Layne Norton - A How To Guide For Bulking: Part I - The Macronutrients

**webmaster** · 11-26-2002, 03:32 PM

Layne Norton is back with his part one of his three part series on how to bulk up in the off-season! Learn the secrets Layne uses in Layne's guide for bulking.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne23.htm

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Luke530 · 11-26-2002, 07:06 PM

I like it...

what are the other parts going to be called?
when can we expect them?

**str8flexed** · 11-26-2002, 10:23 PM

Part II: bulking...utilizing your body's own hormones to your advantage

Part III: the system

kas · 11-27-2002, 01:26 PM

Great article.

Fit_Femme · 11-27-2002, 09:13 PM

Once I got to this line, I lost interest:

"When you lift weights your muscle tissue is actually broken down (atrophied)."

I disagree with this sentence. Broken down muscle fibers are not atrophied. Atrophy is a wasting away of muscles or organs due to inactivity. It is entirely different from the breakdown of muscle fibers due to training, which leads to hypertrophy.

I really enjoy your articles Layne, but like I said once I got to that line I didn't bother reading the rest of the article.

**str8flexed** · 11-27-2002, 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by Fit_Femme
Once I got to this line, I lost interest:

"When you lift weights your muscle tissue is actually broken down (atrophied)."

I disagree with this sentence. Broken down muscle fibers are not atrophied. Atrophy is a wasting away of muscles or organs due to inactivity. It is entirely different from the breakdown of muscle fibers due to training, which leads to hypertrophy.

I really enjoy your articles Layne, but like I said once I got to that line I didn't bother reading the rest of the article.

I was lead to believe that the breakdown of any tissue is atrophy...if this is not the case I am sorry, however I spend alot of time researching that article...for one mistake I don't think it's fair to automatically assume the entire article is trash. O well, I suppose you can't please everyone.

Luke530 · 11-28-2002, 09:40 AM

it's an arguable mistake... because, if you happen to overtrain, and keep breaking down muscle fibers without giving them a chance to a recover, you lose muscle (obviously)... in other words, called atrophy.

read my review on the clayton south article (adding mass in the off-season) ... now there is an article with some bigger mistakes... and it looks very professional, but it's also very misleading... I hate that ****.

**str8flexed** · 11-28-2002, 10:13 AM

perhaps if i had said that working out was catabolic (causes tissue breakdown) that would have been a better term. I am sorry, I try to make my articles as error free as possible...if you will notice I only write about an article per month as I try to focus on quality rather than quantity.
Peace,
-Layne

EricS · 11-29-2002, 09:00 AM

That was a Minor mistake. There are degrees of atrophy, so you statement is not technically incorrect.

If she didn't read that entire thing, its her loss, It was very good.

Some one was taking good notes

**str8flexed** · 11-29-2002, 09:26 AM

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Originally posted by EricS
That was a Minor mistake. There are degrees of atrophy, so you statement is not technically incorrect.

If she didn't read that entire thing, its her loss, It was very good.

Some one was taking good notes

thank you sir! In fact much of the information came from my biochem class, if you look at the references...one of them is my biochem book!

O/T hows our little experiment going?
Peace

EricS · 11-29-2002, 01:09 PM

Starting the first wash out starting tomarrow. that will go for 2 weeks.(1 no training 1 w/ training.)

Ill start taking reading and making notes of everything as well.

**str8flexed** · 11-29-2002, 03:35 PM

sweet man, once agai i really appreciate the help
Peace

Gollum · 12-01-2002, 10:37 AM

Great start.Obviously well researched and loaded with information yet easy to read.Enjoyed it very much.

Can't wait for part three to see the diet itself!I just finished an 8 week bulking cycle with an andro stack,am now taking 8 weeks off before I hit another bulking phase.I'll admit my first round of results weren't all that exciting,so I'm pretty interested to see this system.

**str8flexed** · 12-01-2002, 10:54 AM

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Originally posted by Gollum
Great start.Obviously well researched and loaded with information yet easy to read.Enjoyed it very much.

Can't wait for part three to see the diet itself!I just finished an 8 week bulking cycle with an andro stack,am now taking 8 weeks off before I hit another bulking phase.I'll admit my first round of results weren't all that exciting,so I'm pretty interested to see this system.

Thank you Gollum, hopefully parts II and III will be up by christmas, it's difficult for me to get any writing done at the moment however due to school. I hope everyone will not lose patience with me.
Peace,
-Layne

Luke530 · 12-01-2002, 10:57 AM

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Originally posted by str8flexed
I hope everyone will not lose patience with me.
Peace,
-Layne

already have...

EricS · 12-01-2002, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by str8flexed
Thank you Gollum, hopefully parts II and III will be up by christmas, it's difficult for me to get any writing done at the moment however due to school. I hope everyone will not lose patience with me.
Peace,
-Layne

I feel your pain brother!

**str8flexed** · 12-01-2002, 07:03 PM

Yea...and it hurts

Fit_Femme · 12-03-2002, 08:02 PM

Layne, I appreciate your apology and positive attitude towards my comment. Maybe I was a bit too harsh, I do notice that your articles are well-researched and well thought out. I believe you are one of the best writers on this site, as I stated in an email to Ryan (CEO) a while back. Keep up the great work. I will read the entire article, since you took all that time to write it.

Alissa

Luke530 · 12-03-2002, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by Fit_Femme
Layne, I appreciate your apology and positive attitude towards my comment. Maybe I was a bit too harsh, I do notice that your articles are well-researched and well thought out. I believe you are one of the best writers on this site, as I stated in an email to Ryan (CEO) a while back. Keep up the great work. I will read the entire article, since you took all that time to write it.

Alissa

why did you say that in the first place then???

**str8flexed** · 12-03-2002, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by Fit_Femme
Layne, I appreciate your apology and positive attitude towards my comment. Maybe I was a bit too harsh, I do notice that your articles are well-researched and well thought out. I believe you are one of the best writers on this site, as I stated in an email to Ryan (CEO) a while back. Keep up the great work. I will read the entire article, since you took all that time to write it.

Alissa

Once again, thank you Alissa and thank you as well for your kind email. You have every right to be skeptical of what someone rights and you should be skeptical...writers should be held to a higher standard...I am always striving to improve in anything I do...so constructive criticism is always welcome.
Peace,
-Layne

Luke530 · 12-03-2002, 09:02 PM

entic · 12-13-2002, 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by str8flexed
You have every right to be skeptical of what someone rights... I am always striving to improve in anything I do...
-Layne

want a sure-fire way to improve something about yourself? get out the spelling textbook.

**str8flexed** · 12-13-2002, 10:50 AM

doh! well i spelled it right...just used it in the wrong context

**Beast** · 12-13-2002, 11:21 AM

everyone is a critic

entic · 12-13-2002, 03:53 PM

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Originally posted by str8flexed
doh! well i spelled it right...just used it in the wrong context

good point!

Raffi · 12-19-2002, 11:18 PM

It seems to me that Layne Norton did get the muscle damage part after all.
Below is a portion of the article.
<b>(Note: This is a grossly oversimplified unscientific explanation of muscular hypertrophy in response to training but effective for our purposes)</b>

Not So Big · 02-05-2004, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by str8flexed
Part II: bulking...utilizing your body's own hormones to your advantage

Part III: the system

did you write part 2 or even 2 and 3 yet? j/w i read the first one and was curious about the next 2

**str8flexed** · 02-05-2004, 06:34 PM

it's on the list of things to do.. there are just a lot of things in front of it on that list

Marco90 · 09-18-2008, 04:53 PM

I'm sorry to bring up this 4 (almost 5) year old topic up but, where are the other two? Layne, you are my FAVORITE author, I have read most of your articles and I have to say, I could not agree more. Back to topic.. where are the other two parts to this?

**str8flexed** · 09-18-2008, 05:48 PM

never got around to it, phd, research, speaking, pro card, marraige... got in the way