Hardgainer is obviously a judgment strongly conditioned by the perception of "body image" (subjective and collective), as well as the other types of labels, similes or metaphors used in the "environment of aesthetic culture".
The subjects who manage to have good results in cutting or definition, while they continue to fail in the "increase of muscle mass and indeed, sometimes," thin "further, in the Italian jargon they are defined" dry "(thin, like a twig).
These peculiarities and physical attitudes are frequently associated with the concept of ectomorphic body somatotype. The opposite or opposite of ectomorph is endomorph, while the somatotype that indicates greater equilibrium is the mesomorph.
It is important to highlight that often males who call themselves hardgainers are not actually out of the ordinary. This dissatisfaction is a clear symptom of altered perception of their body image. Men, we remember, are not exempt from the risk of ailments. of eating behavior (DCA), even if the so-called dysmorphophobia - more precisely muscle dysmorphism or vigorexia - is more often correlated to the dissatisfaction of one's muscles or one's proportions.
constitutional, or the spontaneous attitude of the organism to remain in proximity to, or to exceed, the lower limit of normal weight. It is usually familiar, with a genetic basis, or idiopathic- Discontinuity
- Insufficient or unsuitable training
- Wrong training method
- Low or excessive volume
- Low intensity
- Low or excessive density
- Addiction to training
- Lack of supercompensation
- Insufficient or unsuitable nutrition, either overall or with regard to specific nutrients
- Overtraining or overtraining.
Statistically however, the most common reasons for hardgainers are:
- Discontinuity
- Incorrect feeding
- Insufficient or inadequate training
- Incomplete supercompensation.
