Do you struggle to gain weight? Eat endlessly throughout the day? Swallow supplements like there’s no tomorrow? Train really heavy but don’t build muscle?

If you can answer yes to any or all of these questions, you are a hard gainer. The bodybuilding publications insist on breaking people up into three body types: The ectomorph, the mesomorph, and the endomorph. You can think of it in terms of “too skinny,” “just right,” and “fat.”

Mesomorphs have it easy, relatively speaking. They can put on weight by following “conventional” wisdom. Endomorphs usually have a lot of muscle, simply because they’re carrying around the extra weight all day. For example, take a look at an overweight guy’s calves: They’re usually very well-developed.

It’s the ectomorph that has a problem. If you follow the traditional bodybuilding plans, you’ll gain strength, but you won’t put on any weight, no matter how hard you try. In fact, the harder you try, the worse it gets. You may even lose weight!

This introductory post is setting the stage for what may be a transformative moment for you. I will show you the exact methods I used to build muscle at a rapid rate, after YEARS of trying with little success.

There are three things you need to do: Train right, eat right, and get enough rest. You can call it the three-pronged approach. One without the other two will get you no where. Even doing two right won’t get the job done. Like a barstool, it’s only effective at doing what it was designed to do if it has three fully-functional legs.

I’ll show you how to put together a progressive weight lifting program, an eating plan with all the right supplements, and a “relaxation” plan that will not only allow your body to recouperate from your weight training, but that will also slow down your metabolism for rapid gains in bulk.

Make no mistake, I will NOT fatten you up like veal cattle. Rather, the idea here is to put on slabs of muscle in a short amount of time. Whether you’re as lean as a marathon runner or a little on the flabby side, you CAN build muscle by properly addressing the three prongs of this overall plan.

More will follow in subsequent posts. Note that all the plans are on the companion site, Muscle-Build.com, too. Make sure you subscribe to my RSS feeds (they will be delivered to your feed reader or your email inbox, depending on your preference) for this blog as well as The Muscle-Build.com Newsletter, where I will give you tips, workout routines, and meal plans that will skyrocket your bodybuilding results.

For now, take a look around. Leave comments with requests — if you don’t see it here right now, odds are it’ll be here soon!

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