General Philosophies of Muscle Mass Gain  Because of the primary
focus of my books and many of my article topics I tend to get
tagged as the fat-loss guy more often than not; but nutrition
and training for muscle gain is actually a primary interest of
mine. Having worked with bodybuilders, powerlifters and other
athletes over the years, figuring out how to put muscle mass on
them (in terms of both training and nutrition) is obviously
important.  In this article (which will actually form an
introduction to a series of articles I’ll be doing over the next
several weeks and months), I want to talk about some basic
concepts related to mass gaining nutrition, primarily looking at
some of the different philosophies of mass-gaining that are out
there. As usually, I’ll look at each in my normal way, looking
at the various pros and cons of each approach.  And, of course,
I’ll give my own recommendations for what I think is actually
optimal for most trainees under most circumstances. Please note
my use of the word ‘mos