When you are attempting to get heavier as a hardgainer, forget about following the workouts you see in the magazines. You are not built, nor do you have the genetics to benefit the most from these exercises. As a hardgainer you need to take a completely different approach.
The exercises you must do need only require a barbell. You can use dumbbells if that is all you have, but the barbell would be your best bet. You can work out with a much heavier weight this way, and you are integrating both sides of your body when you lift this way to get maximum results.
It is not worth doing isolation lifts like dumb bell curls and such, you will get stronger but you are not getting the maximum amount of exercise you would with the barbell. The amount of reps are different also. After doing a warm up set, your rep range should be low. How about 5 or 6 reps at the most. Make that last rep a good one.
The exercises you should be concentrating on are the squat, bench press, barbell curls. Do pull-ups for the upper back. The squat would be your best money maker, it hits your whole body and can really make you grow. The pull up is another exercise that many consider the best upper body exercise you can do.
Do not spend much time doing your work out. Get it done quick and move on, Figure if you do four exercises with a warm up each and two working sets each, you can be done in half an hour. That’s with resting between each set and exercise.
Keep in mind this is only part of what is needed to gain weight as a hardgainer. Remember to eat more food and get plenty of rest and you would be on your way.
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