[Warder]

I think Thremp, for the most part, is on the money with all of his posts. He might have stepped out of line a few times, but he's giving sound advice if you read what he's saying...and I hope that I'm understanding him correctly myself.

For a hard gainer, caloric intake is more important than eating clean and probably much easier too. You don't have to get crazy about it, but eating some high calorie foods is fine as long as your taking in nutrients. While I myself wouldn't go as far to advise soda and fried foods, he's right in what he's saying. You MUST get calories and the truth is that most clean foods just don't have enough and for most people it's not practical to prepare enough meals to take in a sufficient amount without devoting their lives to it.

Also, I believe he's right on the money as far as bodyfat %s go. I believe 6-10% bodyfat is ideal. I would say it's impossible/somewhat unhealthy for the majority of people to hold a year round bodyweight of 5%. I think 10% or a bit lower is a realistic goal that almost anybody could achieve with a very strict diet and fitness routine.