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The Hardgainer’s Guide to Muscle

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■ It’s the ultimate fallback for any guy who has trouble adding muscle: “I’m a hard gainer! Guys like me just can’t get big and strong — it’s not in our DNA”, they say. And sure, there are certain genetic advantages one person will always have over another — height, being able to touch his tongue to the tip of his nose, etc. But there’s no reason any guy can’t make awesome gains (even you, beanpole). The so-called hard gainer is typically a lanky guy whose long arms). What’s the solution? Stay the course with the same approach to training that any smart lifter would use, but pay particular attention to the three rules on the following page, which can turn hard gainers into hard bodies once and for all.

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