Comments on: Top 10 Reasons You’re Not Building Any Muscle

By: Jakub

Jakub — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:59:02 +0000

I agree with the comment above, cardiovascular conditiong is for me a part of the whole “being fit looking good” lifestyle. HIIT for 20min 1-2 x a week wont kill you, trust me. BTW. I am following your MANS diet for the 3rd week now and feel great (1st week was a bit low on energy). Can you share with us where you found some proof for this statement?”The protein and fat is much better for building muscle anyway and you’ll avoid those nasty catabolic hormones your body is releasing”. I don’t mean to argue here, just wondering how the high fat diet inhibits cortisol release since the insulin is very low.It also opens the question if its better to have elevated GH levels post workout or shut down the cortisol with simple carbs to raise insulin.

“Insulin release inhibits the activity of cortisol by preventing its release from the pancreas, thus sparing muscle tissue from cortisol’s catabolic effects.”

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne36.htm

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:57:39 +0000

the problem with avoiding cardio is aerobic de-conditioning. I know a lot of meat-head bulked up guys who look huge and very well defined but could they sprint up a few flights of stairs? would they be able to out-run the mugger in the street? no, because they neglect cardiovascular conditioning.

interval training for about 20 minutes is a good compromise.

By: Going fat free isn\'t rocket science. Rocket science is easier.

Going fat free isn\'t rocket science. Rocket science is easier. — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:42:54 +0000

Good job of research. Thanks for the informative post.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:17:22 +0000

No probs Liam, cool pic.
Mark

By: Liface

Liface — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:56:52 +0000

Thanks for the image credit, and good article!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:10:42 +0000

Thanks Lauren.
Yep a lot of people make that mistake unfortunately.
Thanks for stopping by,
Mark

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:00:24 +0000

Very comprehensive article Mark. A great read! I especially like the point about not eating enough. So many people make this mistake. Feed your body, but feed it the right stuff, and you will burn more fat! Definitely where it should be at number one.

Cheers