this site offers information about drug free, hype free and honest training. whether you are a hardcore bodybuilder, a fitness or strength trainee, male or female, beginner or advanced, this site strives to offers you a wealth of information that can be used in your pursuit to be healthy and strong . regardless of your age or where you train, or whether you want to build build muscle or reduce fat, the training information you need is pretty much the same. by following an abbreviated/hardgainer training routine you can realize your fitness goals.

why is this site called hardgainers-home-gym?

when i started weight training i did so in a commercial gym. soon i found that the gym scene detracted from my workouts. i setup a home gym for the cost of one years subscription to a commercial gym and started using hardgainer style routines. i believe these two changes gave me the the gains i was striving for. the information you will find here works particularly well for the home trainee with little time to workout. don't be fooled though, just because the routines are abbreviated does not mean they are easy.. they are what you put into them.

what is a hardgainer?

the term "hardgainer" is some what of a misnomer. it is a term that has grown in popularity in the popular bodybuilding mags over the past few years. i first encountered it in the writings of stuart mcrobert's bi-monthly magazine hardgainer.

a hardgainer is someone that finds making gains in size and strength hard to come by. this would include just about everyone. of course there are the few out there that gains come easy to. but they are the exceptions. the term hardgainer should be "normal gainer" because the majority of people fit this profile.

the major obstacle for the hardgainer is the plethora of misinformation that is found in the popular muscle magazines. i can't count the number of routines i have seen that if performed by the normal gainer will not only yield no gains but could possibly result in the loss of hard earned muscle mass.

don't let that happen to you. don't waste years of effort in the pursuit of unrealistic expectations. do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of brawn , beyond brawn or further brawn by stuart mcrobert or subscribe to his bi-monthly magazine hardgainer. there you will find honest information and articles from leading authorities in the field of weightlifting, strength conditioning and nutrition as well as grassroots articles from subscribers.

by following a hardgainer routine i personally increased my squat poundage more than 85 lbs. during a long one year cycle by adding 1-2 lbs. on the bar per week and set a maximum personal record of 500 lbs.

while you are here please visit our forum. we want to hear from you. tell us your successes,  help a fellow trainee with a routine or offer words of encouragement.