Comments on: Another Reason Your Muscle Building Program Sucks http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/ The Leading Authority on Hardcore, Underground Strength and Fitness Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Patricio http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3911 Patricio Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:22:47 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3911 Hi Jason, Im from Argentina and I train rugby here two times a week (may be a match in the weekend) Reading Muscle gaining secrets guide I decide to start with the Intermediate workout. My problem is if I train 4 times a weekand I do rugby two times a week how can I split the workouts? should I train mon, wed, fry doing like ABA, BAB? or should I train the Mond,thu, tue, fry including rugby in thurs and tues (workout and some hours later the rugby training) ? would I overtrain? My food plan is around 4,000 - 5,000 cals a day with a lot of protein. I need help for that. Thank your attention Jason. Sorry for my english!!! Greetings jason! Hi Jason,
Im from Argentina and I train rugby here two times a week (may be a match in the weekend)
Reading Muscle gaining secrets guide I decide to start with the Intermediate workout. My problem is if I train 4 times a weekand I do rugby two times a week how can I split the workouts? should I train mon, wed, fry doing like ABA, BAB? or should I train the Mond,thu, tue, fry including rugby in thurs and tues (workout and some hours later the rugby training) ? would I overtrain? My food plan is around 4,000 – 5,000 cals a day with a lot of protein.
I need help for that. Thank your attention Jason.
Sorry for my english!!!

Greetings jason!

]]> By: OxyElite Pro http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3694 OxyElite Pro Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:23:23 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3694 "Think Lou Ferrigno doing military presses in Pumping Iron." Arnold! Arnold! Arnold! haha “Think Lou Ferrigno doing military presses in Pumping Iron.”
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]]> By: Donnie Hunt http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3527 Donnie Hunt Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:11:28 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3527 Jason, This is adding on to what i said in my previous post: I don't know enough about muscle building or physiology to suggest the exclusive use of static contractions. Your writing about range of motion as it pertains to muscle building definately made me think. Donnie Jason,

This is adding on to what i said in my previous post: I don’t know enough about muscle building or physiology to suggest the exclusive use of static contractions. Your writing about range of motion as it pertains to muscle building definately made me think.

Donnie

]]> By: Donnie Hunt http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3524 Donnie Hunt Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:01:56 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3524 Hi Jason, Very good article. If someones goal is to simply build more muscle. Why could'nt they simply perform static contractions of different exercises. I've talked to Bill Desimone a little about this. He feels that some range of motion is good (in a safe range) to disperse the force on the joint over a broader area. I not sure if you are familiar with him. He recommends performing lifts in the muscle or muscles biomechanically strongest range. I do understand that if you participate in lifting competitions you would need to perform the lifts through the competition range to develop the skill. Just wanted to get your thoughts on all this. Hi Jason,

Very good article. If someones goal is to simply build more muscle. Why could’nt they simply perform static contractions of different exercises. I’ve talked to Bill Desimone a little about this. He feels that some range of motion is good (in a safe range) to disperse the force on the joint over a broader area. I not sure if you are familiar with him. He recommends performing lifts in the muscle or muscles biomechanically strongest range. I do understand that if you participate in lifting competitions you would need to perform the lifts through the competition range to develop the skill. Just wanted to get your thoughts on all this.

]]> By: Chris http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3125 Chris Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:23:45 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3125 Hey Jason, From what you have said here, is it reasonable to assume that since I am more interested in muscular developement I would be better of just using a barbell floor press instead of flat benching whenever I am putting a barbell chest excercise in my program? Or is barbell floor pressing more of a tricep specific excercise? Thanks and great article. Hey Jason,

From what you have said here, is it reasonable to assume that since I am more interested in muscular developement I would be better of just using a barbell floor press instead of flat benching whenever I am putting a barbell chest excercise in my program?

Or is barbell floor pressing more of a tricep specific excercise?

Thanks and great article.

]]> By: Naveen http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3102 Naveen Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:30:16 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3102 One good article I found on Net is: http://www.vewdo.com/5_worst_strength_exercises.html Some of that article might be unrelated to this article but there are similarities also e.g. the lower half of bench press is criticised in both articles. Also, it would be great if Jason can provide his valuable comments on the article on the above weblink. Kind Regards, Naveen One good article I found on Net is:

http://www.vewdo.com/5_worst_strength_exercises.html

Some of that article might be unrelated to this article but there are similarities also e.g. the lower half of bench press is criticised in both articles.

Also, it would be great if Jason can provide his valuable comments on the article on the above weblink.

Kind Regards,

Naveen

]]> By: Naveen http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-3021 Naveen Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:36:52 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-3021 Hi Jason, Great Article! Packed with useful muscle-building as well as injury-preventing info. Thanks. I read this an year ago and have read it many a times since then, don't remember the count ! Its so useful that I'd request you to bring its hyperlink in the Popular Posts menu on the left of homepage (it is indeed a pity it s missing from there). Kind Regards, Naveen Hi Jason,

Great Article! Packed with useful muscle-building as well as injury-preventing info. Thanks.

I read this an year ago and have read it many a times since then, don’t remember the count ! Its so useful that I’d request you to bring its hyperlink in the Popular Posts menu on the left of homepage (it is indeed a pity it s missing from there).

Kind Regards,

Naveen

]]> By: jasonferruggia http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-2725 jasonferruggia Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-2725 Sean, This really depends on what your goal is. Are you benching to compete, to bench heavier to impress others, just to get stronger, or simply to build muscle. If you want to tell someone how much you legitimately bench press the bar must touch your chest. If it doesn't, it doesn't count. If you are just using it to move some weight and get jacked then you can stop a couple inches above the chest. But if that is the case I would usually recommend dumbbells instead of a straight bar. The fact of the matter is that full range of motion bench pressing is quite stressful on the shoulders and if you don't need to do you probably shouldn't. At least not too frequently. Sean,
This really depends on what your goal is. Are you benching to compete, to bench heavier to impress others, just to get stronger, or simply to build muscle.

If you want to tell someone how much you legitimately bench press the bar must touch your chest. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t count. If you are just using it to move some weight and get jacked then you can stop a couple inches above the chest. But if that is the case I would usually recommend dumbbells instead of a straight bar.

The fact of the matter is that full range of motion bench pressing is quite stressful on the shoulders and if you don’t need to do you probably shouldn’t. At least not too frequently.

]]> By: sean http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-2721 sean Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:25:47 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-2721 jason, what about with bench pressing? is touching the chest every rep as important as everyone claims. it winds up hurting my shoulders and i feel i get just as good of a lift with bringing it down to parallel or about the height away the chest is on a pushup. even without weight it doesnt feel natural to get my palms even with my chest. thanks. jason,
what about with bench pressing? is touching the chest every rep as important as everyone claims. it winds up hurting my shoulders and i feel i get just as good of a lift with bringing it down to parallel or about the height away the chest is on a pushup. even without weight it doesnt feel natural to get my palms even with my chest. thanks.

]]> By: jasonferruggia http://jasonferruggia.com/another-reason-your-muscle-building-program-sucks/#comment-2706 jasonferruggia Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:18:15 +0000 http://www.jasonferruggia.com/?p=78#comment-2706 Jack, If you are training for maximum hypertrophy you are going to want to include some stretch position movements from time to time. It really depends on the exercise and the situation. My point with this article is that you don't have to do it all the time and sometimes full ROM is not always optimal. Some stretch position movements that help elicit a growth response are: overhead triceps, incline curls and pullovers for the lats. Alex, That’s painful to watch. Can’t imagine the hurting those guys are gonna be in for in twenty years. Jack, So true. There’s nothing wrong with full range of motion, it’s just not the be all, end all of hypertrophy training. Daniel, Your response makes no sense at all. It’s as if you didn’t read the article. Pat, I agree 100%. The fact of the matter is that if you aren’t training for a bench competition you shouldn’t bench press too often and if you do you should cut the range of motion short. Jack,
If you are training for maximum hypertrophy you are going to want to include some stretch position movements from time to time. It really depends on the exercise and the situation. My point with this article is that you don’t have to do it all the time and sometimes full ROM is not always optimal.

Some stretch position movements that help elicit a growth response are: overhead triceps, incline curls and pullovers for the lats.

Alex,
That’s painful to watch. Can’t imagine the hurting those guys are gonna be in for in twenty years.

Jack,
So true. There’s nothing wrong with full range of motion, it’s just not the be all, end all of hypertrophy training.

Daniel,
Your response makes no sense at all. It’s as if you didn’t read the article.

Pat,
I agree 100%. The fact of the matter is that if you aren’t training for a bench competition you shouldn’t bench press too often and if you do you should cut the range of motion short.

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