Comments on: Why Building Muscle is All in Your Head

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:15:15 +0000

For some reason it gives me a delivery failure report?

By: Yuri

Yuri — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:47:31 +0000

Christine, send me an email at info(at)totalwellnessconsulting.ca with the details of what you’re looking for.

By: Yuri

Yuri — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:46:41 +0000

Yes, it is a great place to start. Using your bodyweight and increasing progressions of various exercises, you can definitely see some great results. Eventually though, I would suggest adding some form of added resistance.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:25:29 +0000

Yuri, is there a way to contact you directly for a consultation before committing to the program online?

By: Minerva

Minerva — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:55:40 +0000

I do not have time to go to the gym and still I want to be in better shape, build muscles and lose weight. I started doing Bodyweight exercises and watching my food intake. Is this enough to help me build muscles? I do not have weights at home either..Can you suggest exercises that I could do at home.

By: Yuri

Yuri — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:52:36 +0000

I’m not quite sure what that could be Sabrina. And I’m assuming it’s not just muscle pain, right? Have you seen a physio?

By: Yuri

Yuri — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:51:44 +0000

Great stuff Shannon. Let me know how the workout goes.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:48:40 +0000

I’m getting ready to dive into Fitter U’s Push Pull Swing really soon – so this is great motivation to read before my workout. Though I’ll be following the “less reps, heavier weights” protocol for this workout (and not so much with a goal of “building muscle” but rather with a goal of toning and strengthening my muscles while reducing my body fat), the extra 1% tip is definitely useful. I like what you say in your Treadmill Trainer series: “your comfort zone is directly related to your success zone”. It’s good to push a little bit harder than you THINK you can and add variety to your program by stepping out of the usual comfort zone (even if “comfort” is merely defined as emotional or mental comfort)to attempt something slightly outside of that zone. I try to lift a tiny bit heavier, run just a little bit further or faster, etc as often as I can in order to build on new successes instead of simply relying on my current level of fitness.

By: Sabrina attique

Sabrina attique — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:38:21 +0000

Hi.. I am doing floor exercises and i make my mind do those extra reps when it is almost impossible but the rest of the day i have pain in my feet and lower body .Please tell what to do ? I am doing lower body 2 days and 1 day upper body and again 2 days upper body.
thanks
Sabrina attique

By: Yuri

Yuri — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:55:16 +0000

Yes, you are right. In this post, I am simply using muscle building as an example. Please realize that burning fat, building muscle, and training for strength and power all have different exercise protocols. For Fitter U, the goal is weight loss NOT building muscle and that’s why I don’t advocate tons of reps throughout that program.