Comments on: STOOPID Emails – April 2013

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:11:47 +0000

@Dan. You start with the heaviest weight you can handle in the given rep range. Decrease as necessary. If you can use the same weight for all 3 sets, so be it.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:02:39 +0000

Mark, I just found your site today and have been reading for over an hour. THANKS for the great information. I was looking for an email address to contact you but couldn’t find it so I figured I would comment on the latest article. I have one simple question that I’m almost embarrassed to ask. A typical bench set for me is 165 lbs 10 reps – 175 lbs 8 reps – 185 lbs 6-8 reps. Should I not start at the lower weight and go right to a higher weight as long as I can get 8 or more reps? Also, should I stay at that weight for all 3 sets as long as I am between 8 and 12 reps? Thanks!

By: Hendi

Hendi — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:41:42 +0000

The last one is funny. 😀

By: StevoNZ

StevoNZ — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:31:37 +0000

hahahaha Loving the last one there. hat happend 1thru 5 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good stuff mark made my arfternoon 😛

By: Myra

Myra — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:54:53 +0000

I agree with Darshan, I loved the “children of $hit” email as well!!!

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:35:24 +0000

Is it me or do some of these emails sound uneducated…?.. No they don’t. They are just plain stoopid. Seriously. And from a business perspective there are an extreme amount of people who want to waste your time and have the benefit of what you trade for free and get narky when you won’t expand their wings on consignment. In Russia we have program called Hackmuscle….. It consist of red bull, ephedrine and vodka. We sons of shit don’t workout, we work in!!!
Ah c’mon guys this shit is funny and it should be a regular item. These poor souls will learn if they are serious.
Visas and free shit for everyone…..

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:28:58 +0000

i love stupid guys like that hahaha LOL
i need big wings 😀 and thicknes on feathers 😀

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:34:27 +0000

OH JUST BRILLIANT I GOT A GOOD BUZZ OUT OF THAT THERE NOW

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:04:06 +0000

Nothing better than a couple of good laughs to start off the day, cheers Mark. Now of to the gym to work on my wings with 1-5 reps so I can gain quick.

By: Jimmy C

Jimmy C — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:52:30 +0000

Dean, I can’t recommend reading Starting Strength enough to overcome back problems from bad form think its about 7 quid on kindle. Ignore the suggested workouts from the book and keep it musclehack style but learn the form of squats, dead lifts, rows from that book and you won’t have problems again take it from someone who ended up at the chiropractors from a bad form dead lift 😉 but now have a painless PB of 150kg for 6 reps and i weigh 77kg. It’s not amazing but on the money of where you should aim to be at least for your deadlift (2x body weight) I’d rest that back for time being though good luck.

By: Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:43:39 +0000

Haha, your blog post cracked me up… Thanks for the laughs! 🙂

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:02:51 +0000

Hey Mark,

I need to gain 80 lbs by next Friday!!! Please hook me up with some Gain-So-Quick 5000 powder ASAP!

Thanks

By: Tomala Kez Tulla

Tomala Kez Tulla — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:59:01 +0000

Hello “Mike”

Send me immediately a diet to become a Children of shit and the Malayalam workout routine.

I expect those in my inbox by tomorrow first thing, sir

By: Alvin

Alvin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:50:51 +0000

“Gain-so-quick”. …*snickering*

Tell him to stop using “Slow-Mass”.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:42:39 +0000

I thought everyone knew that a diet high in angel food cake is the secret to getting big wings. Duh!

By: Colin89

Colin89 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:27:57 +0000

Hi Mark,

Thanks for taking the time to reply. You know I didn’t actually realise my current diet was so similar to GLAD, the last time I looked at your GLAD diet (probably a year or so ago, and it wasn’t making much sense at that point) I thought “Hell, that looks like an effort and a half.” I’ve just had another read a year on with a much greater knowledge of nutrition (coupled with increased drive to better myself) and it actually looks fine, I think I’ll make a few tweaks to my current diet and follow it a bit more closely to boost my health and results.

Thanks for your help. You’re little bits of advice are always great, keep up the good work! 🙂

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:16:08 +0000

So glad mine wasn’t on there about how many fingers of scotch I can have on the TSPA plan! 😛

By: Shariq

Shariq — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:03:11 +0000

hahahahah… sorry sorry!!! hahahahahahaha ……
Hey Mark you said “Try not to laugh …” but I am helpless 😀

By: JIm Johnson

JIm Johnson — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:36 +0000

Dean Barnit-re deadlifts–Ii tried deadlifts for the first time in my life a few weeks ago as part of Mark’s regimen. I was amazed at how hard they are while they look so easy. My inner thighs were sore for a week.
My back is in good shape so no problems but I can see someone doing serious damage if they don’t know what they are getting into.
I always do a new exercise with minimal weight just to see what the movement itself involves.

By: jose

jose — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:52:26 +0000

Lmao last one had me rolling , great post !

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:47:17 +0000

Obviously 1 thru 5 was sent to that one guy as a free sample so the rest of us will have to make due with 6-12.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:27:27 +0000

To the couple of people of think this is in any way mean-spirited, it isn’t. Firstly, you’ve no idea how many genuine emails, comments, and fb messages I do answer for people out of my free time. The people here are either are too lazy to read a free book and want me to do the work for them, or are simply making ridiculous demands like for free stuff (and admittedly I sometimes just don’t know what they’re talking about – I put my hands up to that one).

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:20:23 +0000

@Colin89. Aerobic work won’t place that much extra demand for protein, but increase it a little. Keep your calories high and you already seem to be on a GLAD-type diet with your carb sources so you’re good to go. If you’re continuing to make strength gains in the gym, you know all is well. Goo luck, pal.
@Darshan. Children of shit is the best ever!

By: Ikram

Ikram — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:04:53 +0000

To the guy who wants big wings, drink plenty of red bull!
Mark you cracked me up about mulling over getting the guy a ticket to go to Ireland! 🙂

By: JaSoN

JaSoN — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:52:20 +0000

Dear muscle crackers ,I want program, charge me so if I can see if it work for yo, hey, I’m just saying…LOL!!!!!! Mark, my advice to these people is to stay away from the weights before they hurt themselves.