Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Gaining Weight Gaining

Just lately I've begun to notice a trend ... the subject of gaining weight is gaining momentum.

While most of the western world is preoccupied with obesity and weight loss, a portion of the population has struggled to fill out the clothing mainstream stores have on sale.

And there's been a distinct lack of beauty fitnesss courses to help them address their concerns.

In fact, I remember reading a book years ago on the Silva Mind Control System written by a bodybuilder.

In it he mentioned buying a secondhand set of weights which included the workout log of the previous owner.

That owner, a 'hard-gainer' as the author categorised him, had rigidly followed a conventional bodybuilding program yet failed miserably to gain weight.

The author had no suggestions - other than the 'fact' that some people just can't be helped.

Another time I was at a workshop where a girl was laughed down when she asked whether the techniques being taught could be used to gain weight. People thought she was joking.

So look around - people are succeeding in gaining weight, and they're starting to produce products to help others do the same.