Comments on: How to Gain Weight and Build Muscle

By: Toning Abs

Toning Abs — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:39:33 +0000

Great comprehensive article Mark. I totally agree that compound exercises definitely are the way to go if you want to put on size as quickly as possible. The king of them all squats is a must for boosting the metabolism and pumping out those essential growth hormones.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:09:47 +0000

Hi Mark. I bought your book a couple of days ago and I LOVE every page of it! Though there is one question i’d like to ask (anyone, for that matter, please feel free to contribute) about training frequency depending on job type. I work as a construction / manual labourer and i’m trying to decide whether to go a 3 day full body routine or just keep it at 2? I’m afraid I might overtrain if i’m on a 3 day full body strength training routine. I’d like to add about another 6-7kgs of lean muscle tissue. Thanks in advance!

By: fixed gear

fixed gear — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:55:43 +0000

Cardio IS the anti-muscle. Cardio is good for your heart. But you know what else is equally good for the heart? Sprints on the beach. Hard deadlifting or squatting. I did ZERO cardio for 4 solid months, ate primally, lifted, did sprints twice a month. And then one day the surf got really good and I surfed for 2+ hours with my roommates. I had NO PROBLEM hanging with them, actually having better stamina than them, despite having done zero cardio for 4 months. Trust me, your heart gets a GREAT workout doing deadlift or sprints. You don’t need to mindlessly beat yourself up on a treadmill to retain that ability to have stamina when you want it.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:36:16 +0000

Plugging Starting Strength and Practical Programming by Rippetoe. I started on a 5×5 program and then switched to SS. Wish I had done SS from the beginning. Also 70sbig.com is a fun sight and anyone who thinks they are a hard gainer needs to go there for some hefty doses of reality. One of the diets 70sbig advocates is a paleo + milk diet coupled with linear progression barbell training.

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By: beginners workout

beginners workout — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:19:02 +0000

Awesome post, have it printed out and ordered your book a few days ago on amazon, can’t wait to get it. Keep being awesome.

By: Robert C. Morreale

Robert C. Morreale — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:48:20 +0000

it’s not anti muscle, you have to compensate by eating the additional calories that you burned doing the cardio. other wise you’ll be in a calorie deficit.

By: Robert C. Morreale

Robert C. Morreale — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:47:01 +0000

it’s not anti muscle you just have to compensate by eating the additional calories that you burned doing the cardio.

By: Robert C. Morreale

Robert C. Morreale — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:58 +0000

Why would you want to be in Ketosis? Carbs give you the energy to progressively lift heavier and heavier weights. muscles won’t grow unless adequately stressed. PROGRESSION IS KEY! You need fuel for progresseion. It’s a scientific fact that when you are in a calorie deficit you will burn stored fuel. you folks all want some kind of blanket workout routine and diet. it doesn’t work like that. you need to experiment we are all different. start with 150 grams of carbs per day and in 2 weeks check your progress. use your strength in the gym to determine if you need more or less