[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
Goodfellow wrote:
Trojan, plans on the 24th, would you mind giving us a christmas present as well by showing them us, including the calories & g’s of protein etc on the diet? 
I got you guys. As soon as I get it, I’ll post it up, complete w/ all the numbers Coach Thibs puts on there.[/quote]
Thanks a lot man really appreciate it. I’m not going to wish you good luck for the Clinic, because you don’t need it! Hope you are ready to kick some ass!
No updates to give you guys yet. I’m still waiting on the plans from the Coaches. I think I have a full-blown cold, and am glad I can rest the next couple of days before starting.
I didn’t get the rest of my supplements yet. Hopefully I get those soon.
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
No updates to give you guys yet. I’m still waiting on the plans from the Coaches. I think I have a full-blown cold, and am glad I can rest the next couple of days before starting.
I didn’t get the rest of my supplements yet. Hopefully I get those soon.
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.[/quote]
When I get a cold I can usually get it to go the next day, what I do is usually have around 4000mg of vitamin C tablets, and 4-5 tablespoons of Udo’s choice oil, but a good quality fish oil would be just as good I’m guessing.
And make sure you eat!
Thanks for the remedy Goodfellow. This is actually the best I’ve felt having a cold. I still feel okay, just have a stuffed/runny nose, and a little sore throat. Not any real body fatigue other than soreness from workouts. The runny nose is just so annoying. I think I’m going to pick up some Theraflu Severe Cold. That stuff always works wonders for me.
And I’m drinking water like crazy, and Vitamin C is a staple as well.
Okay guys, I got the workout plans, with the diet to follow later today.
I’m a little strapped for time, but check later tonight, and I’ll have the entire plan posted on my PC itself. I want all the main/basic info for the program to be on there for everyone to easily get to (that way you don’t have to fish around in this thread), and then any specific questions and what not can be answered here.
Sorry, I’m know I’m teasing a little bit. . .
[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
I’ll have the entire plan posted on my PC itself. I want all the main/basic info for the program to be on there for everyone to easily get to (that way you don’t have to fish around in this thread), [/quote]
very cool.
merry christmas dood
heres my present to you.
many successful lifters builders and athletes will all tell you that the game is mental. you have to overcome your obstacle in your head before you put it into work. i put this into use for every concept of my life, but this is how i do it for lifting.
i am 5’6 155lbs btw
for my seated rows and bench press, i like to hold the handle, close my eyes, and envision each repetition. i try to hone in on which rep i would have difficulty with. i also ‘talk’ to my muscles. not out loud of course, but i try to envision my veins being gorged with blood and getting ready to get busy. just like jack lalanne. he screams and curses at his muscles.
for something like deadlifts where im doing 1 - 3 reps, i blast my fav song to get me wired . i try to forget the fact that im tryin to move almost 400lbs. i give myself the mindset of a machine. where it just goes without thinking. become an animal. feel every muscle tense. pretend that your life depends on it.
the last one might be kind of sadistic but like i said, its all mental and it works for me. hope these help somewhat.
good luck
Okay guys, I just posted the first workout on the Physique Clinic. Sorry about the bad formatting on some of the titles. I tried to edit my post, but T-Nation is having serious issues with editing posts.
I didn’t get the diet in my e-mail, so I had to ask Coach Thibs to resend it again. Hopefully he can still get it to me today, but it may be tomorrow until I get it.
The complete diet is now up on my PC (both Training and Non-training). Peruse at your leisure, and if I haven’t asked any questions that you guys have, ask away.
I’m going to bed now (I feel like complete shit), but I’ll check this first thing in the morning. Theraful better work miracles.
Cheers. . .oh, and Merry Christmas!!!
P.S. Thanks for all those who gave me suggestions on how to get into a “zone of intensity”.
What I would like to know is why we are always encouraged to receive as much protein from whole food as possible - yet your diet, you are intaking an INCREDIBLE amount of supplements, almost all of your protein coming from whey, Surge, Metabolic Drive, ect
Just would like to know why…
Thanks 
[quote]friedrice683 wrote:
What I would like to know is why we are always encouraged to receive as much protein from whole food as possible - yet your diet, you are intaking an INCREDIBLE amount of supplements, almost all of your protein coming from whey, Surge, Metabolic Drive, ect
Just would like to know why…
Thanks :)[/quote]
That also struck me as odd. Lots of shakes in there. Plus didn’t they send you Alpha Male? Wondering when that gets implemented, and if not at the start then why?
Good luck tonight with the 1st workout
[quote]friedrice683 wrote:
What I would like to know is why we are always encouraged to receive as much protein from whole food as possible - yet your diet, you are intaking an INCREDIBLE amount of supplements, almost all of your protein coming from whey, Surge, Metabolic Drive, ect
Just would like to know why…
Thanks :)[/quote]
Good question. My main meals have large portions of whole food protein sources (200g), but like you said, the rest is all supplementation.
I just think it is ease of use. My protein intake needs to be a lot higher than what it originally was, and the Coaches understand that I’m a full-time student that may not always have the time to prepare whole foods for every meal, thus the main meals have the whole foods, and the snacks are supplemented. Just my guess though. . .
[quote]farenuff wrote:
That also struck me as odd. Lots of shakes in there. Plus didn’t they send you Alpha Male? Wondering when that gets implemented, and if not at the start then why?
Good luck tonight with the 1st workout[/quote]
Thanks. I feel like complete ass today, so a little luck couldn’t help, I guess.
Good question about the Alpha Male. I didn’t even realize that it wasn’t in the diet. I’ll ask the question in my PC.
A few of you had questions about the numbers for the diet (protein/fat/carbs), as well as total calories. Those numbers were not given to me, just the food items themselves.
Someone told me about using FitDay to enter and keep track of my diet, and said that it would tell me those numbers. I asked Coach Thibs if he had them, but otherwise, doing the work yourself on FitDay is the other option.
Okay, in case you missed the deal w/ Alpha Male:
I’ll be taking it according to the label. So, I’ll take it once I wake up w/ breakfast, and then again 6-8 hours later, which looks like will be during my 2nd snack right before I work out.
Although it says take on an empty stomach on the label, Coach Thibs said not to worry too much about that.
And I’ll be taking the max dosage of 2 pills, twice a day. I’m thinking of using the 5/2 cycle (taking 2 pills twice a day Monday through Friday, then no pills on Saturday and Sunday, then cycling back on the next Monday through Friday).
[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
friedrice683 wrote:
What I would like to know is why we are always encouraged to receive as much protein from whole food as possible - yet your diet, you are intaking an INCREDIBLE amount of supplements, almost all of your protein coming from whey, Surge, Metabolic Drive, ect
Just would like to know why…
Thanks
Good question. My main meals have large portions of whole food protein sources (200g), but like you said, the rest is all supplementation.
I just think it is ease of use. My protein intake needs to be a lot higher than what it originally was, and the Coaches understand that I’m a full-time student that may not always have the time to prepare whole foods for every meal, thus the main meals have the whole foods, and the snacks are supplemented. Just my guess though. . .
[/quote]
USC is not a big eater, obviously. It’s easier to eat bars and shakes than a whole chicken every 3 hours, especially in class. Absorption is also an issue, whey digests faster and easier. Plus, this isn’t exactly a non-profit organization, they ARE trying to push product!
-Sab
[quote]Sabastian525 wrote:
Plus, this isn’t exactly a non-profit organization, they ARE trying to push product!
-Sab[/quote]
Yah, well said. The formula: Physique Clinic using lots of Biotest supps = great results = normal joe’s like you and I buy more Biotest.
I’m not complaining, I think Biotest kicks ass.
[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
And I’ll be taking the max dosage of 2 pills, twice a day. I’m thinking of using the 5/2 cycle (taking 2 pills twice a day Monday through Friday, then no pills on Saturday and Sunday, then cycling back on the next Monday through Friday).[/quote]
Thats the way I’ve always done it. Keeps the confusion down.
[quote]USCTrojan619 wrote:
A few of you had questions about the numbers for the diet (protein/fat/carbs), as well as total calories. Those numbers were not given to me, just the food items themselves.
Someone told me about using FitDay to enter and keep track of my diet, and said that it would tell me those numbers. I asked Coach Thibs if he had them, but otherwise, doing the work yourself on FitDay is the other option.[/quote]
Screw Fitday, i find it better to look at the labels of the food you bought and fugure it out on paper. just my advice. Save your computer time for the coaches. Thibs can’t do all the work man.
Hey guys,
I’m not trying to piss off Coach Thibs anymore by just copying and pasting the workouts on my PC, so I’ll do it here–AS A GUIDE ONLY FOR YOU TO FOLLOW, AND NOT AS ME TELLING YOU THIS IS WHAT I DID (I had to put that disclaimer in there, just in case).
I’ll do it day by day, until all 4 workouts are posted.
The first one is on my PC. This is tomorrow’s workout:
A Leg extension 8-10
2 sets 90 sec rest 3-0-1-1 tempo
Adjust: 8-10 reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds, more reps to failure, drop by 50%, more reps to failure,
rest 10-12 seconds, more reps to failure
B Hack squat �?? Top half squat 3,2,1
3 sets 120 sec rest 2-0-1-0 tempo
Adjust: This is the top portion of the hack squat only (go heavy!) … basically go down into a quarter
squat.
C Hack squat 6-8
2 sets 120 sec rest 4-0-1-0 tempo
Adjust: Perform 6-8 reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds, perform more reps to failure with same weight,
rest 10-12 seconds and perform a few more reps to failure, then perform partial reps at the top
D Leg press 6-8
1 sets 120 sec rest 3-0-1-0 tempo
Adjust: Perform 6-8 reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds, perform more reps to failure with same weight,
rest 10-12 seconds and perform a few more reps to failure, then perform partial reps at the top
E Leg Curl �?? Lying 6-8
2 sets 120 sec rest 4-0-1-0 tempo
Adjust: Perform 6-8 reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds and perform more reps to failure, lower the
weight by 50% and perform reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds and perform more reps to failure, then
perform top partials to failure and then bottom partials to failure
F Romanian deadlift - Barbell 8-10
2 sets 120 sec rest 4-0-1-0 tempo
Adjust: 8-10 reps to failure, rest 10-12 seconds, more reps to failure
I’m going to look over it tonight and tomorrow morning, and post any questions I have about it to Coach Thibs.