hairtodaygonetomorrow you are a jackass, who are you to give advice you weigh 160 lbs and your giving advice how to gain weight??. Everything you say on this forum is stupid , you didnt even know there was topical finasteride yet you were so adament there was no such thing ...I think your nothing but a keyboard warrior so shut your stupid mouth you annoying runt.. Stampede as i said before training every other day is overtraining you should train no more then 3 times a week lets say monday , wednesday , friday and only use compound exercises eg: bench press , over head press , squat , deadlift , pulldowns etc you have to understand that if you listen to this hairtodaygonetomorrow moron and just eat alot and train every other day you will gain minimal muscle and major fat ..yes a surplus diet of lean protein healthy fats and complex carbs is very important in order to gain quality muscle and ofcourse the way to train is progressive poundages in good form this isnt breaking news ..but also the MOST important thing is not to overtrain ..training every other day is over training !!l ets say your training four days a week that is to much... three days is a maximum ..if you want an expert opinion trust me get the book BEYOND BRAUN by stuart mcrobert its the ultimate for drug free training that actually works for genetically typical people ....and please dont listen to this hairtodaygonetomorrow guy hes verbal Diareah is all over this forum and should not be heard...