Comments on: 6 New Tips To Build More Muscle & Burn Fat

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:26:43 +0000

@Sandy.
1) 6 days isn’t necessarily too much. It really depends on how many sets each muscle is getting and how often each muscle is being worked.
2) I’ve never heard of it but I’m not a fan of cardio. It’s ineffective. Fat is best lost with lifting and diet. More here: https://musclehack.com/why-cardio-sucks-you-dont-need-to-do-it/
3) You need to know your daily calorie and protein requirements. Then build a meal plan around that. Luckily, I have a free calculator that will tell you those numbers. Here it is: https://musclehack.com/calories-to-build-muscle-calculator/

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:43:50 +0000

Hey Mark … just discovered your website last night. So I am new to Musclehack but not new to the world of weight lifting. I was a low-carber back in 1998 when it wasn’t even heard of yet and have lifted weights off and on for over 30 years (yup, I am 53 years young).

You are correct that there is SO MUCH confusing information out there on the internet in regards to not only muscle building diets but weight lifting techniques etc. Although I have barely scraped the surface on all of your research and great information … I can tell your philosophies jive with what has always worked best for me so I do believe this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. 🙂

I have thee questions for you off the top:

1) A friend told me I HAD to try Body Beast by BeachBody. So I thought I would give it a whirl .. I was stunned to see that the workouts consist of 6 days on and 1 day of rest. Of course you are working different body parts but after doing this for 7 weeks, I am toned but not seeing great results. What are YOUR thoughts on 6 days of continuous workouts?

2) For cardio, I am doing what is called Sprint 8 – are you familiar with it? (You can read more about it here https://www.johnsonfit.com/sprint-8) It is not an aerobic exercise but an anaerobic. I do this after my strength training on M-W-F — reading your thoughts on cardio … am I hampering my results?

3) So I am little embarrassed to ask this but I found your page by typing into Google Muscle Building Meal Plans. Of course your free book came up … I am just a bit confused as I was thinking it was going to be like maybe a weeks worth of meal plans but it looks like for each specific calorie amount, your showing a days worth. So how does one plan meals from that? (Yup, I am blonde I will admit it …)

Thanks for your time Mark … can’t wait to dive more into your blog, website, etc.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:29:41 +0000

In reply to suhaib. @Suhaib. I'll answer your question by email, buddy.

By: suhaib

suhaib — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:54:30 +0000

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By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:41:49 +0000

Great tips. I clicked through to that soy post, that’s shocking! Not that I use it anyway lol