Comments on: How to Get Bigger Muscles and Six-Pack Abs http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs Proven advice on burning fat and building muscle Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Christian Finn http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-98 Christian Finn Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:25 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-98 If you're skinny, I'd suggest that you focus on gaining weight and building muscle. Don't worry about anything else. Once you've gained 20-25 pounds of muscle you can think about stripping away some of the fat. If you're skinny, I'd suggest that you focus on gaining weight and building muscle. Don't worry about anything else. Once you've gained 20-25 pounds of muscle you can think about stripping away some of the fat.

]]> By: Champloo http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-97 Champloo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:33:47 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-97 Hey! Your article was one of the most useful i've read so far! I'm 17 and very tall and skinny. I'm bout 6ft3inches and 150 lbs. Now I wanna build muscle i'm in decent shape. I've started working out at the gym and lifting weight on machines. So you are saying I should pack on the wieght and work out for a couple of weeks then cut it off? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks a lot! Hey! Your article was one of the most useful i've read so far! I'm 17 and very tall and skinny. I'm bout 6ft3inches and 150 lbs. Now I wanna build muscle i'm in decent shape. I've started working out at the gym and lifting weight on machines. So you are saying I should pack on the wieght and work out for a couple of weeks then cut it off? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks a lot!

]]> By: al http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-96 al Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:50 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-96 thanks bro! thanks bro!

]]> By: Christian Finn http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-95 Christian Finn Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:51:08 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-95 Yes, you can take protein shakes and lose fat at the same time. And you can drop fat with the routine you're following at the moment. You just need to cut back on your calorie intake. Yes, you can take protein shakes and lose fat at the same time. And you can drop fat with the routine you're following at the moment. You just need to cut back on your calorie intake.

]]> By: al http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-94 al Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:20:42 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-94 can you take protein shakes and loose fat at the same time? i know my abs are there but am bulky so they don't show that much..will there be any change on my muscles and abs if i stop taking protein, and focus now more on my cardio to shed the pounds? my work out is 3 days of cardio and 2 days of weight lifting can you take protein shakes and loose fat at the same time? i know my abs are there but am bulky so they don't show that much..will there be any change on my muscles and abs if i stop taking protein, and focus now more on my cardio to shed the pounds? my work out is 3 days of cardio and 2 days of weight lifting

]]> By: Christian Finn http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-92 Christian Finn Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:43:52 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-92 Any workout routine that includes a combination of resistance training and cardio is going to help improve your body composition. If you're a subscriber to my Members-Only Area, you can use one of the same <a href="http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/programs/index.htm" rel="nofollow">workout routines</a> that I use myself. You could try one of the many free routines available on the Internet. Or you could get a book (Body-for-LIFE by Bill Phillips is pretty good) from your local library. Any workout routine that includes a combination of resistance training and cardio is going to help improve your body composition. If you're a subscriber to my Members-Only Area, you can use one of the same workout routines that I use myself. You could try one of the many free routines available on the Internet. Or you could get a book (Body-for-LIFE by Bill Phillips is pretty good) from your local library.

]]> By: nando http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-91 nando Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:40:51 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-91 sorry bout that, what are some workouts that you recommend i should do to maximize my results. to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. sorry bout that, what are some workouts that you recommend i should do to maximize my results. to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

]]> By: Christian Finn http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-90 Christian Finn Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:26:43 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-90 Forgive me, but I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. Is it possible to make your question a little more specific? Forgive me, but I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. Is it possible to make your question a little more specific?

]]> By: nando http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-89 nando Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-89 christian.....i been on a diet for about 4 months i been lifting weights and running about 5 times a week. i weighed 280 pounds now im about 210 pounds my goal is to get to 200, now im trying to get some muscle on to look more ripped, what do you recommend i should do? christian.....i been on a diet for about 4 months i been lifting weights and running about 5 times a week. i weighed 280 pounds now im about 210 pounds my goal is to get to 200, now im trying to get some muscle on to look more ripped, what do you recommend i should do?

]]> By: Christian Finn http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/how-to-get-bigger-muscles-and-six-pack-abs/comment-page-1#comment-88 Christian Finn Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:40:06 +0000 http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/blog/?p=102#comment-88 Naveed, There isn't really such a thing as a type III muscle fiber. The muscles in your body consist of thousands of tiny muscle fibers. These fibers are classed broadly as either fast twitch (type II) or slow twitch (type I). Studies show that there are muscle fiber "subgroups," such as type IC, IIC, IIAC, IIA, IIAb, IIAB, IIaB, and IIB (and probably a whole bunch of other ones too). Here's what Elliott Hulse and Mike Westerdal - the guys behind the <a href="http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/hybrid.htm" rel="nofollow">Lean Hybrid Muscle</a> program - have to say on the subject: "By combining resistance weight training with cardio training in the same set, we force the thicker stronger type II (fast twitch) muscle fibers to behave more like type I (slow twitch) fibers. By utilizing both types of muscle fibers in the same exercise we can actually build a "hybrid" type IIC muscle fiber that has been nicknamed a type III." In other words, a type III muscle fiber is just a "marketing name" for a type IIC muscle fiber. They're not claiming to have discovered a new muscle or anything. What do I think about it? Well, I think they're making some pretty questionable claims about what type IIC muscle fibers can and can't do. If you want to lose fat then you'll need to be in a calorie deficit (i.e. burning off more calories than you take in). Having more type IIC muscle fibers isn't going to change that. As I said in the article, building large amounts of muscle while you're in a calorie deficit just doesn't happen unless you're an overweight beginner, returning to exercise after a layoff, very genetically gifted, or using drugs. And like most things in the fitness industry, it's nothing new. Ross Enamait has been pushing this kind of thing for years without all the marketing nonsense about type III muscle fibers. That said, I've seen a few of the Lean Hybrid Muscle sample workouts and there's no reason why you couldn't use them as part of a fat loss program. In fact, I'm planning to use a few of them myself. If you're an "advanced" trainee and you want something to take your physique to the next level, or even if you're bored with your current routine and want to try something a bit different, <a href="http://www.thefactsaboutfitness.com/hybrid.htm" rel="nofollow">Lean Hybrid Muscle</a> is worth a shot. Naveed,

There isn't really such a thing as a type III muscle fiber.

The muscles in your body consist of thousands of tiny muscle fibers. These fibers are classed broadly as either fast twitch (type II) or slow twitch (type I).

Studies show that there are muscle fiber "subgroups," such as type IC, IIC, IIAC, IIA, IIAb, IIAB, IIaB, and IIB (and probably a whole bunch of other ones too).

Here's what Elliott Hulse and Mike Westerdal – the guys behind the Lean Hybrid Muscle program – have to say on the subject:

"By combining resistance weight training with cardio training in the same set, we force the thicker stronger type II (fast twitch) muscle fibers to behave more like type I (slow twitch) fibers. By utilizing both types of muscle fibers in the same exercise we can actually build a "hybrid" type IIC muscle fiber that has been nicknamed a type III."

In other words, a type III muscle fiber is just a "marketing name" for a type IIC muscle fiber. They're not claiming to have discovered a new muscle or anything.

What do I think about it?

Well, I think they're making some pretty questionable claims about what type IIC muscle fibers can and can't do. If you want to lose fat then you'll need to be in a calorie deficit (i.e. burning off more calories than you take in). Having more type IIC muscle fibers isn't going to change that. As I said in the article, building large amounts of muscle while you're in a calorie deficit just doesn't happen unless you're an overweight beginner, returning to exercise after a layoff, very genetically gifted, or using drugs.

And like most things in the fitness industry, it's nothing new. Ross Enamait has been pushing this kind of thing for years without all the marketing nonsense about type III muscle fibers.

That said, I've seen a few of the Lean Hybrid Muscle sample workouts and there's no reason why you couldn't use them as part of a fat loss program. In fact, I'm planning to use a few of them myself. If you're an "advanced" trainee and you want something to take your physique to the next level, or even if you're bored with your current routine and want to try something a bit different, Lean Hybrid Muscle is worth a shot.

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