CT,
What is your #1 tip to avoid bicep tendon injuries when doing heavy deadlifts ?
I kind of have two questions. I’ll be cutting for another 6 weeks. Would you still recomend your OVT program with all of the “new” stuff you’ve learned. I know your Lifting for Fat Loss article said to stick with lower reps. Does the OVT apply?
After I’m done cutting I’m going to go back to putting on size and strength. I would love to buy some training from you at that time but my wife and I just had triplets so the money’s a little tight. Could you instead just suggest what would be some of your best programs for size/strength that are already here. Since they are free. Thanks!
Nice one mate,
if i ever make it in this big bad world i might just hire you as my coach!
Time for my sleep now, speak to you next week.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
The day I’ll stop learning is the day I’ll die!!! That having been said ‘‘DDDJ’’ is still the foundation of all the methods I use.
englishman wrote:
Hi CT,
if you had to pick an article that you have written, what would be your best? I for sure would pick your " Different Destinations, Different Journeys" article. It changed my whole out look on training. I am so much sronger, have more time for my boxing and enjoy training much more.
Do you still stand by the article or is there anything you could add or have learned in the last year to improve it?
Thanks for changing my outlook on training after 17 years of wasted time!
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Your strategy sounds fine. You could also use a calories/carbs cycling strategy. For example:
Day 1: maintenance kcals
Day 2: 500kcals above maintenance
Day 3: 200kcals above maintenance
Day 4: 200kcals below maintenance
Day 5: 500kcals below maintenance
Day 6: maintenance kcals
Day 7: 500kcals above maintenance
This would allow you to add muscle while minimizing your chances to gain fat.
[quote]retailboy wrote:
I’m 5’6" 150lb between 12-15% bf. I’m an easy gainer so I’m constantly going through bulking and cutting phases, to try to keep my bf around 10. Instead of going through bulking and cutting phases I was reading/considering a different approach:
Eat 200 calories above caloric equilibrium.
Eat High-glycemic carbs only during the Energy and Anabolic phases surrounding my workout, which would be about 80g carbs.
Then during the growth phase (the rest of the day and the next day until my next workout) only take in at max 20 complex carbs.
One downside to this I understand is lack of energy, which I haven’t had a problem with in past with low-carb diets but if I do, I will just pop in two HOT-ROX before my workouts.
What is your opinion of this alternate approach are there modifications that will make this more successful for someone to gain muscle without fat?
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OVT can be used since it does use heavy weights for the first exercise of each superset. However, I’d make the following modification:
Sets 1 to 3: No supersetting (drop the 2nd exercise)… perform only the first exercise and go heavy 3-5 reps
Sets 4 and 5: regular OVT sets as planned in the program.
This reduction in workload will allow you to avoid overtraining and muscle loss while on a reduced calories diet.
[quote]Scottish 190 wrote:
I kind of have two questions. I’ll be cutting for another 6 weeks. Would you still recomend your OVT program with all of the “new” stuff you’ve learned. I know your Lifting for Fat Loss article said to stick with lower reps. Does the OVT apply?
After I’m done cutting I’m going to go back to putting on size and strength. I would love to buy some training from you at that time but my wife and I just had triplets so the money’s a little tight. Could you instead just suggest what would be some of your best programs for size/strength that are already here. Since they are free. Thanks![/quote]
Thanks Coach,
Since my goal is to put on functional size after reducing my body fat would you recommend your European BB article (in the pendulum fasion you described) or your Pendulum BB? Or something else totally?
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
OVT can be used since it does use heavy weights for the first exercise of each superset. However, I’d make the following modification:
Sets 1 to 3: No supersetting (drop the 2nd exercise)… perform only the first exercise and go heavy 3-5 reps
Sets 4 and 5: regular OVT sets as planned in the program.
This reduction in workload will allow you to avoid overtraining and muscle loss while on a reduced calories diet.
Scottish 190 wrote:
I kind of have two questions. I’ll be cutting for another 6 weeks. Would you still recomend your OVT program with all of the “new” stuff you’ve learned. I know your Lifting for Fat Loss article said to stick with lower reps. Does the OVT apply?
After I’m done cutting I’m going to go back to putting on size and strength. I would love to buy some training from you at that time but my wife and I just had triplets so the money’s a little tight. Could you instead just suggest what would be some of your best programs for size/strength that are already here. Since they are free. Thanks!
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Hey Ive started OVT, but missed a week, or took a week off after finishing the Mutation series, does it make sense to go back to OVT, after the mutation series, I know OVT might be a little outdated, I was thinking about substituting your recent leg workout, but im not lacking in legs, have good definition and strength,
im at a point where i dont need to gain more strength but looking for more definition, but I did seem to lose a lot of weight, and put on some muscles, and retained my gains on the Mutation series, is the same possible with OVT, my final weight was 220 at 5’11 and a half, strength went up quite a bit too body comp. went back to 14% from 12 %
Hey CT, good stuff all around.
Questions concerning olympic lifting, would you recommend a background in OL to sort of “kick start” your strength? Also, whats a good starting number for the snatch? I tried it today and holy crap! i could barely pull up 85lbs… I feel so small and frail after that doozey.
Hey CT, good stuff all around.
Questions concerning olympic lifting, would you recommend a background in OL to sort of “kick start” your strength? Also, whats a good starting number for the snatch? I tried it today and holy crap! i could barely pull up 85lbs… I feel so small and frail after that doozey. Also, what type of squat would you recommend? Ive been trying to get into Olympic style and am working on the form, but im not sure if that or the powerlifting variation would do best for overall strength and physique? or maybe somewhere inbetween? I hope to one day be a top-notch strength coach, but im a little guy (skinny), so im trying to pack on some size for the image aspect. (no big guys gonna take advice from a skinny guy, unless hes well established).
CT,
What would be a good way to increase my overhead press? I read last week that most people just need to press more to be better at the overhead press; is this approtch better than just pressing heavy twice a week? And do you have any good grip exercises you have discovered since your keep your chin up artical?
Thanks for your time
Will42