Articles for hardgainers and other bodybuilders.

Leg presses, one-arm dumbbell press, shrugs.

What’s the best type of leg press machine? Leg presses are a less effective exercise than properly performed squats or parallel-grip deadlifts. But squats or

November 16, 2021

Incline chest machine, starving and binging, spotting the squat, and shedding body fat

INCLINE CHEST MACHINE My gym has just got an incline chest machine, with independent arms akin to a pair of dumbbells. I normally use a

October 16, 2021

Bodybuilding mistakes, equipment, and the traits of success

From HARDGAINER issue #89 By Bob Whelan Bodybuilding mistakes What’s the biggest, single bodybuilding-related mistake you’ve made? The first and most obvious mistake was overtraining, which

September 20, 2021

Neck Respect, by Jan Dellinger

Stuart’s note: Jan Dellinger has vast experience in the Iron Game. For example, he was the associate editor of York Barbell Company’s MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT magazine for

August 21, 2021

Muscle mass monsters

MUSCLE MASS MONSTERS I’ve been a fan of bodybuilding for many years. But over recent years it seems like bodybuilding has become more of a

July 15, 2021

Bodybuilding Lies Part 4 — How to build muscle: the closing 7 big lies that kill your bodybuilding progress

This is the fourth and final part of the BIG LIES series. The following lies aren’t as directly involved in the muscle-building process as the

June 9, 2021

How to deadlift 400 pounds for 20 reps

The above photograph is of John B. Patterson training in the Australian outback, in 1986. Note the concrete weight plates. This photograph was published on

May 25, 2021

“I can’t build muscle. Why not?”

“I can’t build muscle no matter what I do. Am I a zero-gainer?” I’ve counseled many bodybuilders who told me that they couldn’t build muscle no

May 18, 2021

The Current State of Affairs, by Dr. Ken Leistner

Stuart’s note: This article by Dr. Ken Leistner was his first for HARDGAINER magazine, in the third issue. Then, in the fourth issue, he had

May 9, 2021

Dumbbell workouts: a grassroots article

From HARDGAINER issue #89 By Paul R. Ethridge Progression with dumbbell workouts can be difficult. Moving from, say, 70-pound dumbbells to 75-pound ones, means a

April 25, 2021

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