Laroyal's Return to Powerlifting

laroyal · December 3, 2008, 4:01pm

[quote]Nutso wrote:
laroyal wrote:
After 8 weeks you can begin decreasing your dose by 15 mg every 5 days until you get down to 30mg/ day and keep it there.

Dang, I have 60mg zinc pills. Is there a company that you’d recommend for 15mg or 30mg zinc pills?

Again, thanks for your help and congrats on your new job![/quote]

I will check around and see what brands currently come in 15mg incriments. The new Zn fix protocol unvieled at the biosig 2 is simply to drink one whole bottle of Zn tester on day 1 split throughout the day and do the same thing on day 2 and you should be fixed. That is the quickest, easiest and most cost effective so I would recommend that personally.

laroyal · December 3, 2008, 4:04pm

[quote]zororelation wrote:
PPC Chicago is just where you belong!

Will you let me know when you are there - I have your first client.[/quote]

Thank you! I really believe in the Poliquin system and I am so excited to have the chance to earn a living learning and doing what I love. I am passionate about training and nutrition and there is no better place to continue growing in this field. I will pm you my contact info when I get settled up there and I will be happy to take on a new client!!

Nutso · December 3, 2008, 4:12pm

[quote]laroyal wrote:
I will check around and see what brands currently come in 15mg incriments. The new Zn fix protocol unvieled at the biosig 2 is simply to drink one whole bottle of Zn tester on day 1 split throughout the day and do the same thing on day 2 and you should be fixed. That is the quickest, easiest and most cost effective so I would recommend that personally.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip. Also I noticed that you tend to bump up dosage of zinc to combat colds/flu. What is the recommended dosage when you have a cold or the like? Or I do not need to do that since the Zn fix protocol will fix that for good?

laroyal · December 3, 2008, 4:15pm

[quote]Nutso wrote:
laroyal wrote:
I will check around and see what brands currently come in 15mg incriments. The new Zn fix protocol unvieled at the biosig 2 is simply to drink one whole bottle of Zn tester on day 1 split throughout the day and do the same thing on day 2 and you should be fixed. That is the quickest, easiest and most cost effective so I would recommend that personally.

Thanks for the tip. Also I noticed that you tend to bump up dosage of zinc to combat colds/flu. What is the recommended dosage when you have a cold or the like? Or I do not need to do that since the Zn fix protocol will fix that for good?[/quote]

Admittidly there isn’t much science behind it but, when I feel a cold coming on I will take an Uberzinc with EVERY meal (that is a lot of Zn) and I will continue until 2 days after I feel fine. That for me has worked quite well!

Clutch · December 3, 2008, 4:47pm

CONGRATS!!!

That’s fantastic news. I know this is great for you and your career but I think the folks at PPC Chicago are the lucky ones for getting you as a part of their staff!

Cheers
C

AngryVader · December 3, 2008, 5:48pm

Congratulations on the PPC news! Chicago is a fun place. I’m sure you’ll do great there.

michell · December 3, 2008, 6:20pm

Congrats!!! Great headline!!!

Honsetly, I was planing to fly the States, but now, I have too clear where I want to go.

Sincerly, Thanks for your contribution and share your knowledge with us.

Admirable

All the best

Higgins · December 3, 2008, 6:21pm

Now I won’t have anyone in Columbus that knows a massive amount of nutritional knowledge. =[

Congrats on the job, sounds like a great fit for someone who has obviously worked as hard as you have.

laroyal · December 3, 2008, 7:53pm

Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement and for keeping up with my log. My focus will be a little bit different when I am settled in Chicago but I will still keep up this log and look forward to being able to share with you guys some of what I am learning up there as well. I will continue with updates on training program, supplements and nutrition and any other blurps of info I think will be fun and informative.

I look forward to being able to answer a broader scope of questions and thank you all for your support.

Trenchant · December 3, 2008, 3:46pm

I was just thinking. It seems to me that you are pretty much in the situation I’d love to be in - lifting at Westside Barbell, having close friends who own an online nutrition outlet, know pretty much everything about supps/nutrition, and now you’re offered a job at one of the top coaching facilities in the nation.

I don’t know if this is too personal, but would you mind sharing a little bit more background as to how you amassed this great fortune? I know it started in college eating oatmeal, eggs, and cherry pie filling. But beyond that, I don’t know how your path led you to here. Again, only if you’re okay with going into a little detail here.

Traveler · December 3, 2008, 11:09pm

Congratulations-
I have been lurking on your blog and believe you are a standup guy who has earned your good fortune.I am a 65 yr. old former so-so power lifter(class 1)trying to get back to lean and fit for the stretch run.Your blog has been very helpful in that regard.Perhaps a future book for you or CP would be “Training,Diet,And Supplementation for the Ancient Lifter”
Best Wishes,
Traveler

laroyal · December 3, 2008, 11:40pm

[quote]Traveler wrote:
Congratulations-
I have been lurking on your blog and believe you are a standup guy who has earned your good fortune.I am a 65 yr. old former so-so power lifter(class 1)trying to get back to lean and fit for the stretch run.Your blog has been very helpful in that regard.Perhaps a future book for you or CP would be “Training,Diet,And Supplementation for the Ancient Lifter”
Best Wishes,
Traveler[/quote]

Thank you for stopping by! If I ever get enough wisdom to fill a book I will surely keep that in mind for an idea!

laroyal · December 4, 2008, 12:00am

[quote]Trenchant wrote:
I was just thinking. It seems to me that you are pretty much in the situation I’d love to be in - lifting at Westside Barbell, having close friends who own an online nutrition outlet, know pretty much everything about supps/nutrition, and now you’re offered a job at one of the top coaching facilities in the nation.

I don’t know if this is too personal, but would you mind sharing a little bit more background as to how you amassed this great fortune? I know it started in college eating oatmeal, eggs, and cherry pie filling. But beyond that, I don’t know how your path led you to here. Again, only if you’re okay with going into a little detail here.
[/quote]

I wish I could do a better job of nailing it on the head but I am still a bit awe-struck by how lucky I have been. It really is a testament to the fact that the people we associate with make us who we are. The best advise I can give you or anyone else is to always be generous and treat others with respect. I have been fortunate to have had the chance to meet the people I have but the doors, IMO, have been opened by the fact that I am always appreciative of their knowledge and time and I always offer to help them out any way I can.

Everyone has something they are good at and even though it may not be training related it may be a service that that person you are asking for help from could really use. Always look for ways to make the most of every opportunity that presents itself and look for ways you can be better.

Gymjunkie · December 4, 2008, 1:58am

You deseve it all bro. Congrats and goodluck(not that you need it).

GJ

PonceDeLeon · December 4, 2008, 3:14am

Congrats.

I agree with the pay it forward principle. Every job I have had except for one, I was fortunate to land because of a good impression I had made on someone that had a deciding input in my employment.

(I know ‘deciding input’ doesn’t sound right but I can’t think of the phrase. whatever)

laroyal · December 4, 2008, 3:24am

[quote]Gymjunkie wrote:
You deseve it all bro. Congrats and goodluck(not that you need it).

GJ[/quote]

Thank You!

laroyal · December 4, 2008, 1:19pm

Thursday…I have to start packing today, I am a minimalist when it comes to packing. I figure I need the basics like clothes, computer, books, supplements, odds and ends and of course my co-pilot Baxter (my 9 year old English Bulldog) but in terms of other stuff my philosophy is they can be replaced (furniture) I store then sell that stuff and just get new things when I move for the most part.

I will probably get in the gym tomorow for one last hoorah before Chicago but, pretty much the rest of this week will be about moving and packing.

Meals today…

Meal 1 9 oz Lean Ground beef handful of nuts
Meal 2 9 oz Buffalo Escarole and portabellos
Meal 3 9 oz Lean Ground Beef asparagus
Meal 4 9 oz Shrimp in Lemon Garlic and Sea Salt with large salad salt
Meal 5 9 oz Turkey with Spinach Feta Pine Nuts green beans
Meal 6 9 oz Ribeye Large Salad

Also, I will be changing my supplement program to the following:

Omega 3 6:1 3 tid
NAC 2-Plex 4 before bed
Fennuplex 2 tid
Guggul Excellence 2 tid

Fiber Cycle:
Days 1-8 Primal Fiber 1 with Pro Flora
5 GEM (grams every meal)
Days 9-16 Primal FIber 2 5gem
Days 17-24 Primal FIber 3 5gem

I will continue with immune supreme, procosanoid, sinnew plex

I will also be starting the Poliquin gentle liver cleansing protocol:

Liver Detox Protocol

PHASE I:

Days 1-25: Lipotropic Excellence- 1 per day after breakfast

Day 26: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast

Day 27: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast

Day 28: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast

Day 29: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast

Day 30: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast

Day 31: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast

PHASE II:

Days 32-57: Lipotropic Excellence- 1 after breakfast, 1 after lunch

Day 58: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

Day 59: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

Day 60: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

Day 61: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

Day 62: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

Day 63: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch

PHASE III:

Days 64-89: Lipotropic Excellence: 1 after breakfast, 1 after lunch, 1 after dinner

Day 90: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

Day 91: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

Day 92: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

Day 93: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

Day 94: H 09- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

Day 95: H 12- 1 packet after breakfast, 1 packet after lunch, 1 packet after dinner

FINAL PHASE:

Days 96-126: Lipotropic Excellence: 1 after breakfast, 1 after lunch, 1 after dinner

Often times people forget how much the liver does and how important it is. Trust me when I tell you a healthy liver equals steady progress in terms of health, strength, and fat loss.

So that is about it for now. Again thank you everyone who took the time to stop by and read my log and wish me well!

laroyal · December 4, 2008, 12:52pm

For you fish eaters out there, myself included I came across a great article on Dr. Mercola’s website about Vitamin D and Sunlight’s role in removing Mercury:

How Sunshine and Vitamin D Can Help You Eliminate Mercury

Accumulating data have provided evidence that vitamin D is involved in brain function. Vitamin D can inhibit the synthesis of inducible nitric oxide synthase and increase glutathione levels, suggesting a role for the hormone in brain detoxification.

The study shows that vitamin D helps remove mercury from your body safely by radically increasing the amount of intracellular glutathione.

Neuroprotective and immunomodulatory effects of this hormone have also been described in several experimental models, indicating the potential value of vitamin D in helping neurodegenerative and neuroimmune diseases. In addition, vitamin D induces glioma cell death, making the hormone of potential interest in the management of brain tumors.

These results reveal previously unsuspected roles for vitamin D in brain function and suggest possible areas of future research.
Sources:
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism April 2002,Volume 13, Issue 3, 1, Pages 100-105

zororelation · December 4, 2008, 8:36pm

[quote]laroyal wrote:
Trenchant wrote:

The best advise I can give you or anyone else is to always be generous and treat others with respect. I have been fortunate to have had the chance to meet the people I have but the doors, IMO, have been opened by the fact that I am always appreciative of their knowledge and time and I always offer to help them out any way I can.

Everyone has something they are good at and even though it may not be training related it may be a service that that person you are asking for help from could really use. Always look for ways to make the most of every opportunity that presents itself and look for ways you can be better.[/quote]

Angelo, my friend -

As I was reading this it did pop into my mind that you do, so finely, embody the attribute of generosity. I think your open mind, your gentle spirit (although housed in a rock-crusher body), and your curiosity just naturally lead you.

You are a great example.

rikz · December 4, 2008, 9:48pm

[quote]laroyal wrote:
Thursday…I have to start packing today, I am a minimalist when it comes to packing. I figure I need the basics like clothes, computer, books, supplements, odds and ends and of course my co-pilot Baxter

(my 9 year old English Bulldog) but in terms of other stuff my philosophy is they can be replaced (furniture) I store then sell that stuff and just get new things when I move for the most part.