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@harko Please explain why a beginner or a natural should train more frequently than a an advanced/juiced bodybuilder? I'm genuinely curious since this assumption gets thrown around a lot.

@harko You said it was ideal not optional. It's not ideal, especially for naturals/beginners. Even juiced up pros with insane recovery train one muscle per week. Just off the top of my head - Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, Dorian Yates, Lee Priest, Kai Greene - they all do bro splits but I guess you...

@harko No, its not a typo. You just suck at reading comprehension. One muscle group per week does not mean go to the gym once a week. For example: Mon: Back Tues: Legs Wed. Rest Thurs: Chest & shoulders Fri: Rest Sat: Arms Sun: Rest Or any variation of that and even a five day split. You...

@truth76 Post your weightlifting routine. As someone mentioned, you're probably not training intensely enough. With a skinnier frame, you need to lift heavy to failure and eat a lot. You said your goal was to pack on muscle. Lift heavy and drink a weight gainer shake. Hit one muscle group a week...

@allenhurst You could probably cut that volume in half and get better results.

@armadilloca I'm an ectomorph and I always had trouble gaining weight when I was younger. The most effective thing for me has been consuming excess calories - usually in the form of weight gainer shakes - and heavy lifting. Nowadays there are some really good weight gainers on the market. I use...

@buildingapologetics If you want bigger arms, then you need to lift heavy. Like sets of 5-8 reps to absolute failure. The best way to do this - and it's also Arnold's recommendation in his Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding - is standing STRAIGHT barbell curls. And yes it's okay to cheat on the...