Comments on: Mindlessly Gaining Muscle is Not the Path to an Attractive Body http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/ Fitness Tips To Get Lean and Toned, Not Bulky! Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: CTK http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-605526 CTK Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:26:32 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-605526 This article is terrible. There is no excuse for intentionally skipping major body part groups aside from laziness. And a good BALANCED routine will look much better than a "mirror muscle" look. Anyone who knows anything about fitness knows balance is key, and probably laughs at dudes like the author who have big arms + chest, but no back or legs. I would def be weary about taking this guy's advice Not to mention, imbalance can lead to injury and hold you back. Your legs + core get used to stabilize and protect you from a lot of injury even in "pretty boy" lifts, and don't need to be huge to be strong. I deadlift 365lbs and have a 30" waist, and knock on wood have never had a major lifting injury. So don't make excuses. You should strive for balance and comprehensiveness in your physique, which means NOT leaving ANY major body group (chest, upper back, lower back, shoulders, legs) off the table. This article is terrible. There is no excuse for intentionally skipping major body part groups aside from laziness. And a good BALANCED routine will look much better than a "mirror muscle" look. Anyone who knows anything about fitness knows balance is key, and probably laughs at dudes like the author who have big arms + chest, but no back or legs. I would def be weary about taking this guy's advice

Not to mention, imbalance can lead to injury and hold you back. Your legs + core get used to stabilize and protect you from a lot of injury even in "pretty boy" lifts, and don't need to be huge to be strong. I deadlift 365lbs and have a 30" waist, and knock on wood have never had a major lifting injury. So don't make excuses. You should strive for balance and comprehensiveness in your physique, which means NOT leaving ANY major body group (chest, upper back, lower back, shoulders, legs) off the table.

]]> By: Mayhem http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-354889 Mayhem Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:54:55 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-354889 Hey Rusy, mate i wanna ask you a fashion advice...well nto exactly im just wondering whats that thing called that Bartholomeo Fasano is wearing the purple top shirt like thing,ive been browsing the internet for quite sometime trying to order one to order online but i cant seem to find one quite like it...all i find is different variations of wifebeaters help me Rusty!!!!! thanks ;) Hey Rusy,
mate i wanna ask you a fashion advice…well nto exactly im just wondering whats that thing called that Bartholomeo Fasano is wearing the purple top shirt like thing,ive been browsing the internet for quite sometime trying to order one to order online but i cant seem to find one quite like it…all i find is different variations of wifebeaters help me Rusty!!!!!
thanks ;)

]]> By: honk http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-143591 honk Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:56:48 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-143591 im not sure about your advice on legs. what about people with skinny legs, how do they put on leg muscle?? im not sure about your advice on legs. what about people with skinny legs, how do they put on leg muscle??

]]> By: gr http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-85024 gr Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:28:48 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-85024 you are so right... Traps make you look lika a monkey, and it's my girlfriend who says that. Unfortunately mine grow everytime i lift a heavy waater pack... any idea how to avoid that? My upper abs protrude, they're extended more than my chest because heavy abs lifting on machines... Any idea how to flatten my abs? FBB is the best body website on the web. You really think of what women like on a mans body, without the bodybuilders idea of what is "cool". Thanks FBB for that! you are so right…

Traps make you look lika a monkey, and it's my girlfriend who says that. Unfortunately mine grow everytime i lift a heavy waater pack… any idea how to avoid that?

My upper abs protrude, they're extended more than my chest because heavy abs lifting on machines… Any idea how to flatten my abs?

FBB is the best body website on the web. You really think of what women like on a mans body, without the bodybuilders idea of what is "cool".
Thanks FBB for that!

]]> By: Ron http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11680 Ron Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:21:35 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11680 Sounds like I'm heading in the right direction then. Little, if any, change required! Sounds like I'm heading in the right direction then. Little, if any, change required!

]]> By: Ron http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11679 Ron Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:21:05 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11679 Sounds good. Thanks again! Sounds good. Thanks again!

]]> By: admin http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11675 admin Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:03:08 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11675 Ron, A lot of that will improve dramatically with cardio and fat loss, for sure. You will want to work your side delts a bit to insure maximum definition where the shoulder meets the arm. Do different variations of lateral raises (dumbell, machine, cable, etc.). Get stronger at all overhead presses, since this will work your triceps as well as your shoulders. I also find that machine curls where there is still resistance at the top of the movement works the part of the bicep close to where it meets the shoulder. Overall the main thing is to just get really lean, but these exercises will help to a certain extent. Hope that helps! Rusty Ron,

A lot of that will improve dramatically with cardio and fat loss, for sure. You will want to work your side delts a bit to insure maximum definition where the shoulder meets the arm. Do different variations of lateral raises (dumbell, machine, cable, etc.).

Get stronger at all overhead presses, since this will work your triceps as well as your shoulders. I also find that machine curls where there is still resistance at the top of the movement works the part of the bicep close to where it meets the shoulder.

Overall the main thing is to just get really lean, but these exercises will help to a certain extent.

Hope that helps!

Rusty

]]> By: Ron http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11664 Ron Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:14:12 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11664 Hiya Rusty, Any hints on making my shoulders look more...um... Separate from my biceps/triceps while at rest? I'm not sure if I'm phrasing this correctly. Right now my shoulders/bis/tris look kind of like one big piece. Is this something that will eventually come with the cardio & weight loss? This Ryan Reynolds pic shows a good example of what I'm talking about: <a href="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c143/salsaepimentaI/ryan_reynolds_mh.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i26.photobucket.com/ryan_reynolds_mh.jpg</a> Ron Hiya Rusty,

Any hints on making my shoulders look more…um… Separate from my biceps/triceps while at rest? I'm not sure if I'm phrasing this correctly. Right now my shoulders/bis/tris look kind of like one big piece. Is this something that will eventually come with the cardio & weight loss?

This Ryan Reynolds pic shows a good example of what I'm talking about:
http://i26.photobucket.com/ryan_reynolds_mh.jpg

Ron

]]> By: admin http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11142 admin Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:02:32 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11142 KK, Yeah, you can certainly gain muscle in certain parts of your body without gaining in others. You actually have decent control over this. Rusty KK,

Yeah, you can certainly gain muscle in certain parts of your body without gaining in others. You actually have decent control over this.

Rusty

]]> By: KK http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-11139 KK Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:25:37 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-11139 Well that definitely makes sense. Though I didn't think it was possible to gain muscle in just certain areas while ignoring others. I've always read that you had to gain muscle all over your body and that squats were the most important exercise for gaining mass(though you aren't obviously aren't a big advocate on squats). So are you saying that is possible to "spot increase"? Well that definitely makes sense. Though I didn't think it was possible to gain muscle in just certain areas while ignoring others. I've always read that you had to gain muscle all over your body and that squats were the most important exercise for gaining mass(though you aren't obviously aren't a big advocate on squats). So are you saying that is possible to "spot increase"?

]]> By: admin http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 admin Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:39:34 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-1750 Dan, Read this post and the comments below...<a href="http://fitnessblackbook.com/workout-routines/muscle-tone-vs-muscle-mass-workout-routines/" rel="nofollow">Muscle Tone vs Muscle Mass Routine</a>. In the comments I give an outline of a workout I would recommend. Thanks for the compliment. Yeah...don't gain too much muscle...it ruins your look. Rusty Dan,

Read this post and the comments below…Muscle Tone vs Muscle Mass Routine. In the comments I give an outline of a workout I would recommend.

Thanks for the compliment. Yeah…don't gain too much muscle…it ruins your look.

Rusty

]]> By: Dan http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 Dan Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:27:09 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-1738 Hi Rusty, Great site btw! Just surfing thru and found this article. I am aiming to get a body just like Bartolomeo. I have the height, just need the muscle and loose some unwanted fat. Bart's body is lean as well as slightly muscular and that is what I'm after. ( biceps long and lean as opposed to massive and bulky) I hate the bulky look. Any tips on how I would achieve this exact type of body? Maybe a workout routine? Hi Rusty,

Great site btw! Just surfing thru and found this article. I am aiming to get a body just like Bartolomeo. I have the height, just need the muscle and loose some unwanted fat. Bart's body is lean as well as slightly muscular and that is what I'm after. ( biceps long and lean as opposed to massive and bulky) I hate the bulky look. Any tips on how I would achieve this exact type of body? Maybe a workout routine?

]]> By: Grant http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Grant Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:43:11 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-1279 I think it is all about balance. If you have a 42"chest, 15 1/2" arms and 20" legs, then you will look unporportionate. I think it is all about balance. If you have a 42"chest, 15 1/2" arms and 20" legs, then you will look unporportionate.

]]> By: admin http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 admin Wed, 03 Oct 2007 05:25:05 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-1004 Ash, Yep...and people that lift too often with too many sets almost always have painful joints as they get older. Want to look great your entire life as well as feel great? Then keep doing what you are doing! Rusty Ash,

Yep…and people that lift too often with too many sets almost always have painful joints as they get older. Want to look great your entire life as well as feel great? Then keep doing what you are doing!

Rusty

]]> By: Ash http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Ash Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:18:52 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-993 Very good comments there buddy, I keep to light weights and mainly nail the cardio, it's done me no harm, my legs are toned ok for me. Good site by the way keep up the good work. Very good comments there buddy, I keep to light weights and mainly nail the cardio, it's done me no harm, my legs are toned ok for me.

Good site by the way keep up the good work.

]]> By: Angie http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Angie Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:08:10 +0000 http://fitnessblackbook.com/muscle-building/mindlessly-gaining-muscle-is-not-the-path-to-an-attractive-body/#comment-188 So true....great tips! So true….great tips!

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