Man, I really wish I had my camera today.

Because today I saw something that really makes me cringe about building muscle and gaining size and weight especially for hardgainers like you and me.

So what did I see….????

Well, I saw a guy with some really MASSIVE arms. I’m talking “ripped”, chiseled, must spend hours at the gym arms that get alot of attention.

And then I looked down…

This guy had the legs of a 5th grader.

Now I know what you might be saying. “Rich, stop hatin’ on the guy”. And the truth is I’m not.
However you want to train your body is entirely up to you. But when you train your body completely lopsided, you’re gonna have to be prepared for the consequences. One of which is other people pointing it out.

But that’s not the point of today’s newsletter.

It’s actually to point out something that alot of guys struggling to gain weight and build muscle fail to see. And that’s “How to train to build muscle mass and size”.

In fact after reading this newsletter you’re going to find out how to build more muscle and build a better physique with less effort and faster than “your competition” ever could.

So first off don’t do what this guy did. And that’s basically “neglecting your lower body”. That’s a BIG NO NO.

The secret to building muscle quickly is by doing “Compound Exercises” which are exercises that build more than one part of your body. In particular you focus more so on those exercise that build your lower body as well as your upper body.

Think about it, if you were trying to put on the most amount of muscle possible, where would you focus your attention.

On your biggest muscles first right! And those are by far are your “Legs” and your “Back”. No other groups of muscles even come close.

Let me ask you a question to help put this into perspective.

“If you could grow any one of your muscles by 1% which muscle would you choose to grow to gain the most amount of weight and size?”

If you chose your legs or your back you’d be on your way to seeing some pretty impressive gains relatively fast.

And that’s because your legs and your back muscles are so big that a 1% increase out of a 50 lbs muscle (i.e. - your legs) is far greater than a 1% increase in a 5 lbs muscle (i.e. - your biceps)
And the good thing is, when you work out your legs and your back with compound exercises you’re also working out other parts of your body as well like your biceps, triceps, shoulders, calves, you name it.

Here’s by far the 4 most powerful exercises you can do to

build muscle fast

as a hardgainer.

Top Hardgainer Workout Exercises:

The Squat
The Deadlift
The Barbell Row
The Bench Press

The muscles of your lower body (quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes - basically your LEGS) as well as your back are very large which means they can take on more stress than your other muscles.
The more stress you put on these big muscle groups the more (muscle building) testosterone your body will be able to produce to cope with the added stress.

And the more testosterone your body can produce the more muscles you’re going to build (PERIOD). As a result your body will naturally begin building more muscle ALL OVER than guys who just work out their upper body.

Which means you’ll get to your goal weight faster and with a better “balanced” looking physique than the rest of those “Top heavy” guys.

I’ve struggled with this way of thinking for years and after putting on some consistent gains I’ve finally added these four KEY exercises and the FOUNDATION of my workout routine.

And if you want consistent and fast muscle gains as well, I highly recommend you start focusing on your lower body with compound exercises as well.

Til next time,

Rich

P.S. - Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know if this blog post helped you, or if you have any questions, or need help with anything else.