This thread is really interesting and I believe that T3hPwnisher’s conditioning recommendations are spot on. It has been my experience also that conditioning work helps you bulk up fast, you’re able to pack in more calories and those calories seem to go to the right places. CT had also expressed the similar sentiments in the thread http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_thibaudeau/easyhard_gainer?id=5815002&pageNo=0
Quote from the same thread
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
[quote]ns182 wrote:
My schedule allows multiple brief workouts so I may try mornings of 5/3/1 (plus a day of heavy singles c/j) most weekdays and then afternoon leg/push/pull circuits for some volume mwf. [/quote]
You will not respond well to volume work at all.
You would be better off doing heavy carries as a second workout. Although it sounds counterintuitive you will actually build more muscle this way.
Bench day: Bear hug carries; hold on to a couple of 45lbs plates on your chest and walk… if you can’t do it with 90lbs you can use pair of 35lbs or a single 45lbs plate
Squat day: yoke walk; put the bar on your shoulders and walk
Military press day: overhead walk; hold a barbell overhead, fully locked an behind your ears and walk (obviously use some weight if you can)
Deadlift day: DB farmer’s walk
I was using these with a boxer who has a VERY similar physique to yours and was also an easy-hard gainer and we had to drop them because he was gaining a bit too much muscle since he was close to his weight class limit.[/quote]
Update. Have not been doing well the last two weeks. I have been getting really strange cravings to binge. The only good news is that my physique is noticeably changing. Im going to make more careful note of these cravings and their times. I found eating rice and sunflower seeds with the shell have been satiating temporarily.