Comments on: Cam Gigandet's "Never Back Down" Workout Aproach

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:16:35 +0000

Hey Rusty I've been questioning now for a while on whether to gain more muscle or lose fat and tone up. I want the cam gigandet look that he has in never back down which isnt a lot of muscle but is the look I want. I'm 5"9 160lbs 17%bf . Im 19 and hope to be a personal trainer soon. Plz help me out on this

Thanks!

By: Carl@ hip exercises

Carl@ hip exercises — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:05 +0000

You definitely right on target on this one:) Love the post, the movie maybe crap but the guys are inspiring to keep us looking good.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:59:29 +0000

I'd have to say that I have a more ripped muscular looking body them cam but I'm not as heavy. I've had a six pack since I was about 5 and never really went to the gym. I'm 5,11 146 lbs so I'm not big but I have a body that every girl likes

By: Greg - Kinobody Fitness Systems

Greg - Kinobody Fitness Systems — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:08:33 +0000

Rusty,

This is the first post that I ever read on your blog. I must of initially came across your site back when the movie came out around 2008. Didn't really become hooked until last year when I realized the lean and muscular physique was really what I wanted.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:43:06 +0000

hey im trying to get a lean body, maybe not as lean as cams but i want to be pretty lean. i am 6' and i weigh around 80kg. i have a big chest and shoulders but i have alot of fat on my body and need to lose it asap. i do martial arts classes 3 times a week and i know what exercises to do in order to lose the fat but diet is the problem. could u give me some examples of foods and meals that i could eat in order to help lose the fat?

thanks alot, Carl.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:54:53 +0000

Im nearly 6' and about 10 stone. I'd love to achieve a look like this guy. Having low body fat already i suppose would help but im super skinny and just cant put on any kind of weight.
At the moment i do martial arts twice a week and nothing else for the reason below.
My diet is crap but I dont really know where to start with my body type, all the things you read are for bigger guys and follow the same formula of bulk up then lose the fat, this hasn't worked for me because i cant bulk up at all. Please help!

By: David Edwards

David Edwards — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:11:23 +0000

Great article, I'm looking to start a training programme soon.

I've bookmarked your site!.

By: james tevlin

james tevlin — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:08:03 +0000

Rusty

im 6'1 and about 10 and half stone. i started doing weights about 5 months ago now and iv been seeing minor results now for bout 1-2 months, but iv still got baby/ loose skin, just wana know how to get ripped like cam, because of we both have same body type,

thanks, james.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:25:07 +0000

Hey Rusty,

Wanted to say great article, no bull. A lot of sites water down info for ya.
I had a question in which anyone can answer for me. I'm 6'4 175 pounds. I don't know if I should put on more muscle first, or start trimming down. I don't want to look weak and trim, and I'm a little nervous that this might do that if I do the program too soon. What do you guys think?

By: Vijender Jangra

Vijender Jangra — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:20:57 +0000

i have running for the last 2 years, and lost considerable weight but its not the thing that i wanted.
I meant to say that my propotion of different part of body is still same as it used to be 2 years back, or more aptly i can asy that my body is somewhat slim but without shape.

I request to you to help me out to have a good body. i always longed to have a body like Cam Gigandet.
Regards
Vijender Jangra

By: Eric Leijonmarck

Eric Leijonmarck — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:39:52 +0000

HEY greetings from sweden!

love love love the article.
Thumps up for making me realize how stupid everyone is =)
it makes you feel way better too if you do cardio workout then muscle building.
Low caliorie diet GOOD FOOD like a fresh fruit and some vegetables a day keep the fat away!

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:20:52 +0000

Hello I'm 5'9 135 pounds. According to my body fat scale i have about 10 percent body fat. I want to achieve this lean look like Cam Gigandent. I am not sure what my approach should be diet wise and workout rise. Can you help me out?

By: Frederick

Frederick — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:48:27 +0000

Hello i'm 5'10 and 131lb i have pretty little body fat..not sure what the percentage is..but i want to achieve this type of look. My question is am i too light? do i need to gain more mass?

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:48:45 +0000

on the muscle building subject, my chest has like a triangle gap in between pecs, anyway i can close that gap

By: Dale

Dale — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:06:47 +0000

Kyle, you sound quite active. So if your bf% is still quite high then i would suggest sticking to a diet as well as doing what your doing. And when your not playing soccer or running cross country i would suggest doing some H.I.I.T training at home by doing something such as running or skipping or jumping/jogging on the spot (High knee running on the spot is a good one)

Anyway H.I.I.T means High Intensity Interval Training. And in simple this means to do an excercise at high intensity for x ammount of time and then rest for half of x.

For example running for 2 minutes then resting for 1. Or high knees for 1 minute then resting for 30 seconds. Do this in about 20 minutes groups and make sure to push yourself, if you do this and eat right you will sure quckly shed off that extra weight you dont want. Google weightloss diets to find what type of nutrients you should focus on.

Hope this helps.

By: kyle

kyle — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:49:27 +0000

i am 5'10 and weigh about 160lb, i run crosscountry in the summer and fall and play soccer in the spring- but my body fat is still at 20%. how do i lower it

By: Namman

Namman — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:17:14 +0000

Hey,
I weigh 110 pounds and my heights around 5 10 , I wanna know how do I get the Cam body, should I bulk up more or work on training harder, and should I focus more on heavy weights or reps and how do I get Abs like him?

By: Molly

Molly — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:21:41 +0000

When I saw Never Back Down, I thought Cam was incredibly hot and toned ect. But the second time I watched it I realized, although he had muscle and whatever, he looked rather thin. There were some fight scenes where you could see all his ribs exposed. I was wondering if this was like, normal or did he get too skinny?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:27:51 +0000

@ burke

"if you don't eat every 2 1/2 – 3 hours your body goes into starvation mode and the first thing it will start eating is muscle and store the fat because it thinks it needs to"

This is actually a myth that this site is about exposing. Try reading some of the articles on here. I can tell you from experience that you wont loose any muscle by going without food for up to 36 hours provided your are doing some kind of regular resistance training

By: burke

burke — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:55:10 +0000

while it is easy to maintain muscle. but to actually gain muscle and get fit you have to eat every 2 1/2 – 3 hours and work out 4-5 times a week with a mix of conditioning and weights. if you don't eat every 2 1/2 – 3 hours your body goes into starvation mode and the first thing it will start eating is muscle and store the fat because it thinks it needs to. in order lose fat and gain muscle diet like that is very important, also the human body is meant to be active not lazy, our metabolism is to slow to just eat 3 times a day and not do anything eating 6 – 8 meals is really what one needs to do to burn fat and gain muscle