Comments on: Gaining Mass and Related Thoughts On Simplicity http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/ RossTraining.com - Low-tech high-effect training advice without the nonsense Sun, 20 May 2012 15:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: T Vitiello http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2104 T Vitiello Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:42 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2104 You need some mass, but speed kills. You need to train your muscles to fire and relax at a high rate to be successful in sports. You need some mass, but speed kills. You need to train your muscles to fire and relax at a high rate to be successful in sports.

]]> By: Administrator http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2103 Administrator Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:36:29 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2103 John - Head over to the forum. There are thousands of members (vs. a handful of responses on this blog) and "hero worship" is NOT tolerated by anyone. That nonsense is crushed before it has a chance to breathe, both by me and the community as a whole. Most who participate on the forum and blog train entirely different than me. I'm glad they do, as most have entirely different goals/needs than me and the fighters that I train. There isn't a one size fits all model and there NEVER will be. The fact that someone agrees with this concept doesn't make them anything but logical. Perhaps you have this site confused with something else. Here is more related info if you are interested: http://www.rosstraining.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=204 John – Head over to the forum. There are thousands of members (vs. a handful of responses on this blog) and “hero worship” is NOT tolerated by anyone. That nonsense is crushed before it has a chance to breathe, both by me and the community as a whole.

Most who participate on the forum and blog train entirely different than me. I’m glad they do, as most have entirely different goals/needs than me and the fighters that I train. There isn’t a one size fits all model and there NEVER will be. The fact that someone agrees with this concept doesn’t make them anything but logical.

Perhaps you have this site confused with something else.

Here is more related info if you are interested:
http://www.rosstraining.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=204

]]> By: John Mann http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2102 John Mann Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:01:38 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2102 Good article and advice, but most of you knuckleheads who replied do the same thing with Ross's training. You make it the "one true way" and follow him. Granted, he has the most open-minded, diversified approach I've seen so far. But by hero worshipping him, you're doing exactly what he tells you not to do, which makes you a walking contradiction. Good article and advice, but most of you knuckleheads who replied do the same thing with Ross’s training. You make it the “one true way” and follow him. Granted, he has the most open-minded, diversified approach I’ve seen so far. But by hero worshipping him, you’re doing exactly what he tells you not to do, which makes you a walking contradiction.

]]> By: Mike OD - IF Life http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2101 Mike OD - IF Life Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:43:09 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2101 Amen! I agree 100% and just love that quote “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.” As I tell people who want to gain mass....just eat more and lift less (as many as lifting 5x a week and wonder why they don't grow). Everyone is sold on supplements for muscles, yet most don't get enough dietary protein to even warrant muscle growth. Simple is good....Simple gets results and still leaves us time to actually enjoy life! Amen! I agree 100% and just love that quote “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.”

As I tell people who want to gain mass….just eat more and lift less (as many as lifting 5x a week and wonder why they don’t grow). Everyone is sold on supplements for muscles, yet most don’t get enough dietary protein to even warrant muscle growth.

Simple is good….Simple gets results and still leaves us time to actually enjoy life!

]]> By: Chris http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2100 Chris Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:31:04 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2100 Was Jack on the juice back in the day? (i'm not trying to cause an uproar, just wondering..) Was Jack on the juice back in the day? (i’m not trying to cause an uproar, just wondering..)

]]> By: jim http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2099 jim Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2099 Lets hear for the Inventor of the Smith Machine Any body that can look as good as he does at his age knows what the F$%^ he is doing Lets hear for the Inventor of the Smith Machine

Any body that can look as good as he does at his age knows what the F$%^ he is doing

]]> By: Petr R. http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2098 Petr R. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:10:45 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2098 I also love this quote: "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks!" I also love this quote:
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Give a fish a man, and he’ll eat for weeks!”

]]> By: David http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2097 David Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:39:27 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2097 Yet another outstanding post. Oh, and if it needs said one more time, Jack is *the man*! Yet another outstanding post.

Oh, and if it needs said one more time, Jack is *the man*!

]]> By: chezza http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2096 chezza Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:34 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2096 I laughed hard at your sarcasm, in between bouts of intense concentration while trying to understand what was being said! I certainly agree I laughed hard at your sarcasm, in between bouts of intense concentration while trying to understand what was being said!

I certainly agree

]]> By: Casey http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2095 Casey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:39:39 +0000 http://rosstraining.com/blog/2008/08/20/gaining-mass-and-related-thoughts-on-simplicity/#comment-2095 Great post on simplicity, I really enjoyed it and completely agree. Great post on simplicity, I really enjoyed it and completely agree.

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