[quote]rikz wrote:
Hey Laroyal! Glad to see your log is running again! Just wanted to make sure that it really was Whey Isolate that had immune-boosting properties and not Whey Concentrate, because I’m pretty sure I had read (somewhere) that Poliquin recommended Whey Concentrate for this very reason.
Thanksm, rikz[/quote]
Yes as of last weekends level 2 seminar and recently completed Dutch research it is Whey Isolate.
[quote]vballrod21 wrote:
Good to see you’re back Anthony. I have decided to take the PICP 1 & Biosignature 1 in NY in May 09 and hopefully continue in your footsteps. This is all fascinating to me.
All this Biosig talk of foods and supplements had me questioning how much you spend on these a day? I know some people had questions on Poliquin’s pricing so I emailed Beverly@CharlesPoliquin.com to get a price list of all the current supplements.
Also, do Biosig practitioners get a discount? Here is the list she sent for anyone interested. Sorry for the brief tangent.
Rob
EDIT: If you can’t read the image PM me and I’ll send it your way.[/quote]
I do invest a pretty fair amount in supplements, but it is just that. I reason you can’t really put a price on results and health and even though I am investing more I am saving in the longrun and reaching my goals faster than I have in the past with cheaper supplements.
I do use a couple of non-Poliquin formulas at this point but overall, you simply won’t find a better quality product on the market than his. They are independantly lab tested 3-5times as well as on site and they are all pharmaceutical grade.
In terms of discount, biosignature practitioners do recieve special pricing but, there are very specific resale guidelines, this will be covered in the smeinar. You will absolutely love the seminars, the one in New York I believe will be held at Joe’s Gym Peak Fitness.
Joe is a great guy and a great trainer, I can’t say enough good stuff about him. His gym has actually been featured on the E channel, he has a long list of celebrities he trains. Good choice on pursuing these seminars.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
I’m a little bummed out, I went to my local Whole Foods last weekend and they didn’t have any of those items you are getting at your Whole Foods.
I noticed you are using 3gm of Taurine post workout. In the past, I’ve always taken smaller amounts of Taurine throughout the day. Do you feel that it’s better to take it all post workout, or do you take additional Taurine in addition to your post workout dose?
Is this something you added recently and how do you feel it’s helped?[/quote]
Taurine is a phase 2 detoxifier and a yin tonic so I use the high amount both to replenish my adrenals and help remove toxins and keep my body functioning at 120%. I usually take it post workout and sometimes another 3 grams before bed with my last meal.
On a food note I have to say my lifting partner made what is now my new favorite food…venison with portabellos onions garlic and chilli powder…absolutely delicious (this ended up being the meat at my last meal).
Final update for the day…
My caliper readings were down BF biosig% 8.4% and my bodyweight was up another 4 lbs. I am amazed and of course happy! My subscap measure really dropped this last week…about time.
I could start adding in more carbs now but I feel so good without them and just doing the refeeds I will likely just increase the frequency of my carb meals (I think I will go to once every 4 days). Yahoo!!!
I have been looking into the biosignature versus the PICP and I am debating which will be more helpful to me. I cannot afford to one take both or miss that much school, in your opinion which do you think would be more beneficial to take first?
Also, after reading through your log, it seems you spend a pretty penny on food and supplements, would you mind ballparking a weekly cost of this?
Lastly, you have some amazing pearls of info on this log and I am very appreciative of the materials and information that you are sharing.
Thanks,
Dennis
[quote]D Day wrote:
I have been looking into the biosignature versus the PICP and I am debating which will be more helpful to me. I cannot afford to one take both or miss that much school, in your opinion which do you think would be more beneficial to take first?
Also, after reading through your log, it seems you spend a pretty penny on food and supplements, would you mind ballparking a weekly cost of this?
Lastly, you have some amazing pearls of info on this log and I am very appreciative of the materials and information that you are sharing.
Thanks,
Dennis[/quote]
OK people really want to know so I will tell you, food I spend around 25/day (sometimes more sometimes less). It is quite an investment to eat well but, I look at all the money I save on health care and how great I feel and…how fast and consistent te results are.
I could do it for less, I used to live off of 85.00/week for food but, I really consider it a luxury and an investment in myself. I don’t go out to clubs on the weekend, my extra money is invested in food and seminars (and other educational tools).
I really don’t keep track of what I spend on supplements. I am very blessed to be a part of www.thejuicedmoose.com and my best friend and business partner Dave covers our supplement costs so I could not accurately tell you.
In terms of which seminar to take, I would say it depends on what your focus is. Both are incredible but, if push came to shove I like learning about nutrition and supplementation more so, personally I would do the biosignature.
The PICP is terrefic though and that IS actually what I started with. I also really like the certification that Louie Simmons offers if you are looking to make an impact as a strength coach. I wish I could give you better advice but it really depends on wether you see yourself as more of a nutrition guy or more of a training guy.
Hope this helps.
Gooooodmorning!!!
Well the day is off to a great start, first the workout:
We began circa max on boxsquats I went upto 405 with blue bands (600lbs on top and 500 on the bottom) and I still had a lot left in the tank!
It was on to belt squats 3 sets 180 10 reps
speed pulls 225 with 200lbs bands
reverse hypers 5 sets 10 reps
hanging leg raises 2 sets 10 reps
Food today:
6am 4 scoops immune supreme
7:15 8oz Lean ground beef with mushrooms and handful macademia nuts
10:15 shake
12:30 8oz buffalo 1/2 bag asparagus
3:00 8oz grilled chicken 1/2 bag shredded cabbage
5:30 8oz turkey spinach pine nuts 1/2 bag red cabbage
8:00 8oz beef 1/2 bag green beans
10:00 1 scoop whey 2 scoops immune supreme, 1 scoop greens
Edit: I found out the bar we used was actually a 65 lb bar sooooooooo for my squats that makes it 620 on top and 520 on bottom!! I am REALLY happy now:-) Looks like to make elite at my weight I would need to total 1692 (I don’t see me craking it this meet but this next year I would expect it). Hope you all have a great night and train hard!!
so you’re gaining weight, dropping bodyfat, and added quite a bit of weight to your squat…things seem to be going pretty well for you.
All you need now is to try a new meat (horse maybe) and you’ll have the full week!
[quote]Trenchant wrote:
so you’re gaining weight, dropping bodyfat, and added quite a bit of weight to your squat…things seem to be going pretty well for you.
All you need now is to try a new meat (horse maybe) and you’ll have the full week![/quote]
Funnily enough I was talking to my best friend (who now lives in Washington State) and he mentioned he tried horse this last year at a cookout and he said it was actually pretty good, he put the spicy sauce on it and it went down no problem:-)
I don’t know of anywhere I can get horse meat around here but I will keep it in the back of my mind:-)
I noticed you do not consume much - if any - seafood. Is there a reason for that? Personal preference?
I love scallops, halibut and tilapia, ono and mahi mahi…man, I just love fish.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
I noticed you do not consume much - if any - seafood. Is there a reason for that? Personal preference?
I love scallops, halibut and tilapia, ono and mahi mahi…man, I just love fish. [/quote]
Recently I thought I might have had a bit of Mercury poisioning and just the thought of seafood made my stomach turn. I have since been feeling better and may add it back in.
I don’t eat much cooked seafood, but I do love yellow fin (raw). Actually when I was in Phoenix for the seminar I had a fridge in my room but no oven or grill so I ate raw yellowfin, salmon and had trout one of the nights I went out to dinner. Seafood is great, just not if you get too much mercury;-)
Hey Laroyal!
I read your thread ‘’…New Project and diet theory’’ and found it quite interesting and thought I’d give it a try. I wanted to know how the protocol went for you and which Probiotic supps did you decide to go with, and also if you had any comments on the experiment.
Thanks!
rikz
Laroyal, I noticed you use EAA pre workout. Pre-workout nutrition has also been indicated to be a critical component of stimulating muscular hypertrophy.
It appears that extra cellular concentrations of essential amino acids) serve as regulators of protein synthesis: an increase in extra cellular EAA concentrations serves as a trigger for protein synthesis rather than intramuscular concentrations.
So, the design of pre workout is for: increase levels of dopamine, EAA , and the combined effects of increased blood flow and elevated amino acid concentrations during training elicited a potent anabolic stimulus, adding BCAA during workout.
Is this the idea of peri-workout? Just a thought reading your comments:
Pre workout: regulation of protein synthesis (EAA) plus Leucine maybe
During: anabolic stimulus combining blood flow and elevated BCAA
Post workout: boosting immune system
thanks
[quote]rikz wrote:
Hey Laroyal!
I read your thread ‘’…New Project and diet theory’’ and found it quite interesting and thought I’d give it a try. I wanted to know how the protocol went for you and which Probiotic supps did you decide to go with, and also if you had any comments on the experiment.
Thanks!
rikz[/quote]
I never realy had a chance to follow through with it the way I would have liked to. For a probiotic I would use HMS replete or Poliquin’s new flora product. I think on paper it looks good and I have not written it off yet but, with the meet coming up I don’t want to take any chances.
If you do decide to give it a try call Dvae at www.thejuicedmoose.com and he will work with you to get you products and discounts so you have everything you need. Just mention you want to try Anthony’s T-Nation Idea. I will be happy to guide you or anyone else through it who would like to give it a go and in return just track before and after pics.
[quote]michell wrote:
Laroyal, I noticed you use EAA pre workout. Pre-workout nutrition has also been indicated to be a critical component of stimulating muscular hypertrophy.
It appears that extra cellular concentrations of essential amino acids) serve as regulators of protein synthesis: an increase in extra cellular EAA concentrations serves as a trigger for protein synthesis rather than intramuscular concentrations.
So, the design of pre workout is for: increase levels of dopamine, EAA , and the combined effects of increased blood flow and elevated amino acid concentrations during training elicited a potent anabolic stimulus, adding BCAA during workout.
Is this the idea of peri-workout? Just a thought reading your comments:
That is 100% correct I really couldn’t have put it better myself. I would save the Leucine (not that it would hurt but I prefer to use it in the presence of carbs). Thank you for your contribution!
Pre workout: regulation of protein synthesis (EAA) plus Leucine maybe
During: anabolic stimulus combining blood flow and elevated BCAA
Post workout: boosting immune system
thanks
[/quote]
Well here is what today’s meals look like:
Upon waking: 4 scoops immune supreme
Meal 1 9oz Turkey, Feta Spinach Pine Nuts; handful of Brazil Nuts Spinach Blueberries, strawberries, and a chunk of pineapple:-)
Meal 2 9oz Sirloin Burger, 1/4 cup pomengran. seeds 3 cupps red cabbage
Meal 3 9oz Turkey with feta spinach and pine nuts, large salad with EVOO
Meal 4 9oz sirloin 3 Cups green cabbage 1/4 cup pomengran. seeds
Meal 5 9oz Lean ground beef, large salad w/ macademia nut oil
Meal 6 9oz Chicken red cabbage pom. seeds.
Kicked Zn up today by 30mg (it is cold season and it prevents Test from being wasted to estrogen, as an added bonus it also cuts cravings (most of the time when people are Zn deficient they get all sorts of cravings) not that I am wasting T or have been getting cravings…for me it is all about keeping the immune system strong through winter:-)).
Laroyal,
Carb meals weekly for Low Carb diet are important. I saw in a early post you can raise calories on Fridays both protein or fat.
Do you do a fat load from time to time? Would it be necessary?
Thanks
Ugh, I haven’t had blueberries since I’ve come back to school…at home I had them daily. And then you have a whole pineapple/strawberries/blueberries cocktail, you lucky son of a gun.
Quick question for you - I’ve heard taking 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil is the right dosage. Do you happen to think this is too much or too little. And would there be little worth to only taking smaller dosages?
Thanks Laroyal!
Laroyal,
Chill the pom seeds in the fridge (say, for 1-2 hours beforehard) and sprinkle just a bit of sea salt on them.
Then, start a new thread, thanking me
[quote]michell wrote:
Laroyal,
Carb meals weekly for Low Carb diet are important. I saw in a early post you can raise calories on Fridays both protein or fat.
Do you do a fat load from time to time? Would it be necessary?
Thanks[/quote]
I do not it would not be necessasary