Comments on: From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:37:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Danny Davis http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/comment-page-2/#comment-55653 Danny Davis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:24:29 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/#comment-55653 I'm a bit confused right now, so I hope I can borrow the brain of somebody here to help figure this out. Is the sole factor of gaining muscle mass the amount of protein you are eating. So far I eat 1+ gram of protein for every pound of muscle that I have, however I am eating 500 calories below my weight maintenance calories. Can you add muscle mass if you are eating insufficient calories as long as your protein intake is optimized? I’m a bit confused right now, so I hope I can borrow the brain of somebody here to help figure this out. Is the sole factor of gaining muscle mass the amount of protein you are eating. So far I eat 1+ gram of protein for every pound of muscle that I have, however I am eating 500 calories below my weight maintenance calories.

Can you add muscle mass if you are eating insufficient calories as long as your protein intake is optimized?

]]> By: Any P90x'ers on Board? - Page 4 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/comment-page-2/#comment-55607 Any P90x'ers on Board? - Page 4 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/#comment-55607 [...] utilization of time for building muscles rather than just doing cardio. I found this article: From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks and started doing a routine based on the colorado experiment as was getting as good of results [...] [...] utilization of time for building muscles rather than just doing cardio. I found this article: From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks and started doing a routine based on the colorado experiment as was getting as good of results [...]

]]> By: Seth Taylor http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/comment-page-2/#comment-55529 Seth Taylor Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:42:25 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/#comment-55529 Okay Tim Ferriss you owe me a wardrobe! Though I didn't put on 34 lbs (that maybe a Ferriss super power) I put on 10lbs of muscle (from 172-182), lost fat and increased my bench 60+ lbs in 6 weeks. And now my shirts don't fit. Tim I am sending you the tailor's bill. A bit more about me. I am 36 years old. About 3 years ago I reached my max weight/strength I was 185lbs and benched around 200. Then I tore up my hand and fell off the exercise wagon. I used to be a 4 day a week 2 hour a work out gym nut but for the past 3 years I have done yoga and taichi and a lot of not very much. So maybe this is muscle memory or maybe something else. I didn't change my diet at all. I eat 3 meals a day low fat lots of veggies and a bit of meat in the lunch and dinner meals. My workouts at first were every 4-5 days. Now I am on a Tuesday Friday schedule that seems to keep things healing up well in between workouts. Thus far I have had 10 workouts and gained 10lbs (WHAT!?) I have never had gains like this. It has gotten to the point where I feel like Wolverine. In the morning when I wake up I feel bigger/stronger. It is really weird but in a cool sort of way. In terms of fat my nopack has turned into a four pack and is leaning towards a six pack. Not perfect, but hey six weeks ago my wife was making fun of my love handles and skinny man belly. The only crap thing about the workout is that I didn't take before photos. I feel like I am touting fiery dust when I tell people on forums about this. Nobody but my family believes that this kind of gain is possible. Now that I have finished my first 10 workout cycle I an setting up a slightly different routine, hitting the same big muscle groups but alternating exercises. So I'll bench on Tuesday and do a bit of an incline bench on Friday just to keep things interesting for the muscles. I'm also going to run down and buy a bit of protein powder to fill in the holes in my diet. I'll drop by in five weeks an let you all know how it went. Until then... Tim I want those shirts! Okay Tim Ferriss you owe me a wardrobe!

Though I didn’t put on 34 lbs (that maybe a Ferriss super power) I put on 10lbs of muscle (from 172-182), lost fat and increased my bench 60+ lbs in 6 weeks. And now my shirts don’t fit. Tim I am sending you the tailor’s bill.

A bit more about me. I am 36 years old. About 3 years ago I reached my max weight/strength I was 185lbs and benched around 200. Then I tore up my hand and fell off the exercise wagon. I used to be a 4 day a week 2 hour a work out gym nut but for the past 3 years I have done yoga and taichi and a lot of not very much.

So maybe this is muscle memory or maybe something else. I didn’t change my diet at all. I eat 3 meals a day low fat lots of veggies and a bit of meat in the lunch and dinner meals.

My workouts at first were every 4-5 days. Now I am on a Tuesday Friday schedule that seems to keep things healing up well in between workouts. Thus far I have had 10 workouts and gained 10lbs (WHAT!?) I have never had gains like this. It has gotten to the point where I feel like Wolverine. In the morning when I wake up I feel bigger/stronger. It is really weird but in a cool sort of way.

In terms of fat my nopack has turned into a four pack and is leaning towards a six pack. Not perfect, but hey six weeks ago my wife was making fun of my love handles and skinny man belly.

The only crap thing about the workout is that I didn’t take before photos. I feel like I am touting fiery dust when I tell people on forums about this. Nobody but my family believes that this kind of gain is possible.

Now that I have finished my first 10 workout cycle I an setting up a slightly different routine, hitting the same big muscle groups but alternating exercises. So I’ll bench on Tuesday and do a bit of an incline bench on Friday just to keep things interesting for the muscles. I’m also going to run down and buy a bit of protein powder to fill in the holes in my diet.

I’ll drop by in five weeks an let you all know how it went.

Until then… Tim I want those shirts!

]]> By: Douglas Young http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/comment-page-2/#comment-55513 Douglas Young Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:35:59 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/#comment-55513 Impressive results. You look like you were in good shape to begin with, but you really demonstrate what can be done with some serious dedication. Impressive results. You look like you were in good shape to begin with, but you really demonstrate what can be done with some serious dedication.

]]> By: John Fawkes http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/comment-page-2/#comment-55486 John Fawkes Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:11:28 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/#comment-55486 Question for you Tim: How much does one's level of cardiovascular fitness influence recovery time? Question for you Tim: How much does one’s level of cardiovascular fitness influence recovery time?

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