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.

• The Real Keys to Muscle Building Success Guest post by Dan Blumenstock What does it really take to build muscle? If you have spent any time at all learning how to build muscle, you might be confused about what it really takes. You might have seen a dozen different training courses from various bodybuilding gurus and muscle......
• 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,......
• 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......
• Why Circuit Training Can Be Totally Kick Ass – Part 2 of 3 This is the second in a series of 3 guest posts by my friend, colleague, and master-trainer, Matt "Wiggy" Wiggins. Part 1 appeared here. Last time, I talked about how circuit training had been mis-applied, half-assed, and thereby rendered ineffective by masses.  I also said what a crock of crap......

• How to Build Speed in the Pool [/caption] In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, we saw Michael Phelps and other world-class accomplish nearly-unimaginable feats in the pool. What did the feats entail? Almost every single competition was the same: speed. Go the fastest, and you're the best swimmer. It's easy to look at those athletes swimming......
• 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......
• 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......
• Weight Lifting for Weight Loss, Fitness and Health Editor’s note: This is a guest article from Zane. He runs a website called Best Diet Pills that provides consumers with no b.s. reviews of diets and diet pills. Weight Lifting for Weight Loss, Fitness and Health In addition to cardiovascular exercise activities, research reveals that weight lifting will also......
• The Hardgainer's Nutrition Plan Not everyone is lucky enough to have the genetics of someone like IFBB pro Jay Cutler, who piled on an astounding 40 pounds of muscle in his first two years of training. Truth is, many of the rest of us are hardgainers — gym regulars who, although fairly grounded......