Comments on: Mark McManus’ Progress Down The Years https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:43:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82889 Tue, 13 May 2014 09:05:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82889 @Seb. Whey, creatine, glutamine. Pre-workout I make my own from caffeine, AAKG, and beta-alanine. You can get the recipe for that cocktail here https://musclehack.com/cheapest-no-xplode-ever-how-to-make-your-own/

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82888 Tue, 13 May 2014 09:03:52 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82888 @Myra. Aw wow, another wee one on the way 😀 Fantastic. I’ll keep knocking out the good work and you get back at it when you can. All the best to you and yours.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82887 Tue, 13 May 2014 09:01:31 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82887 @Martin @Sean Brown THANKS! 🙂

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82886 Tue, 13 May 2014 09:00:28 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82886 @Neal. It depends on the person’s body fat levels. I find that guys that are over about 18% body fat want to get rid of it. So to prioritize fat loss, I recommend TSPA. However, you train your whole body just as hard on TSPA as on THT, so you’ll still make progress in the gym. And if they’re a newbie, they experience simultaneous fat loss with muscle size gains. It’s really a matter of choice, of what you’d like to prioritize, but there’s no right and wrong answer.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82885 Tue, 13 May 2014 08:56:37 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82885 @Scott. Yes it’s true that everyone can build muscle and lose fat with a good training program and sensible diet. However, genetics do play a very fundamental role. For example, the vast majority of men could never be professional bodybuilders no matter what they do. If you’ve low muscle fiber density or poor neuro-muscular efficiency, these works will hamper your gains. There are 7 genetic factors that people should be aware of, you can read about them here
https://musclehack.com/can-we-all-be-as-big-as-arnold-bodybuilding-genetics-explained/
However, my advice to people is to always aim to maximize YOUR potential. Forget everyone else, and make your body look the best that it can. That was my aim when I got into this and I think it served me well.

]]> By: Seb https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82856 Tue, 13 May 2014 02:31:33 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82856 Nice work Mark. Any supps?

]]> By: Myra Marshall https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82827 Mon, 12 May 2014 20:34:16 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82827 You continually inspire me! Thanks for all the work you do developing your programs and keeping us readers informed! I’m currently building another baby. Looking forward to getting back on the stage in a couple years. You help me stay focused.

]]> By: Sean Brown https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82824 Mon, 12 May 2014 20:16:33 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82824 Wow, Mark!! That is what hard work and determination cam do for you. I thought I knew how to train, but I wasn’t even skimming the surface. Thanks to your THT and TPSA, I am in the best shape of my life. Thank you so much for all your hard work into putting these programs together. 🙂

]]> By: Donald https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82812 Mon, 12 May 2014 18:27:03 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82812 It looks like im n the same boat i been training for 9yrs on n off now i been doing for the past year ever day i cant seem to’ get my diet right

]]> By: Martin https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82806 Mon, 12 May 2014 17:07:20 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82806 Cool pics Mark! Im the opposite as you always trying to lose fat! Only time I was close to u I was 85 kg at 21 and fit! 20 yrs later and starting again for the thousand time. Thanks for being am inspiration to so many of us!

]]> By: Darren https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82799 Mon, 12 May 2014 16:02:23 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82799 Great post Mark. You were the same as me growing up, only I was always in a Liverpool top! lol 😉

]]> By: Neal https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82798 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:58:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82798 Mark,

Awesome pics that give me hope; I’m currently 5’10 175 lbs around 15-16% bodyfat with a goal of looking like you did in 2010.

Do you have a preferred sequence of your programs? For example, THT before TSPA or vice versa OR am I getting caught up in small details?

Thanks for the great blog!

]]> By: Francis https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82796 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:57:31 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82796 THIS MAKES ME WANNA….TRAIN!!

]]> By: Dan https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82795 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:55:30 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82795 Very inspiring Mark. Many thanks for posting!

]]> By: Scott https://musclehack.com/mark-mcmanus-progress-down-the-years/#comment-82794 Mon, 12 May 2014 15:54:18 +0000 https://musclehack.com/?p=9779#comment-82794 Inspiring Mark, thank you! I’ve read a number of articles arguing strongly against genetic influence, and that anyone can gain muscle and lose fat with hard work and sensible nutrition. How much emphasis do you place on genetics?

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