Questions About Fat Loss

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[quote]marshmac wrote:
I’ve been reading various articles on how to lose the last 10 - 15 pounds for the summer. some say stay heavy while others say do lighter weight for a shit load of reps. i just got my Anaconda protocol v2, and i’m prepared for the next 2 months of pain in order to reach my goal of 215. i’ve been using SWF with a scoop of MAG-10 with great results and feel i’m nearing my goal but i’m missing something. i’m not really a cario fan, but i will do it if i have to.

advice will be appreciated[/quote]

im not saying this is what CT would advise, but what worked really well for me so far is following what it says in his article “Refined Physique Transformation.”

and his post “CARBS: Not as Bad as Many Think When it Comes to Fat Loss” since your probably fairly leaner than me judging by your picture

723

Hey Coach,

I was reading one of your earlier articles and read

“Carb-cycling is a very effective way of eating. When properly planned it’ll allow you to gain muscle while minimizing fat gain. But when it comes to rapid drops in body fat, a carb cycling approach isn’t ideal unless you’re below 10% body fat.”

I was just wondering if you still stand by this, or if your view on this has changed?

Thanks!
J

724

[quote]King Eric wrote:
Hey Coach,

I was reading one of your earlier articles and read

“Carb-cycling is a very effective way of eating. When properly planned it’ll allow you to gain muscle while minimizing fat gain. But when it comes to rapid drops in body fat, a carb cycling approach isn’t ideal unless you’re below 10% body fat.”

I was just wondering if you still stand by this, or if your view on this has changed?

Thanks!
J[/quote]

No it hasn’t changed. If somebody is significantly above 10% (15-20%+) a low carbs approach is better. If someone is between 10-15% a targeted carbs approach (no carbs except for 30-60g pre-workout) is best.

725

was reading your ‘destroying fat’ article which was published a while ago now. Was wondering whether you would still recommend the same heavy lifting workout you outlined or whether you there were any other methods you would advise as of late that would work better? save u from trying to remember here is the outline of the upper body day:

A1. Main chest exercise 4-6 reps
A2. Main Back exercise 4-6 reps
B1. Secondary chest exercise 6-8 reps
B2. Secondary back exercise 6-8 reps

and the lower body day had the same layout. for quads and hams.

726

I’m around 10-11% looking to drop to 6-7%.
So you wouldn’t suggest having a carb refeed day?
I like the new protocol, I was doing 1 FINiBAR before (instead of 3) so is it cool similarly to just do one scoop of Surge workout fuel and a half scoop extra of MAG-10 and Anaconda?
(did that today and my workout was ok)

727

Hey Coach,

I’m looking to get down about another 2% body fat. Im currently at 10% and want to get between 7-8%. Im just having a hard time getting it off of my stomach, everywhere else it has melted off.

Do you think it I should continue a moderate carb diet, 1g carb per lb, im at 190lbs taking 190grams a day?
Or is it better to now switch to cycling carbs, with 3 low, 3 medium, and 1 High? Thanks for your help.

-Paul

728

[quote]bassip21 wrote:
Hey Coach,

I’m looking to get down about another 2% body fat. Im currently at 10% and want to get between 7-8%. Im just having a hard time getting it off of my stomach, everywhere else it has melted off.

Do you think it I should continue a moderate carb diet, 1g carb per lb, im at 190lbs taking 190grams a day?
Or is it better to now switch to cycling carbs, with 3 low, 3 medium, and 1 High? Thanks for your help.

-Paul[/quote]

Try PPS or glycine, if you’re only carrying fat around your stomach it is most likely a cortsiol issue. Recommendations are a few posts back…

729

[quote]colinphenom wrote:

Try PPS or glycine, if you’re only carrying fat around your stomach it is most likely a cortsiol issue. Recommendations are a few posts back…[/quote]

Thanks, I’ll check that out right now

730

Could be a cortisol issue, but it could also be that you’re not truly training hard enough with your energy systems work and/or weights. When you approcah single digit BF, it takes a warrior mentality to get below 10 down into the mid %'s.

I’ve always had success with the last few percent of body fat using a carb cycling approach up until about 3 weeks out from my deadline. This is also assuming you’re in a caloric deficit on most training days, but not all. Then I gradually up the amount of high intensity condition work outside of weights…BB complex, sprint inverval workouts on the treadmill, set up different exercises and go through them in a circuit like fashion, typically 30 seconds of work, followed by 30 seconds of rest…exercises like: Burpees, pushups,kettlebell swings, box jumps, lateral bear crawls, sled push and pulls jump rope, etc. If I want to do a 15-20 minute high intensity circuit, I’ll set up 15-20 different exercises. For me, it’s an optimal way to apprach your energy systems work pshycologically. You know you’re only doing each of the exercises once, so you give greater effort at each station. I find that if you know you have to multiple sets of extremely challaning movements, you aren’t able to put 100% into each “high intensity interval.”

Then you could even follow that up with another 20 minutes of moderate intensity work, such as walking up hill on a tread at about a 10 % inclin for 20 minutes or so…keeping your heart rate around 130’ish.

This way, you work a couple of different energy systems within the same workout.

731

Happy Mother’s Day Coach Thib,

I have a photo shoot coming up and I plan to follow the “Shredded in 6 days” program.

With all your new knowledge, should I change anything relating to carbs? I think you recommended 50g or less MON-THU and FRI-SAT carb up.

I’m sure the original program works well though.

Merci

732

Hey coach, I know ur a busy man but just wondered if u would Have a peek at my current training/nutrition?
I’m trying to shed 8-10lbs of fat around my lower back and abodomen. Am currntly about 170-175lbs and pretty cut in all other places. I’m doing a 2 week training cycle:
Am doing 30 mins incline walking every weekday before breakfast (1 scoopp MAG-10 before)

  • 10 mins tire hitting with 10lb hammer after each upper body workout
    Using Anaconda and MAG-10 PARA workout
    week A

Mon - chest/back - 50g carbs breakfast (25berries/25starches) 64g pre workout
Tues - legs -75g carbs breakfast (25berries/50straches) 96g pre workout
Wed - shoulders/arms - 25g berries breakfast 64 preworkout
Thurs - 25g berries breakfast low carb rest of day
Fri Chest/back + including deadlifts* - 50g starchy carbs at breakfast 96g pre workout
Sat - hang/clean burpee work 25g berries breakfast 42g pre workout
Sun - off completely 25g berries at breakfast

week B
Mon - shoulders/arms - 50g carbs breakfast (25berries/25starches) 64g pre workout
Tues - legs - 50g starchy carbs breakfast 96g pre workout
Wed - chest/back - 75g carbs breakfast (25berries/50straches) 96g pre workout
Thurs - 25g berries breakfast low carb rest of day
Fri - shoulders/arms - 25g berries breakfast 64 preworkout
Sat - hang/clean burpee work - 25g berries breakfast 42g pre workout
Sun - off completely - 25g berries at breakfast
My fats vary from about 70-90g depending on amount of carbs ingested during the day.

1.Should I drop the berries at breakfast on thursday and sundays, just getting carbs from veggies? (I’m of the thinking that 25g isn’t goin to have to much of a negative impact)
2. Can I get away with 2 reasonably high carb days in a row? (week B Tues-legs/Wed-Chest and back)I reasoned it would be ok as they are large body parts and I’m going low carb on the Thursday.
3. Would it be better to sustitute 25g of berries for 25-50g starchy carbs on Friday B?
4. I only do deadlifts* on a Friday A, so as not to hinder recovery, as chest/back follow legs on other days-wise idea?
5. I’ve gradually built up the volume + frequency of my morning cardio/tyre hitting, so far I’m feeling good and the fat is coming off. If fat loss begins to stall, should I increase cardio/conditioning or reduce calories/carbs? Maybe do 3 weight sessions a week instead of 4, adding another GPP day? (Although I have put some thickness on my upper body with my current split, which is always at a decent pace and never last more than 45/50 mins)

I know that there’s much to digest there but a few words of wisdom from yourself would go a long way.

Thanks in advance

733

[quote]hit the gym wrote:
Happy Mother’s Day Coach Thib,

I have a photo shoot coming up and I plan to follow the “Shredded in 6 days” program.

With all your new knowledge, should I change anything relating to carbs? I think you recommended 50g or less MON-THU and FRI-SAT carb up.

I’m sure the original program works well though.

Merci[/quote]

I’d stick with the original plan. The modification I make are only used when I know the individual well. The original plan will give you 95% of the results, which is good enough for a photo shoot.

734

Coach,
I just completed your best building program and had great success. As instructed I took a week off after phase 3. I am now interested in using your Destroying The Fat program and had some questions

  1. Could I use the Beast building Phase 3 for my Heavy lifting days? I having lagging legs and was wondering if your Cure for Ostrich legs or leg day in Phase 3 is ok or would that be way to much volume and stress on the CNS?

  2. I read an article by Shelby about the ECGC in green tea extract and Acetyl L-carnitine for synthesis of Beta oxidation in the mitochondria for fat burning. What are your thoughts on these supplements? Would it be best to take them before workout and cardio or would it be best to take them before meals? I was going to do them 2wks on 2wks off.

Thanks again for all your help

735

hey coach…just wondering what your thoughts on yohimbine hcl for fat loss are… (there seems to be hype about targeting “stubborn” fat areas) just wanted to know your opinion…and oh ya…

HABS just forced game 7 … glorious :slight_smile:

736

[quote]lllDUTCHlll wrote:
hey coach…just wondering what your thoughts on yohimbine hcl for fat loss are… (there seems to be hype about targeting “stubborn” fat areas) just wanted to know your opinion…and oh ya…

HABS just forced game 7 … glorious :)[/quote]

Without going into too much scientific details, yohimbine HCL works by being a alpha adrenoreceptor antagonist. In short the alpha adrenoreceptor act as the break to the flow of “boosting” hormones (adrenaline/epinephrine, noradrenaline/norepinephrine).

Those hormone activate fat loss by binding to the BETA adrenoreceptor (which increases the release of fat to be used for fuel as well as heart rate) but it also binds to the ALPHA adrenoreceptors (which signals the halt of the fat release and helps you come back down to normal).

In other words, epinephrine and norepinephrine are their own protective mechanism against overstimulation.

Anyway, to be concise:

Beta receptor “activated” = fat release and fat burning
Alpha receptors “activated” = fat release halted

Yohimbine HCL antagonizes the alpha receptors, meaning that it prevents the epinephrine and norepi from binding to the alpha receptors and thus stopping fat loss.

The theory is that stubborn body fat regions have more alpha receptors, which makes it harder to stimulate fat mobilization (thus fat loss) in those regions.

So, in theory, yohimbine HCL should help lose fat loss in those regions by preventing the high number of alpha receptors from halting fat mobilization.

Does it work? Yes. Is it some magic pill? No. Is it free of potential side effects? No, I would advice against utilizing yohimbine if you have cardiac problems.

737

CT,

Have you ever worked with a vegetarian for fat loss? If so what sort of approach did you take with such an individual?

738

If I may jump in here please, do you think the injectible Yohimbine hcl will work for spot reduction,
I have that mixed with Clen,thank you

[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:

[quote]lllDUTCHlll wrote:
hey coach…just wondering what your thoughts on yohimbine hcl for fat loss are… (there seems to be hype about targeting “stubborn” fat areas) just wanted to know your opinion…and oh ya…

HABS just forced game 7 … glorious :)[/quote]

Without going into too much scientific details, yohimbine HCL works by being a alpha adrenoreceptor antagonist. In short the alpha adrenoreceptor act as the break to the flow of “boosting” hormones (adrenaline/epinephrine, noradrenaline/norepinephrine).

Those hormone activate fat loss by binding to the BETA adrenoreceptor (which increases the release of fat to be used for fuel as well as heart rate) but it also binds to the ALPHA adrenoreceptors (which signals the halt of the fat release and helps you come back down to normal).

In other words, epinephrine and norepinephrine are their own protective mechanism against overstimulation.

Anyway, to be concise:

Beta receptor “activated” = fat release and fat burning
Alpha receptors “activated” = fat release halted

Yohimbine HCL antagonizes the alpha receptors, meaning that it prevents the epinephrine and norepi from binding to the alpha receptors and thus stopping fat loss.

The theory is that stubborn body fat regions have more alpha receptors, which makes it harder to stimulate fat mobilization (thus fat loss) in those regions.

So, in theory, yohimbine HCL should help lose fat loss in those regions by preventing the high number of alpha receptors from halting fat mobilization.

Does it work? Yes. Is it some magic pill? No. Is it free of potential side effects? No, I would advice against utilizing yohimbine if you have cardiac problems.[/quote]

739

[quote]fightu35 wrote:
If I may jump in here please, do you think the injectible Yohimbine hcl will work for spot reduction,
I have that mixed with Clen,thank you

[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:

[quote]lllDUTCHlll wrote:
hey coach…just wondering what your thoughts on yohimbine hcl for fat loss are… (there seems to be hype about targeting “stubborn” fat areas) just wanted to know your opinion…and oh ya…

HABS just forced game 7 … glorious :)[/quote]

Without going into too much scientific details, yohimbine HCL works by being a alpha adrenoreceptor antagonist. In short the alpha adrenoreceptor act as the break to the flow of “boosting” hormones (adrenaline/epinephrine, noradrenaline/norepinephrine).

Those hormone activate fat loss by binding to the BETA adrenoreceptor (which increases the release of fat to be used for fuel as well as heart rate) but it also binds to the ALPHA adrenoreceptors (which signals the halt of the fat release and helps you come back down to normal).

In other words, epinephrine and norepinephrine are their own protective mechanism against overstimulation.

Anyway, to be concise:

Beta receptor “activated” = fat release and fat burning
Alpha receptors “activated” = fat release halted

Yohimbine HCL antagonizes the alpha receptors, meaning that it prevents the epinephrine and norepi from binding to the alpha receptors and thus stopping fat loss.

The theory is that stubborn body fat regions have more alpha receptors, which makes it harder to stimulate fat mobilization (thus fat loss) in those regions.

So, in theory, yohimbine HCL should help lose fat loss in those regions by preventing the high number of alpha receptors from halting fat mobilization.

Does it work? Yes. Is it some magic pill? No. Is it free of potential side effects? No, I would advice against utilizing yohimbine if you have cardiac problems.[/quote]
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I do not answer questions related to illegal products.

740

[quote]therajraj wrote:
CT,

Have you ever worked with a vegetarian for fat loss? If so what sort of approach did you take with such an individual?[/quote]

Have them seek the help of a psychiatrist.

Seriously though. A vegetarian can probably get some results if he is willing to use protein shakes.

The key is really to illiminate pasta, bread, rice and potatoes (and obviously all sugar). Focus mainly on veggies (as many different types as possible) and fruit in the AM.

AVOID ALL SOY-BASED PRODUCTS.

Drink 3-4 protein shakes with 2 scoops of protein.

Supplement with essential fatty acids (FA3 and Flameout).

If the individual can eat dairy and eggs then include a small amount of those.

Seek the help of a psychiatrist.

741

[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:

[quote]fightu35 wrote:
If I may jump in here please, do you think the injectible Yohimbine hcl will work for spot reduction,
I have that mixed with Clen,thank you

[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:

[quote]lllDUTCHlll wrote:
hey coach…just wondering what your thoughts on yohimbine hcl for fat loss are… (there seems to be hype about targeting “stubborn” fat areas) just wanted to know your opinion…and oh ya…

HABS just forced game 7 … glorious :)[/quote]

Without going into too much scientific details, yohimbine HCL works by being a alpha adrenoreceptor antagonist. In short the alpha adrenoreceptor act as the break to the flow of “boosting” hormones (adrenaline/epinephrine, noradrenaline/norepinephrine).

Those hormone activate fat loss by binding to the BETA adrenoreceptor (which increases the release of fat to be used for fuel as well as heart rate) but it also binds to the ALPHA adrenoreceptors (which signals the halt of the fat release and helps you come back down to normal).

In other words, epinephrine and norepinephrine are their own protective mechanism against overstimulation.

Anyway, to be concise:

Beta receptor “activated” = fat release and fat burning
Alpha receptors “activated” = fat release halted

Yohimbine HCL antagonizes the alpha receptors, meaning that it prevents the epinephrine and norepi from binding to the alpha receptors and thus stopping fat loss.

The theory is that stubborn body fat regions have more alpha receptors, which makes it harder to stimulate fat mobilization (thus fat loss) in those regions.

So, in theory, yohimbine HCL should help lose fat loss in those regions by preventing the high number of alpha receptors from halting fat mobilization.

Does it work? Yes. Is it some magic pill? No. Is it free of potential side effects? No, I would advice against utilizing yohimbine if you have cardiac problems.[/quote]
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I do not answer questions related to illegal products.[/quote]
I’m sorry my man ,my mistake