form is required as always to get the most out of this abbreviated routine.

And when you see the first exercise is 20 reps don't think that I want you to do a low intensity set. This is a maximum effort to be able to barely complete the 20 reps so that you are getting the most anabolic value out of the set.

In this hardgainer workout routine you will notice that the muscle groups do not overlap. Since we are not isolating a muscle we are actually working a single group at a time so you can recover faster and grow muscle.

You will notice that both workouts are less than 10 sets total and work half of your entire musculature. Don't think that you are going to be getting off easy here. If done correctly you will be seriously fatigued by this abbreviated workout.

This is one of the best workouts that I can think of if you have been working out for a while and haven't made any gains due to your genetics. It looks simple and it is short but it can be the answer you have been looking for.

The secret to this hardgainer workout routine is your major intensity that you put into each rep since the workout time will be short. Really give it 100% effort on each exercise and your body will explode.