Trevor 's success is a great motivator for you discouraged hardgainers that doubt your body's muscle building abilities.  He was formerly a long distance runner, and didn't have ideal genetics for building muscle.  He didn't let this stand in his way however, as he was able to pack on 40 pounds of solid muscle!

A:  I had been a competitive distance runner for many years and when i went off to college i had decided that i would try to get in the gym and put some muscle on too. I lifted and ran about 10 miles 5 days a week for the first three months. I eventually realized that i was either going to have to commit to one or the other. I liked having some muscle and not being "the skinny runner" so i decided to stop running and focus on the gym.  

Another thing i discovered when i started setting my sights on competitive bodybuilding was that it is almost all about diet. It had been a year since i started lifting and i had gained about 15 maybe 20 lbs and i was stuck. My roommate who is also a competitive bodybuilder decided to get me into doing shows and give me some direction. Over the next 3 months i gained 20 lbs and some serious mass. He had me eating 4500-5000 calories a day. I ate about 7-8 meals a day. I kept my diet pretty clean and from start to finish only went up about 3% in body fat.

A:   8 meals / day sample meal plan

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1)  Protein/Weight Gainer: M.A.S.S. Project Onyx - Protein Armorbolics™ CarbX-Cel - Weight Gainer

The CarbX-cel is essentially just a carb shake so i would mix that with my protein for post workout shakes and that was one of the most important things for me in gaining weight. After you have done these protein and weight gain supplements for at least a month and proven you can be consistent you can take the next step.
 

2)  Creatine: Armorbolics™ KreaBolix - Creatine Capsules

I am not a huge fan of creatine. I did not notice a whole lot of gain on any of the different creatine sups i tried. But it can be very effective for some. If you would rather just get your creatine sup along with some NO2 in a predrink that is finetoo.

3)  Pre-workout drink
Armorbolics™ ArmorFuel - preworkout powder mix

Alright so this product kicks serious ass. I absolutely love it. People who have tried Gaspri nutritions Superpump, BSNs N.O. Explode, Muscletechs NaNovapor, have never seen anything till they have tried this. I actually started on this product about a month into my lifting and continued for about 6 months and decided to try something different. I tried everyone elses product and nothing compares to this.
According to Completenutrition.com:  This product was created with only the highest quality ingredients to maximize your results. Fortified with a creatine blend and nitric oxide boost, ArmorFuel is great support for explosive strength, massive pumps and remarkable recovery.

• Support for increased strength and intensity
• Support for muscle endurance and recovery

I support everything they claim about this product it seriously kicks ass.

4. Make sure that you are taking a multivitamin to stay healthy. Everything else really comes in time and if you want to move on from here just shoot me a message and we can talk.

Q:  Tell us a little about training intensity.

A:   Another thing that almost everyone comes to realize at some point in their training is that they are not training hard enough. I came to a point when i would try to go heavier and i would push myself but i wasn't getting sore. I started to workout out with my bodybuilder roommate once in a while and discovered that i needed higher reps, more sets, and more intensity. I kicked it up a notch and now i train harder every rep.

Q:  Any final words?

A:  Once you see your body start to change and realize that you can actually sculpt your body any way you want you WILL get addicted and not be able to stop. I am planning on bodybuilding for at least the next 5 years and kick ass doing it. I want to be the best i can possibly be and i am going to give everything i can to get there. Good luck and please send me a message if you have any questions.