Sometimes I wonder how guys trained before the internet was around. I mean if you can’t visit 493 different message boards per day and post your workout in order to get the approval from at least half the world’s population before hitting the gym that day how could you ever make progress? It’s bewildering to me.
Or where would the variety in your training come from? Everyone knows the fastest way to make gains is to routinely switch on a monthly basis from the Russian Pyramid Scheme to Indonesian Drop Sets to Hungarian Hypertrophy Training to 5×5 to 3×3 to 5,4,3,2,1 to Super Squats to Power Factor Training to Dinosaur Training to ABCDE to GVT to OVT to HST to HIT to Max OT to AT& T to OPP, Hip Hop Hooray and motherfuck me.
Oh, the insanity…
There are a few very important factors that need to be remembered if you want to make significant progress.
Consistency, dedication, commitment.
You have to be willing to put in the time and pay your dues. You have to pick a plan and stick with it. Results won’t come overnight. You have to be patient and consistent. If you are trying to get bigger and stronger you have to add weight to the bar; AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. You have to eat way beyond the point of being uncomfortable. I’m talking about having a fork in your mouth for the majority of your waking hours. There are some guys who will argue that you can gain size on a caloric intake at or slightly above maintenance. They will talk about “dry muscle” and other nonsense. This is good advice to follow if you want to remain a pencil necked geek forever. If you want to gain size as rapidly as humanly possible you have to eat inordinate amounts of food and lift incredibly heavy weights. There is no way around it.
If you don’t want to get fat in the process you should do cardio, time your carb intake and make healthy food choices. Although the truth of the matter is if you allow yourself to get fat while getting bigger you will reach your goal faster. More calories, more weight gain and better leverages to lift heavier poundages will lead to faster hypertrophy gains. It won’t be the prettiest look in the world but you can slowly diet the extra fat off later. That’s the fastest way. I’m not saying it’s the most attractive option for everyone. But you’ll get big and strong in a hurry. If you try to stay under 8% bodyfat year round while trying to gain size, you’re going to be in for a long battle ahead.
Decide what it is that you really want to accomplish with your training and do it. Don’t over analyze the shit out of everything because I can promise you that you’ll never get anywhere. Don’t question it. Don’t think about it. Just pick a solid, proven training plan that has a good track record of success and stick with it. For at least 8 weeks. Don’t ask everyone you meet what they think of your training program or what they are doing. Just commit to making the fastest gains possible in the next 8 weeks, train hard and heavy, eat a lot and you’ll be blown away by the progress you can make when you actually believe in yourself and what you are doing.
Good luck.
For a proven muscle building program that will remove all the guesswork for you and has helped thousands of guys get huge and strong in a hurry click HERE now.
Related Posts:


24. Nov, 2008
at 9:29 pm #
Hell yeah – Like you say, being consistent and sticking to a proven plan or path will get you a long way – This applies to getting huge, and also to life -
25. Nov, 2008
at 12:42 pm #
Baloney! It doesn’t take hard work, you just gotta know the secret. I’ll clue all you poor saps in: start using pre-exhaustion and throw in some static contraction work and get ready for unbelievable gains year in and year out.
Here’s another incredible secret: Nutritionally, human breastmilk (fresh from the breast) and raw eggs (fresh from the chicken’s butt) provide all the nutrition you’ll ever need. Chug a raw egg and suck on a breast in between each set, and you will achieve size gains you never thought possible.
25. Nov, 2008
at 7:27 pm #
Well said Jay! Too much Training ADD… but it is this type of inconsistant behavior that pervades the lives of most Gen Y lazy, entitled bums!
I love the part about staying under 8%… Just freakin get JACKED, forget everything an focus.
I think they need Holosync ;)
Elliott
26. Nov, 2008
at 4:53 am #
That was a fun read, Jay.
I’m interested in any follow up article on this topic. ;)
JiC