Men's Muscle Building Resources

joma12 answers:

My favorite physical activity helps build a little muscle, but is really great for cardio. Find yourself a girl who likes to go at it. It’ll help you get in shape and make you feel awesome at the same time. :)`

joma12 answers:

The cardio is an important part of the program. So I would not suggest removing it.

Instead, make sure you are following the program and on the weight training days, add more weight and do less rep (7-10 range) Those last three should be HARD to do, but you you need to be able to do them with proper form. Tony reminds you in every DVD what works for what you are trying to accomplish.

The main part of the program and the reason it is 90 days, is the muscle confusion. This is a HUGE part of what makes your muscles grow and avoid the “plateau” that you would otherwise have with other programs.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me.

Good luck and have fun getting in the best shape of your life! Bring it!

joma12 answers:

No, it’s not a bad idea to stretch to be flexible when building muscle mass (why would you ever think that?). Just do not do super stretching just before of after lifting weights, do them on your days off.

In fact, some stretching methods can be used while doing weight training, so you can get elongated, nicer looking muscle mass.

You have to know the difference between stretching methods and use them accordingly to achieve your purpose.

I could stretch in the morning, just after waking up, when the body does not need aerobic warm up because it’s still warm and cozy from the bed or stretch in the evening during a nice warm bath…just because it feels so good and then your ankles do not have to crackle on the first step, while going downstairs.

Warming up (at least 5 minutes of aerobics, until you’re hot and start to sweat) and stretching the whole body before exercising (both aerobics and anaerobics) is a way to “get the ball rolling”, unlock joints and avoid injuries.

Stretching a particular muscle after each weight training set is a good way to alleviate some of the soreness (flush down some of the toxins) that you would experience the next day or anytime during the next 4 days.

Now, stretching for flexibility has nothing to do with getting your body up and running in the morning or getting reading for weight training or alleviating soreness after weight training.

Stretching for flexibility involves deep mental concentration and should not be combined with weight training or aerobics. Weight training is one thing (anaerobics), aerobics are another thing and stretching for flexibility is a third thing (and is as time consuming as other workouts).

You need to first warm up (you should never stretch cold). Then you need to stretch and RELAX into the stretch. If you can manage that, then you stretch again, further. If you can relax twice into the stretch and stretch further, that is good enough. Some athletes and dancers can relax 3 times into a stretch.

Personally, (for flexibility) if I can manage to relax into one stretch so I can stretch further, that is a victory in itself. It’s very hard to relax into a stretch (can take several minutes) because the tightening feeling is your body protecting your muscles and tendons against tearing and injuries. You really have to concentrate and make your brain tell your muscles that it’s okay to let go, because you will not go too far and hurt them, which means that you have to trust yourself to not hurt yourself by paying close attention to good form so you’re very stable and cannot slip.

If I do a calf stretch, I’m just waiting for my muscle to relax…and sometimes they don’t. It’s like a yoga thing, when you can get amazing results…but sometimes you don’t.

joma12 answers:

Coincidence…. We are almost the same height, weight, and age!
*Drink plenty of water and skip the soda and energy drinks, they will only set you further from your goal.
*Cardio. Everyday. 1 hour. Stretch before.
*Weight lift every other OTHER day. Muscle building is a process of breakdown(working out), rebuild(rest), breakdown(working out), rebuild(rest). Working out every day will not give your muscles a chance to rest and rebuild.
*Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
*Make fruit and veggies readily available and quick/easy to grab in case of a hunger strike.
*Set a goal plan. By doing this, you will keep your motivation to stick to your plan.
~Goodluck!

joma12 answers:

Supersets—
very heavy high intensity short sets of working an antagonist muscle then with no rest jumping into the opposite movement’s exercise..example-bicep curls then triceps pressdowns.

Descending sets to failure-
one set of weight you can just about do 10 with then lower the weight 10% and do it til your arms(or whatever) want to fall off, rest a minute then reduce the weight and go to failure again, and again 5 or 6 times.

Just a couple examples..