Hardgainer Muscle Tip
For every guy that just seems to keep packing on the muscle with ease there are at least 10 – maybe 100 – that can’t gain muscle no matter what they do. But that really isn’t true. It is just that most hardgainers are not doing the right things.
This includes doing the right routines but more importantly it means eating the right food.
Thank goodness for guys like Jeff Anderson, aka The Muscle Nerd, who devoted a complete course on revealing exactly what hardgainers need to do gain the muscle they want.
He recently shared the following tip with me that is worth passing on.
You’ve probably heard the term “you are what you eat”, right?
But it’s not exactly what you EAT that counts, but what you USE from what you eat.
And this couldn’t be more true for skinny “hardgainers’ who have a hard time growing muscle!
Why?
Because you can eat all the protein you want, but unless it makes it to your muscles to help them rebuild, you’ll continue to look more like Olive Oil than Popeye!
You see, “skinny” men and women tend to have an overabundance of the “stress hormone”, cortisol.
Cortisol actually plays a useful role in our bodies but for hardgainers, its catabolic effects are a real hassle as it inhibits important protein synthesis.
That means less protein available for repair of muscle tissue…less size…and MORE frustration!
Add to this that the digestion of proteins actually burns more calories than any other nutrient and you can see why you CAN’T follow the same “protein plan” as others who can gain muscle more easily.
What’s the solution?
This is actually one of my best kept secrets within my hardgainer bodybuilding program, “Hardgainer Project X Bodybuilding Program”…
Try adding DIGESTIVE ENZYMES to your meals!
Now you may think that digestive enzymes (that include either pepsin, papain, or papaya) are just for sandal-wearing hippies who smell like patchouli…but you’d be mistaken!
In fact, digestive enzymes help to break down nutrients from the food you eat into usable energy.
But another finding dug deeper and found that enzymes improved the absorption of amino acids and increased nitrogen retention.
In a recent clinical study, respondents who consumed digestive enzymes with their meals showed an increase in protein synthesis with free amino acid levels up by 100%…branched chain amino acids (BCAA’s) by 250%…and nitrogen retention by 32%!
In short…MUCH better support for muscle repair and growth.
And enzymes can be especially useful for hardgainers in yet one more way…
Since protein uses up more calories in digestion, enzymes can speed up the process, reducing the “thermic effect” of ingested proteins and help you better maintain a caloric surplus for weight gain!
Look for a good digestive enzyme at your local supplement store or order online.
I love these cheap, easy to follow tips for gaining muscle and getting ripped!
Do you think of yourself as a “HARDGAINER”?
