Article: Busting The Hardgainer Myth
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keithgeiling
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He's a "hard gainer" and he takes in 2500 calories on training days?? Wow.. I think I'm doing things wrong! Lol
Bigcountry08
Active member
Lol, I'm eating 2500 calories to lose weight for the summer.
Nerdabolic
New member
I'm naturally around 135 lbs at 6ft. To get up to 190lbs in the last year and a half I have to eat closer 3,700-4,000 calories on training days. How does Men's Health keep making the feed with this rubbish?
Ashto70
New member
Not so hard to believe.
If he ate say 1700kcals a day, as he said he was, and at a starting weight of 10st 7Ib, then it's not unreasonable to conclude that after 18 weeks of training and 2500kcals (+800kcals/day), he could put on 14Ibs in weight (at 0.75Ib per week). That would be 5,600kcals per every 0.75Ib he gained. I reckon that's very achievable with the right nutrition and trainer behind you. My only doubt is regarding the apparent drop in bodyfat over the same period, but it's not impossible.
If he ate say 1700kcals a day, as he said he was, and at a starting weight of 10st 7Ib, then it's not unreasonable to conclude that after 18 weeks of training and 2500kcals (+800kcals/day), he could put on 14Ibs in weight (at 0.75Ib per week). That would be 5,600kcals per every 0.75Ib he gained. I reckon that's very achievable with the right nutrition and trainer behind you. My only doubt is regarding the apparent drop in bodyfat over the same period, but it's not impossible.
yowler99
New member
I suppose you are right, I've never trained like a bodybuilder for definition or ate like it so I may be wrong. 4 gallons of chocolate milk right here every week
Mr.Sinister
Well-known member
If he was training with Rooney I believe every word. Rooney is extremely meticulous about everything.
cmr989
New member
Kcal intake and gains are in complete proportion to your lean body mass, absolute numbers like 6000 kcal mean nothing at all if body weight and lean body mass aren't figured. 2500 could be just fine for someone who weights 146 lbs......