Technology has proven that everyday some new product or service comes out that can make our lives easier. If it's cleaning supplies, features for your car, or purchasing music, then by all means it makes sense to upgrade to where it is more convenient. However, in weight training to build muscle mass fast, there is one constant that will never change, and too many people think that technology can make building quality muscle easier and more convenient.

The first mistake that's being made is that they are looking for "something out there" that can achieve the results that they want so bad. The truth is, the answer isn't "out there." You'll only get the results you want through applying the right information and working hard consistently and persistently. It is vitally important to have a properly designed workout program and a diet plan for building muscle mass, though one of the key factors that most weight trainers leave out is a very basic one: hard work.

Plain and simply most trainees today just don't work hard enough on their exercises. The greatest exercise in the world won't bring any results if you don't work hard; conversely, if you work your guts out on a less effective exercise you can still expect good results. If you a are a hardgainer - someone who is naturally skinny and has a hard time gaining weight and building muscle mass quickly - then the proper workout routine and diet will do you no good if you don't put 110 % effort into it.

Too many people start and stop workout programs all year long, never really consistently working hard for at least a respectable amount of time,.

You are definitely not working out hard enough in the gym if you have any doubts that you are working out your hardest. If you think you are working hard enough on your exercises then you probably still aren't working hard enough on your exercises.

If you say yes to any of the following questions, you are not working hard enough:

-Do you find your mind wandering during your workouts?

-Do you ever find yourself constantly talking and having conversations with others while working out?

-Do you ever go to the gym tired, hungry, and/or unprepared?

-Do you ever catch yourself quitting "in your head" first, when you know you were physically capable of squeezing out one or two more reps?

- Are you not constantly keeping track and progressing each week, whether it's more weight or more reps?

Keep in mind that when I say hard work, I am talking about the effort you put into your exercises, not how much or how long you work out for.

If you really want to build muscle mass fast, then you really have to focus on what you are putting INTO your workouts, not HOW much you're working out.

If you really want to gain weight and build muscle fast then hard work is not an option. You can fiddle around with a bunch of exercises and great routines all you want, but if you want results, you have to earn it through your own sweat and tears.

This shouldn't be a disappointing reminder for most of you. There is great joy and a sense of power that we can get from hard work, and weight training is one of the purest and rawest of forms. There is really nothing else out there that can relate to the ruthless and barbaric ways of weight training.

It is, in essence, man's closest expression for good old fashion hard work. And the results are always well, well worth the work. As long as we have a solid routine and a proper and consistent diet, you can really learn to enjoy the hard work and the process of growth and development, both physically and mentally.

As much as the industry can try, technology can never replace hard work in weight training for results. It is true that there are many new types of supplements and the like coming out on the market everyday, few of which CAN help speed our progress, but without hard work they are all useless.

So if you have been looking for some magic formula to fix all your weight gaining and muscle mass building problems, perhaps you need not look further then inside. We can all always ask ourselves honestly whether or not we are really working as hard as we should be.

And remember, don't kid yourself, you'll only be cheating yourself, no one else. Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Keep that in mind next time you are trying to spot the cause for any lack of progress you may be having.