Questions Anyone?

Training Bodybuilding
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Any inquiring minds out there?

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Chad,
I’m trying to bastardize your TBT programs with Staley’s EDT concepts. :wink: You’re welcome. How often do you think I could get away with an EDT program if I used the following:

EDT for Upperbody.
Overhead presses with back work (rows and chins)

And Triceps and Biceps.

Perhaps two 10 minute zones for each pairing for a total of 40 minutes of training. Do this 2x per week.

Then for two other days, use a maintenance scheme for legs and chest of maybe 3x8, and 2x12-15.

Could this be feasible to focus on upper body mass and use some TBT concepts for maintaining the legs and chest?

Crazy enough to work?

DH

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Chad,

I have some questions about the muscle fiber makeup of the shoulders;

  1. Are they primarily slow or fast twitch?

  2. Accordingly, how should they be trained? (ie. can they be trained with the 8 x 3 protocol for hypertrophy gains, or should they be trained at a higher rep range, like calves?)

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I am about to embark on a MAJOR fat loss program. I was consider doing the following suite of your programs with some modifications

1)Big Boy Basics as is

2)ABBH I

  • Doing the 4 workout on a 7 day schedule
    -reducing the volume from 10x3 to 8x3
    and 5x10 to 4x10

3)The Waterbury Method
-reducing the volume 10x3 to 8x3 and the 4x6 to 2-3x6

-Throwing in 2 days per week of Cardio for 20-30 minutes on off days for all the programs

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I am just finishing the first phase of ABBH and have seen some nice gains in overall mass. However, my chest is still lagging far behind the rest of my body, in size as well as strength. I mostly blame this on years of using poor technique and an inadequate diet, both of which have been more or less rectified.

Is there a chest specialization program you could recommend or should I just wait for the chest to catch up? I’m considering going back to the basics with a full body, 3x a week routine to bring the entire package up to par.

Any advice would be extremely helpful.

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Chad,

If someone has never done any of your programs, is there any particular order that you would suggest? How would you go about cycling your programs?

Ryan

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[quote]chunkylover56 wrote:
Chad,

I have some questions about the muscle fiber makeup of the shoulders;

  1. Are they primarily slow or fast twitch?

  2. Accordingly, how should they be trained? (ie. can they be trained with the 8 x 3 protocol for hypertrophy gains, or should they be trained at a higher rep range, like calves?)[/quote]

I’m no CW but I’m very interested in this as well. I have a theory that the delts do not contract like any other muscle. I never get sore in my delts no matter what type of training I do, low rep/high rep, dropsets, O-lifts. NOTHING gets them sore

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Hey Guys,

Please post all questions on my other thread in an effort to keep me from jumping back and forth. Sorry for the confusion!

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[quote]Dr. Ryan wrote:
Chad,

If someone has never done any of your programs, is there any particular order that you would suggest? How would you go about cycling your programs?

Ryan[/quote]

Doc, you need the spreadsheet that is being offered by Sterno in the Building A Better Body forum. All programs in the order CW suggests. Sterno did all this for free. Awesome.

Disc Hoss

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Two incredibly random questions.

  1. when I see big guys doing deadlift they seem to always have a mixed grip (over hand with one hand and under hand with the other). If there a reason for this or is it just how it has always ben done?

  2. I have started training using almost exclusivly heavy, compound lifts. When I am done I am physically and mentally devisatated. Unfortunatly I still often have a full day of classes and or work. Unfortunatly, I can’t move my workout later in the day. Is there anything I can do to help with my recovery? When possible I catch and hour nap and it makes a huge difference but I often don’t have that kind of free time available.

Thanks
Starkmann

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Hi Doc Waterbury,

I don’t know if you’re answering questions anymore, but I’m hoping I can slide in under the wire. 2 questions, please:

I completed ABBH and was over 1/2 way through ABBH II. I messed my shoulder up…through other things (not workout related).

Outstanding results by the way…I gained about 13 lbs LBM and about 1/2-1" on most body parts.

The doctor says I have about 2.5 more weeks of rest and recovery. Absoluteley no exercise/sports/lifting or carrying (even a grocery bag) for that time.

Question 1: How do you suggest I work back into lifting heavy so as to minimize the risk of reinjury?

All I know is that I injured my Upper Pec and Supraspinatus.

Question 2: How can I keep the LBM and strength I’ve acquired? I figure keep the protein intake high, but what else? Should I continue taking creatine?

Thanks. You kick arse.

TB

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Disc Hoss,

Thanks, I’ll check it out.

Ryan