yakov_a_jerkov | Про six-pack и body fat

Я уже цитировал Mark Rippetoe на эту тему раньше, процитирую еще раз. Отсюда -- Most Lifters are Still Beginners

Один момент, о котором он тут тоже говорит, и о котором у нас тут бывали споры -- практически невозможно увеличивать мышечную массу, не увеличивая массу жира.

Про отношение женщин к abs -- выделенная фраза внизу -- я, правда, сомневаюсь, что он прав.

A trend that most seasoned lifters find irksome is the obsession many young male lifters have with maintaining single-digit bodyfat year round. Psychologists call it body dysmorphia or "manorexia," Rip simply calls it the Soccer Player Phenomenon.

He also calls it a big mistake.

"Many successful weight-gaining programs have been sabotaged by this bizarre desire to have a six-pack year round. What the hell is the point of having a six-pack if you don't have an ice chest to put it in?"

Rip reasons that any nutrition program designed to pack on muscle will also put on some fat, with a 60-40 ratio of muscle to fat being about average.

But with bodyfat being relatively easy to strip off — especially for an active, muscular male — it's an easy trade off.

"Let's say you put on 40 or 50 pounds in six months. That's going to have a huge impact on how you look and how strong you are.

But let's say you do the 'gotta keep my razor sharp abs' horseshit. You'll be lucky if you gain eight or nine pounds. What do you think is going to have more effect on how you look? 50 pounds, 30 of it muscle, or 8 pounds?

No one gives a shit about your bullshit abs if you're 5'11 and 170 pounds," says Rip. "Well, maybe some other guys do, but women sure as hell don't.

Problem is, you gotta get to be my age to realize that."