I just wrote a new page over at Muscle-Build.com called “3 Pillars” – in it I describe the 3 critical COMPLETELY NECESSARY components of a weight training and bodybuilding program.

In short, it can be summed up like this -

Train right | Eat right | Rest right

That’s really all there is to it. Now, go out and learn how to do each of those things! In some respects, it’s harder to learn these things than you could ever imagince (like rest), but in other ways, they’re all too easy (less is usually more in training and eating frequency).

You can learn a ton over at Muscle-Build.com and Hardgainer Manifesto.

• Hardgainer Blog Carnival March 2010 Edition Welcome to the June Edition of the Hardgainer Blog Carnival. There were 13 entries that made the cut. Tristan presents How Much Rest Does Your Body Need? posted at Body And Fitness Blog, saying, "A look into how much rest you should have between a training period." FitJerk presents......
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• Hardgainer Bodybuilding "Everybody who's ever picked up a weight thinks he's a hardgainer." There is a nasty little term that a lot of weight trainers use - "hardgainer." What is a hardgainer and how should a hardgainer train to promote maximum muscle mass? I say "nasty" because every kid who lifts and......
• What Is the Fastest Way to Build Muscle? I just wrote an article called "Fastest Way to Build Muscle" over at Muscle-Build.com. You'll want to check it out. It's more "3 Pillars" stuff! You cannot get away from a proper balance of training, diet, and recovery. It's impossible. Don't even try it. You will undermine your own goals......
• Cycling One of the most often overlooked training principles is that of cycling. Also known as Periodization, cycling is perhaps your greatest tool to continued gains in the gym. It also works great on the diet, whether you're trying to gain mass or lose body fat. Either way, changing things up,......

• It Is Not A Myth To Get Rid Of Extra Weight In A Healthy Way It's likely that no topic has been written about any more than weight loss has. Everybody and his brother claims to have a new and improved method that will let you Shed Pounds speedily. Many of these over night weight loss miracles are unhealthy. When you're following their plan is......
• The Role of Protein in Weight Loss When it comes to the trio of protein, fat and carbs, most people tend to focus on the last two. They are demonized, championed, reviled – you name it. But in this mess, protein is usually forgotten, or lumped into a category where it doesn’t belong. Protein is vital, especially......
• Executive Blogging - Good Idea or Bad? It is obvious that the concept of executive blogging is becoming more popular, as businesses small and large are suddenly turning to blogging as a way to convey news and information to their customers and clients. Still, many companies are wondering if executive blogging is a worthwhile endeavor for them......
• 22 Tips for Weight Loss pt 4 Here is a quick no nonsense guide to what you can to in order to get healthy and lose weight. This is part 4 in a 5 part series. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) 13 - Avoid trans saturated fats and foods with high fructose......
• Strength Training for Weight Loss One of the questions that people find themselves asking is how strength training is capable of helping people lose weight. The truth is, when you are trying to lose weight, strength training is very, very important, even if you have no intention of becoming buff or ripped. Strength training does......