Re: Lack of Muscle Growth?

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PH screening takes 5 seconds.  Animal protein and dairy are very acidic, if he

drinks coffee, any soda, and/or alcohol this combination could very well drag

his PH way down, causing his body to balance itself and potentially cause long

term problems down the road.  Metabolic typing only takes half an hour.  Many,

many, many people suffer from chronic health issues because they are eating the

wrong foods.

 

Simple postural, functional movement, and stability analysis takes 15 minutes. 

If something serious is discovered, then yes, time should be taken to restore

these issues back to proper working order.  If not, he can proceed.  I'll bet

you anything that as a novice he has never addressed these items and I guarantee

he lacks in hip and lower extremity stability.  Now we are going to tell him to

train in the 1-3 rep range, or 4- 6 range???  How many folks do you know that

don't have some form of postural deviation?  Exercise will exacerbate these

deviations if not addressed.  It's not rocket science, it's common sense.  If

the ship isn't built right and functioning properly, don't take it out to sea.

 

45 minutes and 5 seconds to be sure you are not creating more harm than good,

especially with a HEAVY lifting protocol.  Screenings may have gotten out of

hand in some cases, but frankly, from an overall standpoint there is not near

enough.  This is why so many novices fail, and why so many advanced lifters

have significant issues as they get older.

 

I'll say it again.  Heavy lifting and mass building nutrition programs should

not be prescribed over the internet without at least drawing the persons

attention to these items. IMO

 

Tom Capobianco

Cincinnati, Ohio USA

From: Brock Leggins <brockleggins@...>

Subject: RE: Re: Lack of Muscle Growth?

supertraining

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 11:52 AM

 

I'm with you, Skip. If a novice trainee wants to put on size, they need to eat

more and lift heavier. It's not rocket surgery, as you said. I think this

assessment mentality has gotten way out of hand in our industry. Should he find

someone to make sure he is doing the movements correctly? Absolutely. I think

it's pretty obvious that he's simply not eating enough, and analyzing his blood

pH, etc. is not likely to make much of a difference. Yes, if he has some known

allergies or foods that give him trouble, he should avoid them. But Tom, what do

you really expect to come of all that? He finds out his bloodwork isn't perfect.

So does that mean take however long is necessary to correct that, along with a

ton of " functional " or " corrective " training to get him right? Again, if he has

issues that he knows are keeping him back (injuries, etc.) then by all means, he

needs to get checked out. But to say he needs to go through a ton of other hoops

before joining

in performing a program and exercises that have been used by countless others

(probably many with worse genetics or problems than he) is a bit outrageous, in

my opinion.

Brock LegginsNorwalk, IA

[Guest guest]

He asked a simple question - why he isn't growing muscle. Some of the

discussion has gone beyond that to recommending how he should grow muscle, but I

think most people here agree on the answer to his actual question - his diet and

workout routine do not support growth.

Some experts (such as yourself) swear by metabolic typing, PH screening,

postural, functional movement, and stability analysis. Other credible experts

dismiss these as worthless, especially metabolic typing and PH screening. Done

correctly, I believe they might do a lot of good and will do little harm, but

that is the problem.

I would gladly pay to have these done for myself, but I never have had the

opportunity. The majority of general practitioners are not experts in this

area, and most likely (at least in my experience) will say this (and

weightlifting, strength training, hypertrophy, and more exercise than walking

around the block a few times) is unnecessary. Going through the phone book or

Internet to find a source will most likely find you a charlatan who will sell

you anything you will buy.

We both live in Ohio. Do you offer these services or recommend someone in the

area who does?

Brad Bellomo

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more and lift heavier. It's not rocket surgery, as you said. I think this

assessment mentality has gotten way out of hand in our industry. Should he find

someone to make sure he is doing the movements correctly? Absolutely. I think

it's pretty obvious that he's simply not eating enough, and analyzing his blood

pH, etc. is not likely to make much of a difference. Yes, if he has some known

allergies or foods that give him trouble, he should avoid them. But Tom, what do

you really expect to come of all that? He finds out his bloodwork isn't perfect.

So does that mean take however long is necessary to correct that, along with a

ton of " functional " or " corrective " training to get him right? Again, if he has

issues that he knows are keeping him back (injuries, etc.) then by all means, he

needs to get checked out. But to say he needs to go through a ton of other hoops

before joining

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(probably many with worse genetics or problems than he) is a bit outrageous, in

my opinion.

> Brock LegginsNorwalk, IA

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