Comments on: The Arms Blast Experiment: The Results!

By: Sunil

Sunil — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:32:53 +0000

Sir iam from India and mine biceps are not growing please let me know about the arm arms routine,it would be great if you help us…

By: naresh

naresh — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:22:28 +0000

veery nice. Mr Mark keep guid me.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:04:54 +0000

Thanks Terry. I’m still working on it.
Will be offering online personal training very soon if you’re interested.
The whole body version of the protocol will be available in the coming months.
Mark

By: Terry D's Herbal Colon Cleanse

Terry D's Herbal Colon Cleanse — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:03:48 +0000

Wow I just found this website and I have to say, Mark I’m impressed! You seem to really know your onions and this particular experiment had me riveted to my computer screen. I’ve only just started working out and am focusing on my flabby belly right now but my arms need attention too 😉 Where do I get hold of your specific plan for blasting the arms?

By: jim

jim — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:36:37 +0000

i want to try the blast the biceb whats the program

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:02:27 +0000

Hi, Mark. I’m very interested to hear more about the new protocol, and as always, thanks for your consistent, no nonsense aproach to these subjects. Yours is truly one of the “voices of reason” that I trust out here in the Iron Wilderness.

Anyay, I was thinking that the protocol, at least the allusions you’ve made to it, sound a lot like the Colorado Expeiriment of the early seventies, and very similar to the writings of Mike Mentzer. Are these influences that have come your way? I personally do not practice slow-rep, “high intensity” training, but I’ve learned a lot from both Arthur Jones and MM. Just curious. Thanks again.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:35:19 +0000

@Keith Davis. I like Thesis. Looks good and easy to work with for a non-techie like me. You’ll put on at least 1/2 inch in the coming year with proper training and nutrition.
@N*, @Hodge,@Giulio. Thanks!
@Darin. BBS is a great book and I love Dr. McGuff’s work but his program is geared for what he calls ‘Global Metabolic Conditioning’ i.e. maximizing cardiovascular fitness with muscle gains. While a great program, it isn’t optimal for muscular hypertrophy (though still better than most programs out there). Having said that, I think it’s the best book out there for people who still think that you have to do cardio alongside weight training to ‘increase fitness’ – you don’t. McGuff’s book lays that one to rest in my opinion.
@mk.No, but these were real muscle gains. We know this because of the way they occurred i.e. a few days after the workout during a complete cessation of training. The follows the pattern of how muscle actually grows, as I’ve illustrated in the article.
@Sammy. @Johnny. Thanks guys, I may figure out some alternatives for guys who have the preferred equipment.
@mike. No. Never even heard of it until you mentioned it.

By: mike

mike — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:28:41 +0000

Did you get this from an old issue of Muscle Media??

By: yoyoques

yoyoques — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:49:36 +0000

i noticed you havent recommend total sets for arm workouts, just want to ask some questions, in tht, biceps are trained 7 sets per time per week. but some ppl recommend 2-4 sets only per week….
so what do you say?

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:44:40 +0000

Darin, Is this the book you read?

https://ebook30.com/personality/healthcare-fitness/156122/body-by-science-a-research-based-program-to-get-the-results-you-want-in-12-minutes-a-week.html

By: Jarett

Jarett — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:17:18 +0000

Am I missing something? What was the workout routine for this experiment?

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:20:32 +0000

this is amazing! i would love to try it sometime, although if i remember correctly i don’t have access to all the equipment needed for the proper exercises. keep up the articles Mark!

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:20:06 +0000

I’m so looking forward for the new program! Thanks, Mark!

By: mk

mk — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:46:23 +0000

Do you have any details on what happened 6-14 days after the initial work out and after the second session under this method? It would be interesting to see whether there were similar effects after week 2 or if the muscle returns to baseline by week 2…

By: Darin

Darin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:19:19 +0000

My previous post should have read “Read the book Body By Science”.

By: Darin

Darin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:02:17 +0000

Read the book Book By Science for the science behind these results. I’ve been working out one day a week for 20 minutes per workout for the last 3 months and have seen dramatic muscle increase over my previous “bodybuilder” workouts.

Great blog Mark!

By: Giulio

Giulio — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:12:17 +0000

Interesting outcomes Mark!
Would love to try a full body routine based on the peak concentration method!

By: Hodge

Hodge — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:51 +0000

Great article. Look fwd to the new program being released 🙂

By: N*

N* — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:52:37 +0000

THats amazing. Looking forward to it.

By: Keith Davis

Keith Davis — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:45:31 +0000

Can’t wait… I’ve been struggling with arms for ages.
My arms look a lot more defined but aren’t much bigger.
Probably lost some fat, which has not given me much of a net increase… don’t know.

BTW Mark, the penny has only just dropped that you are using the Thesis Theme… great theme but not cheap.

Look forward to the new year’s arms workout.
It may allow me to have a new year’s resolution to gain half an inch in 2010.
I’d settle for that.

Have a good Christmas and a great New Year.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:43:53 +0000

awesome! mark I love your approach to this type of stuff. I’ve emailed you about the training in feb and hope you pick me for it. super excited about getting started!