CT:
What’s your general feeling on these 60-100 pound weight swings you can see among both amateur and Pro Bodybuilders?
How far out do the two of you “offically” begin contest prep?
Any updates on the new Book/DVD?
As always…
Thanks!
Mufasa
2 more q plaese.
1}do yo now how i can get registerd to
some kind of apowerlifting meet in the us?thay dont want to get me avisa here in israel! any other way to compete in international level in powerlifting?
2}how can i get apersonal adivce from you?
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
KombatAthlete wrote:
CT, do you train any wrestlers (real, not pro)? If so, what kind of training routine do (or would) you use with them? If not, what would you use? Currently, I am using the Canadian-Ascending Descending complex for lower body and UB push, and the 5x20 negative chins from ‘Keeping Your Chin-Up’. Before I started the chin-up program, I could do 10 reps with strict form. What is a realistic number after four weeeks of the program?
I do train a guy who is a canadian Muay Tai champ and a national level freestyle wrestler, I also train several judokas including several junior provincial champs.
I do use a variety of training methods with them. I generally divide the week between a strength/power day and a strength-endurance day.
I do use the CAD program for some of the phases.
15 chins would be a realistic goal in 4 weeks.[/quote]
Thanks. I happen to be a Muay Thai fighter as well, but not nearly on that high of a level. Wouldn’t strength-endurance increase naturally with maximal strength?
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
CT:
Since I don’t consider myself to be a bodybuilder it’s kinda hard for me to answer. Let’s just say that my top weight is never much more than 15-20lbs above my leanest weight.
Christiane generally goes up 10-15lbs.
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
What’s your general feeling on these 60-100 pound weight swings you can see among both amateur and Pro Bodybuilders?
[/quote]
It cannot be done by natural bodybuilders. Top pros/amateurs can use substances such as clenbuterol, Cytomel (T3), DNP, Growth hormone and the likes. Which can boost one’s metabolic rate from 10% (T3, clenbuterol) up to 50%+ (DNP)… all and all, the most excessive and fearless competitors can boost their metabolic rate by 100%! They can also use anabolic steroids which make super low calories dieting possible without loosing muscle mass. So for them loosing 50lbs+ in 12 weeks might be possible, but I’ve seen many guys ruin their physique while attempting to do the same without as much help.
[quote]Mufasa wrote:
2) How far out do the two of you “offically” begin contest prep?
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Last year Christiane started 4 months out (16 weeks out) but it was somewhat of a special situation because she started training hard again after a 4 years layoff at the same time as she started her preparation. So she didn’t have any bulking period.
This year she started her bulking phase 8 months out (January) and her contest diet 3 1/2 (14 weeks) months out.
I’m a genetic fat-bastard, so I pretty much stay on a diet all year long.
[quote]amitsapir wrote:
2 more q plaese.
1}do yo now how i can get registerd to
some kind of apowerlifting meet in the us?thay dont want to get me avisa here in israel! any other way to compete in international level in powerlifting?
2}how can i get apersonal adivce from you?[/quote]
I’m not a USA resident (I’m Canadian) so I really cannot answer no.1
I do offer personal coaching servinces over the internet. That includes a monthly training program and unlimited email support. Email-me for my fees.
[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
Wouldn’t strength-endurance increase naturally with maximal strength?
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Up to a point yes. Just like power will increase naturally with maximal strength (as MS is the base of both power and strength-endurance). But to really maximise S-E it has to be trained specifically. Just like at some point, one must include power training if he wants to maximize his power output.
If merely increasing MS would be optimal for raising S-E, powerlifters and olympic lifters would have the highest degree of S-E of all athletes and this is far from being the case.
( I posted this on your other thread, I guess that is finished now)
CT,
Now that you are doing more PL syle training/westside etc. I was wondering what your stance on pl gear is? Do you use any type of supportive squat briefs for your ME and DE squat workouts?
Also, for ME bench, do you use partials, board presses ,etc.?
Thanks in advance
I know this live thread is over for tonight but maybe if you got time for this another day…
Do you know of any Strongman gyms in Montreal? I saw that you had all the great stuff down there in Trois-Rivi?res and im wondering if there is any place in MTL where i could train with Atlas Stones, Viking press, etc. ?
And… of course someone to teach it.
CT-
What email address can you be reached at?
I tried sending an email over to you a couple of weeks ago in regards to utilizing your consultation services and never heard back from you. I wonder if perhaps I had the wrong email address?
Thanks!
PS- Any chance of you starting up your newsletter again? They were really great!
[quote]greekdawg wrote:
( I posted this on your other thread, I guess that is finished now)
CT,
Now that you are doing more PL syle training/westside etc. I was wondering what your stance on pl gear is? Do you use any type of supportive squat briefs for your ME and DE squat workouts?
Also, for ME bench, do you use partials, board presses ,etc.?
Thanks in advance [/quote]
I do plan on using supportive gear in competition; I don’t like it but if all other powerlifters are using a bench shirt and squat/deadlift suit I’ll have to use them myself to be competitive.
However I do not use any equipment during my training. I will begin using it only about a month before the contest.
I am not yet at the board press/partials phase of my training. I do use a Westside template but with a touch of periodization.
Phase one lasts 6 weeks and focus on low end strength. During that phase I perform cambered bar and buffalo bar bench presses since they increase the ROM by about 4". I also perform deadlift standing on a block.
Weeks 1-2:
Cambered bar/straight weight bench press
Deadlift standing on a high block
Weeks 3-4:
Cambered bar/bungee cords bench press
Deadlift standing on a low block
Weeks 5-6:
Cambered bar/weight releasers (40lbs a side) bench press
Deadlift from the floor
Week 7: Test max bench and max deadlift
The second phase will be focused on the middle portion of the lifts:
Weeks 8-9:
3 boards press/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 3" below the knees
Weeks 10-11:
Floor press/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 1" below the knees
Weeks 12: test bench and dead
The third phase will be focused on top end strength:
Weeks 13-14:
Pin press elbows at 90 degrees/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 2" above the knees
Weeks 15-16:
4 board press/bungee cords
Reverse band deadlift from the floor
Weeks 17-18:
4 board press/chains
Reverse band deadlift + chains
Week 19: test bench and dead
The last phase is the gear “practice / contest peaking” phase:
Weeks 20-21:
Floor press/chains w/ bench shirt
Back squat with suit
Weeks 22-23:
Floor press/chains + nungee cords w/bench shirt
Back squat with suit
Week 24: Test 3 lifts
Week 25: Unloading week: perform 2 training sessions (ME only going up to 90%)
SOME NOTES:
I’m built to squat, so I only have to perform the squat (no variation or assistance work). I don’t have a special cycle for the squat. I do squat after my deadlift ME workout normally working up to a 3RM.
Although my main lifts are periodized to progressively focus on all phases or a lift, my assistance work works all 3 phases during the whole cycle.
[quote]philco wrote:
CT-
What email address can you be reached at?
I tried sending an email over to you a couple of weeks ago in regards to utilizing your consultation services and never heard back from you. I wonder if perhaps I had the wrong email address?
Thanks!
PS- Any chance of you starting up your newsletter again? They were really great![/quote]
I’m at christianthibaudeau_1@hotmail.com
As for the newsletter, not a chance. I’m working 30-40 hours a week at a new performance center, giving seminars every saturday/sunday in June and July, also I’m working on my third book and I have to train on top of that.
[quote]Hekk wrote:
I know this live thread is over for tonight but maybe if you got time for this another day…
Do you know of any Strongman gyms in Montreal? I saw that you had all the great stuff down there in Trois-Rivi?res and im wondering if there is any place in MTL where i could train with Atlas Stones, Viking press, etc. ?
And… of course someone to teach it.[/quote]
Honestly I don’t know of one. Most strongmen gyms are in small towns. I’ll check it out with my intern who’s a strongman competitor though.
Hey CT.
I feel like a train wreck. Since relocating for the summer back in late APril, I’ve been out of the gym because of problems with gym access (long story). I’ve fallen behind in my plans to train for hockey season and peak in early September. In fact, I’ve regressed back a few months and have lost a few pounds of muscle, some strength, and gained a little chub.
How would you go about designing a program for an athlete (hockey player) who’s been side tracked out of the gym since late April and who has to peak for early September? What I mean is: are the accumulation, intensification, and explosion phases just made shorter than if I had been training on schedule since April? Or should one of these cycles be shortened depending on my deficiencies?
I’m thinking I should just divide the phases more into a month each give or take a week or two, spending a little more time on accumulation and intensification and slightly less time on power (since in the past this has never been a problem for me). But I wanted to be sure since this fall I have the intention of playing in Europe somewhere. I’m quite determined to be in prime shape when I report, so any help you could give me is really appreciated.
Thanks eh
Hi Christian,
Just read your periodization plan for powerlifting with interest. Which federation will you be competing in, and what are your current maxes for the powerlifts?
Thanks, Jon
What will your third book be about and when is it coming out? Your second book was a masterpiece.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
greekdawg wrote:
( I posted this on your other thread, I guess that is finished now)
CT,
Now that you are doing more PL syle training/westside etc. I was wondering what your stance on pl gear is? Do you use any type of supportive squat briefs for your ME and DE squat workouts?
Also, for ME bench, do you use partials, board presses ,etc.?
Thanks in advance
I do plan on using supportive gear in competition; I don’t like it but if all other powerlifters are using a bench shirt and squat/deadlift suit I’ll have to use them myself to be competitive.
However I do not use any equipment during my training. I will begin using it only about a month before the contest.
I am not yet at the board press/partials phase of my training. I do use a Westside template but with a touch of periodization.
Phase one lasts 6 weeks and focus on low end strength. During that phase I perform cambered bar and buffalo bar bench presses since they increase the ROM by about 4". I also perform deadlift standing on a block.
Weeks 1-2:
Cambered bar/straight weight bench press
Deadlift standing on a high block
Weeks 3-4:
Cambered bar/bungee cords bench press
Deadlift standing on a low block
Weeks 5-6:
Cambered bar/weight releasers (40lbs a side) bench press
Deadlift from the floor
Week 7: Test max bench and max deadlift
The second phase will be focused on the middle portion of the lifts:
Weeks 8-9:
3 boards press/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 3" below the knees
Weeks 10-11:
Floor press/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 1" below the knees
Weeks 12: test bench and dead
The third phase will be focused on top end strength:
Weeks 13-14:
Pin press elbows at 90 degrees/straight weight
Deadlift bar starting 2" above the knees
Weeks 15-16:
4 board press/bungee cords
Reverse band deadlift from the floor
Weeks 17-18:
4 board press/chains
Reverse band deadlift + chains
Week 19: test bench and dead
The last phase is the gear “practice / contest peaking” phase:
Weeks 20-21:
Floor press/chains w/ bench shirt
Back squat with suit
Weeks 22-23:
Floor press/chains + nungee cords w/bench shirt
Back squat with suit
Week 24: Test 3 lifts
Week 25: Unloading week: perform 2 training sessions (ME only going up to 90%)
SOME NOTES:
I’m built to squat, so I only have to perform the squat (no variation or assistance work). I don’t have a special cycle for the squat. I do squat after my deadlift ME workout normally working up to a 3RM.
Although my main lifts are periodized to progressively focus on all phases or a lift, my assistance work works all 3 phases during the whole cycle.
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CT,
What are some of your favorite sled workouts?
CT,
How many years of lifting did it take you to reach your current squat, bench, and deadlift max?
CT how would you describe your foot positioning in the squat? How far apart are your feet, how about in your deadlift, clean, and snatch. I just want to have these numbers as a comparison considering i’m 5’9" . Do you train the squat at any point in time using a wider sumo position? thank you, pk