Comments on: 9 Things To Do When You Max Out A Machine https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Thu, 18 May 2017 08:29:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75541 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:19:46 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75541 @dno. Thanks buddy. It’s what I do best 😀

]]> By: dno https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75540 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:55:49 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75540 Another spot on article mark:) cheers for the constant stream of tips and advice bro.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75539 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:04:45 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75539 @Nandan. No creatine isn’t necessary. It just helps. I only recommend being off for 2 weeks in every 10-week training cycle. Read this article if you haven’t already https://musclehack.com/when-and-how-to-take-creatine/

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75538 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:56:34 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75538 @Graham. LOL
@Mike. Hey Hey, Mike! 😉 Good tips there too.

]]> By: thulfiqar https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75537 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:23:27 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75537 i had these problems before … i used a couple solutions that U mentioned … Being a Mhacker for a long time .. THT helps u to improvise :))

]]> By: JohnR https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75536 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:07:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75536 Good to see you put the best alternative first.

I would hesitate to advise people to add plates to a weight stack. Used to do this regularly until the extra 40kg snapped the cable on a calf-raise machine. You put yourself at risk no only of injury but of pissing off the gym manager and losing your membership for not following the rules. Many gyms put notices on their machines to warn no to add more weights

]]> By: Mike Huber https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75535 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:13:46 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75535 Nice Krusty impression also Mark!!!! Ha,Ha,Ha!!

]]> By: Mike Huber https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75534 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:06:23 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75534 Good topic Mark. For weighted tricep dips I use a “T” handle and chain w/lifting belt (only time I use a belt). Slip chain thru plates & let rest on T handle, then put another clip on belt buckle. Shorten chain up to your liking. For weight stack I put regular screwdriver thru middle of stack and use 1″ weight plates. Also have 2 1/2 & 5 lb. weight clips. they sit around the rails on top of stack and allow me to use 1″ plates standing on end and resting against rails. I can PACK on a lot of extra weight on a 200 lb. stack. Can also order a top 10 lb. top plate w/ horns on it to put plates on, check internet weight accessories sites for these. Hope this helps out everyone.

]]> By: Graham https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75533 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:01:56 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75533 Single leg standing calf raise with a Dumbbell held in the opposite hand to the leg being worked is a good exercise. It’s surprising how little weight you need as a Dumbbell when you are pushing all your body weight with only one leg!

Alternatively you could walk around on your toes all day but you’d look a bit weird!

Graham. 😀

]]> By: Nandan Savant https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75532 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:37:50 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75532 Hi mark.
M a fan of ur workout and regimes and diets and supplementations.. But i feel a bit uneasy when i see a lessening of size when off creatine for a long time.
Is creatine supplementing necessary for as long as u workout??

]]> By: John A Davis https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75531 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:34:54 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75531 I was having trouble with weighted dips for triceps. Huge weights on belt and chain. Or holding between my legs. I started doing close grip barbell bench presses to pre-tire my arms. I do believe what Mark says, that dips are the “squats of triceps”.

]]> By: Davide https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75530 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:40:45 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75530 Nice article there Mark.

I maxed out the leg press for my calf training, as I had already maxed out the rotary calf machine. Still, my calves aren’t particularly big. Maybe it’s because I have long legs (I’m 2 meters tall).

Maybe I’ll go unilateral. Thanks man!

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75529 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:24:59 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75529 @Richard. Good work, buddy 😀

]]> By: Richard https://musclehack.com/9-things-to-do-when-you-max-out-a-machine/#comment-75528 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:40:30 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=8851#comment-75528 Hi. Great article. I’ve been hitting these issues over the last few month. Luckily my common sense seems to be in-line with your suggestions Mark. Tricep Cable Pushdown now maxed out using a tricep bar, so I’ve used point 5 and 6 with greater emphasis – slow cadence and PCP pause. Leg extension maxed out, so gone unilateral, p4. Bicep curls doing p4/5/6. I’ve maxed out cable ab crunches, so do a pre-fatigue (p7) on the slightly restrictive ab machine before hitting the cables again.

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