There are no shortcuts. The fact that a shortcut is important to you means that you are a pussy.

The BEST training program in the entire world will be a DISMAL FAILURE if people fail to hold up their end of the deal. The success of ANY training program is ultimately the trainee's responsibility.

You guys that worry about eating clean are actually merely bodybuilders looking for justification for your obsession with abs. You cannot get big and strong on 3000 kcal/day. And you cannot eat 7000/day and eat perfectly “clean”.

Mediocre athletes that tried like hell to get good are the best coaches.

A squat cannot be performed on a Smith machine any more than it can be performed in a small closet with a hamster.

An adult male weighs at least 200 pounds

Your ideal body weight as an ectomorph at 6' 0" will be 214.378 lbs. There. Happy? And if you lose or gain a pound, I will have you killed. It is important to be ideal.