THE RADICAL GENETICS Five years ago, Adam Smith was heading down the wrong road of life. At 6-3 (190 cm) and a "sopping wet" 140 lbs (63 kg), Adam had severe scoliosis (curvature of the spine) which caused a serious curvature to his upper back, hips that looked displaced slightly to the right, and the… Continue reading John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score’, Hard Gainer Magazine, September/October (1995)
Conor Note Stuart McRobert's Hardgainer magazine is, and was, one of my favorite training magazines bar none. Similar to Peary Rader's Ironman magazine, it seemed to buck the trend of bodybuilding magazines which sold flashy programmes and, at times, ridiculous training systems. The magazine's ethos was simple. Not everyone is genetically gifted but, through hard… Continue reading John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score,’ Hardgainer, 38, September/October 1995
What does $50 mean to you? If you lived here in Indianapolis, Indiana, that's what you would have to hand over every hour that you worked with me. Would you listen, and at least try everything I told you to? Would you be patient? I'm sure you would. So, please make sure you listen to… Continue reading John Christy, ‘Learning to be Patient,’ Hardgainer Magazine, 58 (1999)
During the past twelve months or so that I've been writing for HARDGAINER, I've received hundreds of letters and phone calls with various comments and many questions. After receiving all this input, one thing has become very clear to me – you're reading the information in HARDGAINER, but many of you are failing to get… Continue reading Do you really understand ‘The Message?’, Hardgainer Magazine, 42 (1996)
THE RADICAL GENETICS Five years ago, Adam Smith was heading down the wrong road of life. At 6-3 (190 cm) and a "sopping wet" 140 lbs (63 kg), Adam had severe scoliosis (curvature of the spine) which caused a serious curvature to his upper back, hips that looked displaced slightly to the right, and the… Continue reading John Christy, ‘Evening the Genetic Score’, Hard Gainer Magazine, September/October (1995)
