Comments on: How To Flip The ‘Growth Switch’ For NEW Muscle Gains https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tor Kjellevand https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-63536 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:34:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-63536 Can you comment on his ideeas:

https://www.timinvermont.com/fitness/failure.htm

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-55215 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:21:17 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-55215 @bodypumper. I posted a 3day workout in this site, have a search for it.
@Luke. Training WITHIN your current strength limits will not increase strength. So performing 6 reps of an certain weight, then 8 reps next time round, then 10 reps, NOT to failure (and so on….) will do little or nothing for growth since increases in strength and mass are a defensive adaptation that only takes place once a critical threshold of intensity is reached. Sure, a progression took place but the body is not interested in the figures you input on your workout log, it responds to the intensity of the work.

]]> By: Luke https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-54926 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:05:14 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-54926 Hi Mark, what are your thoughts on Hypertrophic Specific Training HST by Bryan Haycock? The reason I am asking is due to your quote ” Training ‘not-to-failure’ can lead to ‘fake progression”

]]> By: bodypumper https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-53738 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:31:09 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-53738 i only have the option of weight training 3 times per week
(because of my whey protein supply,no that rich whatsoever, and my mum dun wan me to take too much of this stuff)
how should i organise???

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-53060 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:48:43 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-53060 @bodypumper. If your goal is to build muscle mass, the added cardio and bodypump class would be counterproductive and ensure that you are spending too much time in recovery and not allowing new growth. However, perhaps your goal is general fitness, in which case it’s a fairly decent plan. If fat loss is your priority, remember that diet is the most important factor in this.

]]> By: bodypumper https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-53023 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:07:42 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-53023 hi i perform tht(bicep) monday, tht(shoulder, tricep), tuesday, wed and thurs with cardio, so can i do bodypump workout on friday, can i do that???

]]> By: Loaded https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-53017 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:32:45 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-53017 Beachbody(fake ones):
people get results from their program because they get off their arse and work hard!!! “You can get results from the worst program if you stick to it”(quote Yavor from RelativeStrengthAdvantage)
“People nowadays are hoping for magic pills that will make anything work, we live in a magic pill society”(quote Tyler from RealSocialDynamics)

So many website now says that sit-ups and crunches are bad for you body, and the new hype now is planks, but thousands of years ppl get 6 packs from sit ups and crunches(Ryan Renolds, Nelly, 50cent, musclehackers….)!!
but ppl get results from planks as well(sorry doesn’t have someone famous that come across my mind

So think programs as motivator and guide to stay on.
But remember it is not what program that matters, it is YOU that matter!

]]> By: Gain Muscle Mass With Nick https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52982 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:02:43 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52982 I like your take on figuring out when you’ve trained to failure. A lot of guys really believe that they train to failure each and every set of every workout, when in reality their leaving a lot on the table! Typically there’s a huge disconnect between actually training to failure and thinking you’re training to failure. Here’s another really easy way to tell if your truly training to failure. If you believe you’re truly training to failure each workout and you know you’ve got your nutrition plan nailed down – then chances are…you’re not actually training to failure!

]]> By: Johnny https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52855 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:51:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52855 Awesome Mark, you answered my question with all the posts you made lol. Cheers.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52851 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:05:16 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52851 @Jonz. I don’t want this to sound like a sales pitch but that’s why I wrote the ‘Total Six Pack Abs’ book. I consider losing muscle mass a big NO NO when losing fat, the good news is that you don’t have to. Diet is primary, cardio is secondary. Of course you still need to lift and seek ongoing progressions.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52850 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:02:19 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52850 I made a mistake in the first comment above. The ‘@Johnny’ comment was meant for Ryan but I think that answers your question too Johnny.
So @Ryan. I changed my mind on this quite a while ago and updated the book and wrote an article accordingly. Check it out…
https://musclehack.com/should-you-train-to-failure-in-every-set/

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52849 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:58:55 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52849 @Simon. I don’t think negatives are not required by the majority of people. Once you are reaching the upper limits of your genetic potential they may come in handy to FORCE further adaptations and gain those last few pounds of muscle. If you are still progressing with reps/weight to ‘positive’ failure, there’s no need for this strategy.
Drop-setting is great and actually a part of THT. Going to failure makes inroads into starting strength levels. Even 2-3 minutes isn’t enough for the muscle fibers to recover (not even close for those 2b fibers) which is why we cannot lift the same weight to the same number of reps in successive sets. This is why slightly lighter weights are employed in successive sets. If you notice that you CAN lift the same or even more reps there are only 3 possibilities:
1 – You didn’t actually train to failure the first time around
2 – Your form was much looser the second time around
3 – For some reason you were more motivated the second time around

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52846 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:50:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52846 @Ray. Like I recommend in the book, go to failure, take 2-3 minutes, reduce the weight, and you’ll hit failure again in the same rep range.
@Benny B. I also train alone every single time. ‘Assisted reps’ is beyond failure. You won’t need a partner if you train to POSITIVE failure. However, a rack is required for squats if you’re alone.
@Johnny. I changed my mind on this quite a while ago and updated the book and wrote an article accordingly. Check it out…
https://musclehack.com/should-you-train-to-failure-in-every-set/

]]> By: Ryan https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52809 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:50:05 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52809 Mark,
I’m sure you used to say that you would always aim to do one extra rep each week and even if you felt you could do more you would still only do one extra to make sure you didn’t halt your gains the week after? Surely that’s not going to failure if you can do more but choose not to?
Thanks
Ryan

]]> By: Jonz https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52807 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:12:28 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52807 Mark,

Would like to get your opinion on maintaning muscle mass. How would you recommend the workouts to be, what rep range to work on? I’ve been struggling to maintain my muscle mass ever since I’ve started to create a daily calorie deficit – it helped in the beginning to bring my fat down to 14 – 15%. I weigh 78kg on 5’10” frame. I started cutting calories at 86kg 4 -5 months ago. Now it seems my weight is droppin n muscle mass is following the trend while body fat% seems to b holding around the same region.

Any tips so that I can go leaner but not sacrificing too much of muscle mass?

]]> By: Simon https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52801 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:01:26 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52801 P.S. Similar question to Ray, what do you think of drop sets and negatives?

]]> By: Simon https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52800 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:03 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52800 On the whole evolutionary thing, I’ve recently been thinking why is that lean and muscular seems attractive? Sure it’s an indicator of strength, speed and health (good for providing/proctecting) but it’s very possible to be chubby yet extremely strong and fit.
An ability to store fat is a good survival mechanism, and, in primitive days, being fat would mean being particularly successful in the struggle for food.
Good survival genes are desirable to pass on.
Sure, in modern society being fat is most commonly a sign of being lazy and greedy, eating crap food, generally poor lifestyle, good chance of heart disease etc.
Maybe it is a social thing, being really lean and muscular means dedicating yourself to being in the top few percent which is attractive. Just a random thought.

]]> By: beachbody(fake ones) https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52777 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:51:45 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52777 so that you are talking Tony Horton’s method ( he often work in circuit style) cant build muscle…. this cant make any sense because many ppl has report sucess to their company…..)

]]> By: Darrin_lean_muscle https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52767 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:24:29 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52767 Another great article!

]]> By: Johnny https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52761 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:48:01 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52761 Awesome article Mark. I have one little question though.

I’m sure I’ve read it a few times in my weekly read of your free e-book, but I can’t quite recall. Should I train to failure on EVERY SINGLE REP? Or just the last one? For example:
Today I did bicept concentration curls, and i did 10, waited two minutes, 11, then waited another two minutes and then did 11 again. That last time I was really ‘going to failure’ to get that last curl in. So should I go as hard as possible to bring it up on the 1st and 2nd rep too? or just the last?

Thanks

]]> By: Benny B https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52756 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:56:11 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52756 Mark, seeing as I usually train alone does this info re going to failure stress importance on a partner/spotter to push past fail?

]]> By: Ray https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52743 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:01:07 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52743 Mark, after a good back and bicep work out I finish off by doing weighted chin ups using 40# I can get 5 pull ups I drop 10# and can get 5, drop 10# and I can get 6. This is all done as a strip set (no rest inbetween sets) Is this ok or should I use less weight, take a break between sets, and stay in the 8-10 rep range.

]]> By: Keith Davis https://musclehack.com/how-to-flip-the-growth-switch-for-new-muscle-gains/#comment-52740 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:55:03 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=2071#comment-52740 As ever… interesting and informative.
Not heard of the muscle types before so I’ve learnt something.
I’m taking a week off this week, but next week….. I’ll be going to failure.

Thanks for keeping us all motivated.

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