No Muscle Weight Gain - Genetics Isn't The Problem

Genetics is crucial in determining exactly how to gain weight and at what rate. It plays a crucial role in getting the most out of your bodybuilding workout plan.

Saying that, I’m having a real issue lately seeing too many weight lifters blaming genetics for their lack of bodybuilding success.

As soon as an individual realizes that he / she isn’t gaining one bit of muscle mass even though they are following the most rigorous of workout nutrition / diet, who takes the blame? That’s right, your genes handed to you by "mom and dad". Don’t get me wrong, genetics is definitely a limiting factor in your overall, long-term muscular development.

Yes, genetics is one of the factors that you can have 2 individuals that use the exact same workout routine and eating guides, yet one is naturally stronger or larger than the other...all other factors being the same.

However, and this is a huge however, being quick to blame a bad set of genes as the main culprit why you are not experiencing the muscle gaining progress you know you should can be turning you into your own arch enemy.

The weight trainer that quickly calls out genetics for his / her less than stellar workout progress is doing an disservice to themselves.

"Is it that you have bad genetics, or is that your workout routine isn’t that effective?"

"Bad genetics, or the possibility that you're concentrating too much on getting stronger and / or perhaps using sloppy exercise technique and form instead on utilizing a workout routine that focusing on getting physically bigger in muscular weight?"

"Horrible genetics, or are you wasting too much energy / calories on other things, like sports, work, stress, etc.?"

Do you see where I'm trying to take this?

With the thousands of factors and combination of things that can influence in a good or bad way your muscle building success, putting the guilt on genetics without examining the other things is not the most intelligent thing to do.

Words of advice...don't think that the battle is lost in building the physique you badly want and seek because you feel you don't have the genetics for it.

Ever realize that when someone mentions that a certain individual can gain well-defined muscle with low levels of body fat by eating fries, deep dish pizza, , etc., the very first thing someone else claims in response to that is "It has to be his genetics that allows him to eat crap like that and still stay lean!".

How about not shooting down someone else’s training or nutritional techniques because it isn’t the "proper", "politically correct", "goes against bodybuilding tradition", "is everything we are not supposed to do or eat" etc., thing to do, how about looking at things with an open mind.

Perhaps it’s not the fact that someone has good genetics that allows him / her to be able to gain muscle with non-traditional / non-popular workout programs or eating plans work for them.

Let’s face it, a lot of us can lose weight on a diet consisting of a ton of and / or fats...such as Pizza Hut, ice cream, donuts, and Wendy’s.

It’s that they have unmasked that what really has a visual influence on their physiques is not the food per se, it’s the total amount of calories that they eat on per day.

There are many that have been able to build a lot of muscle while eating very little protein.

Is it because they have awesome genetics, or perhaps they have discovered that the real key to eating to gain muscular weight is not in some "percentage" or "ratio", or in consuming a certain amount of grams of protein, but in fact that it’s the overall, total calorie amount that has the most massive influence on building muscle?

If you have been following the popular recommendations of maintaining your reps per set in the 8-12 range, and aren't seeing any lasting results, are you going to right away chalk it up to "bad genetics?"

In all honesty, is it a bad set of genes, so you should just let go of your muscle mass building goals and take up golf...or is it that for your particular body type a much higher rep range is required to properly stimulate muscle mass?

Once more, stop blaming genetics for every physical downfall.

Be neutral. Have an open mind. Take an honest look at your weight gaining workout routine and eating techniques.

Test different workout routines out.

Find what works for you and only you...regardless of what the whole "he can get away with it because he has good genetics, but you don't and can't"- philosophy says.

It could mean utilizing a much higher rep range.

Hey, who knows, you just might come across the workout plan or diet technique that completely blows your bodybuilding goals away!