How can I talk some sense into a hard gainer?

[Nike]

So I have a friend, he’s in his 20s and he wants to put on some size. But he does things like doing 150 push-ups at the end of his chest workout. IMO That’s over training. He also has real problems being good with his food. He wants to gain weight but he doesn’t like eating.

He’s a good guy and we’re good friends but he has some pride issues with how he trains and eats. Any advice on how I can talk some sense into this guy? Any tips on how to get more calories in when you work a non-regular schedule? He works nights a couple days a week etc.

 

[Jfrost89]

Unfortunately those type of people won’t change until they are ready to. I worked 12 hr shifts at the hospital 3pm-3am and still managed to get my food in. Sometimes it would be whole meals other times it was a shake or smoothie just depending on how busy we were. If you are serious about growing you just make it happen.

 

[01dragonslayer]

The No.1 rule when it comes to bodybuilding and to gain mass is to eat. There is no way he put on extra muscle without being in a caloric surplus.

If his worry is that he will put on the wrong kind of mass he just needs to keep a clean bulk. As long as he trains hard his body will respond and put on the mass in all the right places.